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