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Happy Easter!
Plan your Easter menu with ease using our mix-and-match recipes and hosting tips for a stress-free and memorable celebration!
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Easter is the perfect time to get friends and family together and enjoy each other’s company! The spring weather is beautiful and the food is even better. We love hosting special occasions and holidays, and to no surprise, we love to plan these gatherings around a delicious menu!
Hosting a gathering can feel daunting, but it doesn’t have to be stressful! With a little planning and organization, it can be simple and enjoyable. That’s why we’ve put together a selection of menu options to help you mix and match the perfect meal with ease. Plus, we’ve included our favorite tips and tricks to make prep smoother, so you can spend less time worrying and more time enjoying the celebration!
What you’ll find below:
- Get the printable. An entire guide to help you pull off the perfect Easter meal without the stress.
- Choose your own adventure: beginner menu. A build-your-own menu with simple, delicious options for a stress-free Easter meal.
- Choose your own adventure: advanced menu. A build-your-own menu with dishes for those who love a challenge in the kitchen.
- Products we love. Our favorite Easter decor, serving pieces, and kitchen tools to make hosting easier and your celebration come together seamlessly.
- Tips we know you’ll love. We’ve pulled together some of our best tips to help you prepare, cook, and serve with confidence this Easter.
Get the Printable!
Make planning and preparing your Easter meal even easier with our printable guide! It’s a simple way to stay organized and make sure everything comes together smoothly.
Kristyn’s Easter Hosting Tips
- Assign dishes to your guests to minimize the work. Most guests are happy to help, so let them.
- Make your menu at least 1-2 weeks before your event.
- Print, bookmark or tag all the recipes you plan to use and make your grocery list.
- Do all your shopping at least 1 week ahead of time leaving any last minute items like produce for a few days before.
- Write out a schedule of when to make your recipes and stick to it!
- Be sure to take into account prep times, preheating times, cook times and what appliances might already be in use for other recipes when creating your schedule.
- Have disposable leftover containers on hand so people can take food home and you are not left with an overflowing fridge.
Schedule
- Day before. Prep and make appetizers, cover and store in the
- refrigerator. Make desserts, cover and store in the refrigerator
- Morning of (or at least 4 hours before). Make the main dish, timing it to finish right before guests arrive. Prepare sides up to the point of baking, but do not bake yet. Cover and store in the refrigerator.
- 1-2 hours before. Make bread, timing it to finish as guests arrive. Bake sides, timing them to finish as guests arrive.
Choose Your Adventure Menu Planning
Planning your Easter menu just got easier! We’ve put together our favorite recipes for every part of your meal—appetizers, mains, breads, sides, desserts, and drinks—so you can mix and match to create the perfect spread while taking away the stress. This first section is perfect for beginners, with simple, delicious recipes to get you started. Ready to take things up a notch? Scroll down for our advanced cook’s menu!
Easter Menu for Beginner Cooks
Pick Two Appetizers
Pick One Main Dish
Pick One Bread
Dinner Rolls Recipe
2 hrs 40 mins
Homemade French Bread
1 hr 15 mins
Pick Two Sides
Best Mashed Potatoes
35 mins
Creamed Corn Recipe
20 mins
Glazed Carrots
20 mins
Sauteed Green Beans
12 mins
Pick One Dessert
Pick One Drink
Homemade Lemonade
50 mins
Pink Punch
3 mins
Easter Menu for Advanced Cooks
If you’re looking for a bit more of a challenge, this section is for you. These recipes use advanced techniques and bold flavors, perfect for experienced cooks. Let’s get started!
Pick Two Appetizers
Pick One Main Dish
Pick One Bread
Crescent Rolls
2 hrs 32 mins
Parker House Rolls
2 hrs 40 mins
Pick Two Sides
Pick One Dessert
Pick One Drink
Shirley Temple Recipe
5 mins
Best Strawberry Lemonade
20 mins
I would love to know some lovely Easter Brunch ideas and recipes! Our family gathers early so we have time together as a big family. Then each individual family has time to celebrate the rest of the day with their own family. 🐰
We have a ton of brunch ideas…https://lilluna.com/easter-brunch/. Hope that helps!