These 7 sweet and savoury Easter treats will take your long weekend to new heights

Expert Advice 14 Mar 24 By

Little girls looking back towards the camera, licking her finger, a tray of hot cross buns nearby

Special recipes to make for somebunny you love.

Cook up a storm this Easter with our favourite recipes that are so good you will want to bake them more than once.

But. beware, you will be loosening your belt notch to enjoy all the sweet treats this Easter long weekend has to offer as we kick back and enjoy our deserved break.

It’s not all about chocolate eggs and Easter bunny rabbits. From breads to chocolate crackles, enjoy making this delish collection of easy Easter recipes including Easter bread, Easter egg rocky road and an easy hot cross buns recipe.

Keep scrolling and get baking, we have treats to be eaten up pronto!

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Tray of chocolate topped hot cross buns

HOT CROSS BUNS

Chocolate hot cross buns

These traditional Good Friday hot cross buns taste extra special with the addition of chocolate. Give as Easter gifts or serve to the family for morning or afternoon tea.

Close up image of savoury caraway seed hot cross buns

Savoury caraseed hot cross buns

We’ve put a savoury twist on the classic hot cross buns with the addition of fragrant caraway seeds to this traditional baked dish. Enjoy warm or cold with a light spread of butter as a light lunchbox snack or afternoon tea.

Two pretty Easter buns in cupcake papers on china plates

Pink Easter buns

This sweet and fun twist on the classic hot cross buns will delight kids and adults alike. The addition of decadent pink icing and chocolatey Easter eggs will have people reaching for more.

Loaf of sliced Easter bread

EASTER BREAD

Easter fruit loaf

You can have this Easter treat on the table in less than an hour.

Round loaf of Easter bread decorated in colourful dyed eggs and tiny chick decorations

Easter bread with dyed eggs

Bake this sweet and zesty Easter bread and then gather the kids and decorate your Easter eggs with bright colours.

Two glasses filled with small colourful beads and decorated yellow cake pops standing up like flowers

EASTER TREAT FOR KIDS (AND BIG KIDS TOO)

Easter egg cake pops

Brighten up the family Easter celebration and engage the kids with these zesty, creative lollipop-style cakes.

Pink plate with chunks of Easter egg rocky road

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.

This article is published on Now to Love and is reproduced here with permission.

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