Easter dessert recipes you need to try (2024)

This cake is packed with flavour, bringing together blueberries, walnuts and cinnamon. It's made luxuriously creamy by a helping of yoghurt. Serve it up as the perfect easy Sunday dessert.

Try this blueberry and walnut yoghurt cake recipe

You might think that pavlova with white chocolate would be a bit to sweet but it’s not – the acidic fruit tempers it perfectly. Make as one big tower or in individual portions.

Try this white chocolate pavlova recipe

All the flavours of Spring come together in this one easy dessert recipe by James Martin. And it looks so impressive.

Try this lemon and plum meringue roulade recipe

Sure to become a firm family favourite, this classic British dessert is golden, chewy and sweet. Delicious served with a dollop of vanilla ice-cream, this sumptuous tart is sure to impress your guests.

Try Lisa Faulkner’s treacle tart recipe

Indulge in some baking over the Easter weekend with this delicious meringue roulade. Filled with a fresh and tangy lemon syllabub, fresh berries, and topped with a sprinkling of mini chocolate eggs, little gourmands will love helping to make this.

Try this Easter spring roll recipe

Our two favourite desserts combined, these cheesecake brownies look and taste deliciously indulgent. Packed full of rich chocolate and tangy cream cheese, this is the ultimate dinner party twist on the traditional brownie.

Try Rachel Allen’s cheesecake brownies recipe

If you’ve got a sweet tooth, cupcakes are hard to beat. The combination of zesty lemon sponge cake and sweet lemon meringue pie is a real winner and makes a sophisticated afternoon tea or dinner party treat.

Try Eric Landlard’s lemon meringue cupcakes recipe

The hot cross bun has been a traditional symbol of Easter for centuries. Beautifully creamy, this tasty twist on the classic bread and butter pudding will make the perfect Sunday lunch dessert – and it will go down well with children too.

Try this hot cross bun pudding recipe

The combination of rhubarb, elderflower, and sweet puff pastry in this pretty dinner party dessert is delicious. Quick and easy to make, these fruity tarts are also dainty enough to serve for afternoon tea.

Try this rhubarb and elderflower flan recipe

Calling all chocoholics, this indulgent chocolate trifle is a real showstopper and will go down equally well with children and adults. A decadent take on the classic British pud, either make as one large portion or serve in co*cktail glasses.

Try this trifle of four chocolate recipe

The combination of buttery melt-in-the-mouth pastry and fresh zesty lemon filling is deliciously fresh and will bring in the flavours of spring. Perfect served with a dollop of cream and a few curls of citrus zest, make the most of the long weekend, don your apron, and bake.

Try this ultimate lemon tart recipe

The perfect dinner party dessert for chocoholics, this light and airy soufflé is deliciously indulgent. With a silky smooth chocolate filling, it’s a lot easier to make than you might think.

Try this chocolate soufflé recipe

Macaroons have become a firm favourite amongst sweet-toothed foodies and these traditional French morsels make the perfect dessert. Quick and easy to make, serve after dinner with a cup of freshly brewed coffee.

Try this lemon macaroon recipe

Running short of time? This quick and easy trifle is a great solution. Packed full of fruit, this creamy treat looks beautiful served in individual glasses so that you can see the pretty layering.

Try this rhubarb and vanilla custard trifle recipe