20 Homemade Chocolate Easter Treats
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With Easter only a week away I couldn’t be more excited to share this fabulous list of homemade chocolate Easter treats with you! I’ve been a little chocolate obsessed lately (who isn’t?), and these recipes from my fabulous fellow food bloggers will help our Easter baskets be full of delicious homemade goodness. Whether you’re looking for simple or gourmet, brunch or dessert, there’s a recipe for you!
Before We Get Started…..

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Essential tips and know how about working with chocolate ingredients in all your homemade recipes!
Chocolate For Easter Brunch
For a special occasion like a holiday get together with family, a homemade chocolate treat is the perfect order of the morning. Check out these first of 20 recipes, ideal for an indulgent morning chocolate fix.
1. Chocolate Hot Cross Buns
Marie over at Sugar Salt Magic has a fabulous twist on traditional Easter hot cross buns, loaded with chocolate and entirely homemade! A pat of warm butter and they’ll be perfect for a chocolate treat Easter morning!
2. Chocolate Orange Hot Cross Buns with Orange Honey Butter
If you’re a fan of the classic orange and chocolate flavor combination, Nicky’s recipe over at Kitchen Sanctuary for these orange chocolate hot cross buns is a fabulous choice for your Easter brunch!
3. Chocolate Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
Looking for something a little non traditional, but equally delicious? Philip and Mystique at Chef Sous Chef have an amazing take on cinnamon rolls – a chocolate version! Perfect for a holiday breakfast indulgence.
Easter Desserts – Cakes & More
Brunch is over, dinner has been served, and dessert is waiting. What will you be making this year? Cake, custards, something festive the kids will love? Whatever your choice, we’ve got you covered.
4. Easter Egg Nest Cake
If you’re looking for a make ahead chocolate cake that’s sure to impress, Thanh from Eat, Little Bird has the perfect festive Easter cake for you. Gluten free and family friendly, this is a definite winner!
5. Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake
Did you know that bundt cakes are a traditional Easter dessert in Poland? Neither did I until I read this recipe by Alexsandra over at Everyday Delicious! This chocolate orange version is another delicious take on a classic flavor combo.
6. Easy Easter Chocolate Cake
This is a beautiful option to grace your Easter table from Alex and Faye over at It’s Not Complicated. A chocolate cake, topped with fluffy whipped cream and gorgeous homemade chocolate leaves! Make it gluten free, or with regular flour, the choice is yours!
7. Chocolate Easter Cake Pops
Want cake in bite size portions? These absolutely adorable cake pops from Neha at Greedy Eats are begging to be made. Moist, decadent and so very festive! Don’t worry, from cake to coating, you can make it all homemade!
8. Instant Pot Chocolate Custard
Okay, you need something festive, decadent, indulgent – but you DO NOT have time to make anything fancy. Well Sushma at Spices N Flavors has the solution with this creamy, delicious chocolate custard, made in your instant pot! Perfect for time saving dessert and easy to serve in individual portions!
9. Mini Egg Cheesecake Desserts
Creamy, simple, and so delicious, Jacqueline at Canadian Cooking Adventures has created a no-bake chocolate cheesecake perfect for Easter. Easy to serve as individual desserts, whip these up the night before, or just before dinner, either way, it’s a winner!
10. Easter Dirt Dessert
Looking for chocolate but without all that sugar? Sophie at My Dainty Soul Curry has a wonderful option! These Easter dirt desserts are made with wholesome ingredients like bananas, avocado, and natural sweeteners. A vegan, creamy dessert the kids and adults will both want to dig into!
Chocolate Easter Candies & Treats
Meal planning is taken care of, but what about those Easter Baskets? Whether your filling buckets for little ones, or trading fun Easter snacks with your adult friends and family, keep scrolling for so many AMAZING homemade chocolate Easter treats.
11. Gourmet East Candy Bark
What kid wouldn’t want to find candy topped pieces of chocolate in their Easter baskets! Toni at Boulder Lovacore will walk you through exactly how to make it, and how to make it your own! So tasty, and so festive!
12. Dried Fruit + White Chocolate Bark
Beautiful brightly colored white chocolate bark is topped with festive fruit flavors for an upscale take on homemade chocolate bark. This looks and tastes like spring! We can thank Luci from Luci’s Morsels for this one!
13. Easter Egg Creme Microwave Fudge
Is there anything more kid friendly than the combo of chocolate fudge and creme eggs? No! Terri at Food Meanderings has an easy, fabulously festive microwave fudge recipe that’s perfect for either your Easter baskets, or to use up the leftover candy afterward! (plus it’s freezer friendly!)
14. Tempered Dark Chocolate Bunnies
Forget those terrible hollow bunnies and make a batch of these homemade dark chocolate bunnies from Andrea at Forest & Fauna. So cute, and so delicious, plus they’re vegan! Want to make the white chocolate version? You can here!
15. Copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs
Everyone loves a Reese’s, which is why making your own chocolate covered peanut butter treat will be a big hit with your Easter crowd. Simple but so, so good, Chrysa from Thrifty Jinxy will have you whipping up your own Reese’s eggs in no time at all!
16. Easy Dark Chocolate Truffles
Follow Danielle’s instructions at Went There 8 This and you can whip up dark chocolate truffles in no time! Way cheaper than store bought and surprisingly simple, these are a decadent chocolate treat for mature tastes. I certainly want some!
17. Healthy Dark Chocolate Marshmallows
Easter and marshmallows, a match made in heaven! Make these homemade versions from Raia at Intoxicated on Life and feel good about your kids munching on these all day! According to her taste testers, they’re clouds of hot chocolate, need I say more? Yes please!
18. Easy No Bake Chocolate Coconut Nests
If you need a quick, no bake chocolate treat, these coconut nests are an easy win! Only 2 ingredients and reminiscent of Mounds candy bars, these would look so perfect wrapped up with colorful eggs in any Easter basket. Get the recipe from Gloria over at Homemade & Yummy!
19. Extremely Addictive Milk Chocolate Peanut Bites
The ideal combo of salty and sweet, peanut butter and chocolate, these homemade chocolate cups looked so delicious and easy I had to share them! Gloria from Homemade & Yummy shares another winner here, and you can even customize them with your choice of chocolates!
20. Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix

Finally, if you want a chocolate treat that keeps on giving, make a huge batch of my homemade hot cocoa mix and separate it into individual jars for gifting. Add some colorful marshmallows or Easter sprinkles and you have a festive chocolate treat that you can enjoy for many weeks to come!
Enjoy your Homemade Chocolate Easter Treats!
I hope you’ve found your Easter answer with this fabulous list of 20 chocolate recipe. Enjoy your homemade chocolate treats for breakfast, dessert, or as a snack….or indulge this Easter holiday, and have chocolate for all three!

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Such a great rondup. Lots of delicious treats to choose from
Thanks Marie!
Such a great collection of recipes – everything looks so good! Perfect ideas for Easter ♥
Thanks Natalie! It was fun to put together!
I’m getting totally in Easter mood with your great round up. The first thing I’ll try soon is the healthy dark chocolate marshmallows, although I doubt that they will last till Ester;)
Glad I could inspire some Easter spirit! I hope you love your treats!
WOW this is a chocolate lovers dream right here. So many delicious chocolatey delights. I will be sure to share this great roundup just in time for Easter.
Thanks Gloria! That’s exactly what I was going for!
Wow – what a delightfully delicious collection of recipes! You have me wishing I was attending an Easter party with ALL of these treats!
That’d be a great party!
Ah, so many amazing treats here! I want to make them all!! Great roundup x
Thanks Michelle!
I can’t wait to do some Easter treat making and there are some great choices here. I am hungry now!
Everything looks so tempting, it’ll be hard to choose! I hope your treat making goes well 🙂
That’s an amazing compilation in time for Easter.. thank you for including mine too in this amazing round up collection..
Thanks for the recipe Sushma! I love your custard idea, so creamy and delicious!