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Need some sweet inspiration for Easter? Well, I’ve got you covered! Here are my favorite Sweet Easter Recipes anyone can make. From fun food to carrot cake, cinnamon rolls and coconut, this list is delicious.
There’s nothing that says Easter Dessert more than something that looks like a bunny – or candy decorated with chocolate eggs. Or even pastel cake or rice krispie treats – these recipes all scream Easter – the kids love them.
Easter Cupcakes Recipe
Learn how to decorate Easter cupcakes two different ways! Make adorable Bunny Cupcakes or cute Easter Egg cupcakes, or make them both!
If you’re looking for a super easy dessert bar for your Easter celebration, these Easter Rice Krispie Treats are it! They are a fun spin on the traditional dessert.
Easter Birds Nest Cookies are SO easy to make with just 3 ingredients – these are fun for the kids and delicious too. Use any kind of candy eggs for the top!
These Easter Dirt Cups are such a fun and sweet way to celebrate spring and the Easter season! You only need six ingredients to make them and will be a hit with all the kids!
Of course we’re going to love cookies for Easter – some of these are fun shaped cut out cookies and others are simple chocolate chip cookies decorated for the big holiday with pastel colors!
Easter Cookies
Make Easter M&M Cookies for spring! This is the best pudding cookie recipe filled with Easter M&Ms and pastel sprinkles. They’re the perfect Easter treat!
Easter Sugar Cookie Cake – this easy sugar cookie recipe is filled with spring M&Ms and sprinkles and baked in a cake pan. Make an easy frosting and you have the perfect spring cookie cake!
If there is one dessert that screams Easter, it’s carrot cake. We love carrot cake all year – and in so many forms, like cookies, coffee cake, pie and bars! This is a classic flavor for spring and it’s a family favorite.
The BEST Carrot Cake Recipe
Naked Carrot Cake with Pecan Cream Cheese Icing – this easy cake recipe is the BEST carrot cake ever! Plus the frosting is to die for.
This Carrot Cake Coffee Cake is our absolute favorite coffee cake. A traditional crumb coffee cake is mixed with the flavors of carrot cake for a delicious twist on brunch.
These Carrot Cake Cookies are soft, tender, loaded with shredded carrots, and topped with a fantastic cream cheese frosting. They taste just like carrot cake!
Recipe adapted from my Mother-in-Law’s Pumpkin Roll.
Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls start with the best cinnamon roll dough and are filled with a carrot cake brown sugar filing. These are soft and perfect with cream cheese frosting.
Carrot Cake Cheesecake Cupcakes are an easy way of combining carrot cake and cheesecake! This easy cupcake recipe is the original cheesecake cupcake and is topped with a cream cheese frosting.
Two desserts in one! Carrot Cake Pie combines a pie crust with the flavors of carrot cake in blondie form. Perfect with the cream cheese whipped cream.
If you love coconut you’re in the right place in spring – it’s a classic Easter flavor. Whether you’re making coconut pie or topping cupcakes with coconut to make a birds nest, this is such a fun flavor.
Easy Coconut Cupcakes Recipe
Coconut Cupcakes from scratch with an easy fluffy coconut frosting – this is the best cupcake ever.
These are the perfect coconut truffle: a creamy center filled with coconut flavor and shredded coconut, all surrounded by chocolate. When you can’t find your favorite coconut cream candies at the store, these are the perfect stand-in.
These are the BEST Coconut Macaroons! Bakery-style, perfect, and dipped in chocolate! They are egg-free, soft, chewy, and FULL of coconut. Omitting the eggs from these Coconut Macaroons makes them more dense and the perfect bakery style cookie!
No Bake Coconut Cream Pie – this EASY no bake pie recipe is full of coconut pudding, fresh whipped cream, and a Golden Oreo crust! This pie goes down so easy!
Coconut Carrot Cake – this easy carrot cake recipe is full of coconut with a cream cheese frosting. The perfect cake for spring, Easter, or any occasion! It’s an easy recipe that starts with a cake mix but you’d never know it.
Just like your favorite sugar cookie bars – but full of coconut flavor! Coconut oil, coconut extract, and coconut mix to make some super sweet sugar cookie bars!
Easter is celebrated with brunch – most people make the big meal of the day full of lots of yummy treats and that includes breakfast food! Cinnamon rolls, coffee cake and so many other favorite sweet Easter recipes are perfect for the big holiday.
Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Cinnamon rolls in one hour, yes it can be done! And this recipe makes a perfect 6 rolls – great for when you need a small batch.
This Easy Monkey Bread Recipe is made with cinnamon rolls instead of biscuits. It's a semi-homemade recipe that can be made with or without a bundt pan – it's the best breakfast or brunch recipe!
This Streusel Coffee Cake is the best coffee cake recipe with a cinnamon filling, delicious streusel topping, and the cake has the softest and most tender crumb.
I used my favorite cinnamon roll recipe and turned it into a lemon sweet roll with blueberries! This is the perfect recipe to use up your lemon stash and it’ll make the cold morning feel like spring!
I know this is a list of Easter desserts but let’s throw in a few savory brunch recipes too! These egg dishes are some of our favorite Easter recipes and we make them every single year for all the big holidays.
Spinach Crustless Quiche Recipe
Easy Crustless Quiche with spinach and caramelized onions is the perfect brunch recipe.
This Cheesy Sausage Egg Casserole is the perfect brunch or breakfast recipe! Eggs and sausage and cheese all baked up in a pan, everyone loves this recipe!
1) NO I can’t believe Easter is THIS Sunday!
2) Can I have one of everything please? I’m particularly hungry for sweets right now. Not kidding.
3) Thanks for linking to my rolls ๐
Thanks for linking my Buttery Sugar Wafer Cookie Sandwiches. I love all the spring, frilly, pretty food! I had forgotten about tons of these recipes of yours, Dorothy. Good call to relink them!
1) NO I can’t believe Easter is THIS Sunday!
2) Can I have one of everything please? I’m particularly hungry for sweets right now. Not kidding.
3) Thanks for linking to my rolls ๐
You’re welcome! I know. I just realized I have to boil eggs first thing in the AM so we can dye them tomorrow. OMG.
Thanks for linking my Buttery Sugar Wafer Cookie Sandwiches. I love all the spring, frilly, pretty food! I had forgotten about tons of these recipes of yours, Dorothy. Good call to relink them!
Thanks Averie!
Awesome Easter roundup!
Thank you for including one of my recipes ๐
Thanks Karissa!
Amazing collection of SWEET treats! thanks for including mine:)
Thanks Heather!
What a great Easter round-up Dorothy! (And thanks for including our Blueberry Buckle too!) Happy Easter to you and your family!
Martha
Thanks Martha! You too!
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