Fun Easter Food Ideas: 20+ Cute & Delicious Treats to Try
Hello everyone! Hard to believe it’s time to start planning your Easter celebration already, but it really is almost that time again. And I don’t know about you, but I love adding Easter-themed goodies to the regular fare you find at festive dinners everywhere. Give me chocolate eggs, carrot cake, or yummy icing after I’m finished with my honey-glazed ham, and I’m yours forever! I also love a good bread (sweet or otherwise), especially when I find a way to make it Easter-themed. So, check out my easy ideas for fun Easter foods that are perfect for your Easter Sunday dinner table and beyond!
Cookies
There’s no better way to feed dessert to a large group than with a beautiful cookie recipe! These homemade cookies are festive enough to make a perfect dessert all on their own or for a snack while you visit with friends and family before or after your meal. Add any of these cookies to your Easter menu and watch your guests’ faces light up when they see the plate!
So cute & Easy
Easter Coconut Macaroons (Bird’s Nest Cookies)
If you’re looking for an easy and SO CUTE Easter treat, these Bird’s Nest Cookies are a great option! They’re really just a fun spin on classic coconut macaroon cookies! These Easter Coconut Macaroons come together in just minutes with really simple ingredients: egg whites, coconut, sugar, a little bit of salt, vanilla frosting, and candy-coated chocolate eggies. To make the “nest”, create a small indent in the centres of the cookies. You could use all blue eggs for a robin’s nest effect or mix and match colours in any way you like! A delicious and adorable treat.
Perfect for kids to decorate
Easter Shortbread Cut Out Cookies
Cookie cutters make everything cuter, don’t you think? It’s certainly true for these adorable Easter Shortbread Cut Out Cookies! I used 2 little cookie stamps that I found at Michaels shaped like a carrot and an Easter egg to make my shortbread cookies Easter-themed. Whatever shapes you choose, get your kids to help decorate them with festive sprinkles for the perfect touch.
An old favourite dressed up for the holidays
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Easter Cookies
I love taking a favourite cookie recipe and dressing it up for the holidays. These peanut butter oatmeal cookies with pastel M&Ms added to the top are perfect additions to your Easter dessert table! They’re soft and chewy and loaded with chocolate. What more could you ask for in a cookie?
A new easter family tradition
Easter Egg Sugar Cookies
If you’re looking for a new food tradition to start with your little family this Easter, might I suggest my Easter Egg Sugar Cookies? These cookies are the exact same recipe as my Peppermint Kiss Sugar Cookies that I make at Christmas. All I did differently was use Mini-Eggs candies instead of peppermint kisses for a totally different “nest” effect! These are so fun to make with your kiddos’ help and will become an Easter family tradition they will remember for years.
a twist on your favourite easter dessert!
Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Drizzle
What is it about carrot cake and cream cheese that just GOES with Easter? Now you can enjoy those flavours in cookie form with my Carrot Cake Cookies! These cookies are oat drop cookies with shredded carrots, cinnamon, raisins, and white chocolate chips. They’re moist, a little bit chewy, spicy, and a real treat with the addition of the cream cheese drizzle. Perfect for a new twist on a classic Easter flavour!
Cake
Of course, we can’t discuss fun Easter food ideas without talking about cake! I’ve got some Easter-themed, Easter bunny-approved cake ideas that are sure to please friends and family gathered at your table.
Coconut lovers unite!
Coconut Cream Poke Cake
If you love coconut and cake, then you need to make this mostly homemade Coconut Cream Poke Cake! Cream of coconut soaked into a soft vanilla cake base, then topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut makes the MOST delicious dessert. It’s light and airy and perfect for your Easter dinner.
a tasty traditional cake
The BEST Chocolate Cake
Do you want to go super traditional with your Easter dessert this year? I’ve got you covered! This rich chocolate cake is topped with a creamy chocolate buttercream frosting. It’s baked in a 9×13 pan for easy serving, too! The best thing about this cake is that sprinkles of different kinds can really dress it up for any and all special occasions. So, get out your pastel sprinkles and make this the perfect Easter dessert recipe!
a cake for carrot fans
Carrot Cake Sheet Cake Recipe
This Carrot Cake Sheet Cake Recipe with a Cream Cheese Frosting is tender, sweet, and so delicious! What’s not to love about a moist spice cake packed with nutritious shredded carrots and smothered in creamy cream cheese frosting? I love this recipe because it’s low on oil and uses mostly applesauce instead. Topped with coconut, this cake is full of interesting texture and flavours and is sure to be loved by the whole family.
Tender and Spicy little treats
Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
When thoughts of spring and Easter roll around, I immediately crave carrot cake. Tender, spicy, delicious carrot cake with cream cheese frosting…the best. I love this particular recipe because cupcakes are so easy to serve! Just add sprinkles to the icing and you have some beautiful little one-size carrot cakes to give to your guests. Perfect!
a twist on a Traditional Cake
Carrot Pumpkin Bundt Cake
This Carrot Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Drizzle is a moist, spicy, and super delicious carrot cake! Plus, baking it in a bundt pan gives it that extra bit of fancy if you are looking to take things to the next level this Easter holiday. The addition of pure pumpkin gives it a gorgeous silky texture, too! I cannot say enough good things about this cake.
the best layered carrot cake ever
Layered Carrot Cake
Are you ready for the BEST layered carrot cake you’ll ever eat? Not only does it use pumpkin puree for moisture instead of oil, it also has a unique orange cream cheese frosting. Two layers of beautiful cake with a bite of dreamy icing in every forkful is sure to be a hit this time of year. I love it when I can make a classic recipe just a little bit different, and this layered carrot cake checks all the boxes.
Other Sweet Treats
I’ve got a whole bunch of fun Easter dessert-y things that aren’t quite cake or anything else, so I’m making a brand new category just for them! If you’re craving a sweet Easter treat for your coffee table or dessert menu, you’re sure to find something here.
A Simple and Pretty Dessert
Easter Jello Whips Dessert
If you’re looking for a really simple and pretty dessert idea for Easter, these Easter Jello Whips are delicious! Made with just 2 ingredients (jello and Greek yogurt), it’s a tasty no-bake treat. I make mine with lemon and grape jello, the perfect pastel colours to complement my Easter-themed decor!
Quick and Easy No-Bake Dessert
Peanut Butter Confetti Cake
My family looks forward to this dessert every single Easter! Full of delicious peanut butter, butterscotch, and marshmallow flavours plus the Easter-y pastels of the mini-marshmallows, it’s made a regular appearance on Easter tables everywhere for years and years. I also love that this is a quick and easy no-bake recipe, perfect for a last minute dessert request!
Perfect for leftover candy
2-Ingredient White Chocolate Easter Bark
This 2-Ingredient White Chocolate Easter Bark is simple and perfect for Easter baskets or holiday treat plates. All you do is melt the chocolate and put your candy on top. Let the chocolate cool, and then crack it into pieces to enjoy. It really doesn’t get any easier than that! It’s a great recipe to make with kids, and it’s perfect for leftover Easter candy.
An Activity and dessert in one
Chocolate Birds Nests
Do you need a last minute Easter activity to do with the kids who are coming to dinner? These Chocolate Birds Nests double as dessert too! Dip a spoon in melted chocolate chips or nutella, add sprinkles, and top with Mini-Eggs or other candy-coated chocolate eggs. Eat as-is or use as a stir stick for hot chocolate. The perfect Easter recipe!
A Show-Stopper Dessert
Lemon Meringue Pavlova
Do you love the springy, beautiful colours and flavours of lemon but don’t want to commit to baking a pie? This Lemon Meringue Pavlova is lemony, sweet, and so delicious! All the flavour of a lemon meringue pie but way less work. With a delicious marshmallowy meringue base and a creamy lemony curd topping, this Pavlova is a show-stopper dessert. Perfect for a light and breezy dessert on your Easter table!
a rich and delicious treat
Easy No-Fail Fudge Recipe
If you’re looking for a rich and delicious treat, this no-fail fudge recipe is perfect! Just 3 simple ingredients, no candy thermometer needed, and no double boiler required either. Condensed milk, chocolate chips, and butter have never tasted so good! And to make it truly Easter-worthy, just press some Mini-Eggs into the top to make it colourful and festive.
Breads
Sweet treats aren’t the only fun Easter food ideas I’ve got for you! I’m also sharing some beautiful Easter-themed breads that make a perfect side dish for your Easter meal or an addition to Easter brunch or lunch. And don’t feel intimidated by the idea of homemade bread! A bread machine makes these recipes super simple.
Flavourful buns from your bread machine
Bread Machine Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns are a traditional recipe that appear on many tables at Easter, especially on Good Friday. I used to buy them from the grocery store, but I’ve stopped doing that now that I’ve got this easy and delicious recipe. If you want to try making your own hot cross buns for Easter, it doesn’t get much easier than this. Let your bread machine do most of the work for these flavourful buns!
perfect for brunch or teatime
Hot Cross Scones with a Buttermilk Sugar Glaze
Buns not your thing? Make these scones instead! These Hot Cross Scones with a Buttermilk Sugar Glaze have all the classic flavours of hot cross buns, and they’re quick and easy to make! They’re the perfect finger foods to add to your Easter brunch table, and they’re perfect with a casual cup of tea as well.
Tasty Easter bunny buns
Easy Bread Machine Easter Bunny Buns
If you’re looking for perfect homemade dinner rolls to serve with your Easter dinner or brunch this year, these Bunny Buns are it! Make the dough in your bread machine, shape it into bunny ears (I’ll show you how), then bake it in the oven. So easy. I mean, is there anything more Easter-y than bunny-shaped buns for dinner? They’re especially amazing served warm from the oven with butter!
fancy and festive bread
Easy Bread Machine Panettone Bread
This Panettone bread is a slightly sweet bread with a hint of lemon flavour. It’s perfect for Easter! Let your bread machine do all the mixing and kneading, and then shape the dough into a braided loaf and bake it in your oven. The braid makes it look fancy and festive, and no one has to know how truly easy it was to make!
A lovely brunch treat
Carrot Cake Pancakes with Cream Cheese Drizzle
Okay, this one isn’t quite bread, exactly. But I didn’t want to leave breakfast out of the mix when it comes to fun Easter food! So, carrot cake for breakfast? YES! These Carrot Cake Pancakes with Cream Cheese Drizzle are a lovely Easter brunch treat! Made with grated fresh carrots, ginger, and other warm spices, these pancakes taste just like carrot cake! And with the cream cheese drizzle…YUM. Simple and delicious (and don’t tell anyone that they might even be good for you).
And that’s it! So many fun recipes to add a bit of character to your Easter table. Which ones will you choose? Tell me in the comments or tag me @aprettylife and show me what you create!
Stress-free meal plan
Easy Easter Dinner Menu
If this post about fun Easter food ideas has reminded you that you aren’t really sure what you’re serving for your main course, don’t worry! I’ve created a full Easter menu complete with grocery list and prepping and serving tips to take the guesswork and stress out of what should be a nice time relaxing with your family.
Simple and Pretty tablescape ideas
Setting the Table for Easter
Not sure how to make your table pretty? Decorating for Easter doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive! Here are some simple and pretty ideas for an Easter tablescape that are sure to impress.
Happy Easter, everyone!
