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A collection of all the Easter Dessert Ideas you could need for Easter time! From cakes to pies, to cookies, and trifles, there are over 60 desserts, and they’re all delicious and perfect for this spring holiday.

A collage of 10 of the desserts featured in this post with a text overlay for pinterest. There are Rice Krispie Treats, a slice of Coconut Cake, Mini Easter Egg Cheesecakes, A Banana Pudding Trifle, Pavlova, Robin Egg Cake, Strawberry Cupcakes, Cadbury Mini Egg Cookie Bars, Lemon Cream Pie, and lemon poke cake.

We have every Easter dessert you could ever need, from cakes, to pies, and cheesecakes, and cookies. We’ve got coconut cake, and banana cream pie, and lemon cookies, and carrot cake, and cadbury egg brownies, and peeps rice krispie treats, and bird nest cupcakes. 

The perfect spring desserts for all spring long, for a great dessert after Easter dinner, for an Easter egg hunt, or anytime you want something cute and springy!

Cakes

Coconut Cake (with a cake mix)

An easy coconut cake that starts with a cake mix, with a homemade coconut syrup, coconut frosting, and is so beautiful!

A slice of coconut cake on a white plate. It's a light colored cake, topped with a white frosting, and sweetened coconut.

 

Easy Carrot Cake

The easiest and most delicious carrot cake! It’s made in a 9×13 pan, is no fail, and topped with the best cream cheese frosting. Everyone needs it for Easter!

A slice of carrot cake on a small white plate. It's a square slice with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting, and topped with a candy carrot on top.

 

Layered Carrot Cake

A thick two layer carrot cake, that is moist, perfectly spices, and so delicious.

A round carrot cake that has one slice cut out and is being removed by a spatula. The cake is covered in cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with chopped nuts.

 

Orange Bundt Cake

This orange bundt cake is a doctored yellow cake mix, it’s extra moist, citrusy, and so delicious for spring!

A beautiful bundt cake topped with a white glaze, and sprinkled with orange zest, on a wooden tray.

 

German Chocolate Cake

A perfect chocolate cake topped with a gooey coconut pecan frosting, and creamy chocolate buttercream frosting. Such a yummy combo!

German Chocolate Cake with coconut pecan frosting

 

White Texas Sheet Cake

The perfect dessert for a crowd, this white Texas sheet cake is deliciously vanilla with a perfect icing on top!

A slice of white texas sheet cake on a plate

 

Lemon Berry Bundt Cake

A delicious triple berry lemon bundt cake, with the freshest lemon flavor and sweet berries in every bite.

A slice of lemon berry bundt cake on a spatula with berries throughout

 

Lemon Cake // Sally’s Baking Addiction

A beautiful layered lemon cake with a lemon cream cheese frosting. So fresh, and beautiful!

A layered lemon cake on a cake stand topped with a thin icing, and swirls of whipped cream and lemon slices.

 

Strawberry Cake // Sugar Geek Show

A layered strawberry cake made using a fresh strawberry reduction, and topped with a strawberry frosting too. So fresh and so pink!

A slice of a double layered strawberry cake on a plate, with a pink strawberry frosting.

 

Easter Egg Pinata Cake // Ashlee Marie

An amazing pinata cake full of Easter egg candy, and decorated with a beautiful robin egg blue frosting, and a chocolate birds nest on top.

A light blue frosted cake topped with a chocolate nest, full of chocolate candy eggs.

 

Lemon Poke Cake

An easy and fresh cake full of lemon curd, and topped with whipped cream and fresh berries. It’s so fresh, simple, and so delicious.

A slice of a yellow cake topped with a white frosting and a half a strawberry and a mint sprig on a small plate.

 

Strawberries and Cream Poke Cake

A delicious cake that starts with a cake mix, and is filled with a fresh homemade strawberry sauce, and topped with whipped cream. It’s perfectly easy, elegant, and delicious.

A slice of cake on a plate, with pokes full of strawberry sauce and topped with whipped cream and a slice of a strawberry.

 

Coconut Cream Poke Cake

Poke full of cream of coconut, this poke cake is so fresh and perfect for spring! Topped with cool whip and more coconut! Yum!

A slice of Coconut Cream Poke Cake topped with toasted coconut on a plate.

 

Banana Pudding Poke Cake

This cake is like banana cream pie, in the form of a cake! Who can say no to that?!

 

Lemon Ice Box Cake

An amazing icebox cake that is so refreshing! It’s a no bake dessert that is bursting with lemon throughout!

A slice of a lemon ice box cake showing layers of graham crackers and lemon pudding topped with whipped cream and a lemon wedge.

 

Easter Egg Cake // Preppy Kitchen

A beautiful vanilla cake that is decorated to look like a robin egg, with a nest of coconut and eggs on top.

A three layered white cake, with a blue speckled frosting, topped with toasted coconut and blue candied eggs on top.

 

Pineapple Upside Down Cake // Sugar Spun Run

A soft and fluffy vanilla cake with the best caramelized pineapple and maraschino cherry topping! It’s a classic cake that is perfect for spring.

A pineapple upside down cake on a cake stand showing rings of pineapple with maraschino cherries in between them.

 

 

Cupcakes

Strawberry Cupcakes // Life Love and Sugar

Fresh strawberry cupcakes with actual strawberry pieces in the cupcake, these are the perfect little individual desserts. So pretty and flavorful!

Cupcakes on a cake stand with pieces of strawberries visible through the wrapper, and they're each topped with a strawberry buttercream and half of a strawberry.

 

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Moist, perfectly cinnamony cupcakes with the best cream cheese icing on top. 

A carrot cake cupcake in a spring cupcake liner, topped with cream cheese frosting, that is topped with walnuts, and shredded carrots.

 

Chocolate Bird Nest Cupcakes // Go Go Gourmet

Moist and rich chocolatey cupcakes, topped with green grass and a birds nest with candy eggs. So cute!

Cupcakes decorated with a green frosting to look like grass, and a brown frosting to look like a nest, and m&ms on top for eggs.

 

Vanilla Birds Nest Cupcakes // Chelsea’s Messy Apron

Adorable and delicious vanilla cupcakes decorated with white frosting and toasted coconut for a bird nest on top!

A yellow cupcake on a plate topped with white frosting, and toasted coconut to look like a birds nest, then three chocolate candies on top to look like eggs.

 

Bunny Cupcakes // Your Cup of Cake

How cute are these bunny cupcakes, bunny ears made with marshmallows and sprinkles! 

Four cupcakes on a cake stand with a half dome of white frosting and marshmallows cut in half and dipped in pink sprinkles to look like bunny ears on them.

 

Carrot Patch Cupcakes // Life Made Simple

These cupcakes are chocolatey, and topped with a strawberry decorated to look like a carrot growing right in them. Such a unique and adorable treat.

Chocolate cupcakes topped with chocolate frosting, and oreo crumbs to look like dirt, with an orange chocolate covered strawberry to look like a carrot growing.

 

Key Lime Cupcakes // Dessert Now Dinner Later

So refreshing and light, these key lime cupcakes are perfection for spring!

Cupcakes on a cake stand with green cupcake liners, and piled with a white frosting on top, and a lime slice on each.

 

Pies

Banana Cream Pie (with pudding mix

A quick and easy dessert that everyone will love, with a classic graham cracker crust, easy pudding filling made from a mix, and lots of bananas and whipped cream of course!

A banana cream pie in a glass pie plate, with a graham cracker crust, yellow pudding filling, and topped with a swirl of whipped cream.

 

Banana Cream Pie from Scratch

If you want a banana cream pie from scratch this is the way to do it, it still has that buttery graham cracker crust, with a delicious homemade vanilla, or banana pudding inside! Topped with fresh whipped cream its sure to be a winner.

A slice of banana cream pie made from scratch. The slice is topped with whipped cream dollops and has a graham cracker crust.

 

Lemon Meringue Pie

A classic pie, and perfect for spring, with the delicious lemon curd filling, and perfect marshmallowey meringue topping! So refreshing.

A slice of lemon meringue pie on a white plate, the bottom half is a yellow lemony curd filling topped with a thick white meringue topping.

 

Coconut Cream Pie // Add a Pinch

A creamy coconut cream pie, that’s so fresh and perfect for sharing with loved ones.

A close up of a slice of coconut cream pie on a blue plate topped with toasted coconut.

 

Key Lime Pie

Creamy and refreshing, this key lime pie is the best. With a buttery graham cracker crust, sweet lime custard, and of course lots of whipped cream on top.

A slice of key lime pie topped with whipped cream rosettes and small lime slices, all served on a white plate.

 

Lemon Cream Pie

This lemon cream pie is silky smooth, and so easy – perfect all spring and summer long.

Lemon Cream Pie with Whipped Cream piped around the edges and a quarter of a lemon slice

 

Mixed Berry Pie

This berry pie is loaded with three different berries, has the best buttery and flaky crust, and a juicy berry filling! Don’t forget to top it with a big scoop of ice cream!

A slice of mixed berry pie on a blue plate showing all the juicy red berries in the middle with a lattice pie crust on top, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

 

Berry Custard Pie

A gorgeous custard berry pie, with a sour cream custard, and the best streusel crumb topping! So pretty too.

 

Blueberry Sour Cream Pie

This is the best lemon sour cream pie, and is topped with a sweet blueberry sauce, and whipped cream, of course!

 

Chocolate Cream Pie

An easy and delicious chocolate cream pie, with an Oreo crust, and a chocolate pudding filling (that is made with a pudding mix)! A perfect easy dessert.

A piece of chocolate cream pie on a white plate with a bite taken out of it.

 

Cheesecake

Blueberry Cheesecake

An amazing cheesecake topped with a blueberry swirl. It seriously melts in your mouth!

A slice of blueberry cheesecake on a white plate topped with blueberry sauce, whipped cream, and fresh blueberries.

 

No Bake Cheesecake

The easiest, and quickest cheesecake, with a creamy, no bake cheesecake filling. It’s amazing topped with a homemade strawberry sauce, and whipped cream!

A slice of no bake cheesecake on a plate, with a thick graham cracker crust on the bottom and up the side, topped with two swirls of whipped cream, and fresh strawberry sauce.

 

Mini Easter Egg Cheesecakes

Adorable mini cheesecakes topped with shredded coconut, and mini chocolate egg candies, to make the top look like birds nests!

 

Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Cups

Delicious no bake cheesecake filling swirled into a sugar cookie cup crust. Top it with your favorite fruit making them perfectly adorable and delicious for an Easter dessert.

Sugar cookie cups filled with a swirl of white no bake cheesecake, topped with half of a strawberry.

 

Lemon Cheesecake Bars

These lemon cheesecake bars, and tangy and sweet, and the perfect spring treat!

Lemon Cheesecake Bar on a white plate with whipped cream on the side.

 

Malted Easter Egg Chocolate Cheesecake // Life Love and Sugar

A beautiful and rich chocolate cheesecake, filled with and topped with malted candy eggs! How perfect for Easter!

A slice of chocolate cheesecake with spots of color throughout and topped with malted chocolate balls.

 

 

 

Mini Carrot Cake Cheesecakes // Life Made Simple

A mix of carrot cake and cheesecake, these mini carrot cake cheesecake cupcakes are the best of both worlds, and the ultimate Easter dessert!

A carrot cake cupcake with a swirl of cheesecake on top, and topped with a swirl of whipped cream.

 

Cookies and Cookie Bars

Coconut Macaroons

A perfect spring cookie, these coconut macaroons are crunchy on the outside, and soft and chewy in the middle. 

A plate of coconut macaroons, with their bottoms dipped in chocolate. They are lightly golden brown little mounds of coconut.

 

Vanilla Macarons // Pies and Tacos

Delicious french vanilla macarons, the perfect chewy macarons with the perfect vanilla buttercream filling. 

Macaroons in a box with a few on the sides. They have one half that is blue, and one half that is white and are filled with a white filling.

 

Lemon Cookies

Soft and chewy lemon cookies, that are perfectly tangy and sweet in every bite. So bright in color and taste!

 

Banana Cream Pie Cookies

Banana Cream Pie is a classic Easter dessert – turn it into cookies for such a fun and delicious twist!

A pile of cookies randomly set on each other. The cookies have white chocolate chips and graham crackers on top of them.

 

Easter Cake Mix Cookies // Sugar and Soul

Cookies that start with a cake mix, and are loaded with pastel sprinkles and M&Ms. So cute and so tasty!

A stack of cookies full of pastel colored sprinkles and m&ms

 

Easter Bunny Cookies

Adorable cookies with a few additions to make them look like little Bunny faces!

 

Chocolate Bird Nests Cookies

Non traditional cookies, these are made with crunchy chow mein coated in peanut butter, chocolate and butterscotch – fill them with candy eggs and they’re the cutest cookies ever!

Birds nests made from chow mein noodles coated in chocolate and stuffed with three candy eggs.

 

Cut out Sugar Cookies // House of Nash Eats

Perfect cut out cookies that can be shaped and decorated like the cutest Easter eggs!

Sugar cookies shaped like Easter eggs, and one is decorated with a line of royal frosting on the outside.

 

Bird’s Nest Funfetti Sugar Cookies // A Classic Twist

These adorable bird’s nest funfetti sugar cookies are full of sprinkles, and so perfect for the cutest spring dessert.

Cookies full of colored sprinkles, and covered in coconut, and topped with three pastel colored chocolate candies.

 

Cadbury Mini Egg Blondies

Thick and chewy cookie bars that are loaded with Cadbury Mini Eggs. Who can say no to that?

 

A stack of 3 blondies full of Cadbury Mini Eggs.

 

Sugar Cookie Bars

These Sugar Cookie Bars are perfect for any holiday, they’re thick, soft, and so much easier than regular sugar cookies!

A stack of 4 sugar cookie bars, topped with a thick layer of frosting, and colorful sprinkles.

 

Cadbury Mini Egg Brownies // Pass the Cookies

Thick and fudgy brownies full of chopped up cadbury mini eggs for the ultimate chocolate dessert!

A square pan full of brownies that are full of chopped up cadbury mini eggs.

 

Trifles

Banana Pudding Trifle

The perfect layered banana dessert, with layers of Vanilla Wafer Cookies, Banana Slices, Vanilla Pudding, and Whipped Cream. I’d love to dig into this after Easter dinner.

A close up of a layered banana pudding trifle in a trifle dish, with layers of Nilla Wafers, Banana Slices, Vanilla Pudding, and Whipped Cream.

 

Brownie Trifle // Olivia’s Cuisine

This brownie trifle is an amazing dessert – with so many delicious layers of goodness, it’s loaded and so ready to dig into!

A trifle dish full of layeres of brownies, whipped cream, and chocolate pudding. The top is whipped cream sprinkled with chocolate shavings.

 

Berry Trifle

This berry and pudding trifle has layers of whipped cream, fresh berries, angel food cake and pudding. It looks beautiful, and is so delicious.

A patriotictrifle with layers of angel food cake, strawberries, pudding, blueberries, and whipped cream

 

Black Forest Trifle // The Novice Chef

A beautiful trifle full of chocolate cake, chocolate pudding, whipped cream and cherry filling – like a deconstructed black forest cake in a trifle!

A half of a trifle dish showing layers of chocolate cake, cherry pie filling, whipped cream, and chocolate pudding stacked all the way up to the top of the trifle dish.

 

Lemon Trifle // Bellyfull 

So fresh and sweet, this lemon trifle has so many delicious layers! Plus it’s beautiful!

A top angle of a trifle dish stuffed full, and on the top there are swirls of whipped cream, lemon slices, mint leaves, and fresh blueberries in the middle.

 

Other

Pavlova

This stunning pavlova, is so elegant, and delicious. With a crispy shell, marshmallowey inside, and lots of whipped cream and fresh fruit!!

 

Easter Muddy Buddies

Classic muddy buddies with an Easter twist. They’re full of chocolate covered egg candies, marshmallow bunny tails, and lots of cute sprinkles!

 

A trifle dish full of Easter muddy buddies. There are pastel colored m&ms, and sprinkles, and mini marshmallows mixed in with the chocolate coated chex.

 

Easter Bark

An easy and delicious chocolate bark, covered in the best Easter candies. Everyone loves it.

A spread of chocolate bark, topped with white chocolate, covered in chopped up malted eggs, m&ms, and pastel sprinkles.

 

Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Eggs // Mel’s Kitchen Cafe

Homemade marshmallow Easter eggs that are better than you can buy from the store! I could just gobble these up.

A chocolate covered egg on a plate drizzled with orange candy melts, and another leaning on top of it with a bite out of it showing marshmallow fluff in the middle.

 

Easter Dirt Cake // Lil Luna

A delicious layered pudding dessert. It’s the cutest dirt pudding full of Easter bunny peeps! So cute.

 

A pudding dessert in a baking pan topped with crumbles of Oreos, and a bunny Peep candy.

 

Carrot Cake Truffles // Inspired by Charm

Carrot cake and frosting all wrapped up in a bite sized ball, and coated in white chocolate. I could eat a dozen of these!

A bunny dish full of cake pops, drizzled with orange candy melts, and topped with a carrot shaped candy.

 

Carrot Chocolate Covered Strawberries // Lil Luna

Who can say no to chocolate covered strawberries, and when they’re decorated to look like carrots?! They’re perfect for Easter!

Strawberries dipped in orange candy melts and drizzled with more orange chocolate to look like carrots, all set on a plate.

 

Peeps Rice Krispie Treats // Made to be a Momma

Rice Krispie treats decorated with lots of funfetti sprinkles, and peeps on top! So easy and so cute, that kids and adults will love them.

Rice Krispie treats decorated with funfetti colored sprinkles and topped with a Peeps bunny. There are more peeps laying along side them.

 

Peeps S’mores

If you don’t like Peeps, don’t worry, this is the only way to have them! In smores. This is the easiest dessert ever, and so inhalable.

 

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