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68 Easter Desserts That Everyone Will Love

Updated on March 06, 2024

From adorable bunny cakes and cute chick cookies to classics like carrot cake and hot cross buns, these recipes are perfect for any sweet spread.

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Our Best Easter Dessert Recipes

If there’s one thing we love about Easter it’s the fact that there are so many sweet treats to be enjoyed all day long. You can start your day with cup of tea and an icing-topped hot cross bun, you can nibble on Easter cookies in the afternoon while you whip up a few fun treats with the kids and then you can indulge in a celebratory cake or cupcakes after dinner—and no one will even question it! Best of all, you don’t have to a pro baker or decorator to make something festive. Just take this cake, for example. Strawberries are easily transformed into adorable bunnies and carrots. Set atop a delicious cake, they make for an Easter dessert that everyone will be *hopping* to eat.

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Leftover Easter Candy Crispy Treats

Leftover Easter candy transforms crispy rice treats into a colorful snack that's super fun to eat. With loads of different textures and flavors at play, every bite is a surprise.

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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting   

This is a tall, moist carrot cake, light in texture and lightly spiced with cinnamon and touch of nutmeg. Heavy cream whipped into the cream cheese frosting makes it extra fluffy.
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Italian Easter Cookies

These lemony Italian cookies are traditional treats in the southern part of the country but are also often found at Italian-American bakeries around Easter time. While they have several different Italian names you will most likely see them labeled "lemon drops” in the States. They are light, not too sweet and have a tender, buttery crumb. Dipped in a thin lemony glaze and decorated with holiday-inspired sprinkles, they are the perfect festive addition to any table.

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