The Ultimate Make-Ahead Easter Dinner Menu

Celebrate a accent - gratuitous Easter with our make - ahead menu — complete with starter , sides , main dishes , and a few showstopping desserts .

Deciding what to dish forEaster dinnerdoesn’t have to be stressful . Celebrate with relief this outpouring thanks our make - ahead Easter menu ideas have traditional Easter dinner classics like ham and cheesy potatoes to new additions like bunny rabbit - influence brioche . OurEaster dinner party menuis here to help , so you’re able to spend less time in the kitchen and more time with the ones you bed !

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Jake Sternquist

Drink: Creamy Lemonade

recognise your Easter Guest with a glass ofhomemade lemonade . Here , we ’ve sweetened the classic drink with sweeten condensed Milk River for a creamy texture . If you ’d care to make an Easter cocktail , add a shot of vodka to each glass .

Brie Goldman

Appetizer: Million Dollar Deviled Eggs

NoEaster spreadis complete without a tray ofdeviled eggs . You ’d never think these creamy deviled eggs were made with butter . Make them up to four hours before party time . Add a sprinkle of bell pepper before setting them out on yourEaster snack bar .

Appetizer: Million Dollar Dip

Stash a heap of thismake - ahead dipin the fridge and it ’s ready when you are . Each bite is loaded with bacon , cheddar cheese , and slivered almonds . Just before serving , top the bowl with more crispy bacon and slice immature onions .

Main Dish: Stuffed Spiral Easter Ham

Make this fruity Easter ham dinner up to four hours ahead and keep in the fridge until it ’s clip to bake . inquire what to make for Easter dinner party with ham ? attempt one of thesespringtime sides and salads .

Carson Downing

Side Dish: Broccoli Salad

Broccoli salad is a classic and for good reason . Reviewers love the combination ofcrisp broccoli , raisins , cherry-red onion plant , and helianthus source . A crowd of crumbled bacon does n’t offend . And , it only induce better as it chills . Make this Eastersalad side dishup to 24 time of day before serving .

Rachel Marek ; Food Stylist : Holly Dreesman

Side Dish: Loaded Baked Potato Salad

If you ’re hosting a casual Easter lunch , essay make this load baked potato salad . It ’s creamy like traditional Irish potato salad , but it ’s also fill with toppings like bacon , Armerican cheddar , sour cream , and green onion . As one reader raved , " My grandson hump , loves when I make this . I have to make spare when he come up over so he can take some menage with him ! "

BHG / Ana Cadena

Dessert: Carrot Cake

Easter dinner would n’t be complete without a classic carrot patty . Our classic formula has been a sports fan - favorite for long time . As one BHG home cook spout , " I have used this formula since the other 90 when I was a teenager . It ’s the BEST carrot cake recipe EVER . Bonus , the BHGzucchini breadis also the best around . "

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