These 46 Easter Cupcake Recipes Are (Almost) Too Cute To Eat

Every Easter celebration deserves a sweet treat, whether you're celebrating with brunch, egg hunting, or by hosting Sunday dinner. These delicious cupcake recipes perfectly fit the bill—they’re cute, handheld, and as impressive as a full size cake, for much less work. From classics like carrot cake and red velvet to new faves like cheesecake-stuffed, these 46 cupcake recipes will make your Easter Sunday!

These are so easy to make, even kids can get involved. Diffuse some of that inevitable Easter egg hunt energy by having them help scoop batter or decorate post-frosting. Got older kids? Our Easter chick cupcakes or our bunny cupcakes will show off their creativity. Younger ones? Have them be in charge of sprinkles atop our ice cream-stuffed cupcakes or our Dunkaroo cupcakes (use bunny grahams to make them extra cute!) No matter their age, trust us—decorating cupcakes is a LOT less messy than dyeing eggs.

Not able to Easter egg hunt this year? In the spirit of the holiday, we’ve snuck some candy into these cupcakes (here’s looking at you Reese’s)— see if you can hunt them all down! Feel free to get creative with candy decorations on your own too, using the holiday aisle as your guide. From cookies to jelly beans, Jordan almonds to malt balls, you’ll be sure to find something to take your cupcakes to the next level.

Speaking of next level, when it comes to mini desserts, we can’t forget about cheesecakes! With individual-sized cheesecakes, you can forget about water baths or uniform slicing. Some, like our mini lemon blueberry cheesecakes, don’t even require any baking! Just pop in the fridge and you’ll quickly be on your way to bite size creamy, dreamy bliss.

And don’t worry if your holiday isn’t all about candy and kids. We’ve got some sweets just for adults here too. The bit of alcohol in our Bailey’s cupcakes or our Moscato cupcakes can go a long way to add depth of flavor to these cupcakes (and take the edge off having your relatives over).

For more sweet inspiration, check out our full list of Easter desserts and our top homemade Easter candies too.