Easter Dinner Menu and Recipes
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Easter is such a special time of year and gathering around a table to enjoy a meal as a family is a cherished tradition. These Easter dinner recipes include the traditional ham, festive bunny pineapple display and more!
I have fond memories of my grandmother in the kitchen preparing an Easter feast while we played with cousins. I want my kids to grow up having special memories of a delicious Easter dinner, and a festive table with decorations.
When preparing for a holiday meal, I focus on three things: the menu, the table setting, and the centerpiece. For this Easter table, I used my Blue and White china, and added touches of pink to focus on a traditional Easter color.
For the centerpiece, tulips were at the top of my list, because is it Easter without tulips? I love to mix in another flower to create multiples textures and layers, and I chose green and white hydrangeas.
I pulled out an array of white bunny serving pieces to bring a festive table together.
For my Easter Dinner Menu, I wanted to stick with traditional Easter food. Honey ham is a favorite among my family, and we love to use a honey and brown sugar marinade.
What is included in a traditional Easter dinner menu?
The main dish for an Easter Dinner Menu varies, but some typical dishes include honey-baked ham, pot roast, or pork chops. Some popular side dishes are mashed potatoes, spring vegetables, and dinner rolls.
We have curated the perfect Easter Dinner Menu for you that includes everything you need. Protein, vegetables, fruit, bread, and an amazing dessert that is sure to impress, and hopefully make it easy to celebrate the season!
EASTER DINNER MENU
- Spiral Sliced Honey Ham – Gluten-free double glazed with honey and brown sugar smoked over hickory hardwood. Keep reading for my Brown Sugar Mustard Glaze.
- Roasted Carrots and Asparagus
- Bunny Fruit Display – Fresh Pineapple, Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries & Raspberries
- Fresh Rolls
- Mini Easter Cheesecakes – Topped with Jelly Belly’s, Lindt Foil Chocolate Bunnies, and Edible Grass
- Easter Candy
BROWN SUGAR MUSTARD GLAZE
Let’s discuss a few Easter Dinner Recipes. Here is a simple, delicious glaze that will bring a great aroma and taste to your ham. It’s the perfect combination of sweet and tangy.
Brown Sugar Mustard Glaze
This brown sugar mustard glaze is the perfect combination and sweet with a little hint of sour. It's a light glaze for your holiday ham!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup spicy mustard
- 2 tbsp cider vinager
Instructions
- Combine ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- After cooking ham for 1 1/2 hours, spread the glaze evenly around the top and sides and bake for 30 additional minutes.
Bunny Fruit Display
This bunny fruit display is a fun, creative way to display fruit at your table or provide a unique afternoon snack!
Ingredients
- Pineapple
- 1 cup Strawberries
- 10 oz Blackberries
- 10 oz Blueberries
- 10 oz Raspberries
Instructions
- Purchase a fresh pineapple, and a mixture of colorful fresh fruit
- Wash pinapple well and cut the outer skin away.
- Slice into 3/4 inch pieces. Do not core.
- Layer the pieces on a rectangular dish.
- Save one slice for cutting of the ears. Cut desired shape and set aside.
- Surround with fresh fruit, mixing in different colors.
- Insert three toothpic pieces for the two eyes and nose. Top with three blueberries.
- Insert two toothpics at the top for the eyes, and top with the two eye pieces.
- Enjoy with your kids!
EASTER MINI CHEESECAKE DESSERT
For this simple, but amazing dessert, I purchased 8 mini cheesecakes, Lindt Chocolate Bunnies, and Easter Jelly Belly’s, and edible grass. I placed the cheesecakes in my tart dishes and added the Lindt Chocolate Bunny on top, pressing down to ensure the bunny would stay put. I then garnished with Jelly Belly’s, and finished the dessert by wrapping the bottom with edible green grass.
I hope you enjoy my Easter Dinner Recipes and hope you will pin them for later. If you are looking for more table decor inspiration, check out my Valentine’s Day Table, White Christmas Table and my Thanksgiving Table to see how I reuse pieces and style them differently to create a fresh look.
Updated on March 13, 2024 to include updated recipe information and links.
The bunny fruit display is probably my favorite detail, but that ham looks so delicious! The flowers are beautiful as well. Looks like a great Easter set up!
Thanks sweet friend!! The fruit display was so easy!!
Your table decorated for Easter looks great! The flowers are very beautiful. I love your bunny tray and your fruit tray with the pineapple shaped like a bunny is so adorable! Love everything!
Your decoration is so cute. I had to take a second look at your pineapples, love how you made it into a bunny! Adorable.
This is such a cute setup. I can’t wait until our house is finished so we can host holidays and I can decorate like this, too!
The bunny fruit display is so cute!!
Oh wow, I love that pineapple bunny! This is all so cute and creative!
Your table setting and centrepiece are absolutely beautiful! The bunny fruit display is really cute and looks so tasty!
Thank you!! Yes it’s so easy and festive!
Ham looks great but I think my favorite is the blue and white china.
You must live nearby when you said the Fresh Market. It took me awhile to realize they only have groceries and no drug store items.