Easter is just around the corner and what could be nicer than surprising family and friends with delicious, creative recipes? Here you will find ten delicious Easter ideas from savory to sweet – and suitable inspiration for further highlights!
Have fun imitating!
1. Carrot cakes with cream cheese frosting 🥕
Ingredients (for 12 muffins)
• 250 g carrots (grated)
• 200g flour
• 100 g ground almonds
• 150g sugar
• 3 eggs
• 100 ml sunflower oil
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt
For the frosting:
• 200 g cream cheese
• 50 g soft butter
• 80g powdered sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice
preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (top/bottom heat).
2. Beat eggs with sugar until foamy, stir in oil.
3. Mix the flour, almonds, baking powder, cinnamon and salt, then stir into the egg mixture.
4. Fold in the grated carrots and pour the batter into the muffin cups.
5. Bake for 20-25 minutes, let cool.
6. For the frosting, mix the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and lemon juice until creamy and apply.
Tip:
• You can refine the muffins with chopped walnuts or coconut flakes.
• For a healthier option: Replace sugar with honey or maple syrup.
Variation:
• Instead of muffins you can have one Carrot cake Bake in a loaf pan or springform pan (baking time: approx. 45 minutes).
2. Easter lamb made from juicy batter 🐑
Ingredients
• 125g soft butter
• 100g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 200g flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 100 ml milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
• Powdered sugar for dusting
preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and grease the lamb baking tin.
2. Beat butter with sugar and vanilla sugar until fluffy.
3. Stir in eggs one at a time.
4. Mix flour and baking powder, fold in alternately with milk.
5. Pour the dough into the mold and bake for 35-40 minutes.
6. Allow to cool and dust with powdered sugar.
Tip:
• Grease the mold well and dust with flourso that the lamb can be easily removed.
• After baking you can add liquid white chocolate or frosting decorate.
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Variation:
• Instead of batter you can use a Easter lamb from biscuit Bake and fill with jam.
3. Stuffed eggs with avocado cream 🥑
Ingredients (for 6 eggs)
• 6 eggs (hard-boiled)
• 1 ripe avocado
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp mustard
• Salt & Pepper
• Fresh herbs (e.g. chives)
preparation
1. Halve the eggs, remove the yolks.
2. Mash avocado, mix with egg yolk, lemon juice and mustard.
3. Season with salt & pepper.
4. Pour the mixture into the egg white halves and garnish with herbs.
Tip:
• Quickly mix avocado with lemon juice to make it doesn't turn brown.
• The filling becomes extra creamy with one tablespoons of yogurt or cream cheese.
Variation:
• If you like it spicier, you can some chili or paprika powder add.
4. Airy Easter bread with almonds and raisins 🍞
Ingredients
• 500g flour
• 250 ml lukewarm milk
• 1 cube of yeast (42 g)
• 75g sugar
• 75g soft butter
• 1 egg
• 100g raisins
• 50 g chopped almonds
preparation
1. Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm milk with 1 tablespoon of sugar and let it rise for 10 minutes.
2. Mix the flour, remaining sugar, butter, egg, raisins and almonds.
3. Add yeast milk and knead into a dough.
4. Cover and let rise for 60 minutes.
5. Shape into a loaf and bake at 180 °C for about 35 minutes.
Tip:
• For a sweet crust: Before baking with whisked egg yolk and granulated sugar sprinkle.
Variation:
• Instead of raisins you can Cranberries or chocolate chips use.
5. Bunny pancakes with chocolate ears 🥞
Ingredients (for approx. 8 pancakes)
• 250g flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 300 ml milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp butter (melted)
• Chocolate for the ears
preparation
1. Mix flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
2. Stir in eggs, milk, vanilla extract and butter.
3. Bake in a bunny shape in a pan.
4. Draw ears with melted chocolate or cut pancakes into the shape of ears
Tip:
• The pancakes will be particularly fluffy if you add the egg whites first beat and fold stiffly.
Variation:
• With Banana or blueberry pieces They taste even fruitier in the dough.
6. Spring quiche with green asparagus 🌿
Ingredients
• 1 roll of puff pastry or shortcrust pastry
• 200 g green asparagus
• 3 eggs
• 200 ml cream
• 100g grated cheese
• Salt, pepper, nutmeg
preparation
1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Place the dough in a quiche dish and cut the asparagus into pieces.
3. Whisk together eggs, cream, cheese and spices.
4. Place the asparagus on the dough and pour the egg mixture over it.
5. Bake for about 30 minutes.
Tip:
• Before baking some grated parmesan or feta cheese sprinkle over the quiche.
Variation:
• You can also use it instead of asparagus Broccoli or zucchini use.
7. Sweet yeast dough Easter bunnies 🐰
Ingredients
• 500g flour
• 250 ml milk
• 75g sugar
• 1 cube of yeast (42 g)
• 75g soft butter
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch of salt
preparation
1. Dissolve yeast in milk and sugar, let rise for 10 minutes.
2. Knead into a dough with flour, butter, egg and salt.
3. Cover and let rise for 60 minutes.
4. Shape into bunnies and bake at 180°C for 15-20 minutes.
Tip:
• After baking with Spread jam or dust with powdered sugar.
Variation:
• If you like it chocolatey, you can Knead chocolate chips into the dough.
8. Salmon and spinach roll with cream cheese 🐟
Ingredients
• 200g spinach
• 3 eggs
• 100 g cream cheese
• 150 g smoked salmon
• Salt, pepper, lemon juice
preparation
1. Puree spinach, mix with eggs and bake.
2. Let cool, spread with cream cheese, place salmon on top.
3. Roll up, cut into slices.
Tip:
• It gets even spicier with Horseradish or Dijon mustard in the cream cheese cream.
Variation:
• Instead of salmon you can smoked trout or tuna use.
9. White Chocolate Easter Egg Mousse 🍫
Ingredients
• 150g white chocolate
• 2 egg whites
• 200 ml cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
preparation
1. Melt the chocolate and let it cool.
2. Beat the egg white until stiff and also beat the cream.
3. Fold everything in carefully and pour into an egg cup.
Tip:
• You can also add the mousse chopped pistachios or caramel pieces refine.
Variation:
• Something for a fruity note Orange zest or raspberry puree stir in.
10. Fruity Easter punch with berries and mint 🍹
Ingredients
• 500 ml grape juice (or sparkling wine)
• 250 ml mineral water
• 100g strawberries
• 100g raspberries
• 1 bunch of mint
preparation
1. Cut the fruit into small pieces.
2. Mix with grape juice, water and mint.
3. Serve chilled.
Tip:
• The punch tastes particularly good when it Leave in the fridge for a few hours.
Variation:
• Instead of grape juice, you can also use passion fruit, apple or orange juice – depending on whether you prefer it fruity-sweet or fresh-sour.
Try it out, combine as you please and don't be afraid to create your own variations – because that's exactly what makes the holidays so special.
I wish you and your loved ones wonderful Easter days, lots of fun baking, cooking and of course snacking!
