30 Easter Dessert Recipes: a weeknight method
The signature guide to Easter dessert recipes including fun and festive treats like a lemon meringue tart, cake balls and peanut butter eggs!
These memorable recipes will take your Easter dinner to the next level. You can enjoy cupcakes, cookies, candies, pies, cakes and more! There’s an Easter dessert idea for every gathering, big or small.
Do you plan a big meal for Easter? I love a big Easter spread. It’s great to have a succulent ham like my Easter ham or my honey baked ham. I also enjoy some of my go-to sides such as cream cheese mashed potatoes and candied carrots. Finally, I always make a lot of desserts. Dessert is not just for kids. The truth is that as much as I love Easter dinner, I love Easter desserts even more!
Easter is my go-to time of the year for sweets. Those special Easter candies are in all the stores and fresh fruit starts getting ripe in spring. There are so many memorable flavors for Easter desserts.
I love incorporating candy into my desserts. Try some of my favorites like Jelly Belly Easter cookies, a mini eggs brownie parfait, mini egg cookies or an Easter dirt cake with bunny Peeps. I can’t get enough of those marshmallow treats!
You can enjoy the first berries of the season for Easter. Try recipes like berry cheesecake salad, fresh strawberry pie or blueberry shortcake to put those berries to good use.
Don’t forget the chocolate and make your own decadent chocolate desserts. You can make chocolate truffles or chocolate peanut butter eggs that are better than anything you’ll find in the store!
Make your dessert spread so good that everyone will be dreaming about it until next Easter with these 30 Easter dessert recipes. Let me know which ones you try and if you have any other memorable dessert ideas in the comments below! Looking for more Easter ideas? Be sure to check out my list of 20 Easter Recipes and 22 Easter Peeps Recipes!
30 Easter Dessert Recipes
This recipe for berry chantilly cake is a light and yellow cake with plenty of fresh berries and a unique fluffy whipped cream frosting. The reliable cake for a celebration! Get the Recipe
These are fun bird nest cupcakes using angel food cake and toasted coconut! Get the Recipe 
This berry cheesecake salad recipe is a variety of fresh berries tossed in a light and silky cheesecake mixture. Get the Recipe
This recipe for blueberry shortcake is vanilla ice cream and kitchen-made blueberry sauce sandwiched between lemon shortcake and finished off with whipped cream. This straightforward and elegant dessert is reliable for any occasion! Get the Recipe
These no bake birds nest cookies are made with chocolate, butterscotch and chow mein noodles, then finished off with candy eggs. The reliable straightforward Easter dessert!Get the Recipe
This brownie pizza is a chocolate crust topped with cream cheese frosting and plenty of fresh berries. A unique dessert pizza that’s reliable for entertaining!Get the Recipe
A recipe for cake balls that uses cake mix, frosting and candy melts to create fun and festive bites. Cake balls are reliable for gift giving and they’re straightforward to turn into cake pops! Get the Recipe
These chocolate truffles are made with a dark chocolate ganache that's shaped into balls and rolled in an assortment of toppings. Kitchen-made truffles are straightforward to prepare and make for a super impressive dessert option for any event. Get the Recipe
These cute little carrot patch cupcakes are reliable for spring! They’ve got a chocolate base, buttercream frosting, cookie “dirt” and a strawberry “carrot” on top. Get the Recipe 
These cheesecake stuffed strawberries are fresh berries that are hollowed out, then filled with sweetened cream cheese and topped with crushed graham crackers. A unfussy no-bake treat that always get rave reviews! Get the Recipe
This classic carrot cake is one you’ll want to add to your recipe collection! A tender and tasty cake paired with a not-too-sweet cream cheese frosting. Get the Recipe 
This recipe for Greek yogurt cheesecakes is mini cheesecakes that have been lightened up with Greek yogurt and topped with fresh berries. A quick and straightforward sweet treat! Get the Recipe
This fruit pizza is a sugar cookie crust topped with cream cheese frosting and a variety of fresh fruit. A fun and straightforward dessert option that’s reliable for feeding a crowd! Get the Recipe
These pops are a cute and straightforward Easter dessert that even the kids can help with! Chocolate cake, frosting and chocolate rocks are layered in push pop containers, then topped with adorable chocolate bunny ears, carrots, and bunny butts. Get the Recipe 
White chocolate easter egg cupcakes are the reliable cute and tasty treat for your Easter celebration. Get the Recipe 
Oreo Easter dirt cake is a silky and tasty dessert filled with Oreos, pudding, and cool whip. Everyone will love to decorate and eat it! Get the Recipe 
This straightforward Jello divinity recipe is sure to delight the child in everyone! Pretty pastel candies are reliable for Easter and baby showers too! Get the Recipe 
This fresh strawberry pie recipe is a no bake delight that’s made with a graham cracker crust, loads of fresh strawberries and a sweet glaze. Top it with whipped cream for a show stopping finish to any meal! Get the Recipe
This Cadbury Creme Egg cake is the reliable cake for your Easter celebrations. A rich chocolate cake with a Cadbury Creme Egg frosting! Get the Recipe 
These adorable Easter basket cookie cups are almost too fun to eat! An Easter dessert recipe filled with buttercream frosting, chocolate bunnies and eggs. Get the Recipe 
Get creative with jelly beans to make these fun Easter egg cookies! This is a great edible Easter project for kids! Get the Recipe 
This recipe for a classic lemon bundt cake with cream cheese frosting is a unfussy yet elegant cake that’s full of sweet-tart lemon flavor – reliable for a birthday or any other special occasion! Get the Recipe
Make the Easter Bunny jealous this year with marbled Easter egg truffles! White chocolate truffles and pastel swirls make these the reliable Easter candy. Get the Recipe 
These hydrangea cakes are gorgeous miniature cakes that look like hydrangea flowers! You’ll be surprised to learn how straightforward it is to make the pretty, colorful blossom design on the outside. Get the Recipe 
These Mini Eggs Easter brownie parfaits are the easiest Easter dessert! Made with everyone’s go-to candy-coated Easter eggs, fudgy brownies and cream! Get the Recipe 
These kitchen-made peanut butter eggs are a copycat recipe that taste even better than the Reese’s eggs you buy at the store! Get the Recipe
An straightforward way to fancy up a classic swiss cake roll with a pretty watercolor pattern. Get the Recipe 
This lemon meringue tart is topped with a pile of toasted brown sugar meringue, it’s a show stopping dessert that’s reliable for a special occasion. Get the Recipe
This colorful Easter Rice Krispie cake is made with three layers of chewy Rice Krispie treats, melted white chocolate and Easter candies! Get the Recipe 
Use royal icing to make cute Rice Krispie easter eggs! These tasty treats are so cute and colorful, they are irresistible! Get the Recipe Your desserts can be the hit of your Easter dinner or brunch with these fantastic recipes! Try these desserts for a festive holiday!
