The 72 All-Time Best Easter Desserts
Even the Easter Bunny will be jealous.
If all the sweets in your Easter basket are your favorite part of the spring holiday, we’ve got a treat (75, in fact!) for you. Though we are all about snacking on Easter candy like Peeps, Robin's Eggs, and chocolate bunnies, when you really want to impress a brunch or dinner crowd, you’ve gotta go homemade. From impressive layer cakes to fudge, from blondies to fruity cheesecakes, we’ve got something here for everyone.
Don’t worry, our love for Easter candy runs strong, so even when we go homemade, we like to pay homage to all the classics. Our Robin's Egg malt fudge, our Easter bunny popcorn bars, our carrot patch brownies and cheesecake, or our Peeps s’mores skillet all utilize your faves to great effect. Take inspiration from these, and then add whatever you can find in the candy aisle to even more of the recipes here. We bet our chocolate bundt cake, our homemade gelato, our copycat Dairy Queen ice cream cake, or our banana pudding would all benefit from some crunchy, colorful candy.
Looking for something more classic to wow your guests this Easter? Everyone’s been waiting for spring fruits and veggies all winter long, so what better way to celebrate their return than with a show-stopping holiday dessert? Our bunny cake (carrot, ofc!), our pineapple upside-down cake, our rhubarb cake, or our fruit tart always impress. Looking to dazzle your guests, but aren’t the strongest baker? We’ve got you too. Cheesecake bars are always a winner—try our strawberry, coconut, blackberry, or banana pudding versions. They’re just as satisfying, but with much less work.
Want even more Easter inspo? We’ve got all the recipes you’ll need, from morning till night—check out our best Easter brunch recipes, our fave Easter sides & apps, and our favorite Easter dinners too.
Carrot Patch Brownies
"Dirt" has never been tastier with these dirt pudding-inspired brownies! While we used store-bought brownie mix here so we could focus on these mega-cute toppings, feel free to use our favorite brownie recipe. Carrots have never looked so adorable.
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Easter Chick Cupcakes
Easter desserts are some of the cutest to make, and these little chick cupcakes are so fun! Make homemade vanilla cupcakes with our recipe, or save some time and use your favorite boxed cake mix. You can always make chocolate cupcakes or whatever your favorite flavor is instead too.
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Bunny Cake
Want to take your Easter dessert table to the next level? This impressive bunny cake looks like it came from a bakery, but is actually so straightforward to make. It starts with a super-moist carrot cake (what else?), creatively cut, frosted, and decorated with Easter candy to look like an adorable bunny.
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Robin's Egg Malt Fudge
Some people live for the day the first Peeps hit the stores. For us, it's Robin's Eggs. This fudge has a creamy texture with an amazing crunch—and thanks to Ovaltine, the malted milkshake flavor is intense (in the best way).
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Easter Bunny Popcorn Bars
These easy, customizable popcorn bars are perfect for any and all of your favorite Easter candy mix-ins. We love Cadbury eggs for the creamy milk chocolate and Robin Eggs for some malted crunch, too!
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Lemon-Blueberry Blondies
Blondies are often overlooked in lieu of brownies, but when it comes to adding springy flavors like lemon and blueberry, only one bar reigns supreme. These are rich, buttery, caramel-y, and fruit-filled, proving once and for all that blondies can be just as versatile and exciting as their chocolatey counterpart.
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Rhubarb Cake
Rhubarb is strikingly beautiful, and this cake shows it off well. The stalks bake right into the cake, becoming soft and jammy, and are surrounded by a crunchy sugary crust. It’s quick and simple–more like a snacking cake–meaning you can eat it with your hands (while the kids Easter egg hunt, perhaps?).
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Petit Fours
Featuring confetti cake layered with raspberry jam and buttercream and covered in a shiny white glaze, these stunning mini cakes will delight anyone who eats one.
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Carrot Cake Blondies
These dessert bars are the mash-up of your dreams, featuring a fudgy blondie base, spiced and decorated just like a carrot cake, with pecans and cream cheese frosting.
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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
It may be retro, but this classic cake is a staple easy dessert for a reason. Sweet pineapple gets an irresistible rich boost from melted butter, brown sugar, and eye-catching maraschino cherries—one slice, and you'll feel transported to the tropical vacay of your dreams.
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Easter Bunny Twists
Made with store-bought puff pastry and a quick cinnamon sugar filling, these adorable bunny-shaped pastries will delight everyone at the Easter dessert buffet. Oh, and did we mention the cream cheese frosting bunny tails?
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Bunny Cupcakes
Along with all of the classic ham and asparagus side dishes, Easter is ALL about the adorable desserts too. These bunny cupcakes aren't too over the top, and are fun and easy to make and decorate (get the kids in on the action too!).
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Carrot Patch Cheesecake
A combo between our super-cute carrot patch brownies and our dirt cake, this cheesecake is sure to elicit some oohs and ahhs from your Easter dinner guests.
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Chocolate Hot Cross Buns
Hot cross buns are great and all, but we just felt they were missing something. Chocolate to the rescue! This chocolate roll with a trace of orange, cinnamon, and chocolate chips makes for the perfect Easter treat.
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Strawberry Cheesecake Bars
To make these cheesecake bars, we topped a simple graham cracker crust with a creamy cheesecake layer, a sweet pink fruit layer, and then crumbled a cinnamon-spiced streusel on top. The result is a cute, springy dessert that’s remarkable enough to serve for Easter (and to make all season long).
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Carrot Cake
Whether you think of it as the ideal vehicle for cream cheese frosting (we feel you!) or are in it for its moist, spiced flavor that makes it a standout against standards like vanilla and chocolate, having a quality carrot cake recipe is a must for Easter.
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Peeps Skillet S'mores
Peeps make this s'mores skillet the perfect dessert for Easter (regular marshmallows will work too!) Looking for something for the adults? Try our Peeps Jell-O Shots or our Peeptini next.
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Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Cake
We love the strawberry shortcake-vibes here, but if you want to mix up the flavors of this recipe, you can use the same proportions to try a chocolate-pistachio version, a peanut butter-banana version, and more. Just swap out the cookies and ice cream flavors in equal proportions!
Pavlova Cupcakes With Raspberry Sauce
Pavlovas have a crispy exterior with a soft, marshmallow-like interior, and these mini ones made into cupcakes are ideal for serving to guests. Dollop with a little homemade whipped cream and raspberry sauce for the perfect bite.
Chocolate Bundt Cake
Calling all chocolate dessert-lovers—this fudgy Bundt cake is really something special. We’re partial to covering it in a rich ganache and serving it after a nice Easter dinner, but keep it plain and it can be the perfect indulgent brunch or midday pick-me-up too.
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Mackenzie Filson is a food writer and contributing digital food producer at Delish. Her favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate-pine. If wine was an astrological sign she'd be a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. She's never met a bag of Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos she didn't eat in one sitting.
Camille Lowder is the digital food producer at Delish, otherwise known as our resident queen of recipe galleries. Previously, she attended the Natural Gourmet Institute for culinary school and worked at/managed a number of New York restaurants. She loves anything vegan, foods masquerading as other foods (hello, cauliflower), and a well-used Oxford comma.
