Decadent Easter Dessert Recipes
Easter is a time for family and chocolate – lots and lots of chocolate. But why stop at Easter eggs when you can bake up deliciously decadent desserts?
Sound the (chocolate-coated) trumpets, it’s Easter time once again! A holiday beloved by the young and young at heart, Easter is the perfect time to show off your cooking and baking skills to your loved ones. And with six mouth-watering decadent Easter dessert recipes, you’ll be serving up a showstopper and wowing your guests in no time.
1. Easter egg lava cake
With a universally-adored Cadbury Cream Egg at their gooey centre, these individual Easter egg lava cakes will win over chocolate lovers in no time. Their fluffy texture requires the ingredients to be well incorporated, so whip out the paddle attachment on your stand mixture and get beating. Better yet, these luscious cakes have a baking time of just 15 minutes with the Circo Therm® setting – perfect for home cooks who want to make the most of their time with loved ones.
2. Pastiera (rice and ricotta Easter pie)
What could be tastier than a pastiera? This gently spiced Italian ricotta and rice cake can easily become the centrepiece of your Easter feast. Best made the day before serving to allow the flavours to infuse, this luscious dessert will free you up to enjoy a festive Easter egg hunt with the little ones. Using the Circo Therm® function on your NEFF oven guarantees that you’ll bake the pastiera to perfection. Allow the pie to cool before dusting with icing sugar, then serve Italian-style with a round of bracing espressos.
3. Easter egg cupcakes
Nothing says Easter quite like fluffy iced cupcakes topped with a trio of candied Easter eggs. Whip up the lemon zest-spiked cake batter with your electric mixer, then get the little ones involved to ice and decorate. Baking at 160ºC on Circo Therm® for 15-20 minutes ensures a deliciously light texture. Need to check on the cupcakes while they’re baking? Using a NEFF Slide & Hide® oven for baking these cupcakes allows you to easily do a skewer test without awkwardly bending over an oven door. While the cupcakes are baking away, toss the shredded coconut with green food colouring to form a festive base for those scrummy Easter egg toppers.
4. Easter egg mille feuille
This simple mille feuille recipe elevates the classic French pastry into a stunning Easter dessert. Our secret? Cutting the ready-rolled puff pastry into Easter egg shapes before baking. Another secret is using the Bread Baking and Added Steam functions when baking the pastry – the result of golden, flaky pastry that isn’t dried out. We replace the traditional crème patisserie filling with layers of thick double cream and sliced fresh strawberries for ease, then top the lot with a mixture of dark and white chocolate. Kids will love decorating this final iced pastry layer, ensuring this decadent Easter dessert recipe is one the whole family will enjoy.
5. Hot Cross Bun Bread and Butter Pudding
Got some leftover hot cross buns? Then it’s time to transform into an indulgent and delectable hot cross bun bread and butter pudding. This family-friendly Easter recipe will have the whole family running into the kitchen on Easter Sunday (or whenever you bake this tasty dessert!). Baking this Easter-themed bread and butter pudding with the Circo Therm® setting ensures the buns keep their shape while being incredibly soft and scrumptious.
6. Crème Egg Tart
We’ve taken a beloved Creme Egg and transformed it into a magnificent Easter dessert – an eye-catching and delightful Creme Egg tart. Don’t let the photo scare you away – this dessert is actually quite easy to make. And no need to worry about any crumbling pastry – the Circo Therm® function on your NEFF oven creates a golden pastry that will be strong enough to hold that delicious custard centre and those gooey crème eggs. Trust us when we say, this one is not for the faint-hearted.
So go forth and create these decadent Easter dessert recipes now! Your nearest and dearest will be forever grateful.
About NEFF
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