Mother's Day Recipes

Serve some heart-shaped pancakes to kick off Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day -- or any other special day!

Your child can serve up a simple but equally impressive treat--mini pastries filled with Mom's favorite fruit preserves.

Prepared with a ready-made crust and whole strawberries, this foolproof fruit tart meets two important requirements for any Mother's Day dessert: It is both elegant and edible.

The mother bird is usually the one to build the nest. This no-fuss meringue recipe makes it easy for your children to create a cute little candy gift for Mother's Day with a little adult help.

Yummy fruit makes for the perfect chocolate delivery system in this fun and super-easy dessert, which you can pull together in a mere 20 minutes.

Light and fluffy, these cupcakes deliver the best of both worlds with chocolate-y cake topped with creamy, white chocolate frosting. Garnish with shaved milk chocolate or icing to triple the pleasure.

Lush strawberries and dark chocolate complement each other perfectly, and this elegant confection is surprisingly easy to make at home. Roll in sprinkles, coconut or chopped nuts for even more deliciousness.

The ultimate breakfast food for a special occasion (think Valentine's or Mother's Day), these yummy pastries are the perfect start to a chocolate-lover's morning.

Homemade chocolate ice cream is special enough, but as a filling in this lush, nutty pie it's superb. Don't be daunted by notions of old-fashioned ice cream-churning -- this scrumptious mix chills right in the shell.

This super-simple recipe gives you all the flavor of old-fashioned homemade fudge, with a mere ten minutes of prep. Leave out the nuts if you have chocolate lover's who'll object, or add mini-marshmallows for an extra-sweet surprise.