155 Easter Recipes
Wow, did Easter creep up on me this year! Does your family have any Easter traditions? A big brunch… a casual get together… an Easter egg hunt for the kids… typical ham, potatoes, and traditional side dishes? My grandma always baked some special things at Easter, so my mom and I will be making those toward the end of this week in preparation for Sunday. I’ll be sharing a few new recipes this week that will be great additions to any Easter menu, but I wanted to kick things off with a round up of some of my favorite Easter foods. You’ll find ideas for breakfasts, brunches, appetizers, side dishes, and desserts. If you’re putting together a menu this week, I think you’ll find some great ideas in the list below. Enjoy!
Drinks
Blackberry Gin Fizz Float
Bourbon Slush
Classic Lemonade
Ginger-Tea Lemonade
Strawberry Pimm’s Cup Cocktail
White Sangria
Breakfast/Brunch
Apple Fritter Doughnuts
Bacon, Cheddar & Green Onion Scones
Bacon and Cheese Quiche Tart
Baked French Toast Casserole with Praline Topping
Banana Muffins
Best Buttermilk Pancakes
Blueberry Buttermilk Scones
Blueberry Crumb Cake
Blueberry Muffins
Buttermilk Biscuits
Caramelized Onion, Mushroom & Gruyere Puff Pastry Tarts
Cheddar, Jalapeño and Chive Biscuits
Cheesy Sausage Spinach Breakfast Casserole
Cinnamon-Almond French Toast
Cinnamon Roll Biscuits
Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding Breakfast Casserole
Cinnamon-Sugar Pull-Apart Bread
Cinnamon-Sugar Scones
Classic Buttermilk Waffles
Coffeecake Muffins
Cranberry Orange Scones
Cream Cheese Cinnamon Rolls
Croissants
Danish Braid
Italian Easter Pie
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Monkey Bread
Morning Glory Muffins
New York-Style Crumb Cake
Orange Berry Muffins
Praline Waffles
Quiche Lorraine Scones
Rhubarb Crumb Cake
Sausage-Cheddar Biscuits
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Sticky Buns
Vanilla Bean Rhubarb-Ginger Scones
Breads
Bacon and Cheese Easter Bread
Cloverleaf Dinner Rolls
Garlic Knots
Hot Cross Buns
Italian Easter Bread
Paska Bread
Sweet Dinner Rolls
Appetizers
Artichoke Spinach Dip
Baked Asiago and Caramelized Onion Hummus
Chicken Spread
Crab Dip
Cucumber-Tomato Bruschetta in Phyllo Cups
Fontina-Stuffed, Bacon-Wrapped Dates
Fruit Dip
Hummus
Mango-Pineapple Salsa
Pigu (an old family recipe!)
Polenta Pizza
Shrimp Nacho Bites
Spinach Dip
Sun-Dried Tomato Dip
Veggie Pizza Appetizer
World’s Best Pimento Cheese Ball
Side Dishes
Antipasto Salad
Bacon and Mushroom Potato Gratin
Best Ever Potato Salad
Broccoli Salad
Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Gratin
Chinese Coleslaw
Creamy Cucumber Salad
Creamy, Lighter Macaroni Salad
Deviled Eggs
Egg Salad
Italian Pasta Salad
Mrs. Waterman’s Stuffed Mushrooms
Panzanella
Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Potato Salad with Herbed Balsamic Vinaigrette
Scalloped Potatoes
The Signature Salad
Waldorf Salad
Warm Spinach Salad with Bacon, Mushrooms & Hard-Boiled Eggs
Cakes
Angel Food Cake
Apple-Pecan Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Filling & Praline Frosting
Black Forest Cake
Black and White Chocolate Cake
Blueberry Boy Bait
Blueberry-Lemon Buttermilk Bundt Cake
Brownie Mosaic Cheesecake
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Coconut-Vanilla Bean Cake with Coconut Meringue Buttercream Frosting
Double Vanilla Ice Cream Cake
Espresso Cheesecake
Fig and Almond Cheesecake
German Chocolate Cake
Hidden Berry Cream Cheese Torte
Homemade Rum Cake
Honey Cake
Honey-Vanilla Sour Cream Pound Cake
Meyer Lemon Loaf Cake
New York-Style Cheesecake with Fresh Strawberry Topping
Perfect Party Cake
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Rainbow Cake
Russian Pound Cake
Strawberries and Cream Angel Food Cake Roll
Strawberry Mirror Cake
Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Tres Leches Cake
Cookies and Bars
Almond Lace Cookies
Blackberry Pie Bars
Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons
Coconut Chocolate Chunk Blondies
Easter Egg Sugar Cookies
Filled Raisin Cookies
Key Lime Pie Bars
Lemon Bars
Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
Lemon Burst Cookies
Macadamia Nut, Coconut & White Chocolate Blondies
Madeleines
Orange Cookies with Sweet Orange Glaze
Pink Grapefruit Sandwich Cookies
Pizzelle
Raspberry Streusel Bars
Sky-High Lemon Meringue Pie Bars
Cupcakes
Ambrosia Cupcakes
Banana Cupcakes with Vanilla Pastry Cream
Hummingbird Cupcakes
Lemon-Limoncello Cupcakes
Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Meringue Buttercream
Tiramisu Cupcakes
Pies and Tarts
Banana Cream Pie
Blueberry Pie
Chocolate Cream Pie
Coconut Cream Pie
Fresh Fruit Tart with Pastry Cream
Fresh Strawberry Pie
Key Lime Pie
Lemon Meringue Pie
Orange Cream Tart
Rhubarb-Pie Tartlets
Strawberry Cream Cheese Crumble Tart
Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
Strawberry Tart
More Desserts
Berry Trifle
Chocolate Pavlova with Mascarpone and Raspberries
Grandma’s Ambrosia Salad
Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs
No-Bake Banana Split Dessert
Pavlova
Rainbow Ribbon Jello
What’s on your Easter menu this year?
Hi Michelle,
I truly love your blog with all the amazing recipes but what I enjoy the most is hearing all about your family traditions/recipes. It is fun to read. Wishing you and your family all the best.
Ann Marie from Philly
Thank you so much for the recommendation to Baked and Wired in DC. We took a food tour of Georgetown – you walk around with a tour guide learning the history and you make four stops into restaurants – we had tilapia with garlic mashed potatoes at Cafe la rusche, a coffee rubbed skirt steak salad with a side of caramelized cauliflower at Paolo’s, tasting plates at a Lebanese restaurant and omg s’mores and bee stings with iced coffee at …. Yup, Baked and Wired!!! When they mentioned dessert I asked if it would be Baked and Wired and was psyched to find out we were going there. If not, my plan was to politely taste dessert and then head to Baked. All the people on the tour now know of your site as well …. Did I mention I don’t eat fish – which was delicious … Or cauliflower – which was delicious. Lebanese, well my husband whose my CCC as well was in heaven so that made me smile. I am dreaming of that skirt steak, cauliflower and desserts …..the bee sting reminded me of Easter. Thank you again
Hi Renee, Isn’t Baked and Wired awesome?! I’m so glad you enjoyed it as much as I did!
Wow, what a list! Thank you, this might come handy.
PS: the photo is so cute :)
Wowza!!! This is an amazing round-up Michelle!!!
Yes! I just sat down to plan my menu and saw this. I always struggle with sides so I’m so glad to see your list. I think I’m going to do the Brussels sprouts gratin. It looks really good and I think it will be perfect for my baby steps into liking them! :)
Wow, this is a looong list! Thanks for sharing!
Amazing collection!!
This is an incredible lineup! Thanks for sharing!!
You’re the first person I’ve seen who knows what Paska is! I grew up eating it every Easter, except we cover it with buttercream frosting…best ever.
Thanks for a great roundup! Pinned
I’ve been obsessed with Easter baking this week since making Cheesecake Easter Eggs!! Trying to decide what to bake next is going to be difficult. SO many great ideas!!
http://jenniferbakes.blogspot.ie/2014/04/mini-cheesecake-easter-eggs.html#.U0uhfMfg8ig