20 Easter baking ideas for kids
While school is out, embrace the opportunity to whip up a little Easter magic with your budding junior chefs. Discover our easiest ever recipes
Keeping the kids entertained this Easter is easier than you might think. We have plenty of fun, creative recipes that will keep children involved every step of the way. So, put on your aprons and get busy making Easter biscuit recipes, Easter cakes for kids and Easter crafts.
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Top 20 Easter baking ideas for kids
1. Easter egg cookies
Calling all cookie monsters! Why not bake your favourite biscuit for a special Easter treat, complete with soft centre and chewy, crisp edge. We've added chunks of chocolate and mini eggs to the mix, though you could customise with other fillings such as banana chips, toffee pieces or orange zest.
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2. Easter brownie bites
These dainty chocolate bites are bound to be snapped up in seconds, so make sure you save yourself a few. Teach kids how to melt chocolate gently over a pan for this basic brownie mixture. They take only 15 minutes to bake and little fingers can get wonderfully messy decorating with melted chocolate and colourful mini eggs.
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3. Chocolate chip hot cross buns
Fill your home with the aroma of sugar, spice and melting chocolate with this classic Easter recipe. The instructions in bold are for the kids, and there are steps for them to follow throughout the method. As well as kneading, shaping and piping, little chefs can also practise their division skills.
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4. Rice pop doughnuts
These rice pop doughnuts are a fun activity for kids to get stuck into over the holidays. Just a few ingredients needed, no baking and some sprinkles – but impressive results.
Get more inspiration for traditional and unusual doughnut recipes. and also discover our coconut iced doughnuts recipe.
5. Garden carrot cake
This vibrant Peter Rabbit-inspired carrot cake is the perfect Easter treat for kids. The garden theme with dancing rabbits looks impressive, but is so simple to achieve. You can use a piping bag or spread the cake with green buttercream, then let little fingertips add texture to make 'grass'.
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6. Cheesecake-filled Easter eggs
This indulgent dessert is excellent for using up leftover mini chocolate eggs (if you have any!). It’s a great recipe for getting kids involved, because it's no-cook and uses many different techniques. Kids will love bashing the biscuits for the base, and you can teach them the importance of patience when baking, as there are a few essential chilling steps.
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7. Easter fudge
This recipe is one for more experienced young bakers, as melting hot sugar on the stove takes total concentration (and an adult's help) because it can be dangerous. Depending on your child’s experience levels, this recipe could be their first encounter with a sugar thermometer. It's an exciting experience – who doesn’t love making the kitchen feel like a science lab?
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8. Hot cross bun French toast dippers
Try a sweet version of dippy eggs and soldiers made with French toast hot cross buns. Dunk into a yogurt-filled chocolate egg, complete with a lemon curd yolk. Try 10 twists on hot cross buns.
9. Easter millionaire's squares
Bring brightness to your Easter spread with these colourful puffed rice chocolate and caramel bites topped with sugar-coated mini eggs. Kids will love creating the marble-effect white chocolate layer. Discover more no-bake Easter treats.
10. Cheesy bunny buns
These cute, bunny-shaped buns are perfect for packing for an easy Easter picnic. Filled with cheese and chives, they can be made up to two days ahead and kept in airtight container if you want to get ahead.
11. Easter egg brownies
Whether you're looking to complete the whole recipe with a slightly older child, or you're prepared to let your little ones decorate your hard work, this is a lovely project for children of all ages. From stirring the cake mixture to slicing eggs, crushing up chocolates and loading the brownies, this is a sure-cure for holiday boredom.
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12. Carrot patch cake
Our carrot patch cake is the perfect companion to these cute bunny cupcakes, and both recipes involve rolling and shaping fondant icing, which is always a fun activity for little hands. Gently flavoured with cinnamon and topped with a light soft cheese frosting, this classic cake has a wonderful springtime feel.
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13. Edible cookie dough
Our easy cookie dough mixture is totally safe to eat and can be made in minutes. Keep a batch in the fridge, eat it by the spoon, serve it with ice cream, or mould it, shape it and colour it with food dye. It’s a great recipe to make after Easter, because you can pack in any leftover treats.
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14. Easter nest cake
This crowd-pleasing Easter nest cake is decorated with a treasure trove of chocolate treats and sweets – kids and adults alike will love it. Making the decoration is a fun activity in itself: you'll be melting gooey marshmallow and mixing it with crunchy pretzels, wheat biscuits and cocoa to make the ultimate chocolate ‘nest’.
15. Vanilla biscuit chick pops
Kids will love mixing, rolling and cutting out these cookie pops. Let them decorate the fluffy chicks with buttercream and yellow-tinted desiccated coconut.
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16. Flowerpot chocolate chip muffins
The words 'double chocolate' are guaranteed to pique your little one's interest – and baking these irresistible mini sponge cakes in flowerpots only adds to the fun. Decorate with rice-paper daisies to finish the effect.
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17. Chocolate tiffin Easter nest
What kid isn't going to fall in love with Frances Quinn's fridge cake creation? This magical Easter recipe has been written especially for kids, and has been timed to hold their concentration throughout. The nest is made from a scrumptious mix of pretzels, peanuts and raisins, and is filled with shiny chocolate eggs.
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18. Easter sugar cookies
These cute cookies make the perfect Easter baking project for kids and they can let their imaginations run wild with decorating. Top with a pretty icing glaze in assorted colours.
19. Mini egg cake
Families of all shapes and sizes will enjoy this mini egg cake, which is flavoured with fresh oranges and baked in a bundt tin. It requires a little more preparation than some of the other bakes, so you’ll need the assistance of your finest mini sous chef – although younger kids will enjoy the task of sorting the eggs into different colours.
20. Easter traybake
Kids will love this chocolate-loaded traybake – use whatever leftover Easter chocolate you have lying around. It makes a great treat for an Easter party.
Want to decorate your own Easter eggs? Check out our video for some inspiration.
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What will your little ones be making over Easter? Leave a comment below...
