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This list of easy Easter desserts contains all of my favorite recipes to make for your Easter celebration! With so many delicious treats to choose from, it’s impossible to pick just one!

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Delicious and Easy Desserts for Easter

Easter is such a special holiday for me. Growing up, my family always had a lot of traditions for this time of the year and most of them revolved around baking!

From hiding eggs, making Easter brunch, visiting the Easter bunny, and enjoying the wonderful Spring weather that accompanies the brisk winter, this special holiday is a time filled with wonderful memories and even better recipes!

Today I’ve rounded up my favorite Easter desserts to make each year. From Cadbury egg desserts, lemon treats, traditional cake and cupcakes, and fun decorative treats for kids, this list brings recipes that will make your friends and family swoon!

My Favorite Easter Dessert Ideas

These Easter dessert ideas below are easy, quick, kid-friendly, decorative and oh so delicious. There’s a little bit of everything on this list, whether you’re craving chocolate, lemon, cookies, cakes or bars. There are even some super cute Easter desserts that you can decorate together with the kids!

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Easy Carrot Cake Recipe

This carrot cake is moist, flavorful and easy to make in one bowl. Topped with a fluffy homemade cream cheese frosting it's a family favorite and the best for any celebration!

Total Time: 50 minutes minutes

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Easter Cake Pops

These Easter cake pops are simply adorable, super tasty, and easy to whip up in time for this year's Easter celebrations! A bouquet of cake pops would make an adorable centerpiece and an easy way for guests to grab one to go!

Total Time: 1 hour hour

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Lemon Poke Cake

This lemon poke cake is easy to make with lemon cake mix and lemon jello then topped with whipped cream. It's a moist dessert with a refreshing and flavorful taste for spring or summer!

Total Time: 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes

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Easter Cupcakes

Cadbury Easter cupcakes with a rich chocolate cupcake base filled with Cadbury eggs, creamy caramel frosting and a chocolate Easter egg candy on top. Perfect for any spring party!

Total Time: 50 minutes minutes

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Lemon Cake Mix Cookies

Easy lemon cake mix cookies made with just 5 simple ingredients. These delicious Spring cookies are bursting with fresh lemon flavor!

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

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Easter Cake

This layered Easter cake is made with three layers of vanilla cake topped with whipped buttercream and decorated with toasted coconut and mini Cadbury eggs.

Total Time: 2 hours hours

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Chocolate Egg Nest Treats

These chocolate egg nest treats are made with chocolate, butterscotch and chow mein noodles then topped with mini Cadbury eggs. An adorable Easter dessert for spring!

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

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Carrot Cake Cupcakes

These carrot cake cupcakes are made from scratch with grated carrots and a soft, fluffy and moist texture. Top with a smooth cream cheese frosting for the best spring treat.

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

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Fruit Tart Recipe

Each bite of this fresh fruit tart is a mix of crumbly sweet crust, smooth and decadent custard and juicy fresh berries! This is the perfect refreshing treat for warmer weather!

Total Time: 3 hours hours

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The Best Lemon Bars

These lemon bars have the most delicious buttery shortbread crust and a sweet lemon filling. This is the perfect dessert for lemon lovers!

Total Time: 1 hour hour 55 minutes minutes

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Cake Pop Bouquet

A cake pop bouquet is a simple and fun way to make an edible arrangement everyone will love! Cake pops are an easy no-bake dessert to make and the whole family can get involved in the kitchen!

Total Time: 1 hour hour

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Lemon Raspberry Cupcakes

Delicious lemon cupcakes topped with a fresh raspberry buttercream frosting. The easiest lemon cupcakes from cake mix that are perfect for spring and summer!

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

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Coconut Macaroons

Easy coconut macaroons are made in minutes with only 6 ingredients! They are soft and chewy and satisfy any sweet tooth craving especially when dipped in chocolate.

Total Time: 23 minutes minutes

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Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes

These lemon poppy seed cupcakes are light and fluffy, perfectly sweetened and full of flavor from the lemon zest and poppy seeds. Then topped with a light cream cheese frosting that tastes amazing!

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

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Mini Fruit Tarts

Delicious mini fruit tarts made with a buttery shortbread crust, creamy vanilla custard and topped with fresh fruit. The perfect bite-sized sweet treat for spring and summer!

Total Time: 1 hour hour

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Lemon Coconut Bars

These lemon coconut bars are the ultimate Spring dessert! With layers of buttery shortbread crust, tangy lemon filling and toasted coconut, each bite is absolute perfection!

Total Time: 55 minutes minutes

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Coconut Cupcakes

Thesecoconut cupcakesare unbelievably moist and delicious! They are adorned with a crown of creamy coconut frosting sprinkled with sweetened coconut on top!

Total Time: 1 hour hour

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Rainbow Layered Jello

This rainbow jello is a bright and colorful layered jello dessert! Everyone loves this fun finger jello that tastes like the rainbow and is a crowd-pleasing treat at parties!

Total Time: 4 hours hours

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Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes

These lemon blueberry cupcakes are made with tender lemon cupcakes, juicy blueberries and topped with an easy lemon cream cheese frosting.

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

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More Easter Recipes

If you need some inspiration for your Easter brunch or dinner menu, check out these classic recipes that are always a hit with the crowd!

  • Oven Baked Ham – 5 ingredients with 5 minutes of prep!
  • Deviled Eggs – A classic appetizer that everyone raves about.
  • Crockpot Green Bean Casserole – An easier way to make the old fashioned recipe!
  • Ham and Cheese Quiche – My favorite dish to serve at Easter brunch.
  • Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes – Creamy, cheesy and absolutely delicious.

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Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is also the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook. Here you will find easy family-friendly recipes for every occasion.

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5 comments

    • Sarah@RainingHotCoupons

    Thank you SO much for featuring my recipe. You are amazing and I love your blog and this roundup. =) <3

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      • Jamielyn

      Thanks for your comment Sarah! Hope you had a great Easter! :)

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    • stephen holman

    These all look incredibly delicious, The bunny coconut cake looks fantastic :)

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    • Anna @ Garnish with Lemon

    What a delicious collection of recipes! Can’t wait to try some of them. Thanks for including our Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars!

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    • Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling

    Thanks so much for including my Skittles fudge! What an awesome roundup!!

    • Reply
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Which Italian Easter dessert takes 5400 minutes to make and is worth every second? ›

This Italian Easter Dessert Takes 5,400 Minutes to Make and Is Worth Every Second. With its sunny citrus flavor and wonderful combination of textures, pastiera Napoletana is a sensory experience worth having.

What to plan for Easter dinner? ›

Start with easy Easter appetizers like deviled eggs or asparagus with a bright sauce. Prep a beautifully glazed ham and pair it with an Easter side dish like comforting scalloped potatoes or Easter salads. Or, switch things up with a beef roast or a platter of stuffed salmon.

What is the most eaten dessert in Italy? ›

Perhaps the most iconic Italian dessert, tiramisu appears on menus at restaurants not only throughout Italy but also all over the world.

What foods are traditionally eaten during Easter time in Italy? ›

Boiled eggs, Easter bread, casatiello, torta al formaggio, torta pasqualina, colombo cake and chocolate eggs are usually offered for breakfast on Easter in Italy. A typical Italian Easter dinner will often include soup, salad, risotto, pasta and lamb, served with veggies and plenty of wine.

What is the name of the Italian Easter cake? ›

The Easter Colomba cake is the traditional Italian dessert for the holiday, a must nowadays for the table.

What is the Italian dessert called? ›

NameDescription
GelatoItalian dessert similar to ice cream, thicker in consistency
Gelo di melloneSicilian watermelon pudding
GenoiseSponge cake made with melted butter whipped into the dough
GenoveseSicilian custard-filled pastry
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What is Italy's famous frozen dessert called? ›

GELATO AND THE RENAISSANCE

It was during the Italian Renaissance when the great tradition of Italian gelato began. The famed Medici family in Florence sponsored a contest, searching for the greatest frozen dessert.

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