These 25 Easter Treats Will Have Everyone Skipping the Candy Basket
Easter usually means candy baskets, but these treats might change everyone’s plans in the best way. They bring a fun mix of sweetness that gets people reaching for seconds right away.
Each one fits right into the day with simple, crowd-pleasing flavors. They add something extra to the table without making things feel complicated.
Carrot Cake Bread
Carrot Cake bread is an easier version of the beloved cake. It only takes a few minutes to put together and tastes just as delicious without the work.
Get the Recipe: Carrot Cake Bread.
Easter Chocolate Chip Cookies
This delicious Easter Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe is a spring spin on classic chocolate chip cookies with the addition of Cadbury mini eggs. They have soft, chewy cookies with crisp edges and make a great addition to your holiday dessert table. Your whole family will love these cookies.
Get the Recipe: Easter Chocolate Chip Cookies.
No Bake Bunny Print Cookies
These bunny paw thumbprint cookies are so cute, and they’re a perfect treat for Easter. Whether you want to make something for the kids or even whip up these cookies with them, since this is a no-bake recipe, these Easter cookies are nothing less than adorable!
Get the Recipe: No Bake Bunny Print Cookies.
Easter Rocky Road
When it comes to quick and easy Easter treats, my go-to is always Easter Rocky Road! This rich, crunchy, and chocolate-packed dessert is the perfect blend of sweet, crunchy, and chewy textures, making it absolutely irresistible.
Get the Recipe: Easter Rocky Road.
Vegan Frosted Animal Crackers (Bunny Cookies)
These vegan Easter cookies are a bunny-shaped homage to the nostalgic pink and white Mother’s circus animal cookies with sprinkles from your childhood. Fun to make and perfect for any occasion, these iced animal crackers are both delicious and cruelty-free.
Get the Recipe: Vegan Frosted Animal Crackers (Bunny Cookies).
Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs
My no-bake Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs are loaded with a smooth peanut butter filling and covered in a delicious chocolate coating. They are no-bake, made with just seven ingredients that cost less than $10, and take a few minutes to prep! These are our favorite Easter treats!
Get the Recipe: Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs.
3-Ingredient Chocolate Covered Oreos Using Molds
These white chocolate-covered Oreos are a sweet and simple treat that’s as much fun to make as they are to eat! Using molds makes the process quick and mess-free, while the white chocolate adds a rich creaminess to the classic cookie.
Get the Recipe: 3-Ingredient Chocolate Covered Oreos Using Molds.
Super Cute Flower Pot Cookies
Flower Pot Cookies – Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups filled with hazelnut chocolate and topped with crushed chocolate cookies.
Get the Recipe: Super Cute Flower Pot Cookies.
Pretty, Pastel Springtime Cookies
These pretty, pastel springtime cookies are almost too pretty to eat. I did say, “almost”. They’re not just great for Valentine’s day and Easter, but make a great hostess gift, too.
Get the Recipe: Pretty, Pastel Springtime Cookies.
Coconut Macaroon Nutella Nest Cookies
These sweet, adorable Coconut Macaroon Nutella Nest Cookies are perfect for spring and Easter. Coconut and Nutella lovers will sing over these.
Get the Recipe: Coconut Macaroon Nutella Nest Cookies.
Chestnut Chocolate Truffles
These Chestnut Chocolate Truffles are very easy to make. Chestnut Chocolate Truffles make a great edible gift for your friends and family!
Get the Recipe: Chestnut Chocolate Truffles.
Lemon Easter Cookies
These pretty decorated Easter cookies flavoured with lemon and vanilla can be made in any shape you like and topped with springy pastel royal icing. You don’t need to be a piping expert to make these little sugar cookies look adorable, just a bit of food colouring and some sprinkles.
Get the Recipe: Lemon Easter Cookies.
Carrot Cake Cheesecake: Two Classics In One Dessert!
Spring treats just got a lot more exciting (and tasty!) with this carrot cake cheesecake recipe! It blends the rich deliciousness of carrot cake with the creamy decadence of cheesecake, all in one easy-to-make dessert. If you’re looking to treat yourself to something delectable or just want to wow family and friends with your dessert-making prowess, this is one cheesecake you’ll want to make again and again!
Get the Recipe: Carrot Cake Cheesecake: Two Classics In One Dessert!.
Mini Easter Egg Fruit Pizza Cookies {Healthy}
These colorful fruit Easter eggs are the perfect dessert for your Easter meal! Each of the Easter fruit pizza cookies is made with a healthier sugar cookie base, naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Then, they’re topped with a delicious cream cheese frosting, and your kid’s favorite fruits are arranged to look like Easter eggs. They’re perfect for Easter brunch or a healthier holiday dessert!
Get the Recipe: Mini Easter Egg Fruit Pizza Cookies {Healthy}.
Easter Oreo Truffles
These Easter Oreo truffles are a fun activity for the whole family to make this Easter. It’s a no-bake recipe, with five simple ingredients, and you’ll have a tasty dessert or edible gift.
Get the Recipe: Easter Oreo Truffles.
Easter Mini Cheesecake Cups
Easter mini egg cheesecake Cups are the perfect treat to whip up for the holiday! With a buttery graham cracker crust, a rich and creamy Easter cheesecake filling (packed with bits of Easter egg chocolates!), and a festive topping of toasted coconut and candy-coated mini eggs, these little desserts bring all the springtime magic.
Get the Recipe: Easter Mini Cheesecake Cups.
Bunny Butt Cookies
If you’re looking for a really easy and super adorable Easter dessert option, then you’re going to love these bunny butt cookies. They’re so cute! I’m using a sugar cookie base which I’m baking in my air fryer since it’s so fast, but there are lots of other options you can use too.
Get the Recipe: Bunny Butt Cookies.
Best Sour Cream Easter Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Celebrate Easter with these adorable sour cream sugar cookies with a cream cheese frosting! The dough is perfect for cutting into bunnies, eggs, and more!
Get the Recipe: Best Sour Cream Easter Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting.
Easter Brownies
These Easter Brownies are the perfect festive treats to elevate any Easter celebration or springtime party. Chocolate brownies are covered with swirled dark chocolate bark and dotted with adorable candy eggs; they’re pretty, fun to make, and incredibly delicious!
Get the Recipe: Easter Brownies.
Baby Chick Mini Cheese Balls
This Easter cheese ball recipe is easy to make and so cute! The baby chick mini cheese balls will appeal to everyone, young and old alike, and they’re one of the more adorable Easter appetizers you can whip up.
Get the Recipe: Baby Chick Mini Cheese Balls.
Easy Mini Egg Tray Bake (No-Bake)
This no-bake Mini Egg tray bake is not just for Easter, it can be enjoyed at any time of year! It’s rich and delicious, packed with Digestive biscuits and topped with white chocolate and Cadbury chocolate Mini Eggs. It’s super easy to make too so it’s perfect for beginners.
Get the recipe: Easy Mini Egg Tray Bake (No-Bake).
Easter Blondies
These Easter Blondies are rich, buttery, and packed with sweet bursts of chocolate from chopped mini eggs. They have a chewy texture with crisp, golden edges and a soft center, making them the perfect Easter dessert.
Get the Recipe: Easter Blondies.
Flower Cookies
These four-ingredient flower cookies are surprisingly simple to make! They’re rich, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth, with a simple shortbread base. Adding edible flowers to the cookies was inspired by Sophie’s collection of 1970s cookbooks, where it’s featured many times.
Get the Recipe: Flower Cookies.
Easter Bark
This Easter Bark is a fun and delicious Easter treat that is so easy to make, and it’s a great way to enjoy Easter candy, before or after Easter. It has delicious layers of chocolate and white chocolate, all topped with your favorite Easter candies.
Get the Recipe: Easter Bark.
Birds Nest Cookies
Easy no-bake cookies are the perfect recipe to make for Easter and during the Spring. Your kids will love making these super-easy chocolate treats. Plus, everyone loves Cadbury Mini Eggs!
Get the Recipe: Birds Nest Cookies.
