Easter dessert recipes

Celebrate Easter with delicious desserts from our chefs, like a stunning Easter pie or a bunny cake.

Easter Bunny Cake

Celebrate Easter with this adorable bunny cake topped with coconut. Easy to make with these step-by-step instructions.

Recipe: Easter Bunny Cake

Carrot cake with cottage cheese glaze

Top this dense carrot cake with homemade cream cheese frosting—a classic crowd-pleaser!

Recipe: Carrot cake with cottage cheese glaze

Cross buns for Easter

Make these fresh, sweet buns your Easter tradition. Currant raisins and lemon zest glaze add a festive touch.

Recipe: Cross buns for Easter

Strawberry Bunny and Carrot Cake

Make cute bunnies and carrots out of strawberries for a festive, fun Easter dessert that every guest will love.

Recipe: Strawberry Bunny and Carrot Cake

Mini Easter Egg Cupcakes

Pack these mini cupcakes in an egg carton and take them to an Easter party as a gift for your hosts.

Recipe: Mini Easter Egg Cupcakes

Cupcakes "Hummingbird"

Transform the classic Hummingbird cake with banana and pineapple into a single-serve dessert. Frost the cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and garnish with a caramelized banana.

Recipe: Cupcakes "Hummingbird"

Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

This tall, moist carrot cake has a light texture, lightly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. The cream cheese frosting is incredibly fluffy thanks to the butter.

Recipe: Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Easter cake with a bird's nest and mini eggs

This festive Easter dessert features a moist chocolate cake topped with airy buttercream and topped with a chocolate nest. The crispy garnish is made from toasted rice vermicelli, lightly salted and coated in chocolate.

Recipe: Easter cake with a bird's nest and mini eggs

Easter Nest Cake with Chocolate and Malted Milk

This exquisite cake is an edible basket for Easter candy. Egg-shaped candies are placed in a "nest" made of chocolate cake with cream and an outer layer of cereal. Your guests will love this dessert.

Recipe: Easter Nest Cake with Chocolate and Malted Milk

Easter Bunny Tail Cake

The pineapple pulp in the batter gives the crust a dense, pound cake-like texture, helping cupcakes and decorations stick better. The cake base can be prepared a day ahead and wrapped in plastic wrap. Don't worry about a perfect frosting; the coconut topping will hide any imperfections.

Recipe: Easter Bunny Tail Cake

Marshmallow bunnies on a stick

These cute bunnies are super easy to make. Wrap them in clear plastic bags and tie them with colorful ribbons for a fun treat for a party or Easter basket.

Recipe: Marshmallow bunnies on a stick

Easter Bunny Sunday

This easy, fun treat will lift everyone's spirits. The waffle cone dessert can be assembled ahead of time and frozen until the party begins.

Recipe: Easter Bunny Sunday

Key lime pie

No spring holiday table would be complete without a slice of bright and zesty key lime pie. This classic version features a graham cracker crust and lightly sweetened whipped cream.

Recipe: Key lime pie

Bunny Tail Donut

This is an easy way to decorate regular Easter donuts—no special techniques or equipment required. It's best to start with plain, unglazed donuts to ensure all the decorations stick together well.

Recipe: Bunny Tail Donut

Deep-fried chocolate eggs

Here's a unique deep-fry recipe: this fried candy treat has a gooey, hot center and a crisp, golden crust.

Recipe: Deep-fried chocolate eggs

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Easter Marshmallow and Rice Krispies Bars

Leftover Easter candy transforms crispy rice balls into a fun, colorful snack. Each bite offers a variety of flavors and textures.

Recipe: Easter Marshmallow and Rice Krispies Bars

Giant Easter Egg Cookies

Save time by using store-bought cookie dough for this dessert. Top with homemade icing and decorate with candy patterns to mimic Easter eggs.

Recipe: Giant Easter Egg Cookies

Banana pudding in the oven

This Southern-style banana pudding features a soft, sweet vanilla custard topped with a soft, golden-brown meringue. Let the pudding base sit overnight to allow the cookies to soften and the custard to infuse with the banana flavor. If you prefer crispy cookies, top the pudding with a layer of meringue and bake immediately.

Recipe: Banana pudding in the oven

Easter cake

Easter pie is an Italian spring tradition, but it can easily be made year-round. Giada De Laurentiis's sweet version uses a ricotta-orange filling and delicate filo pastry.

Recipe: Easter cake

Mini carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

Whole wheat flour and Greek yogurt make this dessert flavorful and moist, filling it with fiber and protein. Each mini-cake requires 1 teaspoon of sweet cream cheese frosting; it's much lower in calories than regular cupcakes covered in a thick layer of frosting.

Recipe: Mini carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

Chicken in a Shell Cookies

Kids will love decorating these cute chick-in-egg cookies.

Recipe: Chicken in a Shell Cookies

Sunflower Cupcake Cake

Hidden beneath this beautiful sunflower are cupcakes—the perfect dessert for a spring holiday. The marshmallow chicks also add a touch of originality.

Recipe: Sunflower Cupcake Cake

Lemon Chicken Macarons

Easy-to-make macarons are decorated for Easter with jelly beans and chocolate chips.

Recipe: Lemon Chicken Macarons

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

For Easter dessert, Ree Drummond makes a traditional pie.

Recipe: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Brownies with coffee glaze

Giada adds espresso powder and chocolate chips to store-bought brownie mix and tops the dessert with a coffee glaze.

Recipe: Brownies with coffee glaze

Diet carrot cake

This lighter version of traditional carrot cake is topped with the same rich creaminess thanks to low-fat cream cheese.

Recipe: Diet carrot cake

Chocolate eggs with peanut butter filling

Instead of dyeing Easter eggs, try making chocolate eggs. Use a plastic or silicone mold with egg-shaped holes and a pretty ribbon—this spring treat can be given as a gift.

Recipe: Chocolate eggs with peanut butter filling

Cheesecake with sour cream and cream cheese

Classic cheesecake can be decorated for Easter by adding fresh berries and drizzling with raspberry sauce.

Recipe: Cheesecake with sour cream and cream cheese

Lemon blueberry cupcakes

These blueberry-filled cupcakes are inspired by breakfast muffins. Top each with cream cheese frosting and garnish with lemon zest, blueberries, and mint.

Recipe: Lemon blueberry cupcakes

Greek Phyllo Dough Baklava with Pistachios

Michael watched his mother make baklava from the age of four. You're unlikely to have any leftovers of this delicious dessert, but if you don't finish it right away, you can freeze it (once the syrup has been absorbed) for up to a month, then bring it to room temperature before serving.

Recipe: Greek Phyllo Dough Baklava with Pistachios

Easter cross buns

Make these sweet and savory yeast buns for your Easter celebration – your guests will love them.

Recipe: Easter cross buns

Pie with sour milk

This simple spring pie is a surefire dessert.

Recipe: Pie with sour milk

Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Complete your Easter table with a classic carrot cake. Since this recipe requires some time, we recommend making it ahead of time and refrigerating it until serving.

Recipe: Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Baking Easter table decorations

Here's a simple way to decorate your Easter table in a unique way. Sandra Lee makes cherry extract cookies, shaping them into bunny shapes, and places them on a green lawn—guests will appreciate this elegant dessert.

Recipe: Baking Easter table decorations

Lollipop cookies

Take two store-bought ingredients—colored candy canes and sugar cookie dough—and transform them into convenient treats on sticks in a few easy steps.

Recipe: Lollipop cookies

Lemon Raspberry Easter Cake

This cute cake is sure to please guests. Kids will love the elegant bunny cookie decorations, while adults will appreciate the moist lemon crust and mildly sweet raspberry filling.

Recipe: Lemon Raspberry Easter Cake

Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes

Use your favorite cake mix for this simplified version of a classic pineapple upside-down cake. Giada tops the cake with fresh pineapple and bakes individual cakes in miniature cake pans with a hole in the center.

Recipe: Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes

Blueberry Lemon Pie on a Flaky Butter Crust

Amy Thielen makes a homemade puff pastry crust for a pie with a delicious blueberry filling.

Recipe: Blueberry Lemon Pie on a Flaky Butter Crust

Coconut cupcakes with lemon filling

Sandra makes easy, flavorful cupcakes by adding coconut milk and lemon pudding mix to a dry cake mix.

Recipe: Coconut cupcakes with lemon filling

Coconut cake with cream cheese frosting

This delicious tall cake contains layers of coconut cream and coconut flakes.

Recipe: Coconut cake with cream cheese frosting

Bird's Nest Cookies with Caramel

Half candy, half cookie—these "nests" are easy to make, and the crunchy, salty straws pair beautifully with the sweet caramel layer. Kids can help crumble the straws, assemble the "nests," and place the mini eggs inside.

Recipe: Bird's Nest Cookies with Caramel

Pink cupcakes with strawberries

These elegant cupcakes are easy to make with store-bought cake mix. Sandra's strawberry frosting adds a spring-like pink hue.

Recipe: Pink cupcakes with strawberries

Lemon Curd Meringue Cupcakes

For easy serving, prepare these cute individual pies in muffin tins. Fill each with lemon curd and a dollop of meringue.

Recipe: Lemon Curd Meringue Cupcakes

Crunchy dessert with marshmallows

Sandra makes a classic childhood treat using cereal topped with colorful marshmallows.

Recipe: Crunchy dessert with marshmallows

Carrot Whoopie Pies

Transform your favorite cake into a delicious sandwich cookie using Sandra's carrot cake mix and cream cheese filling.

Recipe: Carrot Whoopie Pies

Raspberry Truffle Tartlets

Make a dessert for chocolate lovers: fill a chocolate wafer crust with a mixture of melted chocolate, cream, and cocoa. Tyler Florence creates a fruity base for the rich dark chocolate by placing fresh raspberries in the center of each tartlet.

Recipe: Raspberry Truffle Tartlets

Rhubarb jam with ice cream

Simmer tart rhubarb with sugar, honey, and cinnamon until tender; spoon over a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Recipe: Rhubarb jam with ice cream

Easter cupcakes with white chocolate icing

Melissa De Arabian's cupcakes are a hit with both kids and adults, thanks to the lemon and orange zest in the batter and the special white chocolate frosting. Prepare separate toppings for the kids, or try Melissa's three decorating options.

Recipe: Easter cupcakes with white chocolate icing

Blueberry Glazed Braided Cake

Add flavor to Sandra's simple cake with chocolate pudding mix and canned blueberries. The elaborate cake decoration is well worth the effort.

Recipe: Blueberry Glazed Braided Cake

Carrot cake with buttercream

This tall cake is the perfect dessert for any spring party.

Recipe: Carrot cake with buttercream

Coconut cake with lemon-coconut glaze

Trisha Yearwood shares her grandmother's recipe for a moist coconut cake topped with a zesty lemon glaze.

Recipe: Coconut cake with lemon-coconut glaze

Maple Cupcakes with Walnuts and Frosting

Sandra's cupcakes feature walnuts and maple syrup not only in the batter but also in the topping, making them a delight both in taste and appearance.

Recipe: Maple Cupcakes with Walnuts and Frosting

Bird's Nest Chocolate Cakes

Prepare sweet and salty "nests" from the chefs.

Recipe: Bird's Nest Chocolate Cakes

Baklava with pistachios

Mini filo pastry tartlets make this dessert quick and easy to make.

Recipe: Baklava with pistachios

Crispy Easter Eggs

Make crispy rice cakes in the shape of eggs, fill them with mini chocolate eggs, and roll each one in colorful sprinkles for Easter decoration.

Recipe: Crispy Easter Eggs

Citrus macarons

French macarons take some effort to make, but this pastel-colored treat is worth it.

Recipe: Citrus macarons

Cupcakes with strawberry filling

Giada adds strawberry jam to the frosting for these cute cupcakes.

Recipe: Cupcakes with strawberry filling

Easter cake "Chick"

Chefs offer a step-by-step photo recipe for a chicken-shaped cake.

Recipe: Easter cake "Chick"

Easter cupcakes with decorations

Create beautiful cupcakes decorated with chicks, sheep, or spring flowers using vanilla batter.

Recipe: Easter cupcakes with decorations

Easter Egg Cake

This festive Easter dessert requires only two layers of chocolate cake, buttercream, and a couple of handfuls of colorful candies.

Recipe: Easter Egg Cake

Meringue and Lemon Curd Pavlova

This fun and festive Easter treat is quite easy to make. Fill sweet meringues with tart homemade lemon curd. To ensure the meringues are truly fluffy, the beaters and bowl must be perfectly clean.

Recipe: Meringue and Lemon Curd Pavlova

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