13 Easy Easter Desserts Your Family Will Love

Reasons You’ll Love These Recipes

• No-bake options galore: A good chunk of this list requires zero oven time, which means more time for the egg hunt and less time hovering over a hot stove.
• Kid-friendly fun: Most of these recipes are perfect for little helpers. Melting chocolate, pressing Rice Krispies, and decorating cookies are all great ways to get kids involved in the kitchen.
• Something for everyone: From chewy cookie bars to fruity dessert salads and boozy jello shots for the adults, there’s a little something on this list for every person at your Easter table.
• Make-ahead friendly: Several of these easy Easter desserts can be prepped a day or two in advance, so you’re not scrambling on the day.

Chocolate Tip for Easter Desserts

When you’re making chocolate-dipped or candy-coated treats, good quality chocolate melting wafers make a noticeable difference. They melt more smoothly, set with a glossy finish, and taste far better than standard chocolate chips for dipping. Ghirardelli melting wafers are a great option and are easy to find in most grocery stores.

No-Bake Easter Treats

These are the recipes you reach for when you want maximum impact with minimum effort. No oven required, just a little patience while things set.

• Easter Rice Krispie Treats: These sweet and salty sliceable bars are made with Rice Krispies cereal, mini pretzels, and Cadbury mini eggs, then drizzled with colorful candy melts and finished with Easter sprinkles for a dessert table showstopper that comes together without any baking.
• Cocoa Rice Krispie Easter Egg Nests: These chocolate cereal nests are shaped into little cups and filled with colorful candy eggs, making them one of the most charming easy Easter desserts on this list and a no-bake activity the whole family can enjoy together.
• Bunny Bait Trail Mix: This festive no-bake snack mix combines Honey Nut Chex, Honey Nut Cheerios, mini pretzels, and peanuts coated in white chocolate, then finished with pastel M&Ms and sprinkles for a treat that doubles as an Easter basket filler or party favor.
• Ambrosia Fruit Salad: This classic Easter dessert salad is made with Cool Whip, Greek yogurt, maraschino cherries, pineapple, grapes, and coconut for a creamy, sweet, and crunchy dish that can be made in advance and served straight from the fridge.
• Boozy Easter Egg Jello Shots: Served in eggshell molds and filled with colorful flavored jello and a splash of your favorite spirit, these adult-only Easter treats look incredible lined up on a platter and can be made the night before with barely any effort at all.

Easter Cookies and Bars

This is where things get really good. Whether you’re after something chewy, crispy, or melt-in-your-mouth soft, this section has your Easter cookie and bar needs covered.

• Easter Thumbprint Cookies: These soft, buttery cookies are filled with colorful candy melts and come together quickly with a short ingredient list, making them one of those easy Easter desserts that looks far more impressive than the effort involved.
• Easter M&M Bars: These chewy, loaded cookie bars are packed with pastel M&Ms and sprinkles with that classic bakery-style texture, crispy on the edges and soft in the center, and they slice beautifully for a dessert table.
• Cake Mix Cookies with Sprinkles: Made from white cake mix with pastel Jimmies sprinkles folded in, these cookies are dipped in white chocolate and topped with even more sprinkles for a finished look that’s tailor-made for Easter and spring gatherings.
• Easter Chocolate Covered Oreos: These no-bake Oreo cookies are dipped in colored chocolate and decorated to look like baby chicks and Easter eggs, making them a festive treat that works just as well as a table dessert or tucked into clear bags as individual Easter gifts.
• Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bars: These rich, chewy bars are loaded with Reese’s peanut butter cups and chocolate chips, and they’re easy to Easter-ify by swapping in pastel M&Ms for a pop of spring color that fits right into your holiday spread.

Show-Stopping Easter Sweets

When you want something a little more impressive for the Easter table, this section delivers. These recipes are still totally approachable but have that wow factor that makes them feel special.

• Sugar Cookie Fudge: This three-ingredient no-bake fudge is made with white chocolate chips, sugar cookie mix, and vanilla frosting, and it’s easy to dress up for Easter by pressing pastel sprinkles or mini candy eggs into the surface before it sets in the fridge.
• No-Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies: These classic chocolate chip cookies are simple, forgiving, and easy to Easter-ify by swapping in pastel-colored chocolate chips or pressing a few pastel M&Ms into the tops before baking, making them a great option for beginner bakers too.
• Triple Berry Layer Cake: Two layers of strawberry cake are stacked with strawberry jam, fresh berries, and fluffy whipped topping for a stunning spring centerpiece that delivers beautiful natural pastel colors without any food coloring and looks far more involved than it actually is.

Storing Your Easter Desserts

• Storage: Most of these easy Easter desserts store best in airtight containers to keep them fresh and prevent them from drying out or absorbing fridge odors.
• Refrigerator: The Triple Berry Layer Cake, Ambrosia Fruit Salad, Sugar Cookie Fudge, and Boozy Easter Egg Jello Shots all need to be kept refrigerated. The cake and salad are best consumed within 2-3 days.
• Room Temperature: Cookies, bars, and fudge can generally be stored at room temperature in a sealed container for 3-5 days. The Bunny Bait Trail Mix keeps well at room temperature for up to a week.
• Freezing: Cookie bars like the Easter M&M Bars and Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bars freeze well for up to 2-3 months. Wrap individual portions in plastic wrap before placing in a freezer bag. Thaw at room temperature before serving.
• Make-Ahead Tips: The Chocolate Covered Oreos, Sugar Cookie Fudge, Easter M&M Bars, and Bunny Bait Trail Mix can all be made 1-2 days in advance, which is ideal for taking the pressure off Easter morning.

Serving Suggestions

These easy Easter desserts work beautifully alongside a full Easter dinner spread. If you’re serving the Triple Berry Layer Cake as your main dessert, set out a few smaller treats like the Easter Rice Krispie Treats and Easter Thumbprint Cookies as part of a dessert grazing table so guests can mix and match. Need help planning the full menu? Our Easter Menu Ideas covers everything from the main course through to dessert, so you’re not left guessing.

On the savory side, a showstopping Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham is the ultimate Easter centerpiece and pairs beautifully with almost everything on this dessert list. If you’re putting together appetizers or a snack table before the main meal, Ham and Cheese Roll-Ups are easy to make ahead and always disappear fast. Round things out with a bowl of Deviled Egg Pasta Salad on the side for a classic Easter table that covers all the bases.

For a fun Easter brunch setup, the Ambrosia Fruit Salad pairs perfectly alongside a savory main, and the Cake Mix Cookies with Sprinkles make a great addition to any coffee or tea spread. If you’re doing an Easter egg hunt, pack up individual bags of Bunny Bait for the kids to find alongside their eggs.

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