Miscellaneous Recipe Roundups

12 Sweet Recipes for Easter

Homemade Easter candy corn in a bowl

Last Updated on March 26, 2026 by becky

I love creating new recipes for Easter. The pretty pastel colors, fresh spring flavors, seasonal ingredients, and cute holiday-inspired designs (so many chicks and bunnies!), always spark my imagination. Below are 12 sweet recipes for Easter, including some of my all-time favorites like Easter candy corn, mini egg bark, and chocolate peanut butter eggs.

Easter Rice Krispie Bird Nest Treats

Made with gooey marshmallow, melted butter, and puffed rice cereal and decorated with coconut and chocolate mini eggs (plus plenty of pastel sprinkles!) these Easter Rice Krispie treats make a fun addition to any springtime celebration.

Easter Blondies with Mini Eggs and White Chocolate

These sweet and simple blondies feature crushed mini eggs in a blondie base, with colorful layers of white chocolate ganache sandwiched in between. The perfect Easter treat!

Hot Cross Buns

Soft, spiced hot cross buns with dried fruit and a classic cross on top. A traditional British hot cross buns recipe for Easter!

Chocolate Bark with Mini Eggs

An Easter bark recipe featuring swirls of dark and pastel-tinted white chocolate, Cadbury mini Eggs, and two kinds of sprinkles. This Easter bark is fun to make, and comes together in a matter of minutes!

Mini Egg Ice Cream

Mini egg ice cream ice cream featuring a chocolate base, homemade fudge swirl, and crunchy crushed Cadbury mini egg candies. This easy Easter dessert recipe requires no eggs, and no baking—just whisk, chill, and churn!

Easter Pretzel Sticks

An Easter treat recipe made with pretzel sticks, melted chocolate, and colorful homemade fondant “Peeps” chicks and bunnies.

Cadbury Egg Brownies

Cadbury egg brownies made with milk chocolate chips and miniature Cadbury creme eggs, plus a thick layer of homemade chocolate frosting on top.

Easy Easter Brownies with Buttercream

Made with box mix and homemade buttercream frosting and decorated to like eggs, these easy Easter brownies are sure to delight. The perfect Easter baking project for kids and adults to do together, without the hassle of making brownies from scratch!

Peanut Butter Eggs

Enrobed in milk chocolate, these creamy peanut butter eggs will disappear quickly in a household of peanut butter lovers.

Buttercream Easter Eggs

Creamy Easter eggs featuring a soft buttercream center enrobed in chocolate and decorated with sprinkles.

 

Homemade Easter Sprinkles

A recipe for homemade sprinkles. Easily customizable for holidays, sports team colors, or anything else you’d like!

Easter Candy Corn

Make your own Easter candy corn! This easy homemade candy corn recipe features an assortment of pretty pastel colors, just in time for for spring.

More Favorite Easter Recipes

For more Easter desserts, please visit my Easter recipes collection. You can also check out my latest Easter Pinterest board, which is full of creative recipe ideas.

And if you do make these, or any of my recipes, dont forget to tag me @bastecutfold or use the hashtag #bastecutfold on Instagram. I always love to see what you’re making!

becky

Rebecca Frey is a freelance recipe developer, food writer, photographer, stylist, and pastry chef. She earned the Diplôme de Pâtisserie (French Pastry Techniques Diploma) from Le Cordon Bleu London in 2020 and an MSc in Culinary Innovation from Birkbeck, University of London in 2022, where she focused her dissertation research on Pennsylvania Dutch recipes. She also holds a Professional Chocolatier’s Certificate from Ecole Chocolat. Rebecca has developed recipes for websites including Serious Eats, The Spruce Eats, Wine Enthusiast, and others. Follow her on Instagram @bastecutfold.

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