Our Best Easter Recipes for 2022

Easter is almost here and that can only mean one thing: You need Easter recipes! We've put everything in one place here, including classicEaster brunches, monumentaldessertspiled under mounds of whipped cream andmeringue, the quintessential Easter appetizer (deviled eggs, duh), and all the glazed ham,roast lamb, and other main dish recipes you need. These dishes guarantee you’ll have a day full of delicious Easter food.

Oh, and one other thing: Our favorite Easter recipes will set you up to celebrate the arrival of spring in style. And by style, we do mean equipped with the prettiest Easter eggs on the block. So get that egg hunt on the calendar, stat.

Our Best Easter Brunch Recipes

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You could go simple with your Easter brunch (or breakfast): Spoonricotta into a bowland top withroasted vegetablesand a fried egg (or a smattering of berries and a drizzle of yourbest honey). But if you want to go all out, may we suggest aGourmetclassiclikeButtermilk French ToastorHot Cross Buns? You could also consider this the moment to really dial in your favorite brunch food. Perhaps a batch ofcrispy-but-tender wafflesor acoffee cakethat takes its name literally?

You’ll find plenty of savory recipes here too: Adeep-dish Easter quicheyou can load up with toppings, a geometriccarrot tartyou’ll want to hang on the wall as much as you’ll want to set it on your Easter table,homemade English muffinsthat’ll make your classic eggs Benny even better, and many more dishes to satisfy your Easter morning hunger.

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Four Ways to Deviled Egg

If you wanted to make a meal out of various versions of our favorite Easter appetizer, the illustrious deviled egg, we wouldn’t stop you. But, if you must choose just one approach to fill yourdeviled egg tray, here are a few favorites: A do-it-yourself tray of hard-boiled eggs with assorted toppings; a version where the yolks are whipped with oil-packed tuna (and get topped with capers and salmon roe), a method that lets you flavor deviled eggs any way you want, or a platter of jammy eggs topped with anchovy fillets and slivers of roasted pepper.

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Our Best Easter Dinner Recipes

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AnEaster hamor aleg of lamb似乎是go-to main dishes for this spring holiday. But you don’t have to stick to tradition. For a smaller celebration, you may want to grill a fewlamb chopsor roast aham-flavored pork loin. Or maybe you want to lose theham and lambentirely—how doesmake-ahead salmonsound? Click on the photo above to find all of our favorite Easter dinner ideas in one place, or choose one of the narrowed down collections below to suit a vegetarian Easter feast, an Italian Easter dinner, or just peruse a few of our favorite Easter side dishes, includingscalloped potatoes,roasted carrots, and anartichoke gratinthat’s topped with Parmesan breadcrumbs and fresh herbs.

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Our Favorite Easter Menus

Need us to narrow down the list even further? How about taking on one of our classic Easter dinner menus? Below you’ll find theherb-packed Ukrainian feastthat cookbook author Olia Hercules curated for us in 2018. There's also a menu that compiles years of ourtop-rated recipes(with roasted asparagus, “bubble-top” brioche rolls, and a puckering-but-sweet lemon curd tart), a breezy lunch buffet that ends with a key lime pie–inspired sheet cake, and a crème fraîche– (sour cream works too) and chive-packed quiche that you can fill up with as many toppings as you like.

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Our Best Easter Dessert Recipes

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Yes, we do have afavorite carrot cake recipe. But that doesn’t mean we’d pass up the chance to make the many variations among our favorite Easter desserts. How about aGolden Beet Cakethat’s packed with jarred sour cherries and almonds? (FYI, it’s also covered in acream cheese frostingthat’s been dubbedmagic.) We also have asingle-layer marvelthat’s scented with cardamom and gets a fudgy-textured bright orange glaze made from carrot juice.

Of course, Easter dessert recipes don’t stop at carrot cake. We also have marshmallow-topped cupcakes, plenty of spring-ready riffs on cheesecake, and the most ethereal coconut cream pie you’ll ever bake.

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How to Make Easter Eggs

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Look at you: You’ve got your menu all planned out and now you want to have some fun. Get your egg-decorating game on with whatever method suits your mood. First, learnhow to properly hard-boil an egg. Then go for the classic pastel food-coloring dye job. Or choose the jewel-toned pickled eggs that are both beautiful and delicious. Or how about marblytie-dyed Easter eggsmade with coffee filters? Finally, there’s a graphic coloring-book inspired version that’s a lot of fun for an Easter party.Watch Epi contributor Diana Yen make that last one here.