Our Best Easter Recipes

Easter Brunch Recipes

Baked Eggs With Kale, Bacon and Cornbread Crumbs

Lidey Heuck

40 minutes

Carrot Cake

Dorie Greenspan

1 hour 30 minutes, plus at least 15 minutes' refrigeration

Pizza Rustica (Easter Pie)

Alex Witchel, Carlo’s Bakery

2 1/2 hours

Easy

Pickled Eggs

Melissa Knific

About 1 day

Hash Brown Casserole

Naz Deravian

1 hour 45 minutes

Hot Cross Buns

Genevieve Ko

4 1/2 hours

Egg-in-a-Hole With Asparagus

Melissa Clark

30 minutes

Easy

Easy No-Yeast Cinnamon Rolls

Margaux Laskey, Allysa Torey

45 minutes

Overnight French Toast

Samantha Seneviratne

1 hour, plus chilling

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Easy Easter Dinner Recipes

Asparagus, Goat Cheese and Tarragon Tart

Melissa Clark

1 hour

Easy

Quick Lamb Ragù With Artichokes

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

Easy Crudités

Lidey Heuck

35 minutes

Pasta Primavera With Asparagus and Peas

Melissa Clark

20 minutes

Lamb Meatballs With Spiced Tomato Sauce

Sam Sifton, Suzanne Goin

1 hour

Glazed Lamb Meatballs With Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts

Kay Chun

50 minutes

Easy

Ham and Cheese Sliders

Lidey Heuck

35 minutes

Easy

Air-Fryer Pork Chops

Eleanore Park

20 minutes

Easy

One-Bowl Carrot Cake

Genevieve Ko

1 1/4 hours, plus cooling

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Easter Desserts

Carrot Cake

Dorie Greenspan

1 hour 30 minutes, plus at least 15 minutes' refrigeration

Easter Egg Nest Cake

Nigella Lawson

1 hour

Rhubarb Macaroon Tart

Samantha Seneviratne

1 1/4 hours, plus cooling

Lemon Meringue Pie

Leslie Land, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse

About 4 hours

Strawberry Poke Cake

Priya Krishna, April Anderson

1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling

Four-Layer Surprise

Lisa Donovan

6 hours 20 minutes

Easy

Chewy Lemon Cookies

Clare de Boer

1 hour

Strawberry Baby Cakes

Dorie Greenspan

45 minutes, plus cooling

Vanilla Cake

Lidey Heuck

1 hour and 50 minutes

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Easter Ham Recipes

Easy

Glazed Ham

Sam Sifton

1 hour

Pineapple Ham

Eric Kim

3 1/2 hours

Fresh Ham With Maple-Balsamic Glaze

Sam Sifton

3 1/2 to 4 hours

Root Beer Ham

Eric Kim

3 1/2 hours

Honey-Cured, Hickory-Smoked Shoulder Ham

Steven Raichlen

7 hours’ smoking, 6 days’ curing, plus prep, cooling and drying time

Will Horowitz’s Watermelon Ham

Steven Raichlen, “Salt Smoke Time”

5 hours, plus 4 days’ brining and resting

Roasted Fresh Ham

Matt Lee, Ted Lee

4 hours 30 minutes

Braised-Then-Baked Ham

Julia Moskin, Julia Child

About 3 hours

Miso-and-Apple-Glazed Baked Ham

Jeff Gordinier, Paul Kahan

2 1/2 to 3 hours

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Lamb Recipes for Easter

Rosemary Rack of Lamb With Crushed Potatoes

David Tanis

1 hour

Easy

Lamb Chops

Jonathan Reynolds, Standing Room Only (S.R.O.)

About 30 minutes

Lamb Meatballs With Spiced Tomato Sauce

Sam Sifton, Suzanne Goin

1 hour

Roast Lamb

Julia Moskin, Simon Hopkinson

About 3 hours

Quick Lamb Ragù

Alison Roman

45 minutes

Glazed Lamb Meatballs With Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts

Kay Chun

50 minutes

Braised Lamb With Squash and Brandied Fruit

Yewande Komolafe

About 2 1/2 hours

Sabut Raan (Roast Leg of Lamb)

Tejal Rao, Sameen Rushdie

2 hours 45 minutes

Leg of Lamb With Savory Beans

David Tanis

2 hours, plus marinating

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Easter Side Dish Recipes

Healthy

Roasted Carrots

Martha Rose Shulman

About 1 hour

Green Bean Casserole

Eric Kim

35 minutes

All-Purpose Biscuits

Sam Sifton

1 hour

Healthy

Roasted Asparagus

Martha Rose Shulman

20 minutes

Easy

Pickled Eggs

Melissa Knific

About 1 day

Scalloped Potatoes

Lidey Heuck

About 2 1/2 hours

Classic Deviled Eggs

Alex Witchel

45 minutes

Southern Broccoli Salad

Kay Chun

15 minutes

Easy

Roasted Radishes

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

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Pork Recipes for Easter

Citrus-Glazed Pork Chops With Gingery Bok Choy

Yewande Komolafe

40 minutes

Easy

Herb-Marinated Pork Chops

Kay Chun

40 minutes

Easy

Pork Tenderloin

Lidey Heuck

3 hours 40 minutes

Easy

Air-Fryer Pork Chops

Eleanore Park

20 minutes

Porchetta Pork Roast

Melissa Clark

4 to 5 hours, plus marinating

Easy

Garlic-Braised Pork Shoulder

Ali Slagle

3 ¾ hours

Easy

Harissa-Honey Pork Tenderloin

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Pernil

Von Diaz, Maricel Presilla

3 to 4 hours, plus marinating

One-Pan Pork Chops With Feta, Snap Peas and Mint

Melissa Clark

25 minutes

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Vegetarian Easter Recipes

Easy

Carrot Tart With Ricotta and Feta

Sue Li

1 hour

Baked Spanakopita Pasta With Greens and Feta

Ali Slagle

40 minutes

Easy

Pickled Eggs

Melissa Knific

About 1 day

Skillet Vegetable Potpie

Hetty Lui McKinnon

45 minutes

Coconut Saag

Priya Krishna

35 minutes

Easy

Waldorf Salad

Lidey Heuck

25 minutes

Easy

Roasted Spring Vegetables

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

Easy

Beet Salad With Coriander-Yogurt Dressing

Yewande Komolafe

30 minutes

Lemon Spaghetti With Roasted Artichokes

Naz Deravian

40 minutes

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Easter Brunch Dishes You Can Make in Your 9-by-13 Pan

Spinach and Gruyère Breakfast Casserole

Melissa Clark

1 hour 50 minutes, plus at least 8 hours chilling and 10 minutes resting

Overnight Pumpkin Spice French Toast

Yossy Arefi

40 minutes, plus overnight chilling

Corn Casserole

Ali Slagle

50 minutes

Easy

Baked Oatmeal

Lidey Heuck

50 minutes

Hash Brown Casserole

Naz Deravian

1 hour 45 minutes

Green Bean Casserole

Eric Kim

35 minutes

Broccoli Cheese Casserole

Sarah Jampel

45 minutes

Hot Cross Buns

Genevieve Ko

4 1/2 hours

Breakfast Casserole

Lidey Heuck

1 hour 20 minutes

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Recipes for Hard-Boiled Eggs

Easy

Egg Salad

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Easy

Pickled Eggs

Melissa Knific

About 1 day

Classic Deviled Eggs

Alex Witchel

45 minutes

Egg Curry

Tejal Rao

1 hour

Easy

Niçoise Salad With Basil and Anchovy-Lemon Vinaigrette

Melissa Clark

30 minutes

Classic Potato Salad

Millie Peartree

35 minutes, plus chilling

Egg Salad Sandwiches With Green Olive, Celery and Parsley

David Tanis

20 minutes

Konbi’s Egg Salad Sandwich

Tejal Rao, Alexa Weibel, Akira Akuto, Nick Montgomery

45 minutes

Ande ki Kari (Eggs in Spicy Tomato Sauce)

Melissa Clark, Julie Sahni

1 1/4 hours

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More Easter recipes

Spiraled Spanakopita With Feta

Brian Levy

2 hours, plus overnight thawing and cooling

Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust

Lisa Donovan

4 1/4 hours

Easy

Pickled Eggs

Melissa Knific

About 1 day

Easy

Quick Lamb Ragù With Artichokes

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

Easy

Chewy Lemon Cookies

Clare de Boer

1 hour

Pea and Ricotta Frittata

Clare de Boer

2 hours

Easy

Greens and Peas Salad With Bacon

Clare de Boer

40 minutes

Spice Bun

Brigid Washington

3 1/4 hours

Easy

Crostini

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Christmas Glazed Ham

Yotam Ottolenghi

About 3 hours, plus resting time

Easy

Easy Parker House Rolls

Melissa Clark

35 minutes, plus 2 hours’ rising time

Parker House Rolls With Black Pepper and Demerara Sugar

Melissa Clark

4 to 5 hours

Chocolate Chess Pie

Vaughn Vreeland

3 hours

Hash Brown Casserole

Naz Deravian

1 hour 45 minutes

Pink Grapefruit Bars

Jesse Szewczyk

About 8 hours 10 minutes

Easy

Lamb Meatballs With Pea Pesto

Kay Chun

30 minutes

Easy

Roasted Radishes

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

Pineapple Ham

Eric Kim

3 1/2 hours

Romesco Egg Salad

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Cozonac (Walnut and Raisin Easter Bread)

Genevieve Ko, Irina Georgescu

1 1/2 hours, plus 2 1/2 hours proofing and cooling

Easy

Carrot Tart With Ricotta and Feta

Sue Li

1 hour

Chamomile Tea Cake With Strawberry Icing

Eric Kim

2 1/4 hours, plus cooling

Torta Rustica With Ricotta and Spinach

Melissa Clark, Sophie Minchilli, Nancy Harmon Jenkins

About 2 hours, plus chilling and cooling

Honey Ham

Genevieve Ko

1 1/4 hours