If you’re looking for easy Easter desserts that taste like spring, these 19 Easter desserts are full of the fresh flavors that make spring baking so special.
Whether you’re planning a full Easter brunch, adding something sweet to your holiday menu, or hosting family and friends for dinner, these desserts make the perfect finishing touch. You’ll find a mix of comfort classics and fresh spring favorites, from simple classics and berry-filled spring sweets to bright lemon desserts and festive themed treats.
My philosophy is that Easter desserts should look beautiful on the table but be simple enough for any host to make. If you’re searching for something sweet, fresh, and festive, these spring desserts are sure to make your celebration feel extra special!
1. Lemon Blueberry Cake
This Lemon Blueberry Cake is a showstopper that never fails to delight! The soft layers are made with fresh lemon zest and juice for real lemon flavor and studded with fresh blueberries, then covered with lemon cream cheese frosting. Honorable mentions in this flavor category go to my Lemon Blueberry Bread or Mini Lemon Blueberry Cheesecakes.
2. Carrot Cake
A classic Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is practically an Easter tradition on its own. Or switch things up with Baked Carrot Cake Donuts or Orange Glazed Carrot Cookies.
3. Fresh Strawberry Pie
My Fresh Strawberry Pie is made with my famous flaky pie crust piled high with homemade strawberry filling so it is bursting with Spring flavor. With the abundant strawberries this time of year, you might also like my Award-Winning Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie and my Strawberry Pretzel Icebox Pie!
4. 3-Layer Coconut Cake
Super moist and fluffy, my Easy Coconut Cake From Scratch is the best I’ve ever tried. It is sweet and light, with lots of wonderful texture from the shredded coconut baked into the cake and pressed into the cream cheese frosting. Or try it as Coconut Cupcakes or Coconut Cream Pie!
5. Lemon Meringue Pie Bars
Like Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie but in square bar form, these Lemon Meringue Pie Bars are a fun twist on a tradition. If the cloud of billowy meringue on top is intimidating, try my Easy Lemon Bars or Lemon Cream Pie instead!
6. Cadbury Mini Egg Blondies
I have friends who wait all year long for the Cadbury mini eggs to show up in stores and these Cadbury Mini Egg Easter Blondies are my favorite way to use them (you know, besides just enjoying handfuls at a time!) More Easter-themed sweets include our Robin’s Egg Easter Cupcakes and Homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs.
7. Chocolate French Silk Pie
French Silk Pie is the perfect sweet finish for any Easter celebration with rich filling that is essentially a Chocolate Mousse in a buttery, flaky pie crust, topped with a mound of sweetened whipped cream and chocolate curls. I can never decide if I like this one Chocolate Cream Pie better!
8. Robin’s Egg Easter Cupcakes
If there was a prize for the most “Eastery” looking dessert, these Robin’s Egg Cupcakes would win by a landslide. The sweet vanilla cupcakes with pale blue frosting gets a speckled treatment and a few irresistible Cadbury mini eggs on top!
9. Classic Key Lime Pie
Bright and tart, this Classic Key Lime Pie would go great with your ham and scalloped potatoes. Or try my Key Lime Cake, Key Lime Pie Sheet Cake, or Key Lime Cupcakes!
10. Strawberry Cupcakes
The flavor and color of these Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes is 100% natural. They are super moist and tender, with a cloud of sweet strawberry frosting on top. Also try my Homemade Strawberry Cake or my Strawberries and Cream Sheet Cake if you want something you can slice and share.
11. Chocolate Covered Strawberry “Carrots”
How cute are these Chocolate Covered Strawberry “Carrots” for Easter brunch or dinner? All you need are orange candy melts and large, ripe strawberries!
12. Frosted Dream Brownies
Brownies are everyday, but my Frosted Dream Brownies are a family recipe that has been passed down and they are totally crowd-friendly. Or try my Mint Brownies, Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies, or Cream Cheese Brownies, which all feel elevated and special for the occasion.
13. Lemon Brownies
These Lemon Brownies taste just like sunshine and springtime. Or make a Lemon Bundt Cake, Lemon Cupcakes, or my Luscious Lemon Layer Cake instead.
14. Blueberry Cheesecake
Blueberry Cheesecake is a smooth, creamy, make-ahead offering for a stress-free celebration. More cheesecake recipes worthy of consideration are my Oreo Lover’s Cheesecake, Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake, or Nutella Cheesecake.
15. Pineapple Poke Cake
Pineapple Poke Cake is light and dreamy, travels well, and feels like something Grandma would make in the best possible way.
16. Watergate Salad (aka Pistachio Fluff)
Vintage dessert-lovers go gaga for this retro Pistachio Fluff dessert “salad”. I’m personally okay serving this as a side with the holiday meal so you can have a sweet treat to balance the salty ham and potatoes.
17. Italian Cream Cake
You don’t have to be Italian to enjoy this Italian Cream Cake that is actually a southern classic. Also try Southern Hummingbird Cake, Chantilly Cake, or Banana Cake with Brown Butter Frosting for an unexpected crowd-pleasing option.
18. Pavlova
Pavlova is great to make ahead, then top with swirls of whipped cream, a drizzle of lemon curd, and fresh fruit just before serving. It is light, airy, and tastes just like Spring.
19. Atlantic Beach Pie
For the uninitiated, Atlantic Beach Pie has a smooth, creamy lemon-lime filling in a salty-sweet saltine cracker crust, piled high with freshly whipped cream. It’s as delightful and fresh as it is unexpected!
