Easter recipes
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One-pan lamb with hasselback potatoes
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Enhance the flavour of roast lamb with herbs and garlic, or you could try slices of anchovy, slivers of chilli or nuggets of feta pushed into the slits
One-pot braised lamb breast with beans, carrots & mint
Lamb with beans is a French classic for Easter. Perfect for a crowd, this celebratory centrepiece would also work well with canned cannellini or haricot beans
Easter simnel cake
Bake this classic Easter simnel cake. Top with 11 balls of marzipan – said to represent 11 of Jesus’s disciples, leaving off Judas – or with spring flowers
Lemon thumbprint cookies
Make our citrussy cookies for an afternoon tea. You could make them look like fried eggs at Easter simply by dusting icing sugar around the edges
Easter sugar cookies
Bake these pretty vanilla and chocolate biscuits for Easter and get the kids to help decorate them. It's a fun project for the school holidays and they taste great too
Spring bouquet traybake
Turn a simple traybake into a floral masterpiece with some clever piping – the perfect cake for a springtime gathering
Mini hot cross bun doughnuts recipeMini hot cross bun doughnuts
Enjoy the best of a hot cross bun, lightly spiced with juicy raisins and rolled into a sugar-coated doughnut. They take a little effort, but are well worth it
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Turn a pot of hummus into a fun vegetable patch by adding a crunchy olive breadcrumb topping and crudités for dunking. It's a great sharing dish for Easter
Slow roast leg of lamb
Follow this slow-cooked leg of lamb recipe for melt-in-the-mouth meat. It needs seven hours in the oven but only fifteen minutes prep time from the cook.
Chocolate fudge Easter cakes
A chocolatey tea-time treat that kids will love to help out with
Crispy-skinned chicken with roasted Jersey Royals & watercress stuffing
Try this simple method for a dry-brined, crispy bird. Top any leftover stuffing with an egg fried in sage butter, and serve for brunch the next day
Hot cross buns
Achieve the perfect hot cross buns with master baker, Paul Hollywood's ultimate guide to baking and decorating these delicately spiced, fruity Easter treats.
Easter brownies
Make these fun Easter egg brownies with the kids for a colourful, festive centrepiece. Gooey brownies are loaded with chocolate eggs and fluffy Easter chicks.
Cheesy bunny buns
Make these savoury bunny buns with the help of cheddar and chives. Great to make with kids in the kitchen, they make ideal snacks for a family Easter picnic
Easter cinnamon wreath
Make this adorable Easter wreath using cinnamon cookies decorated with Maltesers Mini Bunnies, Maltesers and floral icing. It's the perfect treat to accompany a cup of tea
Triple chocolate & peanut butter layer cake
Make a showstopping cake this Easter. Top chocolate sponge with peanut butter frosting, ganache drip, pretzel bark and chocolate eggs for a divine dessert
Easter egg cheesecake
Got leftover Easter eggs to use up? Try incorporating them into an easy no-bake vanilla cheesecake. Chill the cheesecake overnight for the best results
Triple chocolate hot cross buns
Follow our recipe for classic hot cross buns (see 'goes well with' below), then throw chunks of milk, dark and white chocolate into the mix for added decadence
Lamb stew with fluffy rosemary & cheddar dumplings
Stretch your Easter lamb further by using it in a stew that’s bulked out with pearl barley and cheesy dumplings. Or, swap lamb for mutton, hogget or goat
Hasselback potatoes
Try something new with your Sunday roast this weekend with these garlic and rosemary hasselback potatoes. Using same-sized potatoes will help them cook evenly.
Easy roast leg of lamb
Roast a leg of lamb for a family feast. It's ideal served with roasties and your favourite spring vegetables for an Easter dinner or Sunday roast
Mini eton mess cheesecake tarts
Rustle up these easy meringue-topped tarts for a celebration. They don’t require cooking, so they’re ideal for young children to get involved with making
Easy Easter biscuits
Celebrate Easter and the start of spring with these easy currant biscuits flavoured with lemon and nutmeg. They're perfect served with a cuppa
Chocolate & vanilla celebration cake
Round off the Easter weekend with this stunning showstopper cake. The sponges taste even better after a day or two, so it’s a great get-ahead recipe