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Today, Iโ€™m sharing 31 Recipes to Cook in May 2025โ€”a collection of my favorite May recipes from the past 13 years. Iโ€™ve made a lot of May recipes, and this roundup includes some of the best! Youโ€™ll find a mix of vibrant spring dinners, sweet desserts, and fun breakfast ideas perfect for spoiling Mom on Motherโ€™s Day! Thereโ€™s a recipe to make each day this month, I even threw in a few extras for Memorial Day celebrations!

Easy Strawberry Ice Cream Cake | halfbakedharvest.com

I skipped this post in April, but Iโ€™m excited to bring it back for May as we head into the summer season. These monthly roundups are always fun to put togetherโ€”I love looking back through my archives. There are always so many good recipes I forget about!

With Cinco de Mayo, Motherโ€™s Day, and Memorial Day all happening this month, May tends to deliver some of our favorite recipes of the year. Weโ€™re all craving the perfect taco (and margarita!) for Cinco de Mayo, something extra special for Mom, and of course, a few recipes to grill up over Memorial Day weekend. This post covers it all!

New this month: Iโ€™m sharing my Top 5 Personal Favorites from the list. I thought it would be fun to highlight the recipes I personally come back to again and again!

If you enjoy this kind of post, let me knowโ€”Iโ€™d love to put together a June recipe collection next month. Itโ€™ll be the perfect kickoff to summer!

So here they are: 31 recipes to cook in May. What are your favorites? And what are you most excited to make this month?

Blackberry Lavender Ice Cream Sandwiches | halfbakedharvest.com

Bonus: 50 of the Most Popular Memorial Day Recipes

Breakfast/Brunch

Layered Cheddar Biscuits with Salted Honey Butter | halfbakedharvest.com

Layered Jalapeรฑo Cheddar Biscuits with Salted Honey Butter

Blueberry Lemon Dutch Baby | halfbakedharvest.com

Blueberry Lemon Dutch Baby

Drinks

Blackberry Champagne Mule

Lemon-Thyme Vodka Watermelon Lemonade | halfbakedharvest.com

Pink Vodka Watermelon Lemonade

Spicy Serrano Pineapple Margarita | halfbakedharvest.com

Spicy Serrano Pineapple Margarita

Appetizers

Roasted Garlic Tomato Burrata Caprese | halfbakedharvest.com

Roasted Garlic Tomato Burrata Caprese

Pesto Garlic Butter Soft Pretzel Knots | halfbakedharvest.com

Pesto Garlic Butter Soft Pretzel Knots

Roasted Garlic Caprese Dip | halfbakedharvest.com

Roasted Garlic Caprese Dip

Cheese Rangoons with Sweet Ginger Chili Sauce | halfbakedharvest.com

Cheese Rangoons with Sweet Ginger Chili Sauce

Antipasto Tortellini Skewers with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette | halfbakedharvest.com

Antipasto Tortellini Skewers with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette

Dinners

3 Cheese Lemon Basil Pizza | halfbakedharvest.com

3 Cheese Lemon Basil Pizza

Chicken Tzatziki Skewers with Feta Fries | halfbakedharvest.com

Chicken Tzatziki Skewers with Feta Fries

Broccoli Burrata Pasta Salad | halfbakedharvest.com

Broccoli Burrata Pasta Salad

Sheet Pan Chipotle Steak Tacos with Mango Salsa | halfbakedharvest.com

Sheet Pan Chipotle Steak Tacos with Mango Salsa

20 Minute Garlic Butter Cashew Chicken | halfbakedharvest.com

20 Minute Garlic Butter Cashew Chicken

Caprese Caesar Pasta Salad | halfbakedharvest.com

Caprese Caesar Pasta Salad

One Skillet Chicken Tzatziki and Orzo | halfbakedharvest.com

One Skillet Chicken Tzatziki and Orzo

Chicken Cobb Salad with Avocado Ranch | halfbakedharvest.com

Chicken Cobb Salad with Avocado Ranch

Baked Chipotle Salmon Sushi Cups

One Pan Lemon Pepper Yogurt Chicken and Rice | halfbakedharvest.com

One Pan Lemon Pepper Yogurt Chicken and Rice

Chipotle Pineapple Bang Bang Chicken Skewers | halfbakedharvest.com

Chipotle Pineapple Bang Bang Chicken Skewers

Sheet Pan Pineapple Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro Garlic Sauce | halfbakedharvest.com

Sheet Pan Jalapeรฑo Pineapple Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro Garlic Sauce

Pesto Chicken, Corn, and Avocado Bacon Pasta Salad | halfbakedharvest.com

Pesto Chicken, Corn, and Avocado Bacon Pasta Salad

Sheet Pan Greek Meatballs and Tzatziki | halfbakedharvest.com

Sheet Pan Greek Meatballs and Tzatziki

Greek Olive Pasta Salad | halfbakedhavest.com

Greek Olive Pasta Salad

Chili Crisp Chicken Mango Cucumber Rice Bowl | halfbakedharvest.com

Chili Crisp Chicken Mango Cucumber Rice Bowl

Honey Mustard Chicken Avocado Sandwich with Tahini Ranch | halfbakedharvest.com

Honey Mustard Chicken Avocado Sandwich with Tahini Ranch

20 Minute Stir Fried Honey Ginger Sesame Noodles | halfbakedharvest.com

20 Minute Stir Fried Honey Ginger Sesame Noodles

Greek Chicken Chopped Salad with Lemon Tahini Vinaigrette | halfbakedharvest.com

Greek Chicken Chopped Salad with Lemon Tahini Vinaigrette

Garden Greens Goddess Pizza | halfbakedharvest.com

Garden Greens Goddess Pizza

Pesto Chicken and Avocado Bacon Salad Wraps | halfbakedharvest.com

Pesto Chicken and Avocado Bacon Salad Wraps

Crispy BBQ Salmon Tacos with Avocado Mango Salsa | halfbakedharvest.com

Crispy BBQ Salmon Tacos with Avocado Mango Salsa

Dessert

Easy Strawberry Ice Cream Cake | halfbakedharvest.com

Easy Strawberry Ice Cream Cake

Strawberry Bourbon Crisp | halfbakedharvest.com

Strawberry Bourbon Crisp

Giant Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tart halfbakedharvest.com

Giant Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tart

No Fuss Lemon Tart | halfbakedharvest.com #lemontart #dessert #summer #nobake #easyrecipes

No Fuss Lemon Tart

Frozen Chocolate Banana Yogurt Clusters | halfbakedharvest.com

Frozen Chocolate Banana Yogurt Clusters

Swirled Blueberry Lemon Thyme Cake | halfbakedharvest.com

Swirled Blueberry Lemon Thyme Cake

Fudgy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pretzel Cake | halfbakedharvest.com

Fudgy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pretzel Cake

Creamy Strawberry Mango Popsicles | halfbakedharvest.com

Creamy Strawberry Mango Popsicles

Double Strawberry Pretzel Pie | halfbakedharvest.com

Double Strawberry Pretzel Pie

Lastly, if you make any of these 31 Recipes To Cook in May 2025, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, donโ€™t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!

This post was originally published on May 2, 2025

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  1. Some of your photos arenโ€™t loading (jalapeno layered biscuits) and theyโ€™re all loading very slow. Also, there is an ad at the bottom of each photo between the photo and the title of the recipe which makes it harder to find โ€“ the title shows directly above the following photo. Anywho, just minor tweaks that would make it easier to read.

    1. Thanks so much for sharing this feedback, Renee! So sorry for any issues when reading this post! xT

    1. Hey Kate! I forgot to mark them but will go back and do so now! Thank you for pointing this out! Hope you are loving this list!! Thanks again!

  2. I loved seeing in your recent Insta q+a how you have been personally focusing on protein and veggies for your own eating. I was really hoping these links of things to make would reflect some of what you are loving these days since all of the links above have a different focus than veggies + protein. I personally would love to see you showing us glimpses of what you eat when you are not at work, because I know that style of food would resonate with me. I know Google makes you post things a certain way for SEO and whatnot but for these link posts would be a perfect way to showcase your food. I need some more ideas for the same kind of foods that you lobe for AFTER your workday.

    1. Hey Nicolette!! I do love all these recipes! Very much!!!

      But I totally hear you and am curious if you can provide more detail on the recipes you are looking for? Do they need to be under 10 ingredients? Less than 30 minutes? One pan? Etc? I would love to know exactly what it is you need/want!! Thank you for this awesome feedback!!