Easter Dessert Recipes - Ideas for Easter Treats for Everyone

Are you looking for some Easter dessert recipes to delight your family and guests?

Easter is a wonderful time of the year. Many families gather for Easter dinner and one of the most anticipated parts of any family meal is the dessert. When preparing your meal, there are many Easter dessert ideas you can consider.

Since Easter is one of the first holidays of spring, your dessert can reflect the freshness of the spring season - most Easter desserts are light and colorful.

One such Easter dessert recipe is a Watergate salad. Also known as a pistachio salad, this is a light, tasty addition to your Easter dinner.

To make a Watergate salad, you will need the following ingredients: 1 large carton Cool Whip, 1 package instant pistachio pudding mix, 1 can #2 crushes pineapple and juice, 1 and 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows, and 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Simply mix all ingredients together and chill in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

Another Easter dessert recipe idea is a carrot cake with cream cheese icing. To prepare a carrot cake from scratch, you will need the following ingredients:

• (Cake)
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil,
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 cups grated carrots
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• (Icing)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Here are the directions for preparing this yummy Easter dessert recipe:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, mix eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla and sugar. Slowly add dry ingredients.
• Fold shredded carrots and pecans and mix well.
• Pour into the baking pan and bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 10 minutes and then place on cooling rack until cake is completely cooled.
• While the cake is cooling, you can prepare your frosting. Set pecan aside and mix all other ingredients completely.
• Fold pecans into the frosting mix.
• Once cake is completely cooled, use your frosting to completely cover the cake. Cut and serve this delicious Easter dessert recipe.

Need more ideas for Easter dessert recipes? You can also make your own Easter treats to share with your family. You can make quick and easy Easter candy to either place inside an Easter basket or place on the dinner table.

You will need candy molds available at most craft store and candy melt. You can either use chocolate candy melt or you can get vanilla candy melt and candy flavorings to make mints or other flavored candies. Simply follow the melting directions on the candy melt package and, using a large spoon, pour melted candy into the molds (you may want to spray it with non-stick cooking spray; however, this is usually not necessary when using candy melt).

You can add lollipop sticks to the candy before it hardens to make candy pops, or you can simply let the candy harden without a stick in it. Once the candy hardens, turn over the candy mold and pop the pieces out onto wax paper.

When choosing your candy molds, look for Easter themes such as eggs, rabbits, or spring flowers. If you want to add a creative flair to your candy, you can use food paint (also available to most craft stores) to add embellishments to your homemade Easter candy.

When preparing your Easter dinner, you will want to include your favorite Easter dessert recipes. Top your meal with the perfect dessert to tempt your family's palate.

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