Ridiculously Simple Easter Dessert Ideas Even A Non-Baker Can Make

This post is all about Easter dessert ideas for you to try.

Whether you’ve been assigned dessert for your family’s Easter meal, or you're in charge of the whole dang thing, here are some ideas to make Easter dessert the easiest part of the entire meal. 

This post will offer different Easter dessert ideas for your next Easter dinner.

Spring has sprung now that it’s Easter time! The only way to celebrate is with delicious food. While dinner is the meal of the day, we all know what everyone really looks forward to: dessert! The problem is that you spend so much time making that fine dinner that you're tired. Don't worry, I've got you covered.

Most of the ideas here will be easy to make ahead. Some will require no baking whatsoever. Others will be minimal in what you have to do. Now, that's a win win for everyone.

Easter Desserts Light Enough For Everyone

It’s spring, so it’s a perfect time to incorporate fresh fruit into your dessert menu! Many people don't want the heavy desserts that we enjoy throughout the winter months.

Here are a few ideas that will be quick and delicious, and the best part is that they're more about assembling a few ingredients than spending hours baking.

Fresh Fruit Desserts

Chocolate covered strawberries

Using melting chocolate like the one found here, this recipe is easy to make ahead.

First, clean your strawberries and let them dry.

While they’re drying, melt your chocolate in a microwavable bowl. We use 30 section increments and stir in between. We do this until it’s full melted.

Set up a baking sheet with wax paper and start dipping your strawberries!

You can get creative and take a page from Edible Arrangements and do other fruit like apples and pineapple, too.

Strawberry Shortcake

   You’ll need strawberries, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and either Angel Food Cake or sponge cake dessert shells that you can buy at the grocery store.

First, clean and slice your strawberries. 

Then, using your mixer, add heavy cream and a dash of vanilla and turn it on high. Let it beat the the cream until it turns into whipped cream.

Set up a tray with a bowl of strawberries, a bowl of fresh whipped cream, and the cakes (either sliced or just the cups). Allow people to assemble themselves.

If your family is anything like mine, grab a lot of strawberries. Whenever I do this for my son or daughter’s birthday party, this dessert is the first to go!

Easter Dessert Suggestions for the Creative Mind

Dessert Stations

Being a kid friendly holiday, having a dessert station brings a little unique and entertaining concept to dessert hour. The only dessert station worth talking about is an ice cream station. 

Select up to five ice cream flavors and get them out about 15 minutes before you plan on serving everyone.

Also, be sure to grab all of the ice cream add ons that people like. Things like sprinkles, whipped cream, fudge, oreos crumbled are a great start. But you can get creative!

Dessert Ideas Simple Preparation

Cookie Platters

There  is not a party food that goes faster than a cookie platter. The level of how compicated this is depend on you. You can buy a variety of cookies. A perfect go-to is Tate's chocolate chip cookies, Black and White cookies, and sugar cookies. These are the most kid-friendly options. 

These are a little more work, but you can also bake your favorite cookies. What’s great about them is most cookies can be made ahead of time and frozen until the day of the event.

Select three to five options to bake or buy them ahead of time. Then, the day of the event, lay them out on a tray for everyone to grab.

It’s simple but always goes at a party.

Easter Dessert Trifles

You make 2 boxed brownies of your choice. 

Make chocolate pudding (again, 2 boxes)

Grab two containers of Cool Whip and one bag of Heath bits (or you can crush up another toffee treat).

In a trifle bowl (or little trifle looking cups if you want to make individual servings), you will layer the four items listed above.

Break up your brownies and put a layer on the bottom, then, add the pudding to go in between and lay on top. Sprinkle some Heath bits over the pudding. Next layer is the Cool Whip. Repeat until you’ve filled your trifle!

Put it into the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve.

Parfait

Trifle inspired, parfait are little single servings that everyone will love.

You can get creative with these. 

If you don’t like to actually bake, but you want something that’s visually appealing, make these! There is a low barrier of entry with these. You can literally grab all of the ingredients and just assemble.

You can select to be more hands on by making your own cake and pudding, but it's not necessary.

Easter Dessert Chocolate Inspired

Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Pops

There is nothing better than cheesecake covered in chocolate! 

You can make these ahead of time, and wow everyone at Easter with these. 

Simple Dessert Ideas

The best desserts are the easy ones! Unless you love to bake, you really don't need to make everything from scratch. Everyone will love all of these options! Plus, almost all of them can be made ahead of time, so that you can enjoy your Easter with your family! 

Isn't that what Easter is all about? Getting together with loved ones and celebrating the holiday.

Happy Easter from my family to yours! I hope you loved some of the ideas in this post. If you make any, please take a picture and share it with me. I'd love to see them!

This post was all about Easter dessert ideas that are simple and delicious.