100+ of the Best Spring and Easter Desserts

3/21/19

Easter desserts feature so many of the best flavors and colors and ingredients of the season. So no need to limit yourself to making these spring dessert recipes just for a single holiday. I don’t know about you, but I think lemon, carrot, strawberry, coconut, and, of crouse, chocolate taste delicious any day of the year. So whether you are looking for recipes for cookies, cake, cupcakes, bars, parfaits, or something else, you’ll find it in these 100+ of the Best Desserts for Easter and Spring.

Easter and Spring Dessert Recipes

Do you know what is going to be on your Easter dessert table this year? Or how about Mother’s Day or those other baby or bridal showers you are planning? There are so many wonderful spring holidays and celebrations. And no celebration is complete without a yummy sweet treat. So what kind of spring desserts will you be making?

What are some good Easter dessert recipes?

This depends on your celebration. If it’s a big family occasion with lots of activities, you might want Easter dessert recipes you can pick up with your hands and eat while you are having an Easter egg hunt, like cookies or candy. On a spring dessert buffet, mini desserts are great so you can have a sample of anything, like individual parfaits or trifles or fluff desserts, where you can scoop out a serving. And if it’s a sit-down meal, cakes and pies and cheesecakes are lovely.

And what do you put in those Easter desserts? Spring dessert recipes often feature seasonal ingredients like strawberries and carrots, or light fresh flavors like lemon or coconut. Maybe they incorporate Easter candy like Peeps, Robin Eggs, or Cadbury Creme Eggs. There are countless possibilities.

Are these Easter desserts gluten free?

As you may or may not know, most of my recipes happen to be gluten free. However, in this collection, not all of them are as they come from other blogs. I have noted which ones here are gluten free with “(GF)”, but you can also find a bunch of gluten free spring desserts.

Lemon Desserts

1. Lemon Meringue Pie Fudge
2. Crustless Lemon Strawberry Slow Cooker Cheesecake (GF)
3. Lemon Yogurt Bread
4. Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Frosting by Back for Seconds
5. Italian Sweet Creme Glazed Lemon Cookies by Mom’s Test Kitchen
6. Lemon-Cherry Hot Cross Buns by Crumb Blog
7. Meyer Lemon Rice Pudding (GF) by Taste Love & Nourish
8. Lemon Supreme Dessert by Cooking on the Front Burner
9. Lemon Cookies with White Chocolate Chip & Strawberry Buttercream by Keep It Sweet Desserts
10. Meyer Lemon Vanilla Shortbread Cookies by Karen’s Kitchen Stories
11. Limoncello Cupcakes by Cooking on the Front Burner
12. Lemon Meringue Cookie Cups by Mom On Timeout
13. Starbucks Lemon Loaf Recipe by Our Life Tastes Good
14. Meyer Lemon Sprinkle Cookies by Keep It Sweet Desserts
15. Lemon Burst Toasted Coconut Ice Cream by Simply Southern Baking
16. Lemon Bars by Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
17. Meyer Lemon Souffle (GF) by Little Ferraro Kitchen
18. Puff Pastry Lemon Knots by the Bitter Side of Sweet
19. Lemon Poppyseed Baked Donuts by Blahnik Baker

Carrot Cake Desserts

1. Gluten Free Carrot Cakes for Two (GF)
2. Carrot Cake Cookie Cups with Cream Cheese Frosting by Chelsea’s Messy Apron
3. Carrot Cake Cream Cheese Muffins (GF) by Texanerin
4. To Die For Carrot Cake by Mom on Timeout
5. Carrot Cake with Macarons by Pint Sized Baker
6. Carrot Cake Cupcakes by Emily Bites
7. Skinny Carrot Cake Truffles (GF) by Food Faith Fitness
8. Carrot Cake Cheesecake by Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
9. Carrot Cake Cookies by Joanne-Eat Well With Others
10. Flourless Carrot Cake with Mascarpone Frosting (GF) by Diethood
11. Carrot Cake Cheesecake Cake by Shugary Sweets
12. Carrot Cake Fudge  (GF) by Wine and Glue

And if that isn’t enough, you might like 24 Creative Carrot Cake Recipes.

Strawberry Desserts

1. Strawberries and Cream Cake or Gluten Free Strawberries and Cream Cake (GF)
2. Strawberry Chocolate Chip Greek Yogurt Cheesecake Dip (GF)
3. Strawberry Shortcake Trifle
4. No-Bake Strawberry Tiramisu Cheesecake Cups (GF)
5. No-Bake Strawberry Shortcake Dessert by Crazy for Crust
6. Easy Strawberry Crisp by the Bitter Side of Sweet
7. Strawberry Streusel Sour Cream Coffee Cake by An Edible Mosaic
8. Strawberry Pretzel Bars by Back for Seconds
9. Dark Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake by Snappy Gourmet
10. Strawberry Cheesecake Napoleon by This Gal Cooks
11. Mini Strawberry Cheesecake Cookie Cups by Life, Love and Sugar
12. Strawberry Rhubarb Dream Cake by Joanne-Eat Well With Others
13. White Chocolate Strawberry Truffle Bark by Call Me PMC
14. Strawberry Cream Pie by Life, Love, and Sugar

Want more strawberries? You can always check out all of these Strawberry Desserts.

Coconut Desserts

1. Coconut Cupcakes
2. Almond Joy Puppy Chow (GF)
3. Coconut Snickerdoodles
4. Flourless Almond Joy Cookie Dough Ball (GF)
5. No-Bake Coconut Cookies (GF)
6. Pineapple Coconut Fool (GF)
7. Coconut Salted Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes (GF)
8. Easter Cookie Cups with Coconut Buttercream by Diethood
9. Coconut Fudge Pie from Inside Bru Crew Life
10. Coconut Easter Cake by Ask Chef Dennis
11. Blackberry Coconut Custard Cobbler by Frugal Foodie Mama
12. Chocolate Coconut Sheet Cake by I Heart Eating
13. Dark Chocolate Coconut Pudding (GF) by Blahnik Baker

Easter Dessert Recipes Made with Easter Candy

1. Reese’s Poke Cake
2. Double Chocolate Snickers Fudge (GF)
3. Coconut Creme Kisses Chocolate Cupcakes (GF)
4. Peeps Shortbread Bunnies by Bake Love Give
5. Peeps Sunflower Cake by Noble Pig
6. Party Peeps Eclair Cake Cups by Inside BruCrew Life
7. Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Bunnies (GF) by Inside BruCrew Life
8. Peep S’mores by Cupcake Diaries
9. Malt Ball Cookie Dough Bars by Shugary Sweets
10. Cadbury Ganache Cookie Cups by Beyond Frosting
11. Easter Egg Net Macaroons by Yummy Healthy Easy
12. Mini Cadbury Egg Blondies by Like Mother Like Daughter
13. Reese’s Pieces Pastel Egg Cookies by Cupcakes Diaries
14. Robin Egg Magic Bars by Wine and Glue
15. Chewy Malt Ball Cookies by Shugary Sweets
16. Robin Egg No-Bake Cheesecake by Barbara Bakes
17. Cadbury Stuffed Brookies by Beyond Frosting
18. Magic Cake Bars for Easter by Keep It Sweet Desserts
19. Malt Ball Mini Cheesecakes with Chocolate Ganache by Shugary Sweets
20. Easter Egg Hunt Sugar Cookie Bars by Julies Eats and Treats

Hit up sales the day after Easter and you can make even more leftover candy recipes.

More Spring Dessert Recipes

1. Orange Creamsicle Jello Mold (GF)
2. Key Lime Pie Puppy Chow
3. Gluten Free Hummingbird Cake (GF)
4. Blueberry Maple Mini Cheesecake Parfaits (GF)
5. No-Bake Mini Creamsicle Cheesecake Parfaits (GF)
6. Greek Yogurt Cheesecake Fruit Dip (GF)
7. Spring Circus Animal Cookies by Bake Love Give
8. Springtime Cupcakes by Kailley’s Kitchen
9. Blood Orange Macarons (GF) by The Viet Vegan
10. Springtime Swirl Cake by Julies Eats and Treats
11. Frosted Rice Krispie Treats (Gluten Free Option) by One Creative Mommy
12. All Natural Ombre Cake (No Food Dye) by 52 Kitchen Adventures
13. M&M Easter Cookies by This Gal Cooks
14. Spring Birdies Ready for Easter by Pint Sized Baker
15. White Tea Macarons with Cherry Preserves (GF) by An Edible Mosaic
16. Mini Pavlova Nest (GF) by Hungry Food Love
17. Hot Cross Buns by Natasha’s Kitchen
18. Easy Bird’s Nest Cupcakes by Chelsea’s Messy Kitchen
19. Easter Cathedral Candy (GF) by Mom On Timeout
20. Rice Crispy Treat Bark by Kailley’s Kitchen
21. Easter Chocolate Oat Squares by Food Faith Fitness
22. Easy Key Lime Cake with Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting by Call Me PMC
23. Spring Krispie Cake by Delightful E Made
24. Spring Flower Bed Cake by Will Cook For Smiles
25. White Chocolate Cherry Kaleidoscope Cookies (GF) by Mom’s Test Kitchen
26. Spring Confetti Bars by Chelsea’s Messy Kitchen
27. Cherry Fluff  (GF) by Mom On Timeout