Easter desserts are some of the best. Seasonally, you get to combine the last citrus fruits of winter and the first fresh berries of spring. Plus the kitchen itself is often cool enough to bake a cake or some shortcakes without causing everyone to burst into sweat. The only thing you need to decide is how much time you want to invest. Traditional Easter desserts — think carrot cake and hot crossed buns — take a little more time. Desserts like no-bake trifles and panna cotta, however, are just as simple and satisfying as classic meringues. You could even try your hand at homemade peep s, if you’re feeling ambitious!
Whether you’re hosting Easter brunch or just looking for something to bring to an Easter lunch potluck, here are 35 recipes to choose from — all of them delicious.
Classic Easter Desserts
Sweet spring carrots and the first berries of spring should make an appearance at your Easter table along side hot cross buns and coconut cakes that are perfectly timed for spring.
Carrot cake has a charming earthiness to it. The warmth of cinnamon, the vegetal sweetness of carrots, and the pop of raisins — all come together to make a dessert easily enjoyed on many occasions.
This cake is nothing short of pure American ingenuity, in our minds — a sweet and sticky confection of angel food cake, marshmallow icing, and all the jelly beans you can handle.
Strawberry shortcake delights us all with its bejeweled, sparkly appearance on the picnic table. Here’s the classiest recipe we know for real, honest-to-goodness shortcake, which is just essential to making this dessert properly.
This cake has magical synergy. With no flour at all, this delicate and tender almond cake is based on the taste of ancient recipes, yet it’s made with modern cake-baking techniques.
A truly flourless chocolate cake that manages to be light and rich at the same time. It's genuinely gluten-free, fabulously foolproof, and all chocolate.
One-bowl carrot Carrot cake cupcakes are the tastiest way to incorporate a dose of veggies into a sweet treat. These cupcakes are as easy as can be, requiring just one bowl and a whisk to make the batter. with an easy cream cheese frosting.
There is nothing like the pleasure of making and eating a simple upside-down cake. Although it may look complicated, it’s one of the easiest cakes to make.
This simple carrot cake with its tender cinnamon-scented crumb and thick layer of cream cheese frosting is the perfect end to your Easter meal this year.
This cake is simple and rustic, like many Italian desserts, and it's built around carrots and olive oil — not butter — so it’s easy to throw together (certainly no mixer required).
Carrot halwa is an Indian dessert made with grated carrots, whole milk, dried fruit, and nuts, and it has a delicious light fudgy texture.
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Lemon Desserts
Lemon meringue pie is a favorite spring dessert because it brings together winter citrus and spring eggs in a symphony of flavors, but just about any lemon dessert will delight.
It’s spring, the sun is shining, and that feels like reason enough to celebrate. It’s just the right time to serve this bright, zingy lemon tart, a simple, no-bake dessert that combines Greek yogurt and bottled lemon curd in a tender pastry crust.
This lemon almond cake is lightly sweetened and full of bright lemon flavor. Serve the cake simply with a dusting of powdered sugar, or add sliced strawberries or other fresh berries, which pair beautifully with the cake’s lemony notes.
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Easter Cheesecakes
Cheesecake is beloved for its creamy texture and stunning presentation but it is best made in advance — perfect for a busy host.
These mini cheesecakes are ridiculously creamy, and feature that buttery graham cracker crust everyone agrees on. They’re equal parts celebratory and homey, which is really the best kind of dessert.
Cheesecake should never be a source of anything except pure bliss. Not distress. Not frustration. Certainly never tears. Just dreamy, decadent, nonstop bliss. Here's a step-by-step recipe for creamy, no-fail cheesecake.
This no-bake cheesecake is impossibly smooth without a hint of graininess, perfectly creamy and tangy, and complete with a buttery graham cracker crust.
If you’re searching for a unique, showstopping holiday dessert that will delight everyone in your household, look no further than this lemon meringue cheesecake.
This icebox cake is as simple as it gets, inspired by the buckets of strawberries at the markets in late spring, and by one of our favorite desserts: strawberry shortcake.
There are very few cravings as strong as the combination of peanut butter and chocolate. Combine it with pretzels, bananas and salty goodness and what do you have? A no-bake Fat Elvis pie, that’s what!
An icebox cake composed of layers of graham crackers and fresh, homemade vanilla pudding, topped with fudge frosting. When it sits together in the fridge overnight, it melds into a luxurious cake-like texture. So yummy, and easy, too!
This coconut panna cotta is made with coconut milk and cream, gelatin, and sweetened with maple syrup making it a lovely dessert for many different diets.
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Meringues
Nothing captures the light airy nature of spring baking quite like a meringue. It bakes up in a cool oven and is lovely served with whipped cream and berries.
The hallmark of this beloved New Zealand and Australian dessert is that amazing, plate-sized layer of meringue. It’s crispy on the outside, but soft as marshmallows on the inside.
This berry-studded dessert is simple to make, but it creates a huge impression when served. It is both rustic and elegant and is always met with amazed glee. The meringue bakes up crisp on the outside and delicately soft on the inside.
Chewy cookie on the bottom, marshmallow-like meringue on top, and a rich layer of chocolate sandwiched in between — these bar cookies are the best!
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Easter Breads
Sweet breads are traditional in many cultures. They are used to celebrate the arrival of spring and they do double duty as centerpieces to your Easter table.
This bread takes its cue from the flavors and traditions most often found in Sicily — namely the anise and orange — and delivers a rich and tender texture that might remind you of challah bread.
This recipe replaces the water in the dough with strongly brewed Earl Grey tea, which contains citrusy bergamot and floral notes. It pairs perfectly with the lemon and orange zest also in the buns, making them even more fragrant.
Think of them as a cross between a cheese danish, strawberries and cream, and the dough from your favorite cinnamon roll, all in one irresistible package.
These easy buns start with store-bought pizza dough and are rolled, sliced, and snuggled into a cast-iron pan in a pool of brown sugar-caramel sauce with lots of chopped nuts.
Meghan is the Food Editor for Kitchn's Skills content. She's a master of everyday baking, family cooking, and harnessing good light. Meghan approaches food with an eye towards budgeting — both time and money — and having fun. Meghan has a baking and pastry degree, and spent the first 10 years of her career as part of Alton Brown's culinary team. She co-hosts a weekly podcast about food and family called Didn't I Just Feed You.
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