Vertical picture of lemon cheesecake with glazed berries on a glass cake stand on a black background

Eight Easy Elegant Easter Desserts

By Chris Scheuer | Updated on April 14, 2019

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Eight of our favorite easy and elegant Easter desserts, perfect for all your celebrations!

With Easter coming next weekend, we thought you could use some dessert inspiration for the holiday! These are eight of our favorite make-ahead, perfect for spring, desserts. Your guests will be thrilled with any of these options. Whether you're serving Easter dinner or brunch or asked to bring a dessert to a gathering, we've got you covered!

Vertical photo of a Lemon Ricotta Cake on a white cake on a wood farm table.

A combination of cake and cheesecake, this delicious Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake is a one-bowl, no-mixer recipe you can throw together in minutes!

Vertical photo of a Lemon Cheesecake with Glazed Berries on a glass cake stand.

"Heavenly" is the best way to describe this Lemon Cheesecake with Glazed Berries. With a make-ahead, no-bake filling, a marmalade-glazed, fresh fruit topping, and a melt-in-your-mouth, shortbread crust, this dessert never fails to bring accolades.

Vertical photo of a Key Lime Crunch Tart on a glass cake stand and a white background. Serving dishes and utensils are in the foreground.

With a coconut-almond shortbread crust and a delicious sweet/tart filling, this Key Lime Crunch Tart is always a hit!

Vertical photo of a bottle of Limoncello Syrup being poured on fresh fruit in a glass serving bowl.

If you're looking for something a little lighter, we've got you covered! Delicious, unique and super-versatile, this Limoncello Syrup is fabulous drizzled on fresh fruit, yogurt, ice cream and fruit desserts.

Vertical photo of a Super Easy Carrot Cake on a blue cake stand being sprinkled with powdered sugar.

This moist, delicious, Super Easy Carrot Cake is made in the food processor. The best part? It takes 5 minutes, from start to the oven!

Vertical photo of a Lemon and White Chocolate Pots de Crème in a white ramekin with lemon slices, white chocolate chips and Limoncello sauce in the background.

Do you have 10 minutes? That's all it takes (hands-on time) to whip up these super delicious Lemon and White Chocolate Pots de Crème!

Vertical photo of a Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake on a white cake stand

Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake is the answer when you need a moist, buttery, delicious and easy dessert - in a hurry!

Vertical photo of a person holding a Raspberry Jam Shortbread Tart on a white cake stand.

With sweet raspberry jam nestled between melt-in-your-mouth shortbread and a buttery crumble topping, this Raspberry Jam Shortbread Tart is beyond delicious!

Easter is one of our very favorite holidays, a special time of year to meditate on the wonderful, "indescribable" gift God gave us through his Son, Jesus. Because of that, we can truly say "Happy Easter" - with great joy in our hearts! Our family will be gathering in Memphis where our daughter, Cait and her family live. Can't wait to all be together! Hoping your Easter is blessed and delicious!

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10 Comments

  1. Such a great collection! You are the queen of easy, elegant desserts 🙂

  2. One looks better than the next Chris! All so perfect for Easter and spring!

  3. I’m still planning my Easter menu so your delicious and beautiful dessert inspiration came at the perfect time!!

  4. All lovely desserts perfect for our Easter table! So hard to decide which one to make first but I really love that bowl of fruit. So perfect!

  5. This is so appealing and easy to make. I love the sharpness of raspberries. Looks like a hundred dollars. Thanks for the recipe.

    1. Dear Scott and Chris,
      Your wonderful recipes have been an inspiration to me. The first thing I check out when I open my Ipad in the morning.
      Thank you so much.
      Kathleen

  6. Your photography and presentation is fantastic! I already have two of these recipes on my "definitely plan to make" list! Thanks!