Greek roast lamb with skordalia and lemony potatoes
This Greek roast lamb recipe is cooked low and slow until the meat is tender. It's not just the meat that's spectacular, the sides are too!
Easter recipes
See allEaster recipes that it wouldn’t be a holiday without – hot cross buns, simnel cake, chocolate eggs and bountiful ideas for your Easter lunch feast
The best Easter biscuits & cookies
The family table never looked so good.
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42 Easter baking ideas, sweet treats & more
Easter baking is a lovely (and delicious!) way to mark the festive occasion.
Hot cross bun pudding & other ways to use up leftover buns
Hot cross bun bread and butter pudding and more!
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Easy hot cross buns
There’s nothing better than eating fruit-studded, delicately spiced hot cross buns straight from the oven.
42 fabulous fish recipes for Good Friday
All your favourite Good Friday recipes!
Tips for Easter feasting on a budget
Tips for spending less while still enjoying fabulous food over the holiday weekend.
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50 Easter lunch ideas
Planning a feast this Easter? Find inspiration here!
50 spectacular seafood recipes
All of our favourites.
Hot cross bun waffles
A fun idea for Easter breakfast or dessert
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Overnight hot cross buns
Straight from the oven or lightly toasted, these fruit-studded buns are a Good Friday breakfast ritual dating back centuries.
8 egg-cellent vegan Easter eggs that actually taste like real chocolate
These treats bring all the flavour and none of the guilt.
Perfect roasted potatoes
Crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the inside.
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Hot cross buns
Traditionally eaten on Good Friday, but why limit yourself to one day a year?
Hot cross bun & Biscoff hand pies
All you need is 5 ingredients, 20 minutes and a pie maker.
Roast lamb recipe ideas
There's a roast lamb recipe for every occasion.
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How to make Easter chocolate freckles
How can you improve on the humble chocolate freckle? By making them Easter-themed!
Gluten free hot cross buns
Eat them warm from the oven, slathered with butter.
Hot cross bun prosciutto & cheese toasties
A delicious way to use up leftover hot cross buns.
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26 side dishes for Easter lunch
Turn Easter lunch into an Easter feast.
Hot cross bun tiramisu loaf
An epic Easter dessert for the grown-ups.
Easter gifts to make and share
From cupcakes and cookies to cake pops and rocky road, these fun DIY gift ideas are perfect for Easter.
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20 Easter baking ideas
Easter baking is a lovely (and delicious!) way to mark the festive occasion.
Easter egg sundaes
An egg-cellent way to use up those choccie eggs, and serve up a festive dessert this Easter.
Easter bunny funfetti blondie
Bunny hop into the kitchen this Easter to make this cute and colourful treat.
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We can’t get enough of these fresh and vibrant autumn-friendly dishes
And they’re all ready in less than 30 minutes.
Easter egg hunt smash cake
Surprise your family this festive season with this incredible cake, filled with chocolatey Easter eggs that can be revealed when you 'smash' the top.
Easter egg cake pops
Brighten up the family Easter celebration and engage the kids with these zesty, creative lollipop-style cakes.
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Mini meringue nests
Put an Easter spin on this popular dessert, whipping up these sweet and cream-filled moulds ready to house sugar-coated eggs.
Chocolate marshmallow Easter eggs
Delicious, easy and cute to boot! These chocolate eggs are made even better with a fluffy marshmallow filling and can be decorated with your favourite Easter-themed treats. The kids will love 'em!
Easter carrot cake with spiced buttercream & caramel sauce
The perfect end to Easter lunch, this delicious cake is layered with autumnal-spiced buttercream and for extra decadence, generously drizzled with a rich caramel sauce.
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Gravlax
Cured salmon the Scandinavian way. You can use gin in place of vodka if you prefer.
Chocolate ginger Easter egg biscuits
Calling all ginger fans.
Tsoureki
How to make the traditional Greek Easter bread.
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13 easy Easter desserts to wow your guests
Incoming: chocolate, bunnies, hot cross buns and more chocolate.
Our favourite Easter nests recipes
Adorable and delicious.
10 gluten or dairy free Easter desserts
Because dietary restrictions shouldn't stop us from indulging.
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Cheat’s hot cross bun dessert
Use up leftover hot cross buns (if such a thing exists).
Chocolate freckle Easter eggs
Treat yourself this Easter.
White chocolate Easter bunny cupcakes
With fluffy butter cream and white chocolate ears, these tasty cakes will go down a treat
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Easter bread with dyed eggs
Bake this sweet and zesty Easter bread then gather the kids and decorate your Easter eggs with bright colours.
Hot cross bun scones
Combine the moist, crumbly texture of homemade scones with the fruity flavours and spices of hot cross buns.
25 Easter dessert ideas for celebrations
Satisfy that sweet tooth this Easter with more than just your gifted chocolate eggs!
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Italian Easter biscuits
Scented with almond and anise, these Italian cookies are delicious and great fun to make.
Easter egg rocky road
This easy rocky road recipe will help keep the kids occupied over the Easter long weekend. With marshmallows, Turkish delight and biscuits this treat makes good use of any leftover eggs the Easter Bunny left lying around.
Chocolate Easter freckles
Get the kids involved with your Easter treats.
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10 ways with Easter leftovers
Because sometimes getting creative with the leftovers produces a result even better than the original. Bunny hop to it!
Our best-ever hot cross bun recipes
There's no need to visit your supermarket when you can create fluffy, sweet, sticky buns at home.
Florentines
You'll go a little nutty for these festive treats.
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Easter cheese pies (Flaounes)
These Cypriot-style pastries are an Easter tradition. They are best eaten fresh.
Chocolate, pecan and raisin scrolls
Put a fun twist on an Easter classic.
Hot cross bun bread and butter pudding
Save some hot cross buns just for this!
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Chocolate Easter egg cake
How can you improve on chocolate cake?
Gluten free hot cross buns
You don't need to miss out on these gorgeous, fluffy sweet Easter treats just because of allergies or intolerances.
10 sweet and savoury Easter treats
Spice up your entertaining menu with these fun ideas.
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Greek almond crescents
Serve with a hot espresso.
Easter egg rice bubble nests
These adorable little Easter egg nests are a fun way to jazz up the usual assorted of chocolate treats. They're made with an oozy Mars Bar mixture for maximum sweetness.
Choc chip hot cross bun s’mores
Indulge in this delectable twist on a classic s'mores. Guaranteed to impress!
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Easter bunny cake
This Easter bunny cake is an easy and adorable way to celebrate the holidays - and the little ones can help decorate!
Triple-chocolate crackle crunch cake
As featured on the Easter with The Australian Women's Weekly TV special.
Hayden Quinn’s Mediterranean butterflied lamb
As featured on the Easter with The Australian Women's Weekly TV special
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15 Easter treats that are more than just chocolate
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
Easter chocolate bunny bottoms
Get the kids involved in the kitchen this Easter with these festive chocolate bunny bottom cupcakes. As fun to make as they are to eat, a fudgey cupcake base combines with a velvety chocolate icing to create a heavenly bite.
Chocolate & strawberry Easter pavlova
We have a pavlova recipe for every occasion! With chocolate dipped strawberries, this beautiful chocolate pavlova is an elegant way to celebrate Easter.
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Noughts and crosses chocolate chip easter buns
Inject an extra dose of fun for the kids at Easter, with these white chocolate-chip buns glazed with pink icing.
Edible gifts recipes for an egg-cellent Easter
Give the gift of yum this Easter with a gorgeous edible gift! We've pulled together a collection of our favourite cupcakes, cookies, and chocolate bark and more to gift to your loved ones this Easter.
Can you eat meat on Ash Wednesday?
Ash Wednesday marks the first day of the holy period of Lent - the 40 days in the lead up to Easter. For Catholics and Christians observing traditional fasting, there are several food rules that need to be followed.
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Simnel cake
Packed with fruit, spices and marzipan, Simnel Cake is an Easter tradition. We’ve made ours with chunks of marzipan and decorated it with pretty flowers.
Easy cheesy bunny biscuits
Spend some quality baking time with the little ones and whip up these easy cheesy biscuits for Easter. The only problem? They're almost too cute to eat!
White chocolate and cranberry buns
These beautifully glossy buns are studded with sweet white chocolate bits and tart cranberries to create a lovely morning or afternoon treat. They use the same basic mix for hot cross buns, making a great alternative for Easter treats.
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Easter trifle
This recipe is a great way to use the abundance of hot cross buns available around Easter time.
Hazelnut crescents
Bathed in a sprinkling of icing sugar, these Greek style hazelnut crescent biscuits are a delightfully moreish snack to have with your mid-morning coffee or tea. They also make a thoughtful gift.
Chocolate rabbits
Not suitable to freeze. Chocolate suitable to microwave. Note
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Quick-mix chocolate cupcakes
Suitable to freeze. Ganache suitable to microwave. makes 24 Note
Chocolate hot cross buns
Traditionalists may scorn at the inclusion of chocolate in this best ever hot cross bun recipe, but we think there is a place for the humble choc-chip.
Fig, maple and walnut hot cross buns
Packed full of delicious dried figs and chopped walnuts and finished off with a sticky maple glaze, these easy hot cross buns are the perfect way to jazz up the standard Easter buns we know and love.
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Dessert ideas for Easter celebrations
Satisfy that sweet tooth this Easter with more than just your gifted chocolate eggs! Whether you're looking to use your choccy presents as part of your decadent desserts or want a lighter treat to end your Easter feast, these recipes are just what you need. There's everything from a traditional simnel cake and classic Italian Easter biscuits to cute rice bubble nests and chocolate freckles for the kids. Happy Easter!
Maple pecan cinnamon scrolls
Packed full of crunchy, nutty pecans, the sweetness of these fluffy buns are beautiful topped with a sweet maple glaze. Enjoy them warm or cool with a cup of tea or coffee.
Sardine fritters
If you're looking to try something a little different, then give these fritters a go. They're made with good old-fashioned cans of sardines in oil and will on the table in 10 minutes flat! Also great as finger food at a party.
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Chocolate tart
Creamy and decadent, this rich chocolate tart is packed full of wonderful flavour and a crumbly, biscuit crust. It is absolutely perfect for a birthday or Easter celebrations.
Test Kitchen hot cross buns
We've been using this same recipe for decades. It works and the results are delicious.
Baked spinach and pinenut field mushrooms
This recipe works just as well as part of a hearty breakfast or lunch.
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Leek, potato and pea soup
Easter is a perfect time of year to gather friends and family for a festive lunch or satisfying supper – after a day of egg hunting, of course! These simple, elegant recipes are sure to please.
Lamb racks and pancetta with baked kumara orzo
A great meal to make when entertaining, this is all cooked in the oven, leaving you more time to mingle.
Smoked salmon tea eggs
Easter feast! Save room for this tempting celebratory spread. Stain eggs with a delicate pattern by soaking them in tea.
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Carrot cake slice
Lightly spiced with cinnamon, this carrot cake slice is always popular. Piping the decorations is easy if you use a little sandwich bag with the corner snipped off.
Lolly cake
Why choose between cake and lollies when you can have both in one handy slice?
Greek almond crescents
Adding a few drops of almond essence will give this tasty Greek almond crescents by recipes+ a lovely flavour. Wrap them in colourful paper and present them as a lovely Easter gift.
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Roast fillet of beef and vegetables
Beef fillet is a beautiful, premium cut of meat. This dish can be created successfully with a boneless mini lamb roast or lamb rump. It's all cooked in the one baking dish, minimising the washing-up, and is so easy it could be delegated to anyone in the family.
Spiced treacle cookies
Cinnamon, mixed spice and treacle combine together to give these cookies a rich, dark colour and flavour. Their crown of chopped walnuts make them the perfect treat for grownups.
Chocolate rocky road eggs
For a change, try filling the egg halves with Easter novelties or lollies before joining halves together. For a special touch, use coloured writing gel or fudge to decorate eggs with flowers of anything that takes your fancy. Find them in the baking aisle of your supermarket. Note
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Nest egg
We used blue sugared almonds, available from confectionery and speciality nut shops, but you can use any colour you like. Note
Apricot brown betty
Use up leftover hot cross buns to make this speedy, delicious dessert.
Hot cross buns
Hot cross buns
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Chocolate orange polenta cake
Moist, dense and dripping with syrup, this chocolate orange polenta cake is a very grown-up way to recapture a childhood love for jaffa cakes.
DIY Easter eggs
This is a great activity to do with the kids, as well as a gorgeous treat to make for them. Delight family and friends with these DIY Easter eggs.
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Hot cross bun cookies
Store in an airtight container for up to a week. Note
Easter egg pops
If you can’t find Candy Melts, use white chocolate Melts. Note