Make-ahead Easter recipes

Put together a low-stress spring feast with our easy make-ahead Easter recipes. Whether you’re preparing dessert, cooking side dishes or hosting the big lunch itself, these Easter recipes will help you get ahead.

Browse all of our Easter lunch recipes – and discover ways to use up any leftover chocolate!

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Ottolenghi’s potato salad

Potatoes

Ottolenghi’s potato salad

Try this German potato salad from the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen. Waxy potatoes are cooked until tender before soaking up a delicious broth.

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Mocha mousse for a crowd

Chocolate tarts, tortes and pies

Mocha mousse for a crowd

With a surprise golden coffee layer hidden below the chocolate, this mocha mousse is a sophisticated make-ahead dessert for sharing.

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Lemon, garlic and rosemary leg of lamb with mint sauce

Easter lamb

Lemon, garlic and rosemary leg of lamb with mint sauce

You just can’t beat the flavours of lamb leg roasted with lemon, garlic and rosemary. Our method rewards you with perfectly tender pink meat.

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Chocolate and raspberry custard pots

5-ingredient

Chocolate and raspberry custard pots

These speedy chocolate custard pots are one of the easiest desserts you can throw together. They're a great way to use up Easter chocolate.

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Four cheese, leek and walnut gratin

Easter

Four cheese, leek and walnut gratin

This multi-layered leek gratin is the ultimate creamy, cheesy side dish. Prep ahead then bake and serve with Easter lunch or a spring roast.

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Slow-cooked orange wine lamb shoulder with shallots

Easter lamb

Slow-cooked orange wine lamb shoulder with shallots

Slow cook lamb shoulder in orange wine with anchovies and shallots. This is the easy-but-impressive Easter roast you've been looking for.

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Baklava dome cake

Best Easter cakes

Baklava dome cake

This baklava-inspired dome cake is covered in pistachio icing, concealing walnut sponges sandwiched with pistachio paste and raspberry cream.

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Lamb saddle stuffed with a herby chicken mousseline

Easter lamb

Lamb saddle stuffed with a herby chicken mousseline

Spring lamb saddle is stuffed with a light-as-air chicken mousseline made bright green with fresh herbs. The perfect dish for Easter Sunday

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Asparagus caesar salad

Asparagus

Asparagus caesar salad

Asparagus is a glorious side for any springtime Sunday dinner, and this pretty caesar salad with quails eggs makes the most of its flavour.

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Blueberry latte cheesecake

Blueberries

Blueberry latte cheesecake

This beautiful blueberry latte cheesecake balances the flavours of blueberries and coffee, with a chocolate crumb base.

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Japanese soufflé cheesecake with yuzu-caramel sauce

Baked cheesecakes

Japanese soufflé cheesecake with yuzu-caramel sauce

Japanese soufflé cheesecake is all about the light, airy texture. Yuzu-caramel sauce adds a pop of zesty sweetness to the fluffy cheesecake.

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Mint ‘Viennetta’ New York cheesecake

Baked cheesecakes

Mint ‘Viennetta’ New York cheesecake

Packed with nostalgic retro flavours, this mint chocolate cheesecake is baked in a loaf tin to give it that classic ‘Viennetta’ look and feel

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Passion fruit tart no-bake cheesecake

Tropical desserts

Passion fruit tart no-bake cheesecake

The tangy zing of the passion fruit topping offers just the right contrast to the rich creaminess below in this no-bake cheesecake recipe .

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Basque forest cheesecake

Baked cheesecakes

Basque forest cheesecake

We've given Basque cheesecake a decadent Black Forest spin, with cherries, cream and chocolate. it’s a cheesecake you’ll keep coming back to.

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Tom Kerridge’s cappuccino fondants

Fondants

Tom Kerridge’s cappuccino fondants

These melting-middle cappuccino fondants by Tom Kerridge are hard to resist thanks to the combo of indulgent chocolate and aromatic coffee.

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Caramelised white chocolate cheesecake

Cheesecakes

Caramelised white chocolate cheesecake

This showstopping cheesecake has a chocolatey biscuit base, a creamy caramelised white chocolate filling and golden ganache topping.

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