Easter Treats

While Easter spirit brings us bunnies and carrots and colorful eggs, we all know what the best part of this holiday is…the treats! Whether it’s the chocolate in your child’s Easter basket or a fluffy marshmallow Peep, a sweet snack is what puts a smile on our faces every time. Make your own Easter treats for your family get-together, your office colleagues, or your kiddo’s classroom! See our recipes below.

Easter Bark

A pretty pastel Easter treat that’s sweet, crunchy, and easy to make!

INGREDIENTS:

• Colored chocolate pieces (colors can be interchanged for each holiday!! This is a great party snack for anytime of the year) I went with pink, white, orange and I used a light green food coloring gel with white chocolate for Easter
•  Sprinkles for topping (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

• Melt chocolate pieces in 40 second increments – if chocolate becomes clumpy add 2 tsp of vegetable shortening! 
• Pour into baking dish and top with sprinkles
• Place in refrigerator and let cool for about 2 hours (or until hardened)
• Cut into small pieces and enjoy! 

Easter Dirt

This Easter Dirt is a super cute treat for the kiddos! Prep it in an Easter-themed bucket to really make it feel like a tasty garden of goodness.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 pack Oreo
• 3.5 cups milk
• 2 small boxes instant serve vanilla pudding
• 1 oz cream cheese
• 1/2 stick butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 8-ounce tub of cool whip
• Decorations for top

DIRECTIONS:

• Break the Oreos into crumbs (can use food processor or ziplock back and rolling pin)
• Whip the milk and two pudding boxes together until pudding forms- set aside in fridge
• Cream together cream cheese and butter – once smooth, add powdered sugar
• Once smooth, add in the pudding mixture
• Once combined fold in the cool whip
• In a truffle dish (or Easter bucket), layer Oreo crumbs then pudding mixture until you end on Oreo crumbs
• Decorate with Peeps, Cadbury eggs, Lindt chocolate carrots, edible grass, or gummy worms and dig in!!

Peeps S’mores

Our favorite campfire snack just got an Easter makeover! These Peeps S’mores are not only delicious, they’re convenient for the classroom too!

INGREDIENTS:

• Graham crackers
• Peeps
• Hershey’s chocolate

DIRECTIONS:

• Break apart graham crackers and chocolate bars into s’mores-sized pieces
• Top graham cracker with chocolate, Peep, and another graham cracker
• For the classroom, prep individual s’mores ingredients in Ziploc bags!

Rice Krispies Eggs

Who doesn’t love a Rice Krispies treat?! These Rice Krispies Eggs are gooey and chewy and melt-in-your-mouth amazing.

INGREDIENTS:

• Rice Krispies
• Mini marshmallows
• Almond bark
• Easter sprinkles

DIRECTIONS:

• Follow Rice Krispies treat instructions on back of cereal box
• Mix in Easter sprinkles
• Spray Easter egg-shaped molds with nonstick spray and fill with mixture
• Let set and remove from molds
• Melt almond bark and dip one end of egg then cover with sprinkles (optional)
• Enjoy!!

Snickers Salad

This yummy candy “salad” is perfect for an Easter dessert, and it’s also a great way to use up any leftover candy after the holiday!

INGREDIENTS:

• (1) 5oz pack of Vanilla Instant pudding 
• 1 cup of milk
• 8oz Cool Whip 
• 3 Granny Smith apples 
• 3 share-size Snickers 
• Caramel sauce to top (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

• Mix instant pudding with 1 cup milk
• Fold in Cool Whip 
• Dice up apples
• Stir into pudding mixture 
• Chop up Snickers and fold half into mixture (if you’re taking this dish to-go, transfer mix to new bowl)
• Top with rest of Snickers and optional caramel sauce and enjoy!