For those celebrating Easter, it is typically a joyous occasion, filled with quality time with their loved ones and, of course, delicious food. And while the delicacies on the table during the holiday can differ from country to country—from family to family, even—many households try to present them in as festive a way as possible.
If you’re looking for ideas on how to present certain dishes or inspiration on what to make in the first place, you’re in the right place. On the list below you will find some of the most adorable Easter foods, from desserts to savory snacks, and beyond. So wait no longer, scroll down to find them, and get ready to prepare one cute-looking feast.
#1 Easter Is Almost Here, So I Made A Rabbit Fruit Platter
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#2 Aren't These Cute? We Have Used Our Favorite Dough To Make These Cuddly Easter Bunnies
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#3 Deviled Eggs, But Let’s Make Them Adorable
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Creating something not only delicious but visually appealing, too, typically requires loads of work, patience, and time. Surely, it all depends on what exactly one is making, but some dishes or decorations can take ages to make, yet only seconds to devour.
While cooking is not equally enjoyed by all, to some it’s a passion, which makes them happy to spend countless hours in the kitchen. Statistics show that roughly one third of Americans say they enjoy cooking (5% admit they hate it), and roughly three-in-ten of them do it at home on a daily basis.
#4 These Delicious Crescent Rolls Filled With An Herb Vegetable Cream Cheese, And Topped With Parsley For Easter Brunch
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#5 I Baked Another Easter Lamb
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It’s safe to say that even if you enjoy cooking or do it on a daily basis—whether you like it or not—preparing an entire Easter-themed feast is not an easy task. Cooking the food alone can take hours, not to mention shaping the cake to resemble a bunny or making the deviled eggs look like tiny chickens.
That’s what makes the items on this list even more special—the amount of time and love the cook arguably put into them make them look too good to be eaten. (Though, I believe that would be no problem for some hungry guests.)
#6 Homemade Peekaboo Carrot Cake For Easter
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#7 Easter Weekend Buttermilk Pancakes
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#8 Italian Easter Pie
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Despite the ultimate patience test that is shaping said cake into a bunny or working on other intricate and delicious details, many people seem to enjoy baking. Quite a few of them likely discovered a passion for it—or at least tried their hand at it—during the pandemic, as statistics show a steep increase in sales of baking products in 2020.
Needless to say, reaching the level of people responsible for the adorable munchies on this list might take quite a few (unsuccessful) attempts, but enjoying baked goods right from the oven knowing you made them yourself makes it all worth the effort.
#9 Hoppy Easter Everyone! I Went With A Beatrix Potter-Inspired Bunny Dude
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#10 Homemade Cherry And Blueberry Bunny Pie
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#11 Hope You’re All Having A Wonderful Easter Weekend! I Loved Making This Easter-Themed Set With Little Bunnies And Bunny Tails
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For those who enjoy baking, Easter can be a great time to treat their loved ones to something special, as certain specialties, such as hot cross buns, for instance, are typically made for this particular occasion. Marked with a cross on top, hot cross buns traditionally signify the end of the Christian season of Lent.
#12 Homemade Steamed Bunny Buns
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#13 Easter Macarons Chicks
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#14 Easter Egg Cookies
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Those with a sweet tooth might also be familiar with simnel Cake, a fruitcake popular in England and Ireland, which is made around Easter and decorated with eleven balls of marzipan to represent eleven of Jesus's disciples.
Another sweet treat that’s often enjoyed on Easter is a carrot cake, which, even if without a deeply-rooted tradition, is a great addition to any dessert table, if you ask me. However, according to a survey carried out by Mashed, carrot cake doesn't fall within the top three of people’s favorite cakes (as it comprises chocolate cake, red velvet cake, and lemon cake respectively).
#15 I Was Tired Of Regular Easter Eggs, So I Made A 3 Lb Chocolate Dragon Egg (Complete With Sleeping Marshmallow Dragon)
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#16 My Easter Chicks Have Gotten An Elvis Presley Hairstyle This Time
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#17 Easter Cookies
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With or without baking a cake, for many people, hosting an Easter dinner seems to be quite stressful. A poll of adults in the US who celebrate Easter found that nearly four-in-five of them find hosting such an event in their homes stressful, while three-in-four believe that Easter itself is an anxiety-inducing celebration.
Some of the main stressors when planning a large dinner are reportedly worrying about how much food to make, how clean the home is, how much time it will take to prepare the food, and whether or not the guests will like it.
#18 Easter Cupcakes For The Family Picnic
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#19 I Was Craving Brownies So I Made One With Easter Chocolates
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#20 Scrambled Eggs In Puff Pastry Bunnies
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If you don’t find hosting an Easter dinner to be stress-inducing and are looking for more inspiration on what to cook or how to decorate for the occasion, feel free to continue to Bored Panda’s list of ways to decorate for Easter next or browse these beautiful Easter egg designs for ideas.
#21 Easter Treats
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#22 Veggie Flowers. Perfect For Easter Or Any Springtime Gathering
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#23 My Wife’s Easter Cake
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#24 Have Champagne Saucers? How About Serving Little Salads In Them For A Beautiful, Easter Table Detail
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#25 A Colorful Easter Bunny Cake
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#26 I Made Lemon Flavored Donuts For Easter, That Look Like Little Chicks
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#27 Spring Meadow Cake. I’ve Never Tried A Floral Design And Had Limited Tools For Easter Decorations, So This Is What I Came Up With
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#28 Carrot Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
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#29 So Happy With My Easter Set This Year
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#30 Little Sugar Cookie Birdhouses For Easter Centerpieces
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#31 I Tried To Make These Marshmallows For Easter. They Turned Out To Be Cute. I've Been Making Them All Day. My Back Said, Bye
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#32 My Mother Made An Easter Basket Out Of Bread
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#33 Practicing Easter Cake Design. Vanilla Bean Cake On The Inside
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#34 I’m Proud Of My Easter Cookies
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#35 Try Out A Classic Easter Decoration On Your Macaron Shells
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#36 How Fun Is This For Easter And Spring
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#37 This Easter Pie, Known As Torta Pasqualina, It's A Traditional Dish From Italy's Liguria Region Made With Thirty-Three Layers Of Thin Pastry - One For Every Year Of Jesus' Life
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#38 I Made A 2 Layer 8 Inch Carrot Cake For Easter
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#39 My Wife Baked An Apple Pie For Easter
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#40 I Made An Easter Tart
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#41 Spruce Up Your Side Dish Game With Grilled Carrots Finished With An Orange-Maple Glaze
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#42 Here's My Easter Set From This Year
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#43 Easter Breakfast. It Doesn't Get Much Simpler Than This One, But It's Still Soooo Cute
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#44 My Daughter Made Homemade Vegan Cupcakes For Easter
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#45 Bunny Is Made From Cucumber, Melon, Carrot, Apple, Banana, And Sesame Seeds
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#46 Cheese And Crackers For Easter
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#47 I Baked Bunny Sugar Cookies For Easter
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#48 Traditional Polish Soup In A Bowl Made Of Bread. It Is Usually Eaten On Easter
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#49 Striped Easter Cake
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#50 Delivered These Bento Cakes To The Neighbors For Easter. White Almond With Brown Butter Buttercream
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