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Stifado is a classic Greek stew, originally made with rabbit, but often now using pork or beef.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