The Best Recipes for Easter (50+ Ideas!)
Are you looking for some recipes for Easter? You’ve come to the right place! Take all the guess work out of planning your Easter Menu and check out some of our very favorite Easter Recipes!
Tons of Recipes for Easter!
I’ve got you covered with recipes for your Easter Brunch and plenty of ideas for your holiday dinner, from vegetables to Easter side dishes, main dishes, and easy Easter desserts.
You’ll be able to plan the entire menu for your Easter celebration with this post – there are over 50 Tried and True recipes handpicked by me!
How Do You Plan an Easter Menu?
Planning and Cooking an Easter Feast is a lot of work. Sometimes coming up with the menu feels like the hardest part.
That’s why I’ve gone through all of my recipe archives and chosen more than 50 recipes – broken down by course – to help you get brainstorming!
Don’t forget to prepare your Easter Menus in advance. Create something that’s a little more special than your typical evening meal. You’ll want this meal to stand out as something special for the week!
Easter Menu Planning Tips: Selecting Your Recipes for Easter
- Start with sorting out the recipes for your “must haves,” and your family’s traditional dishes.
- After you’ve decided on the dishes you know you will have (your favorite glazed ham, your family’s sweet potatoes, etc.), start thinking about what’s missing.
- Browse through these delicious Easter recipes and note which ones are of most interest by each course. Filling in the gaps is a great opportunity to introduce a few new dishes alongside your family’s traditional Easter foods.
- Then, pair the list down from there with what is most interesting and what will most likely be a crowd pleaser.
- Make sure to have a variety of dishes and a good balance of proteins, starches, and vegetables for your main meal.
- Do you have good color variety as well? That makes for the prettiest spread!
- Figure out if you plan to make the whole meal or if you want to outsource any items to guest and eat pot luck style.
Make a Binder or Folder with Recipes for Easter
To stay organized, you can make a recipe binder with all of the recipes you plan to make for Easter.
Print off all of the recipe you plan to use. Punch holes in the sheets and place them in a binder or folder with brackets. Label that folder “EASTER RECIPES.” This will make every year from here on out much easier.
Alternatively, create a Pinterest Board titled “EASTER RECIPES.” Then, you can easily Pin your favorite recipes there. You can check out my Easter Recipes Pinterest Board right here and follow me on Pinterest.
Take Inventory Before Making Your Recipes for Easter
Take stock of your freezer and pantry. Download and print the above Spice Cabinet Checklist. Make a list of items you are out of or running low on and will need before Easter Sunday.
Purchase non-perishable essentials. The earlier the better, so you can avoid sold-out merchandise, crowded grocery stores and last minute shopping trips (and insane crowds!).
Easter Dinner Recipe Prep
Do the prep work ahead of time! The less time you have to spend frantically prepping right before, the more you will be able to relax and enjoy yourself.
Veggies can be chopped ahead of time, meat defrosted in advance, and some recipes can be made the day before.
If you and your family love spending time in the kitchen, consider preparing some of the recipes together.
Now that the kids are older, they love to help out in the kitchen and it has become a fun family tradition to cook together on the holidays.
Fun Kid-Friendly Easter Celebration Ideas
Need some fun ideas to keep kids occupied on Easter beyond raiding the candy in their Easter baskets? Here are a few fun suggestions:
Easter Book Bingo
Play a round of book bingo using this Book Bingo Game; you can easily adapt this simple holiday game for Easter!
Use peeps or your other favorite Easter candy to for marking the bingo spots as you read stories about the Easter bunny and Easter Eggs.
Then, when someone gets a bingo, pretend they caught the Easter Bunny. Winner gets a special treat!
More Easter Ideas for Young Readers
- Set an Easter Bunny Trap (the night before!)
- Make Hard Boiled Eggs for decorating
- Fun Easter Read Aloud Picture Books
- Learn about Easter traditions, symbols, and the story of Easter
- Have an egg hunt
- Fun crafts with Easter Theme – bunnies, chicks, spring flowers, etc.
- Make Recycled Crayons using spring pastel colors
- Easter Coloring Pages
The Best Recipes for Easter
Easter Brunch Recipes
Toasted Coconut Scones with Almonds
The scone recipe itself is a pretty simple recipe that features hints of lemon and coconut, but toasted almonds and coconut combine to make an incredible topping to these scones.
Blueberry Lemon Scones
This recipe for Blueberry Lemon Scones is a simple scone recipe that features hints of lemon juice and fresh blueberries to a traditional flakey scone. They have a yummy, sweet lemon glaze.
Buttermilk Poppy Seed Citrus Scones
Buttermilk Poppy Seed Citrus Scones make a tasty springtime scone.
Strawberry Scones with Meyer Lemon
With fresh strawberries and a bag of Meyer lemons added to my grocery cart, these Strawberry Scones with Meyer Lemon were practically begging to be made.
Orange Curd
Orange Curd is a delicious way to use up extra oranges and makes a wonderful topping for scones and other brunch treats!
Raspberry Curd
A lovely red curd that's slightly tangy - perfect for spreading on scones or toast!
Grapefruit Curd
Grapefruit curd is the perfect thing to make when you need to use up leftover egg yolks.
Coconut Lemon Curd
I love the combo of lemon and coconut together and this tart, yet sweet curd just melts in your mouth. Coconut Lemon Curd is perfect for spring!
Coconut Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
The natural sweetness of the coconut paired with the tangy lemon is one of my favorite flavor combinations. I really enjoyed the texture that the shredded coconut combined with the poppy seeds offered.
Carrot Cake Pancakes with White Chocolate Pecan Butter
Carrot Cake Pancakes with White Chocolate Pecan Butter are a fun way to enjoy your breakfast at Easter!
Blueberry Lemon Curd Coffee Cake
This Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake is made with lemon curd, streusel topping and sliced almonds. Perfect for a special occasion brunch!
Meyer Lemon Sweet Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
For a spring take on the classic cinnamon roll, try this recipe for Meyer Lemon Sweet Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing.Their sweet and tangy taste is perfect for this time of year!
Citrus Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
The sweet and juicy fresh citrus in this winter salad is complimented by tanginess of this homemade Poppy Seed Dressing. The nuts add both protein and crunch, making this Citrus Salad a really flavorful dish to add to any healthy menu this year.
Balsamic Berry Salad Lettuce Cups
These Balsamic Berry Salad Lettuce Cups are the perfect light salad for warmer months. They would also be great served as a healthy a snack or appetizer. If you’d like a light dinner or lunch, try adding a few strips of grilled chicken to the berry mixture.
Cucumber Tea Sandwich with Radish and Watercress
These cucumber watercress sandwiches are the perfect finger food recipe for a springtime baby shower. This tea sandwich recipe couldn’t be easier to make!
Arugula and Chive Baked Egg Cups
These particular eggs are baked in a bed of fresh arugula with a bit of olive oil to soften it. Topped them with parmesan and fresh chives.
Quiche Lorraine
This easy Quiche Lorraine recipe features leeks, bacon, and shredded gruyere cheese. A showstopper for any breakfast or brunch
Chard, Bacon, and Gouda Quiche
Quiche is always a favorite springtime recipe. This recipe features the addition of chard, bacon, and gouda for plenty of flavor. Serve it at your next spring brunch gathering and wow your guests!
Mini Crustless Kale and Broccoli Quiches
Mini quiches that are perfect for on-the-go, and healthier than the average quiche. Even your kids will love this!
Caramelized Onion Quiche
I really enjoyed this quiche despite that it was a little time-consuming. There was so much flavor. One of the aspects I love so much of quiche is that it goes great with breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner. Just change up what you serve with it and it’s a completely new meal.
Baked Eggs with Kale and Sausage
These Baked Eggs with Kale and Sausage are delicious enough to add them to your holiday menu, but they are easy enough to enjoy them for a weekday breakfast as well.
How to Cook Scrambled Eggs
Soft and fluffy scrambled eggs are easy to make so long as you use the right method. In this post, I’ll explain how to cook scrambled eggs perfectly every time, whether it’s better to use milk or water in your eggs (or neither!), what to serve with scrambled eggs, and so much more!
Easy Peel Hard Boiled Eggs
This recipe for easy peel hard-boiled eggs breaks down the best way to boil eggs so they're easy to peel. Follow these simple instructions for hard boiled eggs that turn out perfectly every time.
How to Bake Bacon
Bacon is one of the quintessential brunch foods. Learn baking bacon will yield perfectly crispy, mess-free bacon for your Easter Brunch.
Easter Drink Recipes
Fresh Strawberry Lemonade
Nothing says summertime like an ice cold glass of Fresh Strawberry Lemonade! This refreshing summer drink is so easy to make and the perfect way to use ripe strawberries during strawberry season, plus it makes a pretty, naturally colored pink lemonade.
Sparkling Rhubarb Raspberry Lemonade
A refreshing springtime lemonade made with a flavorful rhubarb-raspberry simple syrup mixed with sparkling water and served over ice.
Spiced Lemonade
Spiced Lemonade is perfect to keep cool on a hot summer day and nothing says summertime like an ice cold glass of Spicy Lemonade! This refreshing drink is so easy to make and the perfect way to use extra lemons.
Mango Raspberry Sangria
This Mango Raspberry Sangria made with Rosé wine is perfect for spring and summer!
Raspberry Hibiscus Soda
This Raspberry Hibiscus Soda is a refreshing spring beverage for any social gathering. Raspberries not available? Strawberries, pomegranate arils, or orange slices also taste great!
Tangerine Raspberry Iced Tea
This tangerine raspberry iced tea is incredibly refreshing and contains no refined sugars. Perfect for potlucks!
Easter Dinner Vegetable Recipes
Roasted Asparagus with Lemon Walnut Dressing
Roasted Asparagus is drizzled with a tasty lemon walnut dressing for simple, delicious and heart-healthy side dish. With spring getting closer, this Roasted Asparagus with Lemon Walnut Dressing is the perfect addition to your dinner table.
Roasted Honey Balsamic Carrots
This recipe for Honey Balsamic Carrots is a super simple way to make oven roasted carrots with lots of flavor! Keeping the carrots whole gives this side dish of whole roasted carrots a great presentation on the table!
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Garlic and Sage
In this recipe for Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Garlic and Sage, cubed sweet potatoes tossed in olive oil, salt, and pepper are roasted and then tossed generously with fresh garlic and sage. Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Garlic and Sage make a great side for your evening meal.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic are a fantastic side dish that is full of delicious flavor - caramelized, roasted brussels sprouts, savory bacon, and tangy balsamic vinegar.
Garlic Bacon Sautéed Green Beans with Roasted Mushrooms
Garlic Bacon Sautéed Green Beans with Roasted Mushrooms make a great Thanksgiving side dish, loaded with flavor, and a lot more fresh tasting than the traditional green bean casserole.
Asparagus Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette
Asparagus Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette is a quick and easy salad made with fresh asparagus and quinoa tossed with a flavorful tarragon-mustard vinaigrette.
Balsamic and Thyme Roasted Portabella Mushrooms
One of my favorite, easy ways to prepare mushrooms is this recipe for Balsamic and Thyme Roasted Portabella Mushrooms. These Balsamic and Thyme Roasted Portabella Mushrooms makes a delicious, simple appetizer or side to go with any holiday meal or dinner party.
Dinner Side Dishes
Asparagus Risotto
Asparagus Risotto Recipe is a delicious dish for springtime. This spring risotto features leeks, fresh asparagus, fresh peas, and mascarpone cheese with a touch of fresh lemon and parmesan cheese.
Asparagus Tart with Gruyere (Puff Pastry Crust)
This easy Asparagus Tart has a light buttery puff pastry crust and cheesy filling. Serve this savory tart as an appetizer, side dish, a light meal, or part of a brunch spread. Savory Asparagus Tarts are the perfect way to show off fresh asparagus this spring.
Spring Vegetable Risotto
I wanted to share this risotto recipe with you all because it just screams spring, but I also want to tell you my method for making risotto in general. It is infinitely adaptable so the next time you buy some gorgeous looking produce from the farmers’ market and aren’t sure what to do with it, you can make risotto!
Cream Cheese Chive Duchess Potatoes
Cream Cheese Chive Duchess Potatoes are delicious, individually portioned mounds of mashed potatoes that have been baked. Inside they're creamy and fluffy while the outside is beautifully golden and crisp.
Chive & Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes
Creamy mashed potatoes are taken up a notch with the addition of mascarpone and chopped chives. Serve these Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes at Thanksgiving or Christmas!
Fontina, Spinach, and Bacon Shells and Cheese
I love the buttery and earthy flavor of fonitina cheese. It pairs deliciously with smoky applewood bacon and a bit of chopped baby spinach. I think you’ll agree that the ingredients in this Fontina, Spinach, and Bacon Shells and Cheese take your traditional shells and cheese to a whole new level.
Baked White Cheddar Mac n Cheese with Kale and Bacon
Baked White Cheddar Mac n Cheese with Kale and Bacon is a bit sinful. Pasta loaded with rich, velvety cheese, kale, plenty of bacon, and a nice crispy topping.
Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls
While these tender Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls will make an excellent addition to any Thanksgiving menu, they’re also a great way to use up leftover baked sweet potatoes for a post-Thanksgiving treat. Use these Sweet Potato Rolls as buns for turkey sandwiches, too!
Easter Dinner Entrees
Slow Cooker Ham with Honey Marmalade Mustard Glaze
Learn how to make a slow cooker ham with this delicious recipe for Slow Cooker Ham with Honey Marmalade Mustard Glaze. The ham slow cooks during your busy day and comes out with great flavor thanks to the tasty glaze.
How To Roast a Turkey
The turkey is the center piece of the meal and is arguably the trickiest part of the meal. Here are some of my best turkey roasting tips for a turkey that is full of flavor.
How to Smoke a Turkey on a Traeger
Turkey Smoked on a Traeger is one of my favorite ways to cook turkey. Come check out my tried and true method along with my 8 pro tips for the best smoked turkey!
Easter Desserts
Lemon Curd Pavlova with Raspberries
This Lemon Curd Pavlova is topped with fresh raspberries. You can make lots of mini pavlovas and serve them individually, or make one large pavlova as a dessert centerpiece.
Lemon Cloud Tart with Strawberry Rhubarb Compote
This Lemon Curd Tart with strawberry rhubarb compote is the perfect dessert when you need something special. It requires some assembly, but looks so elegant!
No-Bake Raspberry Cheesecake Pots
No-Bake Raspberry Cheesecake Pots are the perfect summertime dessert recipe. Delicious berries. Cold dessert. No turning on the oven. I love the individual serving sizes because it makes for such a pretty presentation.
Fresh Strawberry Galette
This Fresh Strawberry Galette with Almond Crust emphasizes the sweet juiciness of the strawberries without much added sugar.
Cheesecake Mousse with Lemon Curd and Strawberries
If you are crunched for time like we were, this is just as tasty without the lemon curd and even easier to prepare. But if you have a little bit of extra time the lemon curd takes it just that much better.
Basil Balsamic Strawberry Shortcake Parfaits
Strawberries in a sweet balsamic, basil syrup are layered with mini almond shortcakes, whipped cream, and sliced almonds for a delicious springtime dessert.
Strawberry Fool
Strawberry Fool is an easy fruit dessert recipe made with whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Strawberry Rhubarb Compote
Panna Cotta is a fabulously simple, yet seemingly fancy, dessert recipe. Essentially, it is just gelled sweetened cream, but it tastes so much more than that.
White Chocolate Pudding
Thick, creamy, and decadent, this White Chocolate Pudding recipe is made completely from scratch. Pair it with whipped cream and chopped pistachios, or serve alongside fresh fruit.
Did you try any of these Easy Easter Recipes?
If you tried any of these Easter recipe ideas, I’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment below or head over to the recipe’s post and give it a review for others to see.
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