Celebrate Easter the sweet way with 25+ of my best Southern desserts, including cakes, pies, bars, and plenty of other favorites that’ll disappear fast.

Easter is the perfect excuse to bring out the prettiest, sweetest treats. The Easter dessert table is serious business around here, and this collection of over 25 Easter dessert recipes is filled with recipes that feel just right for your Southern spring gathering.
You’ll find bright, citrusy favorites like fruity pies and sheet cakes, and more decadent desserts, like pound cakes, bars, and carrot cake. I think Spring desserts, and especially Easter desserts, should feel fresh, festive, and full of flavor, and I think this roundup delivers all three.
Grab your favorite cake stand, dust off the pastel decor, and get ready to serve something sweet that everyone will remember long after the last bite.
25+ Best Easter Desserts
Celebrate with over 25 of the best Southern Easter desserts, like cakes, pies, bars, and more!
Easy Coconut Sheet Cake
This Easy Coconut Sheet Cake recipe is made easy with a boxed cake mix, but the result is dreamy, tender coconut cake with a delicate cream cheese frosting that’s not too sweet.
Pineapple Juice Cake
A Southern Bite original, Pineapple Juice Cake features refreshing flavor and easy ingredients – cake mix, pineapple juice, and a few basics. A quick and simple way to make a delicious cake that bursts with pineapple flavor!
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
This Strawberry Pretzel Salad recipe is a classic sweet and salty layered dessert with a pretzel crust, creamy filling, and strawberry topping.
Pineapple Dream Dessert
This Pineapple Dream recipe creates a light, fluffy dessert of crushed pineapple, cream cheese, and whipped topping between layers of graham cracker crust.
Potluck Banana Pudding Fluff
This recipe for Banana Pudding Fluff turns the classic banana pudding recipe into a quick, easy, delicious, and fluffy dessert perfect for your next potluck!
Pineapple Cake with Coconut Crumb Topping
Light and tangy pineapple cake with a buttery coconut crumb topping is perfect for spring, potlucks, or anytime you crave a sweet tropical treat.
Strawberry Chess Bars
Strawberry Chess Bars combine the best features of a Gooey Butter Cake and sweet strawberries into a delicious, decadent, and simple-to-make dessert!
The BEST Key Lime Pie
This is truly the BEST Key Lime Pie recipe with only 6 simple ingredients and full of delicious flavor. Key Lime Pie is the perfect, light, and refreshing dessert.
Strawberry Lemon Lush
A creamy strawberry and lemon dessert layered with cool flavors and perfect for spring and summer gatherings or anytime you want a refreshing sweet treat.
Easy Caramel Sheet Cake
Classic Caramel Cake can be a little intimidating but this easy sheet cake recipe combines a scratch-made yellow cake and easy caramel icing and will have you enjoying this delicious treat in no time!
Best Strawberry Sheet Cake
This easy sheet cake version of a fresh strawberry cake with strawberry cream cheese icing is honestly my favorite strawberry cake ever!
Blueberry Yum Yum
This no-bake blueberry yum yum features a buttery crust, creamy filling, and sweet blueberry pie filling for an easy, make-ahead dessert everyone loves.
Hummingbird Sheet Cake
Indulge in this classic Southern dessert – Hummingbird Sheet Cake. This easy sheet cake recipe features rich flavors of pineapple, banana, and pecans topped with cream cheese frosting.
No-Bake Lemonade Pie
Lemonade pie is a refreshing no bake dessert filled with light, sweet, and tangy flavors. It’s the perfect, easy dessert for hot summer days!
Chocolate Chip Pound Cake
If you’re craving a rich, moist, buttery pound cake with a little something extra, this Chocolate Chip Pound Cake is the answer. It’s my classic buttermilk pound cake with a sweet twist—chocolate chips baked into a buttery, tender crumb. Perfect for Sunday supper, holiday gatherings, or just when the craving hits, it’s sure to be a hit at your house every time.
Fresh Strawberry Pie
This Fresh Strawberry Pie features only 5 simple ingredients but is packed with sweet strawberry flavor.
Aunt Frankie's Carrot Cake
This homemade carrot cake recipe is full of flavor with lots of carrots, covered in rich decadent cream cheese icing, and topped with crunchy pecans.
Creamy Grape Salad
Creamy Grape Salad is a refreshing dish for any crowd. Throw it together with a handful of simple ingredients – grapes, cream cheese, sour cream, vanilla extract, sugar and pecans.
Lemonade Cake
Made with a boxed lemon cake mix, lemonade, and fresh lemon juice, this easy Lemonade Cake tastes like a big ol’ slice of sunshine! It’s tangy, tart, and super moist!
Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
This recipe for Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie combines cream cheese, Cool Whip, a little lemon, and strawberries for a delightfully creamy pie your family will love!
Buttermilk Pound Cake
This Buttermilk Pound Cake recipe is moist, flavorful, and easy to make. The perfect dessert for any occasion!
Cherry Coconut Pecan Bars
These easy two layer dessert bars combine jarred maraschino cherries, pecans, and coconut atop a shortbread crust that will have your family requesting them again and again! The crunchy top layer and and filling that is reminiscent of pecan pie filling is nothing short of amazing!
Easy Lemon Cream Pie
This Easy Lemon Cream Pie is the lemon version of the key lime classic. Also sometimes called a lemon icebox pie, this quick and easy recipe is sure to satisfy that craving for a cool and creamy, tart and tangy dessert that’s perfect for summer.
Fresh Strawberry Blondies
This Fresh Strawberry Blondies recipe is the perfect way to combine fresh strawberries and chewy brown sugar blondies into one delicious dessert.
Fresh Lemon Lime Cake
This Fresh Lemon Lime Cake recipe combines lemon and lime juice and zest in a moist pound cake to create the perfect tart and tangy dessert!
Vintage Lemon Apricot Nectar Cake
This Vintage Lemon Apricot Nectar Cake is an old school recipe that starts with a cake mix but turns into a super moist, crazy flavorful dessert!













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