Easter recipes
Celebrate Easter with a feast of springtime treats, from traditional bakes (hot cross buns!) to perfect roast lamb (plus lots of chocolate, of course). Our Easter recipes guide has all the inspiration you need, so you can get on with organising that egg hunt.
Get Easter Sunday roast ready
An all-star line-up of starters, mains, sides and desserts for your best Easter lunch yet.
Easter starters & sides
Lamb is non-negotiable for meat-eaters, but we all know it’s the trimmings that make a truly epic roast. Did someone say air fryer roast potatoes?
Easter lamb recipes
Whether you’re a diehard ‘garlic and rosemary only’ traditionalist or fancy trying your hand at something spiced and slow-cooked, find your dream lamb recipe right here.
Easter dessert recipes
Tempting as those eggs and bunnies are, leave room for pudding. Celebrate spring with a rhubarb tart, or embrace the dark side and go full chocolate...
How to cook roast lamb
Not confident about cooking Easter lunch? Our expert guide will help you make roast lamb so good that everyone will still be talking about it at Christmas.
Easter entertaining
Beyond a roast, Easter hosting allows for far more. Try a spring-inspired cocktail to begin celebrations, or Mini Egg recipes for a sweet pick-me-up.
Easter feasting and treating
Make the Easter holiday joy last longer by having friends and family round for drinks, cake and more.
Mini Egg recipes
They’re only here for a limited time, so we’re officially putting them in everything. Mini Egg brownies, Easter eggs stuffed with Mini Egg cheesecake, the most indulgent Easter cake... the chocolatey choice is yours.
Bank-holiday cocktails
Say cheers to spring with our fresh ideas for cocktails. From fruity spritzes to desserts in a glass, they’re perfect for Easter weekend celebrations.
11 ways to use up Easter leftovers
From surplus roast lamb to cooked veg, there’s often plenty in our fridge after the main event. Give it all a second life with delicious creations such as our ultimate leftovers sandwich.
More Easter inspiration
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Whole roasted cauliflower with apricot harissa and garlic yogurt
Simnel cake
Brie & caramelised leek wholemeal tart
Next-day lamb ragu
Easter egg popcorn bites
Easter chocolate fudge traybake
Garlicky saffron tomato & pesto galette
Banoffee pecan loaf
Martha's feta, squash & spinach pie
Passion fruit martini
Martha Collison's brioche buns
No-bake chocolate wafer cheesecake
Greek lamb with broad beans, aubergine & feta
Easter nest chocolate cupcakes
Melissa’s butterfly leg of lamb with yogurt & herb sauce
Triple chocolate hot cross buns
Low & slow lamb shoulder with harissa chick peas & feta yogurt
Rhubarb and cardamom custard cake
Martha's vegan chocolate cake
The Happy Pear's Black Forest & coconut cream trifle
Bourbon salted caramel cheesecake with toffee apples
Mediterranean tear & share bread
Leg of lamb with redcurrant jelly glaze
Apple, ginger & honey cake
Ultimate cookies
Summer lamb traybake
Baked raspberry, white chocolate & lemon cheesecake
Slow cooked leg of lamb with sherry
Chocolate nest Bundt cake
Chick biscuits
Rhubarb almond cake with orange
Barbecued butterflied lamb leg
Lemon thyme, wildflower honey & polenta cake
Pistachio & rose polenta cake
Martha Collison's Easter iced gems
Chocolate truffle simnel cake
Cranberry, pecan & honey hot cross buns
Hot cross bun French toast
Chocolate, cardamom and coffee mini bundt cakes
Nutty simnel cake
Edd Kimber's fig and cranberry hot cross buns with maple bacon butter
Baked cod loin with sizzling spinach, ginger and chilli
Chilli miso monkfish stew
Pan-fried sea bream with cannellini beans and tomatoes
Coconut Easter nests
Martha's English muffins
Tiger prawn & fish stew
Lamb with seaweed
Roasted parsnip & carrot soup with kale crisps
Mixed vegetable with crunchy almond crumble
Spiced sweet potato & leek soup with Stilton
Braised little gems and peas with summer herbs and shallots
Farmhouse salad with ham, soft-boiled eggs, gruyère cheese and home-made salad cream
Fondant potatoes