Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays because you can eat an incredible brunch, colorful salad, and a big slice of carrot cake all in one day (dream come true). Whether you celebrate Easter or not I’m excited to bring you some delicious recipes to cook & bake to celebrate spring!
There’s truly an amazing Easter recipe in here for everyone, so get ready to be the star of your brunch (hosting or not). Don’t know where to begin? Start with this easy, veggie-packed quiche and work your way to the best healthy carrot cake you’ll ever eat.
If you make any of these healthier Easter recipes, be sure to leave a comment below and let me know how you liked it! You can also tag #ambitiouskitchen on Instagram so that I can see your creations.
GF = Gluten Free
V = Vegan
VT = Vegetarian
Fun appetizers
Roasted Carrot Puff Pastry Tart with Herbed Goat Cheese & Hot Honey VT
Roasted Strawberry, Basil, and Goat Cheese Crostini VT
Parmesan Crusted Crostini with Pear, Walnuts & Hot Honey GF, VT
Cheese & Guava Crackers (a Puerto Rican staple!) GF, VT
Matt’s Olive Cheese Bread GF, VT
Fig & Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites VT
Delicious dips
Roasted Garlic Tahini Carrot Dip
Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Feta Dip
Roasted Garlic Whipped Feta Dip
Garlic White Bean Basil Hummus V
Creamy Jalapeño Spinach Artichoke Dip
Garlic Herb Cheese Dip with Honey & Chili Crisp
Muffins
Outrageously Good Orange Muffins GF
ABC Muffins (apple, banana, carrot muffins!)
Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Glaze
Grandma’s Healthy Bran Muffins
Honey Cinnamon Walnut Banana Muffins
The Best Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins You’ll Ever Eat
Morning Glory Zucchini Carrot Muffins
Chocolate Chip Greek Yogurt Muffins
Breads
Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Bread GF
Healthier Carrot Cake Banana Bread with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Best Ever Healthy Banana Bread Recipe
Pistachio Poppy Seed Orange Yogurt Bread
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake Bread with Strawberry Glaze GF
Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Artisan Bread
Pancakes & Waffles
Grandma’s Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes
Carrot Cake Pancakes (gluten free + dairy free!) GF
The Fluffiest Lemon Blueberry Poppy Seed Pancakes GF
Grandma’s Buttermilk Waffles
Change Your Life Salted Brown Butter Pancakes
Classic Brunch Treats
Strawberry Sweet Rolls with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
The Best Cinnamon Rolls You’ll Ever Eat
Olive Oil Orange Yogurt Coffee Cake
Lemon Lover’s Lemon Blueberry Sweet Rolls
Strawberry ‘Almond Croissant’ Puff Pastry Tarts
Brown Butter Blueberry Coffee Cake
Upside-Down Orange Caramel Pecan French Toast Bake
Brown Butter Strawberry Coffee Cake with Lovely Strawberry Icing
Savory Brunch
Sheet Pan Sausage Breakfast Hash
Spinach, Sun-Dried Tomato & Basil Puff Pastry Quiche VT
Cottage Cheese Egg Bites (5 different ways!) GF, VT
Spiced Chickpeas and Eggs with Herb Garlic Yogurt & Tomato Cucumber Salad GF, VT
Spinach & Goat Cheese Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust GF, VT
Maple Apple Breakfast Chicken Meatballs
Perfectly Crispy Roasted Breakfast Potatoes GF, V
Tomato Basil Tortilla Quiche VT
Side Dishes
Dad’s Creamy & Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes GF, VT
Caramelized Garlic Carrots with Spicy Cilantro Yogurt Sauce GF, VT
Crispy Smashed Potatoes GF, VT
Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan & Chili Crisp GF, VT
Crispy Parmesan Roasted Potatoes with Garlic, Lemon & Herbs GF, VT
Cheddar Broccoli Cauliflower Gratin GF, VT
Crispy Cacio e Pepe Potato Stacks GF, VT
Salads
Everything Spring Green Salad with Basil Lemon Vinaigrette GF, VT
Herby Chickpea and Feta Pasta Salad VT
Roasted Carrot Cauliflower Quinoa Salad with Sunshine Dressing GF, V
Chickpea Arugula Quinoa Salad GF, VT
Grilled Carrot Arugula Salad with Fig, Goat Cheese & Avocado GF, VT
Italian Chopped Brussels Sprouts Salad GF
Scoop It Up Kale Couscous Salad VT
Cookies
Lemon Cookies with Lovely Lemon Glaze
Vanilla Brown Sugar Oatmeal Latte Cookies with Espresso Icing
Truly Exceptional Salted Banana Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Pistachio, Coffee & Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Paleo Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies GF
White Chocolate Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies
The Best Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies You’ll Ever Eat
Cakes, Pies & Crisps
The Best Healthy Carrot Cake You’ll Ever Eat GF
Lemon Cream Pie with Pecan Gingersnap Crust
Lemon Pistachio Cake with Lovely Lemon Frosting GF
Almond Lemon Raspberry Poppy Seed Cake GF
Orange Zucchini Cake with Orange Frosting GF
World’s Best Banana Cream Pie (with peanut butter cookie crust!)
Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Cake with Lemon Frosting GF
Bars
Blueberry Pie Bars with Oatmeal Crumble GF, V
Grain Free Tahini Brownies (the best brownies I’ve ever eaten!) GF
Ooey-Gooey Salted Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Bars GF
No Bake Treats
Healthy 4 Ingredient Reese’s Eggs GF, V
Healthy Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats GF, V
Homemade Healthy Peanut Butter Cups GF, V
Sweet and Salty Chocolate Tahini Rice Krispie Treats GF, V
If you make any of these healthier Easter recipes, be sure to leave a comment below and let me know how you liked it! You can also tag #ambitiouskitchen on Instagram so that I can see your creations. Thank you, xo!
I came to this list to get some last minute ideas for this weekend, but this list is so long my eyes glazed over…please edit your lists so they aren’t so overwhelming! I love your recipes, but I can’t swim through all these recipes in a reasonable amount of time!
Thanks so much for your feedback! Will keep this in mind moving forward.
SOOOOO many family favorites on this list!! That paleo chocolate cake really is the BEST!
Love it!! Best treat 🙂
i have made the carrot cake cupcakes 3 times in the past week and a half. My family loves them! Going to try the bread version tonight 🙂 Do you have a whole wheat flour banana choc chip cupcake recipe on here? i only see almond flour and i ran out. 😀 thx.
Amazing! Happy to hear that 🙂 Try these, they’re my famous muffins!
These healthy recipes indeed look PERFECT for Easter! There are just so so many to choose from and they all look stunning. I got my eyes on the carrot cake banana bread, Reese’s eggs, roasted garlic basil potatoes, Moroccan chickpea quinoa salad, vegan mac and cheese, double chocolate zucchini bread, maple glazed carrots, and vegan curried broccoli chickpea salad!
YES absolutely! Tons of my favorites in here 🙂 Enjoy!
What a great list you have compiled, everything looks amazing specially those roasted strawberry basil and goat cheese crostinis and the sweet and spicy bacon wrapped plantains….yummy
Love those! Hope you get a chance to make some of these 🙂