Planning Your Easter Menu? Start Here!

I can't believe that we are already coming up on Spring & on Easter Sunday! This year is already going by too fast! Not that I'm complaining at all that the cold weather is hopefully coming to an end, but before we know it we'll be crying for the cold weather to come back because we're tired of the summer heat! 😉

So let's all just enjoy this warmer weather that's going to be coming eventually. And let's enjoy the time outdoors. And let's enjoy our Easter Sunday eating a great meal with our family! And while you probably have your brunch or dinner menu taken care of, be sure not to forget the desserts!

We've rounded up some of sweetest Easter Sunday Desserts to make your family celebration even more special!

Easter Rice Krispie Treats

You only need 4 ingredients to whip up these Easter Rice Krispie Treats! These egg-shaped krispie treats are colorful and delicious.

Spring Cookies (Great for Easter Too!)

These pretty cookies are perfectly sweet and a wonderful way to celebrate the return of spring! They're also a wonderful addition to your Easter dessert tray.

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins are a basic muffin recipe that every muffin lover should know how to make. This recipe is specifically a jumbo muffins recipe, but you can also use it to make standard sized muffins.

a lemon cupcake with a colorful cupcake liner sitting on a white plate

Lemon Cupcakes with Lemonade and Cream Cheese Frosting

These Lemon Cupcakes are given their lemon-y flavor from a packet of lemonade mix and are frosted with a divine cream cheese icing!

Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are a moist perfectly flavored carrot cake recipe, topped with a luscious cream cheese frosting.

Peeps Sunflower Layer Cake

This Sunflower Layer Cake is very striking and would look beautiful on your Easter table.

Easter Breakfast Donuts

Make a fun Easter Breakfast for the kiddos before their Easter egg hunt begins. These Baked Easter Donuts are the perfect treat to start the festivities.

Easter Coconut Cake

Easter is the perfect excuse to make this delicious cake - and it's a lot easier to decorate than you think!

Cadbury Creme Egg Brownies

Rich, fudgy and totally addictive, these Cadbury creme eggs brownies will be the first to disappear from your Easter table. The ultimate Easter dessert!

Easter Basket Cupcakes

Cupcakes decorated like Easter baskets for the holiday. They're super simple to put together.

Robin Eggs No-Bake Cheesecake for Easter

Cute little, light and fluffy mini no-bake cheesecakes on a graham cracker crust loaded with chunks of chocolate covered malted milk balls dressed up for Easter. This Robin Eggs No-Bake Cheesecake recipe is super easy to make too!

Cadbury Egg Fudge

There’s no better way to celebrate Easter than with this homemade fudge inspired by the classic Easter candy. A sweet cream filling sandwiched by layers of rich chocolate fudge will knock everyone’s socks off!

Vanilla Glazed Easter Basket Cupcakes

A homemade cake-like vanilla cupcake that’s topped with a blue tinted glaze. Add a little green coconut grass and some Robin’s eggs candies and you have the cutest cupcakes at your Easter party!

Peepcakes: Fun Spring Peeps Cupcakes

These are the ultimate Easter cupcakes – oops, I mean Peepcakes!

Magic Cake Bars for Easter

Moist cake with a crispy crunchy topping, these magic cake bars one of the most addicting things! It is super simple - this is one of those desserts that you can make last minute for Easter with minimal time in the kitchen.

M&M Rice Krispies Easter Eggs

These M&M Rice Krispies treats make a fun Easter treat. Homemade rice Krispies treats coated is pastel colored chocolate candy.

Easter Basket cupcakes

Adorable Easter Basket cupcakes, using natural sugars, no food coloring, and tasty coconut grass.

Dark Chocolate Coconut No Bake Cookies

Cute little bird’s nests for Easter, with sweetened flaked coconut and Dutch Processed cocoa.

Easter Bark: Two Ways (Creme Egg Bark & Jelly Bean Bark)

Simple and festive way to use Easter candy to make chocolate bark.

Cadbury Mini Eggs Cookie Bars will be your new favorite Easter dessert! These quick bar cookies is perfect for large crowds or any family gathering. A quick and easy treat that is sure to please everyone.

Easter Egg Magic Gooey Bars

Here is an easy Easter dessert idea that will have all your guests begging for more! Easter Egg Magic Gooey Bars are a winning combination of magic cookie bars and gooey butter cake all in one – oh my!

Not only that, but we have some delicious appetizers, sides, brunch AND recipes for using up all that leftover ham, collected from some of our favorite Easter Sunday Recipes on Zikug:

Best ways to use leftover ham

Weight Watchers Hash Brown Casserole

Enjoy this Weight Watchers Hash Browns Casserole that will let you count points and enjoy your meal. Great choice for breakfast or dinner.

Huevos Rancheros with Ranch Potatoes

This recipe is easy to adjust based on how many people you need to serve. It's also a quick, affordable breakfast that is full of fantastic flavor.

Crock Pot Ham and White Beans Recipe

This 5-ingredient Crock Pot White Beans and Ham recipe puts dinner on the table for less than $5.00 and is a super easy recipe to make.

Ham and Potato Casserole

Need an easy freezer meal that's ready when you are? This make ahead crock pot ham and potato casserole is sure to do the trick!

Homemade Ham and Potato Soup

Made with diced ham and potatoes this soup is thick, creamy and so easy to make!

Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus

Enjoy Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus as an appetizer or side dish recipe. This classic recipe is flavorful and always a popular recipe at parties.

Easy Stuffed Mushrooms

This may be the easiest stuffed mushroom recipe I've ever made. Packed with flavor from a simple filling of cream cheese, sauteed mushroom stems, garlic, and seasonings. Yum!