7 of the best mini egg recipes to make this Easter

Katy Salter

Food journalist Katy writes about all things edible for newspapers and magazines, and is a regular contributor to delicious. magazine.

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Have a go at one of our easy mini egg recipes this Easter. These seriously chocolatey creations include no-bake wonders like mini egg rocky road and Rice Krispie treats. Baking with the kids or grandkids over the school holidays? Have a go at gooey mini egg cookies or decorating Easter cupcakes. We’ve also got options for entertaining, including a stunning Easter cake and a decadent roulade dessert. Which mini egg recipe will you try first?

Have an alternative treat on hand for little ones, as mini eggs are not suitable for children aged 4 and under.

Feast your way through the long weekend with our complete Easter recipes collection, including centrepiece roasts and impressive desserts.

7 of the best mini egg recipes to make this Easter

The easy traybake

Mini egg traybake
Planning a big gathering over the Easter weekend? This easy traybake is the low-fuss dessert option for you. Bake Off star Chetna Makan’s light chocolate sponge is slathered with chocolate ganache, then topped with a blanket of snow-white marshmallow frosting and generous scattering of mini eggs. Cut into squares to serve 16-20 people.

The mini egg dessert

Easter rocky road roulade
This crowdpleasing dessert makes an unforgettable finale to a long Easter lunch. The chocolate sponge is rolled and filled with Biscoff spread, thick cream, chopped nuts, biscuit pieces and Easter chocs. Top with melted chocolate and yet more Easter treats, mini eggs, nuts and biscuit chunks.

The no-bake one

Mini eggs, chocolate and tahini Rice Krispie treats
Behold a grown-up take on Rice Krispie treats. Tahini adds welcome nuttiness, while pretzel pieces bring the salt and extra crunch. Add in a little honey and the result is a must-make for halva fans. Mini eggs and a generous drizzle of chocolate turn this into a top-tier Easter snack.

The Easter cake

Chocolate nest Easter cake
This epic Easter cake by Bake Off’s Martha Collison is a celebration of chocolate. Cut through the rich dark chocolate buttercream to reveal the white chocolate sponge inside. A chocolatey nest made of kataifi pastry (as used in Dubai chocolate bars) is filled full of speckled mini eggs. No kataifi? Shredded wheat works too. It’s a showstopper!

The cookies

Chocolate mini egg cookies
Looking for a simple Easter bake to make with the kids? These easy cookies are the perfect school holidays project. Little chefs can help stir together the cookie dough before mixing through freeze-dried strawberries, chopped mini eggs and marshmallows. The only hard bit is leaving the cookies to cool on the tray instead of devouring them warm from the oven.

The cupcakes

Easter cupcakes
Bake a batch of classic vanilla cupcakes then get creative with the themed decorations. We’ve topped these Easter cupcakes with vanilla buttercream, shredded wheat nests, halved Creme Eggs and mini eggs.

The fridge one

Mini egg rocky road
Our rocky road recipe is really flexible. You can make it with milk, white or dark chocolate and adapt the add-ins to include your family’s favourites. We’ve used digestives, salted almonds and – of course – mini eggs, but you can sub in rich tea biscuits, gingernuts, cashews, marshmallows, jelly beans, pretzels or whatever you fancy!