Easter dessert recipes

Entertaining over the four-day weekend? Then check out our Easter dessert recipes. We’ve rounded up the very best chocolate desserts, springtime puds and showstopper confections to finish off your Easter lunch.

There’s an Easter dessert for every budget, group-size and skill level in this handy recipe round up. If you can’t imagine Easter without chocolate, take a look at seriously chocolatey desserts like this teetering double-choc meringue tower. Save pudding room for this salted caramel brownie pudding with ice cream, or delight the white chocolate fans with a showstopping caramelised white chocolate cheesecake.

Need a break from the choc? Rhubarb can be seriously good at this time of year. Try this elegant rhubarb and rose crumble tart or these fun rhubarb and custard blondies for a relaxed gathering. Refreshing and zesty citrus desserts are a smart option after a heavy Sunday lunch. Try a quick lemon and ginger fool or classic American dessert, key lime pie.

Scroll down for plenty more timeless options, including a crowd-pleasing carrot cake , trad sticky toffee pudding and a make-ahead chocolate meringue wreath.

Plan your Easter Sunday menu with all our Easter recipes.

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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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Caramelised white chocolate

White chocolate recipes

Caramelised white chocolate

Fans of blond bars such as Caramac (sadly now discontinued) know there’s a fourth type of chocolate out there: caramelised...

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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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Burnt honey pannacotta with rhubarb and chamomile syrup

Pannacotta recipes

Burnt honey pannacotta with rhubarb and chamomile syrup

Ravinder Bhogal’s burnt honey pannacotta with rhubarb is the perfect make-ahead dessert for spring. Ravinder says: “Who knew chamomile teabags...

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Hot cross banana bread

Baking recipes

Hot cross banana bread

Banana bread meets hot cross buns in this delicious Easter loaf – or ‘bunana’ bread. A brioche-style dough is spread...

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Fennel seed custard tarts

Custard tart recipes

Fennel seed custard tarts

A custard tart is a wondrous thing – but chef Joe Laker’s version has to be the best we’ve tasted....

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Elderflower jellies with boozy cream

British puddings

Elderflower jellies with boozy cream

An effortless little pud (for grown-ups) packed with the heady aromas of elderflower. The first few flowers come into season...

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Pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting

Celebration cake recipes

Pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting

Pistachio lovers, this one’s for you! This magnificent pistachio layer cake combines a light and nutty sponge with a decadently...

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Walnut and coffee pastry layer cake

Coffee recipes

Walnut and coffee pastry layer cake

Monica Galetti’s coffee and walnut layer cake features alternating layers of coffee cream and crisp pastry, topped with walnuts, daubs...

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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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Marsala pannacotta

Pannacotta recipes

Marsala pannacotta

The addition of marsala wine and rum, plus the light coating of caramel, creates a complex flavour to this irresistible...

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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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Double chocolate meringue tower

Meringue recipes

Double chocolate meringue tower

Our teetering double-chocolate meringue tower shows how something as simple as French meringue can be turned into a showstopper. We’ve...

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Chocolate mousse cake

Chocolate mousse recipes

Chocolate mousse cake

Fudgy, dense chocolate cake meets light and fluffy chocolate mousse in this impressive dessert that will feed a whole gathering...

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Snow eggs with almond crumb, mango sorbet and passion fruit

Meringue recipes

Snow eggs with almond crumb, mango sorbet and passion fruit

This snow egg recipe from food writer and photographer Elainea Emmott is a simple showstopper dessert packed with fresh tropical...

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Rhubarb and custard blondies

Afternoon tea recipes

Rhubarb and custard blondies

Tart rhubarb cuts through the sweet vanilla richness of these soft blondies, amped up by the toasted nuttiness of brown...

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