With these clever recipes for mains, sides, desserts and even apps, you can prep ahead, make ahead and bake ahead! So, come Easter Sunday, it really will be all about the egg hunts, flowers and most importantly—your guests!
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Make-Ahead Easter Recipes That Lighten Your Holiday Workload
4.8 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 6 reviews.(6)
Kitchen Tested
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 8 hr 10 min
Ingredients: 5
Servings: 12
With its classic glaze and hands-off cooking method, this glazed ham is perfect for Easter dinner. Tuck it in your slow cooker in the morning and go on with your day.
4.2 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 13 reviews.(13)
Kitchen Tested
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 4 hr 15 min
Ingredients: 14
Servings: 6
A chicken dinner with all the fixings is an elegant way to pull off a one-pot meal. With its half-day cook time, you can easily serve it at midday or in the evening.
4.5 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 62 reviews.(62)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 hr 5 min
Ingredients: 8
Servings: 8
A cheesy and easy hash brown bake is always a hit at family dinner and a night in the fridge does this dish no harm. So why not get the prep it out of the way today?
4.0 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 13 reviews.(13)
Kitchen Tested
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 3 hr 0 min
Ingredients: 12
Servings: 8
This crowd-size casserole has all of the flavor (and none of the fuss) of eggs benedict. Make it ahead and you can bake it off right before brunch or lunch.
4.0 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 27 reviews.(27)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 2 hr 20 min
Ingredients: 10
Servings: 16
Lemon poppy seed cake is great, but blueberries make it better! Add a little glaze on top and you’ve got a stunner dessert that’s perfect for after brunch, lunch or dinner.
3.7 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 3 reviews.(3)
Kitchen Tested
Prep time: 55 min
Total time: 5 hr 5 min
Ingredients: 15
Servings: 8
With its crushed sugar cookie crust, bright lemony filling and a sweetened whipped cream-cream cheese topping, this pie is just as delicious as lemon meringue (and a whole lot easier). Even better, it’s made to be made ahead!
4.4 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 131 reviews.(131)
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 2 hr 45 min
Ingredients: 12
Servings: 16
From flowers blooming, birds chirping and your sudden desire to make the most delicious Carrot Cake with Coconut, it's clear that spring has sprung! Serving up a slice of this easy carrot cake recipe with cake mix and sweet cream cheese frosting is almost a rite of passage as the seasons change! This recipe requires no peeling and shredding carrots, thanks to Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Carrot Cake Mix. With the addition of shredded coconut, the cake is supremely moist, and plump raisins and crunchy chopped nuts lend it an out-of-this-world texture. A little orange peel adds zestiness to the cream cheese frosting that truly makes all the difference. Frost yours generously and watch this easy carrot cake recipe disappear, just like the winter snow!
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