Our Best Easter Recipes

From lamb to asparagus to homemade Peeps, here’s what to cook on Easter Sunday. (And a few ideas for all of those hard-boiled eggs.)

All Our Best Easter Recipes

329 recipes

Lemon Almond Cake With Lemon Glaze
Melissa Clark
1418 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,418
2 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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A Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg
Julia Moskin
1082 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,082
20 minutes
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easy
Lemon Sweet Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing
Yossy Arefi
2576 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,576
1 hour, plus rising
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Cheddar Beer Bread Rolls
Erin Jeanne McDowell
2401 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,401
25 minutes, plus rising
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Raspberry Nutter Butter Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
294 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
294
About 50 minutes
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Juicy Orange Cake
Julia Moskin
690 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
690
1 hour 45 minutes
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easy
Lemon-Ginger Tart
Alison Roman
784 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
784
45 minutes
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No-Bake Chocolate Mousse Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
3765 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,765
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Lemony Mashed Potatoes With Asparagus, Almonds and Mint
Yotam Ottolenghi
271 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
271
About 35 minutes
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Buttercream Frosting
Yossy Arefi
2621 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,621
50 minutes
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Stuffed Ham, Southern Maryland Style
Kim Severson
58 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
58
5 1/2 hours, plus chilling and corning
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Creamy Potato Gratin With Smoked and Fresh Salmon
Yotam Ottolenghi
236 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
236
1 1/2 hours
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East 62nd Street Lemon Cake
Craig Claiborne, Maida Heatter
1393 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,393
About 2 hours
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Pickled Deviled Eggs
Melissa Clark
324 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
324
30 minutes, plus overnight pickling
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Bacon, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole
Alison Roman
1479 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,479
55 minutes
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Best Lemon Bars
Julia Moskin
1514 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,514
1 hour, plus cooling
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easy
Spinach Lasagna With Fennel Sausage
David Tanis
150 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
150
3 hours
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Shortbread, 10 Ways
Melissa Clark
1930 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,930
1 hour, plus cooling
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Sicilian Involtini With Ham and Cheese
David Tanis
96 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
96
40 minutes
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Roman-Style Spring Lamb With Fresh Sugar Snap Pea Salad
Kim Severson
124 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
124
1 1/2 hours
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Roasted Carrot Salad With Arugula and Pomegranate
Melissa Clark
1196 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,196
45 minutes
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Coconut Marzipan Cake
Nigella Lawson
428 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
428
About 1 hour
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Classic Brioche
Alison Roman
657 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
657
1 hour, plus a day's rising
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Onion Quiche
Melissa Clark
727 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
727
2 1/2 hours
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Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
9605 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,605
1 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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Cinnamon Rolls
Alison Roman
4916 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,916
About 1 hour, plus resting and proofing
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Lemon Poppy Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
1341 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,341
45 minutes
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Classic Sugar Cookies
Alison Roman
3016 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,016
1 1/2 hours, plus 2 hours' chilling
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Seeded Molasses Whole-Wheat Dinner Rolls
David Tanis, Uri Scheft
160 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
160
3 hours, plus overnight rising
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Shaker Lemon Pie
Tejal Rao, Elisabeth Prueitt
234 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
234
1 1/2 hours, plus 8 hours' marinating
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Baked Brie
Melissa Clark
996 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
996
1 hour
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easy
Avgolemono Rice
Gabrielle Hamilton
391 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
391
30 minutes
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Sugar Snap Pea Salad With Calabrian Pepper and Fennel
Kim Severson, Whitney Otawka
94 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
94
30 minutes
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Ambrosia Cake
Melissa Clark
497 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
497
3 hours
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Lemon Drizzle Cake
Melissa Clark, Mary Berry
1589 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,589
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Neapolitan Easter Bread (Casatiello)
Yotam Ottolenghi
131 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
131
1 1/2 hours, plus 1 hour rising
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Eggs Benedict
Alison Roman
2235 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,235
35 minutes
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Butterflied Leg of Lamb With Lemon Salsa Verde
Melissa Clark
695 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
695
45 minutes, plus at least one hour's marinating
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Chocolate Pavlova With Chocolate Mousse
Melissa Clark
615 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
615
4 hours
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Portuguese Egg Custard Tarts
Melissa Clark, George Mendes
530 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
530
1 hour
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Cinnamon Squares
Nigella Lawson
321 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
321
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Royal Icing
Melissa Clark
1777 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,777
10 minutes, plus decorating
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Fannie Farmer’s Parker House Rolls
Fannie Farmer, Marion Cunningham
1007 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,007
4 1/2 hours
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Braised Lamb With Egg and Lemon
David Tanis
165 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
165
2 1/2 hours, plus overnight chilling
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Lemon Angel Food Cake With Preserved Lemon Curd
Melissa Clark, Samantha Kincaid
1000 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,000
1 hour, plus 2 hours' chilling and cooling
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Buttery Breakfast Casserole
Melissa Clark
9717 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,717
1 1/2 hours, plus 4 hours or overnight chilling
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Garlic-Parsley Potato Cakes
Julia Moskin, David Page, Barbara Shinn
216 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
216
1 hour, plus 1 hour's chilling
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Fiery Sweet Potatoes
Julia Moskin
1398 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,398
2 hours
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