28 Easy Easter Recipe Ideas for the Best Holiday Dinner

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Looking for delicious Easter recipe ideas?

You’re in for a real treat!!

Today, I’m sharing with you some of the best Easter recipes that you simply have to try!

From delicious Appetizers to scrumptiously delicious Easter desserts

If you’re hosting friends & family this Easter you’ll find all the inspiration you need to make your Easter table irresistible this year!

And the best part?

These recipes will delight your guests whether you plan a small Easter brunch or organize a large Easter Sunday feast.

So, without further ado, let’s do it…

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Get inspired with these 28 Easter recipes that are perfect for your holiday celebration! Whether you're planning a delicious Easter Lunch Menu or need Easter Dinner Menu Ideas, this collection has something for everyone. From festive Easter Party Food to elegant Easter Food Ideas Dinner, and even creative Easter Fun Food that kids will love, these recipes will make your Easter gathering extra special. Explore everything from appetizers and mains to sides and desserts... your ultimate Easter Lunch Ideas are right here!

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Easter Appetizers to Start Your Feast

These delightful appetizers provide a simple yet tasty way to begin your Easter celebration.

We’ve chosen some of the best easy recipes that don’t compromise on taste!

Featuring creative hard-boiled eggs and elegant small bites, these appetizers will perfectly welcome guests at your Easter dinner table.

Delicious Devilled Eggs

Close-up of creamy devilled eggs sprinkled with paprika, arranged on a white plate.
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The ultimate classic Easter appetizer comes in the form of creamy and tangy hard-boiled eggs.

The sprinkle of paprika adds both flavor and color to make these eggs an ideal start to your Easter celebration.

Cute Bunny Charcuterie Board

Colorful Easter charcuterie board featuring a bunny-shaped bread bowl, cheeses, meats, and pretzels.
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This Bunny-themed charcuterie board makes for a delightful centerpiece during Easter dinners!

This adorable board displays meats, cheeses, and dips to serve as a creative holiday centerpiece for Easter dinner.

Mini Quiche Tarts

A plate of golden-brown mini quiche tarts topped with green onions.
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These mini quiches are one of our favorite recipes for your Easter brunch or appetizer.

These bite-sized tarts with spring vegetables and cheddar cheese achieve a balance between delicious flavor and recipe simplicity.

Perfect for you whether you’re a more experienced cook or a first time Easter host.

Smoked Salmon Crostini

Smoked salmon crostini with herbed cream, fresh dill, and capers on a white serving platter.
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Topped with dill and spring onions, these crostini are elegant, light, and refreshing.

They make one of the best Easter recipes for your holiday dinner or special occasions.

Show-Stopping Easter Mains for Your Celebration

These unforgettable main dishes will make your Easter Sunday celebration truly special.

We’ve included some of our favorite easter dinner ideas that are ideal for celebrating Easter with style through traditional lamb legs, classic hams or seafood dishes.

Brown Sugar Glazed Ham

A whole ham being glazed with brown sugar sauce on foil.
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The brown sugar glaze on this classic ham creates an exceptionally delicious Easter feast centerpiece.

What better way to treat your guests during your Sunday feast.

Juicy Roast Lamb

Herb-crusted roast lamb with a golden crust on a platter with lemon slices.
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Every Easter Sunday table will shine brighter with this slow-cooked roast lamb because its just bursting flavor.

Both rack of lamb and traditional roast leg of lamb are the perfect choice for the main course.

Vegetarian Mushroom Wellington

Mushroom Wellington wrapped in golden puff pastry, sliced to reveal the filling.
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This Wellington is the perfect recipe if you’re serving vegetarians this Easter.

Featuring flaky puff pastry and delicious mushrooms, it makes an excellent vegetarian main dish or side dish.

Lemon Pepper Salmon

Lemon and herb salmon fillets topped with fresh lemon slices and thyme on a white plate.
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Treat your guests with this delicious lemon and herb-infused salmon recipe.

Perfect for your Easter menu as a light yet flavorful meal with all the pretty colors of spring.

Roasted Chicken With Lemon, Garlic and Thyme

A golden roasted chicken garnished with lemon slices and fresh herbs on a serving platter.
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This roasted chicken recipe is golden, juicy and bursting flavors thanks to it’s seasoning of garlic cloves and fresh thyme.

A must have for your holiday dinner menu.

Delicious Easter Sides to Complete Your Feast

The essence of Easter celebrations relies on complementary side dishes that capture the best of seasonal flavors.

These side dishes bring together creamy potatoes with vibrant spring vegetables to perfectly complement your holiday meal.

Creamy Scalloped Potatoes

A baking dish of scalloped potatoes layered in a circular arrangement, garnished with herbs.
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This tasty side dish combines soft potatoes with creamy sauce and small amounts of cheddar cheese…

Simply perfect for rounding out any Easter celebration.

Garlic Roasted Potatoes

Crispy roasted new potatoes garnished with parsley in a red-handled baking dish.
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Roast golden new potatoes with garlic cloves for an irresistible Easter side dish.

This delicious side dish offers delightful flavors for any Easter celebration and takes less than an hour to prepare & cook!

Honey Butter Thyme Crockpot Glazed Carrots

Glazed orange carrots in a white bowl, garnished with thyme sprigs.
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These glazed carrots have a sweet buttery taste that makes them an exceptional side dish for Easter.

You can cook them effortlessly in a slow cooker to bring an elegant touch to your holiday dinner.

Easter Bunny Bread Rolls

A single bread roll shaped like a bunny, placed on a folded napkin.
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This homemade bread is soft and fluffy and takes the shape of cute bunny rabbits!

Just perfect for your Easter brunch. 

Easy Cheesy Garlic Bread

Slices of cheesy garlic bread garnished with parsley on a foil-lined baking sheet.
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What could be better than warm, cheddar cheese-laden garlic bread as an easy yet delicious option for your Easter meal?

It’s perfect as a side dish to pair with main dishes or can even be served as an appetizer!

Cute Easter Chick Boiled Eggs

Boiled eggs decorated to resemble Easter chicks with small carrot noses and black eyes.
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The transformation of hard-boiled eggs into adorable Easter chick shapes makes them a standout entry in our easy Easter recipes list.

Don’t you think they’re just perfect for bringing a bit of fun to your Easter brunch or appetizer menu?

Easter Hot Cross Buns

A baking pan filled with golden hot cross buns topped with a white icing cross.
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These soft hot cross buns are an Easter classic that make the perfect side for your Easter Sunday meal…

And yes, they’re also wonderful to eat as a snack with a cup of coffee too!

If you want a bit of extra indulgence, why not add a touch of cream cheese frosting?

Italian Easter bread – Pane di Pasqua

Sweet braided bread decorated with colorful sprinkles and dyed Easter eggs.
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This homemade bread gives peak festive vibes through its sweet dough and colorful sprinkles.

This attractive centerpiece makes an excellent addition to any Easter dinner and is sure to leave everyone impressed!

Deliciously Sweet Easter Desserts

Your guests will be delighted by these seasonal desserts which provide perfect indulgence after your Easter meal.

With options ranging from classic carrot cake to tangy lemon tarts and imaginative Easter-themed sweets.

Mini Egg Cheesecakes

Pastel-colored layered mini cheesecakes topped with mini eggs and sprinkles.
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What could be better for Easter dessert than these pretty pastel cheesecakes topped with mini eggs?

Not only are they easy to make and delicious…

But they also look incredible and are guaranteed to delight and impress people of every age group.

Easter Carrot Cake

A slice of moist carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, showing the spiced interior.
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This carrot cake offers perfect moisture and spice while being finished with creamy and rich cream cheese frosting… yummy!

During Easter celebrations people really love this dessert so much…

It’s easy to see why it’s become an essential part of the festivities.

Easter Sugar Cookies

Easter egg-shaped sugar cookies decorated with pastel icing and zigzag patterns
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Your Easter brunch needs these tasty sugar cookies as they make a perfect dessert.

The vibrant icing and imaginative designs make these cookies a delightful treat for everyone to enjoy during Easter Sunday celebrations….

The kids will enjoy making these with you too!

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Mini Lemon Tarts

Mini tarts with a creamy lemon filling, whipped cream, and a sprinkle of lemon zest.
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These lemon zest-infused tarts stand out as the ideal dessert choice for any spread because of their bright and refreshing flavors.

These desserts provide a refreshing and tangy choice for your seasonal dessert menu and are sure to be a hit with all your guests.

Easter Nest Cupcakes

Cupcakes topped with cotton candy "nests" and pastel candy eggs.
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Why not turn your Easter feast whimsical with cupcakes sporting cotton candy nests topped with Easter eggs?

This dessert is a playful treat that children and adults both enjoy.

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Peeps Skillet S’mores

A skillet filled with toasted rainbow-colored Peeps over melted chocolate and graham crackers.
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Easter recipe ideas don’t get much easier than this delicious peeps skillet s’mores dessert!

This vibrant version of a traditional dessert incorporates gooey marshmallows and melted chocolate to become the ultimate Easter sweet treat. 

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Easter Candy Charcuterie Board

A candy charcuterie board with pastel Easter treats, including Peeps, jelly beans, and chocolates.
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Make your Easter dessert table stand out with this beautifully tempting and creative board…

Featuring pastel candies, chocolates, and marshmallows, this impressive candy board is the perfect way to finish your Easter feast.

Festive Drinks to Toast the Easter Weekend

Celebrate the holiday weekend with these fun and festive drinks! 

Honeydew Lime Margaritas

Two honeydew lime margaritas in salt-rimmed glasses with lime wedges.
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These honeydew and lime drinks provide the ideal toast to celebrate the bank holiday weekend.

And what could be better after a busy Easter day than these light & refreshing margaritas?

In fact, we think this is the perfect springtime cocktail to help you chill out & get in the mood for summer!

Easter Bunny Marshmallow Drink

Pink marshmallow drinks in glasses decorated with sprinkles and skewered bunny-shaped marshmallows.
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This creamy sweet beverage will be an effortless crowd favorite with kids and adults alike!

The combination of pastel marshmallows and festive sprinkles makes this recipe one of the best options for Easter-themed drinks.

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Easter Eggspresso Martinis

An espresso martini served in an edible chocolate egg, decorated with a flower garnish.
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Adults will enjoy this Easter themed espresso martini that combines coffee with decadent dessert flavors.

A chic addition to your holiday dinner!

Easter Mudslide Cocktail

A chocolate mudslide cocktail topped with chocolate drizzle and Easter-themed decorations.
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This dessert drink provides the perfect finale for your Easter festivities.

An indulgent holiday toast that features rich chocolate and festive decorations.

Before You Go...

Easter is the perfect time to gather with family and friends, creating new memories while sharing delicious food together.

This event is all about embracing new beginnings and happiness while enjoying amazing dishes that come with the season!

This Easter recipe collection contains everything you need to create the perfect holiday meal with crowd-pleasing appetizers and irresistible side dishes alongside delectable desserts and refreshing drinks.

If you’re hosting this year, you’ll be everyone’s favorite host when you serve up one (or more!) of these fantastic seasonal dishes.

As always…. we would absolutely love to see how you interpret these recipes so please share your favorite creations with us!

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