Fun Easter Dessert Board Ideas
Instead of putting out the traditional cookie tray over the holidays at your Easter gathering, what about an Easter Dessert Board?
This cute Easter snack board is packed with Easter themed treats, full of pastel colors, chocolate, and of course those fun Easter candies, your Simple Dessert Board will be a huge hit.
This is one of my favorite dessert charcuterie boards and I’m sure it will become yours as well! There are so many fun ideas to create your own snack boards or charcuterie boards.
Why you will love this Easter Dessert Board:
- Snack dessert boards are fun to put together. There are so many possibilities. Get your kids to join you!
- They can be a low cost item to add to your Easter celebrations.
- You can bake some favorite cookies or cupcakes, but if you want to take it easy, pick up some fun cookies and cupcakes from your local bakery – whatever you need to feel good.
Are your taste buds ready to get started? You know it will be hard not to snack while you are building your board!
Here is our shopping list for this particular Easter Dessert Board.
- White chocolate covered pretzels
- Jelly beans
- Strawberry wafer cookies
- Lindt chocolate bunnies
- Rainbow marshmallow bunnies
- Pastel sugar cookies
- Kinder Joy eggs
- Sweet tart Easter candies
- Chocolate eggs
- Peeps, various colors
- Easter M&Ms
- Reese’s carrot candies
- Easter decorated rice crispy treats
- Easter decorated mini cupcakes
- Easter decorated cookies
- Easter sprinkles – place on cupcakes, cookies, pretzels, wherever for an extra pop
Tips to make the best Easter Dessert Board
Choose a board that will be big enough to hold everything. We used a fun shallow metal tray, good for keeping all the small pieces from spilling out!
Lining it with parchment paper or a colorful tea towel works just as well.
Get the family involved in choosing your Easter cookies, candies and cupcakes.
If you have the space, you could use a variety of boards, candy dishes, and even a cake stand to set out your Easter treats.
Small items such as M&M’s and easter jelly beans are good to fill in awkward gaps and can help fill voids – save those types of items for last.
How to put your Easter Dessert Board together
- Select your Easter goodies and display board.
- Beginning with some of your larger items, begin placing the items around the board.
- Follow up with some medium size items to fill more room. Adjust items as you go to create space and fill the board.
- You can put really small items such as sprinkles, tiny jelly beans, etc. (if applicable) in a bowl to keep items organized and contained. Just set the bowl on the board or tray and build around it.
- You can also sprinkle the smaller items in any gaps and continue to adjust to accommodate the items.
- Add more items or take some away, if needed.
- Have fun!
Storage – If there are leftovers!
Store the candies in airtight containers or zippered bags. The cookies, cupcakes and rice krispie treats should be stored in airtight containers.
They will keep in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.
Final Thoughts
Our Easter Dessert board is a fun way for you to add some sweet treats to your Easter Celebration. You could even hide some Easter Eggs in it for your own Easter Egg Hunt!
Want more holiday themed boards or simple platter ideas? We had fun putting this Christmas Charcuterie Boards roundup from the best bloggers together!
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Judy Kahansky
Judy Kahansky is an experienced writer and baker, creating delicious desserts (including pie!) for over 40 years. She loves to take classic and vintage recipes and update them to fit the busy lives of her readers. When not baking, Judy and her husband Mark are passionate golfers, travelers and dog lovers, spending as much time as they can with their sweet pup Millie.
