70 Easter Desserts That Are *Almost* Too Pretty to Eat
Youcouldstuff your face with jellybeans all weekend long (hey, no judgment), but along withEastercomes new seasonal produce and fresh flavors, and it would be a shame not to put those ingredients in the spotlight. Here, 70 Easter dessert recipes—from strawberrycupcakesto chocolate candy to carrot cake—that will make your springtime celebration one your guests will never forget. (And if you’re looking for recipes to serve before dessert, we’ve got you covered with these easyEaster brunch ideas, crowd-pleasingdinnerrecipes and fabuloussides for ham.)
2. No-Bake Coconut Cream Pie
Tell your oven to sit this one out—the fridge and freezer have it covered.
3. Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies
Any cookie that comes together in 30 minutes is our kind of cookie.
4. Gluten-Free Pistachio Apricot Tart
Sweet, tangy and basically born to be Instagrammed.
6. Easy Cherry Skillet Cake
Yourcast iron skilletguarantees crispy edges and a soft, fluffy center.
7. Key Lime Pie with Coconut and White Chocolate
The secret to the filling? Greek yogurt andcondensed milk.
10. Banana Split Cookies
Just like its namesake, from the walnuts to the chocolate chips to the butterscotch.
14. Pineapple and Ginger Upside-Down Cake
Start with the ripest, sweetestpineappleyou can find.
16. Carrot Cake Doughnuts with Cream Cheese Glaze
Is it breakfast or dessert? Doesn’t matter: It’s delicious.
17. Naked Lemon and Olive Oil Layer Cake
There’sjustenough frosting to sweeten the deal, but not so much that it becomes cloying.
18. Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
It’s like two desserts in one, and what could be wrong with that?
19. Mini Carrot Cakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Everything can be prepared a day ahead, so assembling them is a breeze.
20. No-Bake Berry Tiramisu
You don’t even have to turn on the oven. The secret? Store-bought ladyfingers.
21. 30-Minute Angel Food Cupcakes
It’ll take you less time to make these than it will to find those hidden Easter eggs.
22. Mini Strawberry Ice-Cream Pies
It looks fancy and everyone will think it took *so* much effort. Don’t tell them the truth.
23. Lemon Pie with Blueberry Meringue
The topping gets its color from freeze-driedblueberries, just the match for tartlemonfilling.
24. Glazed Blueberry Cake
It takes 40 minutes from start to finish and the leftovers will make a great breakfast.
25. No-Bake Cheesecake with Raspberry Compote
The lemon zest in the batter is key to keeping this decadent number from tasting too sweet.
26. Easy Lemon-Hibiscus Layer Cake
If you’re looking for oohs and ahhs, take it a step further with sprinkles or edible flowers.
28. Snickerdoodle Chocolate-Chunk Bundt Cake
Which would you rather: a bunch of store-bought Easter candy or a homemade cake thattasteslike candy?
29. Coconut Rice Pudding with Rhubarb Compote
Rhubarb'start flavor is just the thing to complement creamy rice pudding.
30. Cheater’s Brioche Buns with Fruity Glaze
No need to stop by that fancy, expensive bakery. You can make the same treats at home.
31. Muffin-Tin Lemon Meringue Tarts
Fluffy meringue + creamy lemon custard + sugar cookie crust = dessert magic.
32. Cheater’s Mini Rhubarb Galettes
Don’t tell anyone you used pre-made pie dough and they’ll be none the wiser. (Psst: You only need five ingredients.)
33. Grilled Angel Food Cake with Blueberry Sauce
Store-bought angel food cake gets gussied up with a few simple fixings, and suddenly it’s a fancy dessert.
34. Strawberry Pie with Strawberry Crust
Enter this pretty-in-pink crowd-pleaser that’ll blow everyone away.
35. Lemon Curd with Whipped Cream
On the other hand, you could whip up a 20-minute classic and still please everyone.
36. Strawberry, Cardamom and Pistachio Pavlova Bites
They’ll think you’re some kind of fancy pastry chef or something.
37. No-Bake, Gluten-Free Rose Petal Brownies
Wait, you’re telling us these are gluten-free, vegananddelicious? Believe it, friends.
38. Strawberry Sponge Cake
It’s light, airy and looks like something fromThe Great British Bake-Off. What’s not to love?
39. Lemon-Raspberry Whoopie Pies
Make sure you don’t over-bake the cakes, so they can be their softest, most delightful selves.
40. Blueberry, Blackberry and Raspberry Soufflés
The key to a successful soufflé is in the mixing. Don’t overdo it and you’ll bejuuustfine.
42. Gluten-Free Lemon-Raspberry Pavlova
It looks decadent but is light enough that you could eat two slices if you wanted. (You’ll want to.)
43. Chocolate-Stuffed Brownie Bites
A chunk of milk chocolate is pressed into the middle of each of these cuties, because sometimes more really is more.
44. Grapefruit Meringue Stacks
What looks whimsical and fancy but is actually so simple to make? This guy.
45. Chocolate Raspberry Fool
If you want to swap the raspberry for strawberry, be our guest. It’ll still take 25 minutes to make.
48. Cheesecake Eggs with Shortbread Soldiers
Brunch favorite meets dessert favorite. Bonus: They’re so damn cute.
49. Easter Egg Sugar Cookies
If you’re more of a traditionalist, festively frostedsugar cookiesare always a good idea.
50. Layered Carrot Cake
Keep it simple and frosted or adorn it with elegant edible flowers. Either way, the cream cheese frosting is not optional.
51. White-Chocolate Dipped Butter Cookies
We love the look of candied fruit and pistachios on these simple cookies, but sprinkles would be cute (and kid-friendly) too.
53. Coconut Easter Nest Cake
When you cut a slice, the candy eggs will pour out like a piñata.
54. Coconut Banana Cream Pie Parfaits
忏悔:我们吃这些一年的任何时候。但是they feel especially appropriate as winter turns to spring.
57. Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Sheet Cake
We always had a hunchbananabread would be better with frosting...
58. Five-Ingredient Lemon Bars
They’re just like the ones your mom used to make, but so much easier.
59. Lemon-Berry Sheet Pan Trifle
leave the stuffy crystal trifle bowl to your Aunt Sandy. (After a few mimosas, she won’t even notice.)
60. Chocolate Chip Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Name a recipe that cream cheesehasn’timproved. We’ll wait.
61. Miniature Banoffee Cobblers
Gooey caramel, soft bananas, airy whipped cream and crisp graham cracker crumbles? This will do quite nicely.
62. Berry Galette
A galette is just a freeform pie, so it’s easy to assemble and bake—even if you’re having company.
63. Easter Egg Buttercream Candies
Experiment by swapping thevanilla extractin the recipe for other flavors, like coffee or peanut butter.
64. Meyer Lemon Loaf Cake
Swap the Meyer lemons for easier-to-find regular lemons and you’re in business.
65. Watercolor Doughnuts
We’ve moved on from coloring eggs. We’re coloring doughnuts now.
66.little Jam Flower Cookies
These simple cookies scream spring. Fill them with fruit jam orNutella.
67. Gluten-Free Ricotta Cheesecake
Inspired by Polish sernik. Pro tip: Smother it incaramelor berry compote.
68. Upside-Down Mini Lemon Meringue Pies
The sweet-and-salty graham cracker crumble tastes likepie crust, but is way less fussy.
69. Berries and Cream Cookies
The secret to the dough's blush color is freeze-driedraspberries.
70. Aran Goyoaga’s Glazed Lemon, Yogurt and Olive Oil Pound Cake
Whether you serve it forbrunchor dessert, drench it in lemon glaze.