48 Festive Easter Dessert Recipes

Celebrate Easter with these 48 festive Easter dessert recipes. They would be the perfect addition to your Easter brunch, lunch, or dinner this year.

Easter dessert cookies, pies and cakes

This post may contain affiliate links. You can read my full disclosure here.

Love printables? Sign up here to access my free resource library that has meal planning printables such as shopping lists and favorite meal worksheets.

Easter is on its way, and I don’t know about you but I’m already on the hunt for the best Easter desserts to make this year. Although candy takes center stage at Easter, there’s always room for dessert. Especially, when you are looking for easy desserts to enjoy after Easter brunch or dinner.

So, I thought I would gather up some of the best Easter desserts you can add to your Easter table this year. You will find cakes, blondies, fudge, pies, cookies, and no-bake Easter treats to enjoy. 

Looking for more delicious recipes you can make for Easter?

48 Festive Easter Desserts

Celebrate Easter with these delicious springtime desserts. Find beautiful pastel colors, tasty treats, and adorable Easter egg and bunny-shaped desserts. You are sure to find something to try in this list of 48 festive Easter dessert recipes.

Easter Cakes and Pies

When it comes to desserts to enjoy after Easter brunch or dinner, we love our cakes and pies. Enjoy these decadent Easter cheesecakes, lemon cupcakes, carrot cake recipes, and more.

easter cheesecake with mini eggs on top cut into triangles

Mini Egg Cheesecake– Dessert for Two

This mini egg cheesecake uses an entire bag of leftover mini eggs, whipped cream, and cream cheese to make a no-bake cheesecake in a loaf pan.

A slice of cheesecake with cadbury eggs on white plate

Creme Egg Cheesecake-Making Mom Magic

This delicious cheesecake is made with Cadbury creme eggs. An easy dessert that is perfect to enjoy after Easter dinner.

Vanilla cheesecake with berries on top

Vanilla Bean Cheesecake Recipe– Glenda Embree

The easiest, creamiest, most decadently delicious, and perfect cheesecake recipe you will ever make or eat! A secret ingredient sugar cookie-style crust will have you hooked. And this simple, luscious, baked cheesecake requires no water bath. It can be baked in a 9×13 pan or a 10″ springform.

Easter cake on cake dish with flowers and easter eggs around it

Easter Cake– Cristina’s Cucina

Try this traditional Easter bundt cake for dessert this year. It’s easy to make and everyone loves to have more than one piece!

A slice of carrot cake for Easter on a white plate

Copycat Starbucks Carrot Cake- The Cookin’ Chicks

This Copycat Starbucks Carrot Cake recipe is packed with flavor! A moist and fluffy spiced cake with an incredible cream cheese frosting, what’s not to love? Whether you’re looking to satisfy your sweet tooth or simply craving a comforting slice of cake, this carrot cake recipe is guaranteed to transport your taste buds to dessert heaven.

Carrot almond cake on colorful plate with a slice missing

Carrot Almond Cake- Where is My Spoon

This moist carrot almond cake with a fruity and delicious orange juice and whipped cream filling is the perfect Easter cake.

mini carrot cake cut into triangles

Mini Carrot Cake– Chenée Today

This mini carrot cake is moist and flavorful with a brown butter cream cheese frosting! And it’s only a 6-inch cake, so it’s perfect for a small group!

Coconut sheet cake on black plate

Coconut Sheet Cake– Home.Made.Interest

Coconut sheet cake is a moist, sweet, and easy dessert for any occasion. This semi-homemade treat gets finished off with fluffy coconut cream cheese icing to make a decadent coconut dessert that everyone will love.

Cookie cake with Easter mini eggs on top

Easter Mini Eggs Cookie Cake- On My Kid’s Plate

Easter Mini Eggs Cookie cake is a large gooey chocolate chip cookie full of chocolate mini eggs then frosted and topped with more Easter candy. It’s a fun dessert to bring to a party or Easter brunch, and delicious to share!

Carrot cake cupcakes in small flower pots

Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes- Frolic and Fare

 Enjoy this delicious moist carrot cake baked into mini terracotta pots, and topped with cream cheese frosting.

Sunflower cupcakes made with Easter peeps

Flower Cupcakes-Dancing Through the Rain

These Sunflower Cupcakes are the perfect desserts for spring and Easter! Using Easter Peeps and a tasty cake mix, these fun treats will be a hit with everyone!

lemon cupcake on white plate

Lemon Curd Cupcakes– Vintage Kitchen

Wonderfully lemony, these gorgeous cupcakes are sweet and soft, with a lemon curd center and a lemon cream cheese frosting. All components can be made ahead.

Robin's nest cupcakes

Robin’s Nest Cupcakes-Tastes of Lizzy T

Try these easy and festive robin’s nest cupcakes. Delicious homemade chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting and robin’s eggs on top.

Coconut cream pie in white scalloped pie dish

Coconut Cream Pie- The Recipe Rebel

This easy Coconut Cream Pie recipe is completely made from scratch, right down to the simple pie crust and coconut custard filling! It’s the perfect Easter dessert or any time dessert!

More Easter Cakes and Pies to Try:

Easter Cookies and Bars

You won’t be able to resist these adorable and tasty Easter cookie and bar recipes. Find everything from bird’s nest cookies to Easter magic cookie bars and brownies.

Cadbury egg chocolate chip cookies for Easter

Cadbury Egg Cookies-Baked Abundance

These chocolate chip cookies with Cadbury Mini Eggs are full of delicious milk chocolate in every bite! These easy-to-make cookies are a perfect way to celebrate Spring or Easter.

Vanilla pudding cookies with sprinkles

Vanilla Pudding Cookies with Rainbow Sprinkles- Peas and Crayons

These rockstar Rainbow Sprinkle Cookies are soft and chewy with perfectly crisp edges! They’re a great addition to your Easter dessert lineup and great for parties!

Easter nest cookies on white plate with mini eggs on top

Coconut Macaroon Nutella Nest Cookies-Chew Out Loud

These sweet, adorable Coconut Macaroon Nutella Nest Cookies are perfect for spring and Easter. Coconut and Nutella lovers will sing over these.

Chocolate no-bake cookies with mini eggs

Birds Nest Cookies-Dinner at the Zoo

These no-bake bird’s nest cookies are made with chocolate, butterscotch, and chow mein noodles, then finished off with candy eggs. The perfect easy Easter dessert!

Carrot cake cookies for Easter with a white glaze

Carrot Cake Cookies– Chef Savvy

 This easy Carrot Cake Cookies recipe features all the flavors of carrot cake rolled into tasty, convenient cookies. These soft tender oatmeal cookies are filled with grated carrots, nutmeg, and cinnamon, then drizzled with a sweet cream cheese frosting.

Bunny shaped sugar cookies with white frosting

Bunny Shaped Easter Cookies– Sugar and Charm

These are the cutest Easter cookies! A classic bunny-shaped sugar cookie, frosted with royal icing and a tiny buttercream tail. These will be a hit for any spring brunch!

Pink and yellow Easter shaped sugar cookies

Easter Sugar Cookies– Tasty Treats and Eats

Easter Sugar Cookies are the best Easter Cookie Recipe! Use your favorite easter cookie cutters for a delicious, simple treat!

Italian Easter cookies with pink, yellow and blue frosting and sprinkles

Buttery Italian Easter Cookies- The Slow Roasted Italian

These delightful, buttery Italian cookies are adorned with colorful sprinkles, making them irresistibly festive! Perfect for any celebration, their melt-in-your-mouth texture will enchant your taste buds.

Robins egg colored Easter macarons

Easter Macarons– Baked by an Introvert

These Easter Macarons will be an adorable addition to your Easter table. They have a malted milk chocolate ganache filling with a speckled shell that looks like a robin’s egg.

Easter magic cookie bars cut into squares and stacked

Easter Magic Cookie Bars– Mom Foodie

These easy Easter Magic Cookie Bars are sure to be a hit for all ages. A casual dessert with the pretty pastel colors of the season.

Easter chocolate brownies with mini eggs on top

Easter Chocolate Brownie Nests- Kids Craft Room

Kids will love to help make these Easter Nest Brownies. Super easy and super yummy.

Festive Easter brownies on black plate

Easter Brownies- The Forked Spoon 

Elevate your Easter festivities or spring gatherings with these delightful Easter Brownies. Each chocolatey square is topped with a swirl of dark chocolate bark and adorned with charming candy eggs, making them not only visually appealing but also enjoyable to create and irresistibly tasty!

Carrot cake blondies on white plate

Carrot Cake Blondies- Modern Honey

These soft, chewy carrot cake bars with cream cheese frosting are perfect for your Spring gathering. These carrot cake blondies taste even better than carrot cake!

Gooey Cake confetti bars stacked on top of each other

Gooey Confetti Cake Bars– Food Banjo

Gooey confetti bars are easy to make and so delicious. They are festive Easter treats with sprinkles!

Easter rice Krispy treats in white and red bowl

Easter Egg Rice Krispies Treats- Modern Mom Life

Your whole family will love making and eating these Easter egg Rice Krispies treats! Made with mini marshmallows and cereal, it’s the perfect treat to include in an Easter basket to accompany plastic eggs and jelly beans.

Lemon blueberry squares in white baking dish

Lemon Blueberry Dessert Squares- Thyme With Heather

Easy lemon blueberry squares are both sweet and tart. They make the perfect Easter dessert with its delicious oat cookie crumble base.

More Delicious Easter Desserts

Here are a few more delicious Easter desserts that include mini eggs and Cadbury fudge to homemade peanut butter eggs and an Easter trifle.

White fudge with mini Easter eggs on top

Mini Eggs Fudge– Good Party Ideas

Easter egg fudge is delicious and colorful. A fun Easter dessert that can be made with just a few ingredients.

Cadbury egg chocolate fudge

Creme Egg Fudge– Eat Cook Bake

This Creme Egg fudge is super easy to make with just 3 ingredients. It’s soft, rich, and super chocolatey.

Homemade peanut butter cups

Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs– Sweet and Savory Meals

Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs are loaded with peanut butter and covered in a delicious chocolate coating. They are super easy to make and a favorite treat for Easter!

Carrot cake donuts with white icing with little carrots drawn on top

Carrot Cake Donuts- Cambrea Bakes

Carrot cake lovers will love these carrot cake donuts! Baked, not fried, they start with a perfectly spiced carrot cake batter and are topped with cream cheese icing and candied pecans. They are perfect for Easter brunch, breakfast, and beyond!

Chocolate Easter trifle with mini eggs on top

Easter Trifle- Cup of Flour

Looking for a chocolate Easter trifle recipe to make for an Easter dessert this spring? This delicious chocolate trifle is loaded with three types of chocolate and is super simple to make!

Strawberry shortcake salad in glass dish

Strawberry Shortcake Fruit Salad– Two Pink Peonies

This strawberry shortcake fruit salad with strawberry crunch topping is the perfect light and airy dessert. If you love strawberry crumble topping then you’ll love this easy fruit salad recipe.

Banana pudding in glass dish

Homemade Banana Pudding-Maplewood Road

This classic homemade banana pudding recipe is the perfect easy dessert that you can make for Easter or any time of the year that everyone will enjoy.

Even more Easter Desserts to Enjoy:

There you go, 48 easy and festive Easter dessert recipes. I hope you have been inspired to add one of these delicious desserts to your holiday meal. 

Bunny ears with Easter eggs

Looking for more easy dessert recipes to make for Easter?

Don’t forget to sign up for my Free Resource Library to grab my meal planning printables. You will also get access to lots more printables all completely free for you to print out and enjoy!

Follow me on Pinterest for more recipes and meal planning inspiration.