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BEST Easter Recipes

March 27, 2022 by · This post may contain affiliate links

This *Ultimate* Easter Recipes Menu Planner includes everything from main dishes and side dishes, to breakfasts and desserts, to ideas for using up leftover ham and hard-boiled eggs!

The Ultimate Easter Recipe Menu Planner ~ main dishes, side dishes, desserts, recipes to use up leftover ham and hard-boiled eggs, and MORE! | FiveHeartHome.com

In case you're starting to think about your upcoming Easter meal, I've put together a big, mouthwatering round-up of spring and Easter recipes to cover all of your bases.

Think of this as your one-stop, comprehensive Easter Menu Planner. 🙂 So get ready to click and pin and plan that Easter menu!

Easter Main Dishes

Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ham ~ an effortless way to cook your Easter ham with a glaze of pineapple juice, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, Dijon, and honey | FiveHeartHome.com

Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ham

Rosemary Cider Brined Pork Loin ~ extra juicy and flavorful thanks to brining...and while it's easy enough to make for a weeknight dinner, it's impressive enough to serve for a special occasion! | FiveHeartHome.com

Rosemary Cider-Brined Pork Loin

Cornish Hens with Citrus Glaze with text overlay.

Cornish Hens with Citrus Glaze

Easter Side Dishes

Easter Salad ~ this gorgeous Strawberry Goat Cheese Spring Greens Salad with Toasted Almonds & Lemon Honey Vinaigrette is loaded with vibrant colors and flavors and contrasting textures. It would be the perfect addition to your Easter holiday table, or it would make any dinner special! | FiveHeartHome.com

Easter Salad

Instant Pot Honey Cinnamon Carrots Recipe in pressure cooker.

Instant Pot Honey Cinnamon Carrots

Roasted Asparagus ~ simply seasoned with olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper for a delicious, easy, versatile, springtime side dish! | FiveHeartHome.com

Roasted Asparagus

Creamy Spring Peas with Bacon + Mint ~ this ultimate Easter side dish features a delicious combo of flavors and textures from sweet green peas, fresh sugar snaps, salty bacon, a decadent cream sauce, and refreshing pops of mint | FiveHeartHome.com

Creamy Spring Peas with Bacon + Mint

Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Thyme ~ tender and flavorful carrots make a rustic yet vibrant spring or Easter side dish that's as gorgeous as it is delicious! | FiveHeartHome.com

Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Thyme

Cream Cheese Corn Casserole Recipe with text overlay.

Cream Cheese Corn Casserole

Savory Herb and Cheese Monkey Bread ~ quick and easy, made with refrigerated biscuits, festive for the holidays, from Thanksgiving to Christmas to Easter | {Five Heart Home}

Savory Herb & Cheese Monkey Bread

Cheesy Garlic Roasted Potatoes & Asparagus ~ an easy, one-pan, spring side dish recipe that makes a gorgeous, delicious addition to a special Easter meal or a regular weeknight dinner! | FiveHeartHome.com

Cheesy Garlic Roasted Potatoes & Asparagus

Orange Apricot-Glazed Carrots with Candied Almonds ~ sweet and tender, glossy and vibrant...and the perfect spring side dish for Easter dinner! | FiveHeartHome.com

Orange-Apricot Glazed Carrots with Candied Almonds

Quick & Easy Garlic Rosemary Cloverleaf Dinner Rolls ~ when time is short and homemade isn't possible, frozen bread dough is a quick and easy shortcut ingredient for making lovely dinner rolls, perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, or any holiday meal or special occasion! | FiveHeartHome.com

Quick & Easy Garlic Rosemary Cloverleaf Rolls

Scalloped Corn with text overlay.

Scalloped Corn

Honey-Glazed Carrots with Thyme and Lemon ~ a perfect spring side dish, and a gorgeous addition to your Easter menu! | FiveHeartHome.com

Honey-Glazed Carrots with Thyme & Lemon

Slow Cooker Creamy Cheesy Corn ~ a rich, comforting side dish that's the perfect addition to any holiday menu...because not only is this recipe delicious, but it also frees up the stove and oven! | FiveHeartHome.com

Slow Cooker Creamy Cheesy Corn

Brussels Sprouts Gratin ~ a cheesy, decadent, delicious side dish recipe loaded with bacon, Gruyere, and crunchy breadcrumbs...perfect for dinner parties or holiday menus! | FiveHeartHome.com

Brussels Sprouts Gratin

Spring Salad with Mixed Berries, Candied Almonds, and Honey Citrus Vinaigrette ~ a beautiful, delicious salad with vibrant flavors and varied textures | FiveHeartHome.com

Spring Salad with Mixed Berries, Candied Almonds, & Honey Citrus Vinaigrette

Homemade Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls ~ adapted from our incredibly popular Homemade Whole Wheat Bread recipe, these 100% whole wheat dinner rolls are soft, pillowy, moist, easy to make, and truly the BEST! | FiveHeartHome.com

The Very Best Homemade Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls

Slow Cooker Honey Cinnamon Carrots ~ a sweet, buttery, and addictive side dish...the perfect recipe for freeing up the oven and feeding a crowd, on Easter, any holiday, or a regular weeknight! | FiveHeartHome.com

Slow Cooker Honey Cinnamon Carrots

Make-Ahead Garlic & Herb Mashed Potatoes ~ a creamy, decadent holiday side dish loaded with mellow garlic & fresh herbs and topped with a golden Parmesan crust...perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, or entertaining company! | FiveHeartHome.com

Make-Ahead Garlic & Herb Mashed Potatoes

Green Bean Casserole with Bacon and Brown Sugar ~ a delicious holiday or everyday side dish recipe, with fresh green beans and crispy bacon in a sweet & savory brown sugar glaze! | FiveHeartHome.com

Bacon Green Bean Casserole

Scalloped Potato Flan with Gruyère and Garlic ~ served overturned and sliced for an elegant presentation | {Five Heart Home}

Scalloped Potato Flan with Gruyere & Garlic

Parmesan Panko Asparagus ~ fresh asparagus spears are coated in a mixture of grated Parmesan and panko breadcrumbs and baked until crispy and golden brown for an addictive, healthy, "asparagus fries" side dish or snack | FiveHeartHome.com

Parmesan Panko Asparagus

Easter Desserts

Lemon Pound Cake Recipe ~ an easy, scrumptious cake that's soft and moist with a golden exterior and a tangy lemon glaze...the perfect dessert recipe for spring or summer, from Easter to Mother's Day to Memorial Day and more! | FiveHeartHome.com

Lemon Pound Cake

Easter Egg Pretzel Chocolate Swirl Bark ~ a simple, festive, spring treat featuring two kinds of chocolate swirled together and topped with mini chocolate eggs, pretzels, and pastel sprinkles! | FiveHeartHome.com

Easter Bark

The BEST Lemon Cupcakes ~ start with a simple one-bowl batter and end with a soaking of lemon simple syrup and a topping of fluffy Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting for luscious, lemony, perfectly moist treats! | FiveHeartHome.com

The BEST Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Bird's Nest Mini Oreo Cheesecakes | Easter Dessert Recipe ~ simple cheesecake filling is studded with Oreos, baked in muffin pans, and topped with chocolate shavings and candy eggs for a fun, easy treat that's perfect for spring! | FiveHeartHome.com

Bird's Nest Mini Oreo Cheesecakes

The BEST Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe with text overlay.

Homemade Strawberry Shortcake

Pistachio Shortbread Cookies ~ delicately sweet and studded with salty pistachios, these easy-to-make cookies can be filled with lemon curd, fruity jam, or Nutella for fun and tasty sandwich cookies | FiveHeartHome.com

Pistachio Shortbread Cookies (you can put lemon curd in between to make sandwich cookies!)

Lemon Texas Sheet Cake Recipe ~ a super moist, homemade cake topped with a tangy lemon glaze...it's easy to make and it feeds a crowd! | FiveHeartHome.com

Lemon Sheet Cake

White Chocolate Cheesecake Fruit Dip ~ quick to make and quicker to disappear, this will become your new favorite fruit dip! | FiveHeartHome.com

White Chocolate Cheesecake Fruit Dip

Easy Coconut Shortbread Cookies ~ tender, buttery shortbread is loaded with toasted coconut in this delicious, addictive, easy-to-make recipe! | FiveHeartHome.com

Coconut Shortbread Cookies

Lemon Fruit Dip Recipe ~ a delicious fruit dip that comes together with just four real food ingredients...cream cheese, Greek yogurt, lemon curd, and lemon zest! | FiveHeartHome.com

Lemon Fruit Dip

Strawberry Upside-Down Cake Recipe with text overlay.

Strawberry Upside-Down Cake

Cannoli Dip with text overlay.

Cannoli Dip

Easter Breakfast Recipes

Lemon Sugar Baked Donuts with text overlay.

Lemon Sugar Baked Donuts

Whole Wheat Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes ~ wholesome and delicious pancakes drizzled with a scrumptious Lemon Poppy Seed Syrup make a lovely spring or summer breakfast! | FiveHeartHome.com

Whole Wheat Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes

Lemon Blueberry Overnight Baked French Toast with Lemon Syrup ~ bursting with juicy berries and layered with lemon-infused cream cheese, this make-ahead recipe would be a special breakfast or brunch for celebrating Easter or spring! | FiveHeartHome.com

Lemon Blueberry Overnight Baked French Toast with Lemon Syrup

Ground Beef, Egg, & Cheese Breakfast Casserole with text overlay.

Ground Beef, Egg, & Cheese Breakfast Casserole

Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal ~ a tasty, wholesome breakfast recipe featuring rolled oats, grated carrots, coconut oil, and maple syrup, with flavors of the classic dessert | FiveHeartHome.com

Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal {Dairy-Free}

Whole Wheat Lemon Blueberry Muffins ~ light, tender, and bursting with fresh lemon and juicy blueberries for a wholesome breakfast or snack! | FiveHeartHome.com

Whole Wheat Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Green Chile Cheddar Egg Bake with text overlay.

Green Chile Cheddar Egg Bake

Easy Strawberry Cream Cheese Pastries with text overlay.

Easy Strawberry Cream Cheese Pastries

Cream Cheese Filled Cinnamon Roll Cups with text overlay.

Cream Cheese Filled Cinnamon Roll Cups

Leftover Ideas from Easter Recipes

Avocado Egg Salad ~ avocado toast meets classic egg salad, lightened up with yogurt and studded with creamy chunks of avocado throughout...a perfect topping for sandwiches, crackers, or salads and a fantastic way to use up leftover hard-boiled eggs! | FiveHeartHome.com

Avocado Egg Salad

Bacon & Blue Cheese Egg Salad ~ a flavorful filling for sandwiches or lettuce wraps and a great recipe for using up leftover hard-boiled eggs! | FiveHeartHome.com

Bacon & Blue Cheese Egg Salad

Springtime Asparagus Tart ~ with ham, mushrooms, Swiss, and a buttery crust | FiveHeartHome.com

Springtime Asparagus Tart with Ham & Mushrooms

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes with Ham ~ thin slices of potatoes drizzled with cream and layered with ham and cheddar for a decadent comfort food recipe that's also a great way to use up leftover holiday ham! | FiveHeartHome.com

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes with Ham

Slow Cooker White Bean and Ham Soup with text overlay.

Slow Cooker Ham & Bean Soup

This round-up was originally published March 16, 2016, and has been updated each year.

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  1. G.M.

    Looks very delicious! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Kristin

    This is a great post!!

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    • Samantha at Five Heart Home

      Thanks so much, Kristin! Lots of talented bloggy friends contributed to the yummy recipes... 😉

      Reply

  3. Kristin

    I'm undecided which Glazed carrot recipe to make, but am leaning towards the slow cook one. Also, the fruit dip is a must 🙂 So many great recipes to choose from - thanks Samantha!

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    • Samantha at Five Heart Home

      Awww, thanks as always, Kristin! Hope that your family has a wonderful Easter! 🙂

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  4. Laura @Petite Allergy Treats

    Love the complete Easter Brunch line up! I can't wait to look through all the amazing idea here. Thank you for sharing my Gluten Free Chubby Bunnies!

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    • Samantha at Five Heart Home

      Thank you for letting me include them, Laura...they're adorable! 🙂

      Reply

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