Make-ahead Easter recipes
Put together a low-stress spring feast with our make-ahead Easter recipes. Whether you fancy doing some baking, making homemade gifts or are hosting the big lunch, these Easter recipes help you get ahead in the kitchen.
Rustle up Easter lunch with our make-ahead mains, like slow-roast lamb and chicken pies. Follow with a dessert that you can whip out of the fridge when you’re ready to serve. Happy Easter!
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Easter recipes
Mini Egg rocky road
A tiny amount of effort and a little patience rewards you with a rocky-road-style chocolate bar that’s perfect for sharing....
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Pannacotta recipes
Marsala pannacotta
The addition of marsala wine and rum, plus the light coating of caramel, creates a complex flavour to this irresistible...
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Make-ahead Easter recipes
Milk chocolate bark with pretzels, candied bacon and jelly beans
This unashamedly OTT milk chocolate bark is full of sweet-meets-salty flavours with a hint of Americana: crunchy pretzels, chewy jelly...
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Alpine recipes
White chocolate bark with waffles and marshmallows
Our alpine white chocolate bark is topped with chestnuts and meringue alongside hot-choc-inspired marshmallows and stroopwafel crunch. Have you seen...
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Chocolate mousse recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s chocolate mousse
Learn how to make the perfect chocolate mousse, with this masterclass recipe from leading chef Michel Roux Jr. Michel Roux...
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Make-ahead Easter recipes
Mashed potatoes with greens and bacon
For mash with a difference, try our silky mashed potatoes with bacon and greens. Serve alongside beef, lamb or chicken...
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Chocolate orange pithivier
Chocolate orange lovers won’t be able to resist this decadent dessert. Our chocolate pithivier has a rich chocolate, hazelnut and...
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No-bake desserts
Chilled chocolate soufflés with salted almond praline
Looking for an impressive make-ahead dessert? These decadent chocolate soufflés topped with salted almond praline can be made 1-2 days...
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Chocolate coconut meringue wreath
This is one epic dessert for Easter or other special occasions. A chocolate coconut meringue wreath is topped with fruit...
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Baked cheesecake recipes
Chocolate Guinness cheesecake
The greatest chocolate cheesecake ever? Very possibly. Our chocolate Guinness cheesecake has an Oreo base, thick cheesecake layer and malted...
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Christmas salmon recipes
Beetroot cured salmon fillet
This beautiful beetroot-tinged cured salmon makes an impressive Easter or Sunday lunch starter. Our step-by-step recipe will show you how...
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Carrot recipes
Roast carrots with sesame seeds, feta and yogurt
For an easy side dish recipe with big impact, try roast carrots with sesame, feta and yogurt. This colourful dish...
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Easter lunch recipes
Veggie moussaka
Our easy veggie moussaka is a time-saving, vegetarian take on the Greek classic. Layer a rich plant-based ragu with potato...
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Easy baking recipes to make with kids
Chocolate Mini Egg cookies
These seriously chocolately Mini Egg cookies are loaded with strawberry pieces and marshmallows. An easy Easter bake to make with...
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Easter baking ideas
Lemon and poppy seed Easter biscuits
We’ve given linzer cookies an Easter twist in this easy recipe. Sandwich lemon and poppyseed Easter biscuits with creamy lemon...
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Best Easter cake recipes
Gluten-free simnel cake
Becky Excell’s gluten-free simnel cake has glacé cherries and an extra hit of almond for a delicious, bakewell-tinged twist on...
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