Whether you’re looking for the perfect Easter dessert for the end of your holiday meal, or a fun treat to make with the kids, you’ve come to the right place! Here you’ll find over 20 completely delicious simple treats and elegant desserts that you’re sure to love.
Easter dessert ideas
Carrot cake, lemon bars, cheesecake, frosted sugar cookies, all things coconut— I have it all! And I hope you’ll feel inspired to make something a little special for the holiday. Each of my tried-and-true recipes come with all the help and tips you’ll need for success, so that hopefully the hardest thing will be picking the right recipe. 🙂
What are *my* favorite Easter desserts? While every dessert here is celebration-worthy, I almost always stick to my light and fluffy coconut cake. But these chocolate marshmallow cookies and classic lemon bars are faves too.
20+ Easter dessert recipes
Carrot Bundt Cake
A classic, lightly-spiced carrot cake with delicious mix-ins like coconut and pecans, topped with cream cheese icing— but in an easier bundt cake! It’s also made with browned butter, so it’s likely to be the BEST carrot cake you’ve ever had.
Classic Lemon Bars
Classic easy lemon bars with a buttery shortbread crust, tart lemon filling, and powdered sugar topping are always a crowd favorite!
Easiest Sugar Cookies
Welcome to the easiest sugar cookies you will ever bake! With a soft, tender texture and delightful vanilla flavor, these no-chill, no-roll sugar cookies topped with delicious buttercream frosting are a game-changer.
Light and Fluffy Coconut Cake
This coconut cake is guaranteed to be the BEST coconut cake you’ve ever had. It has light and tender coconut cake layers, a creamy coconut filling, and coconut cream cheese frosting. It’s a coconut lover’s dream come true!
Mini Cheesecakes
This coconut cake is guaranteed to be the BEST coconut cake you’ve ever had. It has light and tender coconut cake layers, a creamy coconut filling, and coconut cream cheese frosting. It’s a coconut lover’s dream come true!
Lemon Blueberry Cake
This light and tender lemon blueberry cake is filled with fresh blueberry preserves and frosted with silky lemon buttercream.
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Classic strawberry rhubarb pie needs no fancy frills or embellishments. Just one bite and you’re a fan for life! The combination of sweet strawberries, tart rhubarb, and flaky butter pie crust makes for the perfect spring and summer pie.
Coconut Macaroons
These coconut macaroons are moist and chewy, with just the right amount of sweetness. Drizzled with chocolate ganache, they’re an irresistible treat!
Strawberries and Cream Crepe Cake
Layers of homemade crepes, fluffy whipped cream, and juicy strawberries make up this light and decadent strawberries and cream crepe cake.
Lemon Berry Shortcakes
Lemon biscuit shortcakes with lemon curd, whipped cream, and fresh berries. A delicious lemony take on the classic!
Coconut Cupcakes
Light in texture but heavy on flavor, these coconut cupcakes topped with billowing cream cheese frosting are one of my all-time faves.
Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies
Chocolate covered chocolate marshmallow cookies are fun, easy, and a tasty treat. These soft chocolate cookies topped with marshmallows and melted chocolate are favorite from my childhood!
Lemon Olive Oil Cake
Light and tender, this flavorful lemon olive oil cake requires just 6 basic ingredients! It’s easy enough for a casual dessert, but fancy enough to impress dinner guests too.
Blueberry Muffin Cupcakes
Is it a muffin? Is it a cupcake? It’s both! And these blueberry muffin cupcakes with lemon cream cheese frosting are perfect for brunch.
Strawberry Cheesecake Bars
These no-bake strawberry cheesecake bars are a fun, easy, and delicious dessert. I especially love to make these during the summer months when fresh seasonal strawberries are extra sweet.
Lemon Coconut Cake
You’re sure to fall in love with this light lemon coconut cake made up of tender coconut cake layers, homemade zesty lemon curd, and velvety Chantilly cream frosting.
Coconut Brownie Bites
Little bites of fudgy brownies filled with coconut are all dressed up for Easter!
Angel Food Cake
Angel food cake is a classic cake made from whipped egg whites. It’s subtly sweet, very light, and delicate. Top it with whipped cream and berries for the perfect light dessert!
Lemon Berry Tart
This lemon berry tart is a lovely and elegant dessert for spring and summer. It has a sweet tart dough, creamy lemon filling, and a topping of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries.
Hot Cross Biscuits
These hot cross biscuits are made with spices, orange peel and raisins and are a lot like the traditional buns, but so much easier!
Chocolate Banana Cream Pie
Classic banana cream pie just got an upgrade! With layers of chocolate ganache, fresh bananas, vanilla pudding and whipped cream, this chocolate banana cream pie is one you’re sure to love.
White Chocolate Coconut Cookies
These delicious and chewy cookies are packed with toasted coconut and white chocolate chips.
Strawberry Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake
Strawberries and rhubarb are the perfect way to welcome spring. And this strawberry-rhubarb upside-down cake is a great cake for all occasions, big or small. It’s so simple, lovely and very delicious!
Looking for more?
I have even more Easter recipe inspiration for brunch, dinner, side dishes and more in my Easter recipes and Spring recipes archives.
