Easter recipes

Find everything you need for the long Easter weekend, including homemade Easter eggs, cakes, Easter baking, hot cross bun recipes, Sunday roasts and more.

If it’s all feeling a bit too much and you’re catering for a crowd, get some inspiration from the three Easter menus we’ve put together – as close to stress-free as you can get, and covering a classic Easter menu, an alternative and a vegetarian Easter menu.

Just need a pudding idea for Easter? See our desserts.

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Caramelised white chocolate cheesecake

Cheesecake recipes

Caramelised white chocolate cheesecake

This showstopping cheesecake has a high-sided chocolatey biscuit base, a creamy filling spiked with nutty caramelised white chocolate and a...

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Chocolate custard brioche

Baking recipes

Chocolate custard brioche

Set aside some time at the weekend to make these gorgeous chocolate brioche loaves from master baker Richard Bertinet. The...

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Rib of beef with onions, goat’s cheese and broccoli

Roast beef recipes

Rib of beef with onions, goat’s cheese and broccoli

Richard Corrigan’s rib of beef dinner with new-season broccoli, creamy goat’s cheese baked onions and peppery watercress makes a spectacular...

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Baked chicory with ham

Gratin recipes

Baked chicory with ham

Slightly bitter white chicory, grown in the dark as a ‘forced’ salad vegetable, is at its peak in early spring....

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Lamb ragù

Ragù recipes

Lamb ragù

Slow-cooked lamb shoulder makes the perfect base for a rich and meaty sauce for pasta. It can be made a...

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Pork stifado

Pork recipes from around the world

Pork stifado

Stifado is a classic Greek stew, originally made with rabbit, but often now using pork or beef. The addition of...

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Roast pork loin with lavender honey-glazed apricots

Apricot recipes

Roast pork loin with lavender honey-glazed apricots

In this lovely roast pork loin recipe, lavender honey-glazed apricots soak up the meat juices and are served with the...

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Mini Egg rocky road

Easter recipes

Mini Egg rocky road

A tiny amount of effort and a little patience rewards you with a rocky-road-style chocolate bar that’s perfect for sharing....

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Lemon meringue shortbread

Easter baking ideas

Lemon meringue shortbread

“My mum used to make the most incredible lemon meringue pies when I was growing up, and this is my...

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Sea bream with spring onion and brown butter rice

30-minute meal recipes

Sea bream with spring onion and brown butter rice

“Sea bream is a lovely fish that is easy to cook and goes brilliantly with the strong flavours in this...

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Crab, feta and chard quiche

April seasonal recipes

Crab, feta and chard quiche

“With the beginning of spring this dish celebrates the incoming lighter days. Quiche is a great idea for Easter Sunday...

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Milk chocolate bark with pretzels, candied bacon and jelly beans

Make-ahead Easter recipes

Milk chocolate bark with pretzels, candied bacon and jelly beans

This unashamedly OTT milk chocolate bark is full of sweet-meets-salty flavours with a hint of Americana: crunchy pretzels, chewy jelly...

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White chocolate bark with waffles and marshmallows

Alpine recipes

White chocolate bark with waffles and marshmallows

Our alpine white chocolate bark is topped with chestnuts and meringue alongside hot-choc-inspired marshmallows and stroopwafel crunch. Have you seen...

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Dark chocolate bark with sea salt, rosemary, pistachios and candied citrus

Easter dessert recipes

Dark chocolate bark with sea salt, rosemary, pistachios and candied citrus

Close your eyes and feel the Mediterranean sun beating down on you as you take a bite out of vegan...

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Fried artichokes with chickpeas, roasted tomatoes and mascarpone

30-minute meal recipes

Fried artichokes with chickpeas, roasted tomatoes and mascarpone

“This is a fresh, celebratory centrepiece that is perfect scooped up with slices of fresh bread. Tinned artichokes are available...

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Roast mutton shoulder with roast potatoes

Easter lamb recipes

Roast mutton shoulder with roast potatoes

“Mutton gets less of a look-in at Easter but it deserves to be the star of the show,” says food...

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