"It wouldnât be Easter without a little sugar, right? Whether youâre team Peeps or team Cadbury Eggs, making some spring-themed treats with the kids is both a fun, at-home activity (spring can be quite rainy, after all) and results in some delicious snacks you and your family can enjoy for several days. From cookies and brownies to milkshakes and pancakes, we’ve rounded up 40 adorable DIY Easter desserts and treats that are not only delicious but most importantly, easy enough to get the kids in on making. Scroll down to check out the listâHappy Easter, Everymoms!
1. Pancake Mix Muffins
Start off Easter morning by serving these festive muffins with a twistâthey’re made using pancake mix! Have your kiddos help you add in pastel sprinkles and M&M’s to make them extra colorful and tasty.
2. Easter Pretzel Chicks
How cute are these?! This recipe includes just four ingredients and only takes about 15 minutes to prep and make. Perfect for an at-home activity to help keep the kids entertained this spring.
3. Easter Bunny Cookie Cups
These cookie cups with adorable marshmallow ears are a perfect dessert to make with your family to get into the Easter spirit.
4. Easter Carrot Treat Bags
If you’re looking for a treat more on the savory side, try out these funky popcorn treat bags that you and your kiddos can customize with any filling you want.
5. Peeps in a Blanket Brownies
How frickinâ adorable are these? Youâre not going to find a cozier (or yummier!) way to treat Peeps than by blanketing them atop chewy and chocolatey brownies.
6. White Chocolate Easter Bunny Bark Bites
Once youâve gotten your hands on a bunny-shaped baking mold, you only need three ingredients and 20 minutes (or less!) to create these brightly sprinkled and M&M-laced treats.
7. Cotton Candy Peeps Milkshake
Peeps, cotton candy, and ice cream all in one dessert? Get ready for the sweet treat of the year with this celebratory milkshake!
8. Bunny Butt Cookies
Give everyone something to giggle about on Easter with these silly yet delicious sugar cookies, generously frosted with vanilla icing and studded with marshmallows.
9. Easter Egg Rice Krispies Treat Nests
Rice Krispie Treats will always be a crowd pleaser for a dessert or sweet snack, so stick to the classic and add a fun Easter flair!
10. Easter Pastel Brownies
These pastel candy-topped brownies will cure your little one’s sweet tooth without a problem and make for a 10/10 Easter dessert.
11. Easter Candy Salad
If there was such a thing as a kidâs dream salad, this would absolutely be it. Loaded with nearly every Easter gummy candy under the sun, you probably wonât have a hard time convincing them to eat this one!
12. Bird’s Nest Easter Cupcakes
You really can’t go wrong with a chocolate cupcake, and adding bird’s nest frosting calls for quite the creative freedom in the kitchen.
13. Salted Caramel Easter Popcorn
This sweet and yummy popcorn is perfect for a fun snack to eat on the go or to toss in a big bowl and enjoy with an Easter move night!
14. Easter Bunny Bark
Chocolate bark is not reserved strictly for Christmas timeâcustomize it with chocolate eggs and pastel sprinkles to give it that cute Easter touch.
15. Rice Krispies Treats Easter Basket
You donât need Play-Doh to dive into a fun sculpting session with your kiddosâtry constructing these charming little Rice Krispies edible Easter baskets instead.
16. Easter M&M’s Blondies
Decorating the tops with a handful of Easter M&M’s or other pastel candies makes for the perfect excuse to bake some delicious blondies for the occasion.
17. Jelly Bean Sugar Cookies
Put that giant bag of jelly beans to creative use! Whip up these wonderfully soft sugar cookies and nest a few jelly beans in the middle when theyâre just out of the oven for an inviting Easter treat.
18. Easter Breakfast Peeps Pancakes
Peeps for Easter breakfast? Yeah, your kids will officially deem you the coolest parent ever.
19. Easter Eggshell Cupcakes
These super unique eggshell cupcakes really kick the dessert game up a notch and are fun to make with kids of any age in the kitchen.
20. Easter Sprinkle Cookies
Embrace the pastel vibes of the spring season with these colorful sprinkle cookies that your kids will love helping you make almost as much as they’ll love eating them as a special treat.
21. Coconut Macaroon Nutella Nests
As cute as they are delicious, these Nutella nests can be prepped in just 10 minutes and are easy for little hands to help decorate.
22. Cadbury Egg Easter Cupcakes
The only thing better than a chocolate cupcake is a chocolate cupcake with a Cadbury egg baked into the middle of it, right?
23. Homemade Easter Bunny Rolls
Indulge in a warm, fluffy pretzel twisted into some adorable bunny ears that are perfect for a snack or side dish at dinner.
24. Chocolate Mousse with Strawberry ‘Carrots’
Edible dirt cups take on a playful twist by using fruity âcarrotsâ in this scrumptious chocolate mousse recipeâand hey, you can still opt to add the gummy worms too.
25. Easter Cake Pops
These cake pops aren’t only just incredibly tasty, but they’re perfect for some simple DIY decorating for your little ones, too.
26. Egg Sugar Cookies
These super cute sugar cookies are a fun new take on the typical Easter egg decorations!
27. Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Easter is the best day of the year to have carrot cake, so enjoy making and decorating these yummy cupcakes with the help of your little ones!
28. Easter Charcuterie Board
If youâre not in the mood for baking, you can still create a splendid Easter treat with this totally decked out charcuterie board. Itâs got everything from Peeps and chocolate bunnies to cookies galore.
29. Homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs
Try out this healthier take on an Easter candy favorite where you and your kiddos can have fun making candies of all different shapes and sizes.
30. Chocolate Egg Nest Treats
Use those extra pretzel sticks or dried noodles you have in the cupboard to whip up these ultra cute egg nest bites that are guaranteed to be the cutest Easter snack around.
31. Easter Cakesicles
What kid isn’t going to love a slice of cake on a stick? This fun and festive way of serving a to-die-for chocolate will definitely be a crowd pleaser.
32. Cadbury Cream Egg Frappuccino
We all know of the obsession that kids have with Starbucks Frappuccinos (AKA, milkshakes in disguise), so treating them to one that has a special Easter twist will make their whole day.
33. Easter Cheesecake Dip
This sweet dip is the perfect colorful and flavorful treat for your Easter gathering! It’s super easy but fun to throw together, and pairs perfectly with your favorite fruits and salty snacks.
34. Bunny Cinnamon Rolls
If you want a fast but festive Easter treat, these fluffy cinnamon roll bunnies can be created in a breeze using store bought cinnamon roll dough. Your kiddos will have a blast decorating them with their favorite candy toppings to their heartsâ content.
35. Unicorn Banana Bread
The sprinkles and swirly colors of this melt-in-your-mouth banana bread recipe certainly give off joyful Easter vibesâplus, itâs on the healthier side of the treats spectrum.
36. Sunflower Cake Pop Bouquet
If you and your kiddos want to venture into some pretty detailed decorating, try out these sunflower cake pops and create a lovely bouquet that doubles as decor and dessert!
37. Easter Saltine Toffee
This delicious sweet and salty snack is a treat everyone in your family is sure to loveâplus, it’s beyond easy to make!
38. Bunny Butt Funfetti Dip
Is there anything cuter than this bunny butt dessert dip?! Brighten your Easter brunch table with this fun appetizer made with Funfetti cake mix.
39. Coconut Lemon Bundt Cake
Made with Krusteaz Meyer Lemon Pound Cake mix, this bundt will make a bold statement at your Easter gathering this year.
40. Carrot Cake Cookies
Nothing says Easter like a classic carrot cakeâbut why not turn that tasty dessert into a cookie instead? This recipe is all you need!
Jaclyn Voran, Contributing Writer
Jaclyn joined The Everymom team as a Contributing Writer in 2020. She brings a strong editorial background as a freelance writer, including being published in The Atlantic. She holds a Masterâs degree in Journalism from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Kansas.
Julia Poulter, Senior Managing Editor
With more than 10 years of editorial experience, Julia is passionate about bringing motherhood stories to life and providing moms with interesting and informative parenting content. Prior to joining The Everygirl Media Group in 2019, she served as Executive Editor at Closer Weekly. As The Everymom’s Senior Managing Editor, Julia helps manage the brand’s editorial calendar and content strategy.