I’ve compiled a delicious list of Easter Dessert Recipe Ideas to complete your Easter feast! You’ll find coconut, berries, vanilla, and bright citrus in these dessert ideas. And the springtime sweets include everything from cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and even no-bake cheesecake treats.
Easter is literally around the corner, and if you are still working on your menu, I’ve got you covered on desserts! Which is good, because I’m no good at baking ham.
I’ve put together some ideas for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and no-bake treats that are sure to satisfy a variety of tastes. And whether you are planning on a large or smaller crowd for this year’s celebration, there is enough variety that you could plan on adding 1 or 2 desserts to your menu.
Cakes For Easter
Even though I primarily bake Mini Cakes, I have added a regular-sized cake to the list. The Berry Mousse Genoise Cake is a showstopper and the berry flavor is the epitome of a springtime celebration dessert.
And of course, no cake collection for Easter would be complete without a classic Carrot Cake!
Each cake recipe in the roundup has a recommendation for frosting, but if you are looking for an easy list to reference, below are a few recipes.
This Mini Pineapple Carrot Cake is perfect for smaller gatherings for Easter! The 6-Inch cake is moist, full of fresh carrots, and sweetened with diced pineapple. The cake is finished with a light cream cheese frosting and a candied nut topping.
This delightful Mini Angel Food Cake is just that – mini! We use a 7-inch angel food cake pan to make a perfectly portioned small batch cake. The cake is a delicately sweet, super light, and topped with a light and fluffy blueberry whipped coconut cream!
This Berry Mousse Cake is an easier take on a classic Charlotte Russe cake. Layers of soft Genoise sponge cakes are topped with a homemade berry jam and filled with a mixed berry mousse filling.
Looking for a beautiful cake to grace your holiday table? The Snow Day Cake (Almond Cardamom and Coconut) is a 6-inch layer cake that is perfectly tender and flavored with the delicious combination of cardamom and almond. The cake is finished with creamy vanilla frosting and sprinkles of shredded coconut.
When I think of cupcakes, I think of how transportable they are. You can easily carry a sweet mini cake in your hand while searching for eggs. Much easier than trying to balance a slice of cake on plate.
We do have a few more Cupcake Recipeson the blog, but the list below highlights flavors that are great for Easter.
Lemon
Strawberry
Vanilla
Think of these cupcakes as the perfect canvas to top with Easter candy, sprinkles, fresh fruit, or maybe just stick to a mountain of frosting.
Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes
This is an easy small batch recipe for Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes. Made with an almond flour blend, the cupcakes are moist and tender with great vanilla flavor – perfect for an Easter, Spring, or any time of the year dessert! Maple syrup is the sweetener, making these cupcakes gluten free, and refined sugar-free!
A super easy recipe for small batch strawberry cupcakes! You only need one bowl to make these moist and tender cupcakes. Fresh strawberry puree gives the cupcakes their delicious strawberry flavor and perfect texture! Frost with strawberry whipped buttercream frosting for a complete strawberry treat!
Perfectly light and refreshing Mini Sweet Lemon Cakes – This recipe makes 5 mini cakes that are moist, sweet, and highlighted with fresh lemon. Top the cakes with your favorite frosting, or a light and airy Marshmallow Meringue!
No roundup of Easter Dessert Recipe Ideas would be complete without cookies. I have yet to venture into the baking world of adding Jelly Beans, Pastel Colored M&M’s, or Peeps to my cookies. They are fun to use as photography props though! Maybe someday one of the confections will actually make it on/in a recipe. Maybe.
So instead of the bright colored candies, this list of cookies for Easter come include flavors that are likely not found naturally in a Easter Basket.
Strawberry Shortcake Biscuit Cookies
Strawberry Shortcake Biscuit Cookies are soft and tender cookies spiked with fresh strawberries. This is a small batch recipe for shortcake cookies that are similar in texture to buttery biscuits. The cookies are sweet and bright and can be finished with a strawberry whipped cream topping.
Toasted Coconut Maple Macaroons are warm, toasty, and one of the easiest cookies you can make! The shredded coconut is toasted before the cookies are baked to add extra flavor and crunch to the final cookie. And pure maple syrup gives the cookies a rich and buttery flavor.
This small batch of soft and buttery Lemon Shortbread Cookies are highlighted with fresh lemon juice, plus zest! The cookies are light, bright, and easy to make – and they are perfect with a hot cup of tea!
This small batch of Almond Flour and Maple Cookies are gluten-free and refined-sugar free, and they are easy to make! Only one bowl is needed to make 6 soft and tender cookies full of almond flavor, sweetened with maple syrup, and finished with slivered almonds for a light and sweet treat.
When I say easy, I mean no-bake cheesecake. Full transparency though – the crust on these cheesecake recipes may need a few minutes in the oven. But, you don’t have to worry about baking a perfect cheesecake without cracks!
Now, I typically don’t think of cheesecake as a traditional Easter dessert. But maybe we should make new traditions.
No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake Parfaits
Smooth and creamy No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake Parfaits are as easy as they are delicious. The cheesecake filling is lightly sweetened with maple syrup then topped with vibrant fresh cherry filling.
No-baking is required for this perfect summer dessert – Mini Orange Creamsicle No-Bake Cheesecake! Silky cheesecake is brightened with fresh orange juice and zest, then topped with orange whipped cream, and all on top of a buttery vanilla wafer crust.
This roundup of Easter Dessert Ideas is just the start of recipes that are on the blog. If you want to check out even more recipe ideas, the Easter Desserts and Spring Desserts pages have a few more goodies to add to the list.
