45 Easy Easter Treats Everyone Will Love This Spring
Sorry chocolate bunnies and eggs, these desserts deserve a spot in your basket!
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Tasty food is an essential part of any holiday, Easter included. From an egg-filled Easter brunch to an elegant Easter dinner, the day can (and should!) be filled with feasts. And what better way to cap off a festive meal than with a spread of Easter treats?
While your kids’ Easter baskets may be filled with chocolate bunnies and their egg hunt may uncover Easter candies, there’s nothing quite like a homemade Easter dessert that says “holiday.” Make the day extra special with classic treats like egg-shaped Easter cookies, chocolate nests and sweets that look like bunnies, lambs, flowers and other spring-inspired scenes. Bonus: These creative ideas make a dessert and an Easter craft in one. Not feeling artistic? Consider Easter treat recipes that don’t require decoration, like pastel-hued cupcakes, lemon-infused cakes and candy egg-filled bars. Just because you’re preparing a sweet from scratch doesn’t mean you can’t rely on store-bought staples. Easter-fy a dessert you already love by stirring in Robin Eggs, topping it with Peeps or decorating it with Cadbury Eggs or jelly beans. Easy!
And don't forget to add a few of these treats to everyone's crafty Easter baskets — kids, teens and adults will love them! Alternatively, if you are looking for something less sugary, we also have non-sweets for Easter baskets with plenty of affordable ideas for your Sunday celebration. Go ahead and pick your favorites for the sweetest Easter ever.
Macaroon "Nests"
You only need four ingredients to form these chewy, coconutty cookies, though the addition of candy eggs completes the look.
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Maritozzi
Need a last-minute idea? Buy brioche rolls and stuff them with homemade whipped cream for an indulgent holiday breakfast.
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Lavender Shortbread Wedges
Shortbread is equally perfect for dessert as it is for afternoon tea, so bake up one big cookie you can slice into all day.
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Air Fryer Strawberry-Thyme Mini Scones
Kick off the holiday with tender, flaky scones that cook in just about 10 minutes in your air fryer.
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Lemon Layer Cake With Flower Petals
Soup up a store-bought cake with homemade white chocolate "petals," or make this lemony stunner from scratch.
Hot Cross Buns
Brushing a beaten egg over the buns before baking creates a glowy, golden-brown hue. Don't skip this step!
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Brown Butter Crispy Rice Treats
Stir pastel-colored sprinkles into these classic bars to make them pop for Easter.
Mini Grasshopper Pies
Jarred marshmallow crème, chocolate sandwich cookies and peppermint extract come together for a delicious, creamy dessert.
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Matcha Snowball Cookies
These pretty pastel cookies definitely deserve a spot in this year's Easter treat lineup. They come together using matcha powder, pecans and plenty of confectioners' sugar.
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Carrot-Pineapple Cupcakes
DIY Pineapple "flowers" give these epic carrot cupcakes a tropical twist — and an excuse to make the prettiest-ever edible topping.
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Jammy Pie Twists
The key to these simple treats is using Bonne Maman Red Fruits spread for the filling, because it's lower in sugar and doesn't melt into the dough as much. Make two batches, because these will go fast!
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Pecan Berry Bursts
Freeze dried berries bring beautiful color and sweet-tart flavor to buttery pecan bites.
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Meyer Lemon Madeleines
These light, lemony madeleines are so sweet and airy that you won't be able to stop at just one.
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Lemon and Buttercream Sandwich Cookies
These egg-cellent cookies are sandwiched with buttercream and topped with a lemon curd "yolk."
Sugared Lavender Cupcakes
Who needs a bouquet of flowers when these gorgeous cupcakes can be your table's centerpiece?
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Meyer Lemon Bunny Cookies
Decorate these adorable sugar cookies however you see fit — but don't forget the shredded coconut tail!
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Rainbow Meringue Sandwiches
With delicate piping and pastel colors, these meringues will be the star of your dessert table.
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Lemon-Almond Poppy Seed Muffins
Start your Easter morning off right with a classic! Lemon and poppyseed muffins get a crunchy topping thanks to sugared almonds.
Roasted Strawberry Tart
Flaky puff pastry is topped with whipped cream, yogurt and roasted strawberries in this yummy tart ready to brighten any morning.
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Egg Wreath
Make a batch of our basic sugar cookies, decorate with royal icing, and arrange like a wreath. Decorate with leaves made from green sour belts.
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