101 Easy Easter Recipes for Dinner

Get inspired to make your Easter extra tasty this year with this HUGE List of Easy Easter Recipes!

Then… round out your menu with some of these delicious Slow Cooker Appetizers and these super easy Cake Mix Cookies Recipes!

Place settings with bunny-shaped napkins and eggs.

Easy Easter Recipes

Are you on the hunt for some easy Easter Recipes to include in your holiday meal?

Easter is always better with amazing food to eat with your family and friends!  Enjoying a family dinner, brunch or fabulous lunch simply can’t be beat.

So get ready to kick up the fun and flavor this Easter!

You’ve just stumbled across a huge list of surprisingly easy Easter Recipes that are going to load you up with fun new ideas for desserts, drinks, appetizers, and dinners.

And when you’ve got so many easy ideas for tasty Easter Treats and Eats, you can make your Easter better than ever before!

Plus, you’ll have time to sit back, relax, and enjoy the party!

I know you’re going to love these egg-cellent Easter party food ideas!

So what are you waiting for?

Go find some fun new recipes below to try this year…

Cupcakes topped with Peeps.

Easter Table Settings

Before we get to the mouth-watering recipes, don’t forget to take some time to plan your Easter tablescape!  Here are a few fun ideas to get you started…

Easter Bunny Napkin Fold with Egg

This sweet Bunny Napkin Fold with Egg will INSTANTLY elevate your Easter brunch and dinner tables!

Lisa writes: “My favorite Easter napkin fold.”

Easter Bunny Napkin Fold with Egg on a plate.

Mason Jar Candles

Flickering candlelight is a must at any holiday table, and these sweet homemade mason jar candles are so simple to make!

Sarah writes: “I did lavender scent. This was a super easy project!”

Soy candle in a jar next to white flowers.

Eater Mason Jar Party Favors

Thees pretty little M&M Mason Jar Gifts are the perfect party favor for your Easter guests!  Simply layer up some Easter M&M’s by color in an 8 oz mason jar, add a pretty ribbon around the lid, and you’re done!

Jar with text \"Easter M&M Gift in a Jar!\"Now on to the delicious food!

Easy Easter Brunch Recipes

Easter Peeps Fruit Kabobs

Fruit kabobs on sticks with marshmallow peeps.

Shannon writes: “I made these last year for Easter and it was fun to do”

  • Use whatever fruit you’d like… I used Red Grapes, Pineapple, Cantaloupe, and Watermelon
  • Then thread your fruit and peeps bunnies onto Wooden Skewer Sticks.  I used a fun pattern with alternating colors.  So cute and SO easy!

Easy Monkey Bread Muffins Recipe

Kristi writes: “This is one of my favorite breakfast treats for my kids. You will not be disappointed!”

Monkey Bread Muffins in a muffin pan.

Crockpot Monkey Bread Recipe

Monkey bread in a slow cooker.

Skillet Monkey Bread

Monkey Bread in a skillet.

Bacon Hashbrown Egg Casserole Recipe

Bacon Hash Brown Egg Casserole in a baking dish.

Breakfast Sausage Egg Casserole Recipe

Slice of overnight breakfast casserole on a red plate.

Overnight Breakfast Bacon and Egg Casserole Recipe

Slice of bacon and egg casserole on a plate.

Southwest Bacon Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Southwest bacon breakfast casserole in a baking dish.

Crockpot Cheesy Bacon Hashbrowns

Blue bowl of cheesy bacon hashbrowns.

Heavenly Hashbrown Casserole

Hashbrown Casserole in a red baking dish.

Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs Trick

Halved hard boiled eggs in a bowl.

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs Recipe

Eggs in an Instant Pot.

Deviled Egg Recipe with Bacon

Deviled eggs on a cutting board.

Perfect Crispy Bacon

Cooked strips of bacon on a plate.

Easy Maple Brown Sugar Bacon

Maple brown sugar bacon on a lined baking dish.

Cake Mix Donuts Recipe (5-Ingredient Powdered Sugar Donuts)

5 powder sugar covered cake mix muffins on a purple plate.

Easy Banana Bread Recipe

Partially-sliced loaf of banana bread on a yellow platter.

Cinnamon Brown Sugar Butter Recipe

Small jar of cinnamon brown sugar butter next to sticks of cinnamon.

Easy Cinnamon Rolls from Canned Biscuits

Baked cinnamon rolls on plate.

4 Ingredient Easter Bunny Biscuits

Baked bunny biscuits on plate.

5 Crescent Roll Desserts

Baked lemon crescent roll on plate with powdered sugar on top.

Easter Dessert Recipes

Easter Pretzel Hugs

Lined baking sheet of Easter pretzel hugs.

Easter Cookies (Birds Nest Cookie)

Three Easter Cookies on a yellow plate.

Easter Bunny Cupcakes Recipe

Baked cupcakes with Peeps standing on grass frosting.

Jennifer writes: “I made these for our Easter family dinner. Everyone one loved them and thought they were so cute. Thanks for the idea!”

To make these adorable Easter Peeps Cupcakes, here’s what you’ll do…

  • Bake Vanilla or White Cupcakes in white paper liners, and allow to cool.
  • Tint White or Cream Cheese Frosting green with food coloring drops or gel.
  • Pipe green frosting onto cupcakes using a Wilton Grass Piping Tip.
  • Insert a toothpick in the center of your Easter Bunny Peeps.
  • Gently press down into the middle of the cupcake, and you’re done!

Easter M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Easter M&M chocolate cake mix cookies on a small plate.

Coconut Hershey Kiss Cookies Recipe

Blue plate of Hershey kiss cake mix cookies.

Carrot Cake Cookies

Four Carrot Cake Cookies on a round, orange plate.

Strawberry Cake Mix Cookie Recipe

Stack of Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies.

Easy Cherry Cookies

Cherry Cookies on a white surface with cherries.

Lemon Cake Mix Cookies

Stack of lemon cake mix cookies.

Lemon White Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Stack of lemon white chocolate cookies.

Sprinkle Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

Cake Mix Sprinkle Cookies on a small purple plate.

Easy Spring Treats

Easter spring treats made with pretzels and M&Ms on a green, oblong bowl.

DIY Colored Sugar Sprinkles Recipe

Five spoons of colored sugar.

Peeps Pies Recipe

Four mini pudding pies with green tinted coconut grass and a marshmallow peep sitting on top.

These mini pies are always the hit of the party!

Prepare Vanilla Pudding per instructions on box, then pour into 4 Mini Graham Cracker Pie Crusts.

Place pudding pies in the refrigerator, and allow to set.

In a separate bowl, add several drops of green food coloring to 1/4 cup of Coconut Flakes. Stir, and continue adding drops of food coloring until you reach your desired color of green. (this will be the grass)

Remove pudding pies from the refrigerator after they have set, add a layer of green coconut flakes, and place a Peep on top.

Serve immediately… and ENJOY!

Easy Peeps Sunflower Cake

Sarah writes: “I’ve made this before and it IS super easy!”

Baked cake with Peeps around border.

Here’s a fun idea shared by frugal friend Beth…

Bake chocolate cake in round cake pans, and allow to cool.

Once cake has cooled, frost with Chocolate Frosting.

Place Peeps around the rim of the cake, as the petals of the sunflower (use toothpicks to keep in place if necessary)

Top center with chocolate chips, mini chocolate chips, or chocolate sprinkles

Then, just place some pretty silk flower leaves around the cake! Easy and SO cute!

Copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

Several copycat Reese\'s peanut butter bars.

Nutella Whip Dip Recipe

Nutella Whip Dip in a small bowl with crackers.

Easy Skillet Strawberry Cobbler with Cream Cheese

Strawberry filling topped with cream cheese in a skillet.

Crockpot Strawberry Dump Cake Recipe

Strawberry dump cake topped with whipped cream.

Key Lime Dump Cake Recipe

Key Lime Dump Cake in a green bowl.

Crockpot Blackberry Dump Cake Recipe

Blackberry Dump Cake in a yellow bowl.

Blackberry Cream Cheese Cobbler Recipe

Blackberry Cream Cheese Cobbler in a yellow bowl.

Best Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie Recipe

Giant chocolate chip cookie in a cast iron skillet.

Easy Butterfinger Skillet Cookie Recipe

A side shot of a giant cookie in a cast iron skillet.

Skillet Brownie Recipe (5 Ingredient Cast Iron Brownies)

Skillet brownie topped with ice cream.

Southern Skillet Pecan Pie Recipe

Pecan pie in a skillet.

Homemade Fresh Blackberry Pie Recipe

Blackberry pie with a lattice top.

Easy Apple Pie Recipe From Scratch

Apple pie with a lattice top and leaves made from pie crust.

 Easy Crockpot Peach Dump Cake Recipe

Peach dump cake topped with whipped cream on a plate.

Lemon Blueberry Crumble Recipe

Lemon Blueberry Crumble in a skillet.

Crockpot Pineapple Dump Cake Recipe

Blue bowl of pineapple dump cake.

Skillet Cherry Crisp Recipe (Cast Iron Dump Cake Bliss)

Cherry crisp in a skillet.

Easy Cherry Cream Cheese Pie Recipe

Cherry Cream Cheese Pie in a pie tin.

Blueberry Cream Cheese Pie Recipe

Slice of Blueberry Cream Cheese Pie.

Blackberry Cream Cheese Pie Recipe

Slice of Blackberry Cream Cheese Pie on a plate.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie Recipe

Slice of Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie on a red plate.

Hershey Chocolate Pie Recipe (5-Ingredient Easy No Bake Pie)

Fork stuck in a slice of chocolate pie.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Pie!

Slice of chocolate peanut butter pie with an Oreo crust.

Easter Appetizers Recipes

Crockpot BBQ Coca-Cola Kielbasa Recipe

Slices of kielbasa in a bowl next to a bottle of Coke.

Crock Pot Kielbasa BBQ Ranch

Sliced kielbasa and sauce in a slow cooker.

Easy Crock Pot Spinach Dip

Small red bowl of spinach dip with a chip.

Easy Meatball Sliders Recipe

Plate of meatball sliders.

Crockpot Bacon Wrapped Smokies

Bacon-wrapped smokies in a Crock Pot.

Crockpot Smokies Recipe with Grape Jelly

Red plate of smokies with toothpicks.

Slow Cooker Smokies Recipe

Smokies in sauce in a Crockpot.

Easy Crockpot Crab Dip

Crab Dip in a green dish with two crackers sticking out.

Crockpot Creamy Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe

Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip in a small green dish with 2 crackers.

Crockpot Broccoli Cheese Dip Recipe

A white damask crockpot filled with hot cheese dip.

Instant Pot Meatballs Appetizer Recipe (BBQ Coke)

Meatballs in an oblong red bowl.

Instant Pot BBQ Meatballs Recipe (Root Beer)

Stack of barbecue meatballs on a plate.

Sweet Chili Party Meatballs Instant Pot Recipe

Sweet chili meatballs in a green dish.

Instant Pot Cocktail Meatballs Recipe (BBQ Dr. Pepper)

Bowl of meatballs and bottle of Dr Pepper.

Crock Pot Easter Recipes + More Dinners

Best Crock Pot Ham Recipe

Maple ham in a slow cooker.

Easy Crockpot Ham Recipe

Partially-sliced ham on a platter with a pineapple.

Glazed Pork Tenderloin Recipe with a secret ingredient

Cooked pork tenderloin on plate with glaze on top.

Sweet and Spicy Baked Pork Tenderloin

Baked pork tenderloin sliced on a plate.

Horseradish Sauce Recipe
(BEST Creamy Sauce for Prime Rib, Baked Potatoes & more)

Horseradish sauce in a red bowl, resting on a square plate with thin sliced steak.

Honey Garlic Pork Chops Crock Pot Recipe

Honey garlic pork chops in a slow cooker.

Easy Crockpot Smothered Pork Chops Recipe

Cooked pork chop with sauce and a side salad on plate.

Crockpot Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

Chicken breasts topped with ham and cheese in a slow cooker.

Crockpot Ranch Onion Whole Chicken

Ranch onion whole chicken on a red platter.

Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Casserole Recipe (Crock Pot)

Bowl of unstuffed cabbage roll.

Easy Crockpot Baked Potatoes

Loaded baked potato unwrapped from foil on a green plate.

Pressure Cooker Baked Potatoes (Instant Pot Recipe)

Two loaded baked potatoes on plates.

Crockpot Sweet Potatoes

Four sweet potatoes on a yellow platter.

Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Sweet potato with butter on a small plate.

Smashed Potatoes Recipe

Orange bowl of smashed potatoes topped with cheese.

Light Fluffy Mashed Potatoes

Fork on a plate of mashed potatoes.

Chicken Gravy Recipe from Scratch

Gravy boat decorated with pine cones and filled with chicken gravy.

Homemade Beef Gravy

Brown gravy pouring over mashed potatoes.

Easy Roasted Cauliflower

Wooden spoon scooping Roasted Cauliflower from a red bowl.

Crockpot Easy Cheesy Cauliflower

Spoon in a bowl of cheesy cauliflower.

Crockpot Easy Cheesy Broccoli

Cheesy broccoli in a slow cooker.

Broccoli Salad Recipe with Bacon

Oblong red bowl of broccoli salad.

Easy Fruit Salad Recipe with Marshmallows

Fruit salad with bananas and marshmallows in a glass bowl.

Slow Cooker Creamed Corn Recipe (Southern Style)

Creamed corn in a slow cooker.

Crockpot Green Bean Casserole with Bacon

Green Bean Casserole with Bacon in a red Crockpot.

Easter Pasta Recipes

One Pot Fettuccine Alfredo Recipe (Quick and Easy)

Cooked fettuccine alfredo in dutch oven with wooden spoon.

Easter Bread Recipes

Easy Sourdough Bread Recipe (Classic, Rustic Dutch Oven Bread)

Loaf of bread in a Dutch oven.

Rosemary Dutch Oven Bread Recipe (Easy No Knead Bread)

Loaf of rosemary bread in a Dutch oven.

Easy Skillet Cornbread Recipe (Sweet Southern Cast Iron Side)

Partially-sliced skillet cornbread.

Cinnamon Honey Butter (your rolls are calling for this!) 😉

Small jar of cinnamon honey butter next to a butter knife.

Easter Punch Recipes

Peeps Straws

Mason jars with fruit punch and peeps straws.

To add some fun flair to your drinks, how about adding some CUTE Peeps Straws?

Simply poke the straws gently up the middle of the Peep (ouchie, I know), then clean off the little gooey mess from the top of your straw.

Pop your Peeps straw into your favorite drink, and serve at your Easter parties!  So EASY!

Tonia writes: “I will definitely be using the straw idea for my boys. Thanks for sharing!”

Strawberry Lemonade Punch Recipe

Strawberry Lemonade Punch in a jar with paper straws.

Aloha Party Punch Recipe

Two jars of Aloha Party Punch.

Sparkling Berry Punch Recipe (Just 3 Ingredients)

Sparkling berry punch in a jar.

Easy Party Punch Recipe

Two jars of yellow party punch.

Lemon Lime Punch Recipe

Citrus punch ingredients including lemonade, limeade, and Sprite.

Pineapple Pink Lemonade Party Punch

Pineapple Pink Lemonade Party Punch in a jar next to lemons.

Pineapple Orange Punch Recipe

Pineapple orange punch ingredients including Sprite and orange juice.

Sparkling Pineapple Party Punch

Pineapple punch in a jar with a pineapple.

Strawberry Limeade Recipe

Strawberry limeade in a jar.

Rainbow Sherbet Punch Recipe

Bowl of spring bunch with fruit.

Sparkling White Grape Party Punch Recipe

Several jars of sparkling white grape punch.

Easy Coffee Punch Recipe

Glass bowl of coffee punch.

Homemade Strawberry Lemonade Recipe

Drink with text \"Strawberry Lemonade.\"

Easy Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade Recipe

Glass boot of lemonade.

Sparkling Pineapple Mocktail Recipe

Sparkling Pineapple Mocktail in a jar.

Shirley Temple Recipe

Two jars of Shirley Temples with cherries.

Strawberry Italian Soda

Italian soda in a jar with a straw next to a strawberry.

Peach Mango Bellini Mocktail Recipe

Peach Mango Bellini Mocktails in tall stemmed glasses.

30 Easy Party Punch Recipes

Collage of colorful punches in Mason jars.

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Sausage in sauce in a slow cooker.

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Spinach dip in a red bowl on red plaid napkin.

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Collage of four baked cake mix cookies.

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Dump cake in a green baking dish.

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Collage of different colorful desserts.

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Valentines day cookies on a lined baking sheet.

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Cookie topped with green frosting and sprinkles.

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Wooden spoon in a Dutch oven of Taco Spaghetti.

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Walmart store front.

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Sam's Club Deals

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3 Comments

  1. kenlly says:

    Enjoying delicious food with loved ones makes Easter even more enjoyable!

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  2. speed stars says:

    Enjoying delicious food with loved ones makes Easter even more enjoyable! There’s nothing better than having a great meal, brunch, or family dinner.

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    1. Heidi says:

      I agree, nothing beats having the family all around the table enjoying a delicious meal together!

      Reply