Easter Recipes

Make a simple sugar cookie into a gourmet dessert with a dab of jam and some flowers.

As with any special occasion, Easter is a great time to celebrate with yummy treats. Cupcakes are a go-to choice for any holiday and Easter offers many creative ways to decorate them from bunnies and chicks to baskets of eggs and blooms. This spring, spend time with your kids creating festive, edible masterpieces to round out an Easter Sunday meal. Save time with store-bought cupcakes and devote your energy to transforming them with decorations. With these tips, the hardest part of this baking session is deciding which cute Easter cupcakes to make.

A seafood spin on Egg Salad.

Display your appetizers in elegant eggshell cups.

These Blooming Strawberry Shortcake Teacups are an easy way to impress your guests on Easter. Layers of cake, cream and fruit are the perfect combination, and adding edible flowers makes this dessert picture-perfect.

Mini Quiches are perfect for appetizers or personal entrees. This vegetarian dish is also budget-friendly.

Speckled jelly-bean eggs or chocolates in a crispy phyllo nest are sweetly seasonal. Use kataifi, pre-shredded phyllo, which is sold frozen at Greek grocers and large supermarkets.

Refreshing sauce with fresh fruit, perfect for an Easter Brunch.

Make a gourmet appetizer in minutes by combining sweet and tart jam, robust cheese and edible flower petals.

For this classic Yorkshire pudding recipe, I use a good solid roasting tin measuring 11 x 7 inches (28 x 18cm) which will be enough for four persons. If you are cooking for eight, double the quantity and use 2 roasting tins.