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50 Recipe Ideas for Easter

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These are our favorite Easter recipes! Use your Instant Pot and air fryer to prepare your holiday meal faster and easier than ever before! From pressure cooker egg dishes to Easter mains, sides, and desserts, discover a new favorite for your holiday menu!

A six-image collage of recipes you can make in your Instant Pot this Easter, featuring a large photo of sliced spiral ham and asparagus and a large photo of dyed Easter eggs in several shimmering colors. Smaller photos appear underneath the ham featuring a wooden spoon holding potatoes au gratin and a white plate with a serving of Lemon Cheesecake. Above the Easter eggs are two smaller photos of Zesty Deviled Eggs and a mini mason jar with mini Easter Cheesecakes with malted-milk Robin Eggs sprinkled above and beneath.

This year, make your Easter dinner easier and tastier in a fraction of the time! 

We always rely on our Instant Pot (often more than one!) to prepare our Easter menu. On our table, we always serve spiral cut ham (warmed in the pressure cooker), creamy potatoes au gratin, and perfect hard boiled eggs.

We also couldn’t resist adding a few of our favorite baking recipes to make something sweet in the oven while your pressure cooker is working hard. 

Update: I’ve updated this Easter recipe round-up with more Instant Pot recipes, plus a few air fryer and baking recipes. This list can be your one-stop shop for your entire holiday menu. Enjoy!

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Easter Main Dish Recipes

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45 degree overhead of a plate filled with two large slices of Easter ham defrosted in the instant pot / pressure cooker, along with crisp asparagus, potato gratin and fresh rolls.
Sliced Ham in the Pressure Cooker
Bring a spiral ham to life! Heat it with your pressure cooker so you can enjoy warm, tender—never dry—ham for Easter dinner with your favorite sides.
Check out this recipe
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Pot Roast. potatoes and carrots served in a white bowl with fork
Old-Fashioned Pressure Cooker Pot Roast
Not a fan of ham on Easter? We've got several alternatives, starting with this Sunday supper favorite. This simple recipe for Pot Roast and Potatoes is the easiest way to make fall-apart tender meat, and you'll have it ready in a fraction of the time it takes in the oven.
Check out this recipe
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An overhead shot of steak cooked sous vide on a plate that was cooked sous vide and topped with butter on a white plate, served with green beans, and tri-color quinoa. A white textured napkin is on the left side of the image and a silver fork is resting on the right side of the plate.
Sous Vide Steak
This is a great option for dinner on Easter Sunday because the steaks can wait an extra hour or two on the Sous Vide setting if you have dinner guests running late from church or Easter egg hunt. Then finish by searing on a grill for a minute or two and serve immediately.
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An overhead shot of a white bowl filled with artichoke chicken and rice. Several large artichoke hearts surround the chicken. A silver fork is arranged vertically on the left side and a sprig of thyme garnishes the upper right side of the dish.
Homemade Artichoke Chicken
Need a quick Easter meal? Artichoke chicken is an easy Instant Pot recipe with tons of flavor as well as a pretty color—so it feels fancy even though it doesn't take a ton of time.
Check out this recipe
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Picture of Insta Pot black eyed pea soup with diced carrots, okra, ham, and black eye beans in a white bowl.
Quick Black-Eyed Pea Soup
This simple Southern-style black-eyed pea soup has smokiness and heat to mix up the flavors on your Easter table.
Check out this recipe
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close up on a bowl of lemon tarragon
Lemon Tarragon Chicken
This bright herbed chicken is another great option for a quicker Easter meal. You can have it on your table in about 30 minutes.
Check out this recipe
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bowl of instant pot pasta primavera with fresh vegetables and parmesan cheese on top
Pasta Primavera
For a lighter, meat-free Easter meal, this simple springtime pasta is a great option, packed with lots of fresh veggies, lemon zest, and topped with Parmesan cheese!
Check out this recipe
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Instant Pot shepherds pie topped with mashed potatoes and browned in the oven.
Shepherd’s Pie
Instant Pot Shepherd’s Pie can be made with ground beef or lamb, vegetables, and topped with crisped-up mashed potatoes. It's a filling comfort food recipe to feed your family.
Check out this recipe
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Instant Pot chicken salad sandwiches served on croissants and placed on a white plate with parsley and grapes.
Chicken Salad Sandwiches
If you want to prep your meal ahead of time, this Chicken Salad recipe is an excellent option. I like it best when it has plenty of time for the flavors to blend. Plus it's served cold, so you can pull it out whenever you're ready for it.
Check out this recipe
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Instant Pot split pea soup on a black bowl, topped with fresh parsley, chopped onions, red pepper flakes, and some crusty bread in the background.
Split Pea Soup with Chicken Sausage
Spring flavors of fresh pea get a smoky and slightly spicy accent from chicken sausage in this satisfying green soup.
Check out this recipe
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A 45 degree shot of a spiced ham drizzled in a pale yellow mustard glaze. Grilled pineapple and greens are on the plate next to the ham.
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Instant Pot “Smoked” Ham with Mustard Glaze
This recipe calls for ready to eat ham, cut into 4 pieces, which makes it easier to fit in your pressure cooker. This version has an awesome spice rub and glaze.
Check out this recipe

Easter Side Dish Recipes

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A small dark brown rimmed plate filled with Instant Pot glazed carrots, with pepitas and pumpkin seeds and garnished with parsley
Carrots with a Butter Maple Glaze
Every Easter dinner needs some carrots on the table! These Instant Pot Carrots feature crisp-tender veggies in a rich butter-maple glaze, topped with crunchy pepitas.
Check out this recipe
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a small white plate with chicken and broccoli with the sliced new potatoes in the front, garnished with rosemary
4-Minute Rosemary Garlic Potatoes
These simple rosemary potatoes complement just about any meat. Plus, they're on the table quickly, which would make them perfect for your Easter table.
Check out this recipe
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Easy to make Pressure Cooker Rice Pilaf with Carrots, Peas and Parsley
Rice Pilaf with Carrots, Peas and Parsley
Add spring flavors to your side dish spread with this easy pilaf featuring sweet carrots, bright peas and fresh parsley.
Check out this recipe
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close up of a simple baked potato on a white plate, split open with salt, pepper, and parsley and a big pat of butter on top
Instant Pot Baked Potatoes
These are a classic side-dish for a reason. Pile these easy baked potatoes high with any of your favorite toppings for a sure-to-please Easter side.
Check out this recipe
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Close up overhead picture of lemon risotto made in an Instant Pot with peas, fresh parsley, parmesan, and a lemon wedge, next to some rolls.
Instant Pot Creamy Lemon Risotto
Instant Pot Lemon Risotto has a fresh lemon flavor and creamy texture thanks to Arborio rice and melted parmesan cheese, plus bright green peas for color.
Check out this recipe
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Close up picture of Instant Pot BLT potato salad with fresh parsley in the corner.
BLT Potato Salad
This twist on potato salad will let you use up your hard-boiled Easter eggs. (Or you can hard-boil them at the same time you cook your potatoes.)
Check out this recipe
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Pressure Cooker Curried Carrot Soup
Pressure Cooker Curried Carrot Soup
Creamy, bright, and spiced with just enough curry seasoning, this simple carrot soup adds a new dimension to your Easter menu.
Check out this recipe
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Instant Pot Creamy Mashed Potatoes, dished in a serving bowl with a wooden spoon sitting on the side
Creamy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
If mashed potatoes are on your menu, making them in the Instant Pot is the absolute easiest way to make them this Easter!
Check out this recipe
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Homemade scalloped potatoes in a serving dish ready to serve.
Instant Pot Cheesy Potatoes Au Gratin
This is our absolute favorite side dish to pair with our Easter ham! These scalloped potatoes, coated in a rich, creamy, cheese sauce, and crowned with a crispy panko breadcrumb topping.
Check out this recipe
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Instant Pot Wisconsin macaroni and cheese in a white bowl, topped with fresh parsley and ground pepper, with another bowl of Mac, salt and pepper, fresh parsley, and shredded cheese in the background.
Wisconsin Mac and Cheese
This easy Mac and Cheese recipe is a perfect way to include a food in your Easter spread that will be loved by kids and grown-ups alike.
Check out this recipe
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Overhead picture of air fryer asparagus, topped with salt and fresh lemon juice, with lemon wedges and serving tongs.
Air Fryer Asparagus
This classic springtime veggie cooks up perfectly in your air fryer, so your pressure cooker and oven are free to work on other things. We've flavored it really simply, but you can adjust the seasonings to your liking so it matches your Easter ham.
Check out this recipe
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Israeli Couscous Salad with Asparagus, Artichokes, & Spinach
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Israeli Couscous Salad with Asparagus, Artichokes, & Spinach
Israeli couscous salad with roasted asparagus, artichokes, spinach and a light lemon dressing. This simple and refreshing salad is perfect for Spring.
Check out this recipe
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overhead shot of a white bowl of green beans with a lemon twist garnish and breadcrumbs
Instant Pot Green Beans
Make Instant Pot Green Beans with a cheesy parmesan-breadcrumb topping for a family-favorite side dish perfect for both weeknights and special occasions!
Check out this recipe
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Image courtesy of Taste and Tell. This image features a close-up on five orange-brown sweet potato biscuits on a white plate with a white and red striped napkin underneath the plate.
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Sweet Potato Biscuits
Want something new on your Easter menu? Try these tender, slightly sweet Sweet Potato Biscuits.
Check out this recipe
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A side-profile view of the air fryer green beans sitting on a white rectangular platter. A pinch pot of salt and some rolls are visible in the background.
Air Fryer Green Beans with Panko Breadcrumbs
Air Fryer Green Beans are super crunchy, thanks to a thick coating of panko breadcrumbs and packed with flavor from a simple seasoning blend.
Check out this recipe

Hard-boiled Egg Recipes

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OVerhead of a round wooden board with Instant Pot hard-boiled eggs cut in half on a white and yellow striped dishcloth.
Hard Boiled Eggs in the Pressure Cooker
Make the perfect easy-to-peel hard-boiled eggs in your Instant Pot / pressure cooker. Then enjoy the fun part: decorating them!
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45 degree overhead of a blue circular egg tray filled with Instant Pot BBQ deviled Eggs with crumbled bacon with one egg removed.
Instant Pot BBQ Bacon Deviled Eggs
These make-ahead Instant Pot Deviled Eggs with Bacon are great for entertaining and are packed with flavor from your favorite BBQ sauce.
Check out this recipe
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Close up on a dozen hard-boiled eggs sliced in half and filled with Instant Pot deviled egg filling made with mayonnaise, egg yolks, Greek yogurt and smoked paprika.
Zesty Instant Pot Deviled Eggs
Zesty, flavor-packed Pressure Cooker / Instant Pot Deviled Eggs made with Greek yogurt and your favorite mustard are perfect for spring celebrations.
Check out this recipe
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overhead of a white serving bowl on a white background. A wooden spoon is sticking out of the top slight right of the bowl, and the bowl is filled with a pale yellow potato salad garnished with parsley and paprika.
Instant Pot Quick Potato Salad
This Instant Pot Potato Salad Recipe is so easy, you’ll want to make it all the time! Cook hard-boiled eggs and potatoes together in the pressure cooker for quick, perfectly cooked eggs and potatoes every time. This is the best Instant Pot potato salad recipe!
Check out this recipe
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Close up picture of pressure cooker egg salad sandwich made with toasted bread, sliced tomato, and lettuce. Placed on a wooden cutting board.
Instant Pot Egg Salad (with an Egg Loaf)
Creamy, traditional Egg Salad Sandwiches—made in an egg loaf in the Instant Pot—make a crunchy, tangy, and satisfying lunch with mayonnaise, sour cream, and fresh chives.
Check out this recipe

Easter Dessert Recipes

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close up of Instant Pot coconut bundt cake, decorated with white icing drizzles, a toasted coconut nest in the middle with pastel cadbury mini eggs on top, with a blue napkin and more mini eggs in the background.
Instant Pot Coconut Bundt Cake
Moist, springy Instant Pot Coconut Bundt Cake is easy to make with boxed cake mix, sour cream, coconut extract, and a buttery coconut glaze.
Check out this recipe
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Side view of two mini pressure cooker Robin Egg’s Cheesecake made in mini glass mason jars with Whoppers Robin Eggs on a white wooden table decorated for Easter.
Pressure Cooker Robin Egg Mini Cheesecakes
As adorable as they are easy and fun to make, these portable cheesecakes are the perfect sweet treat for Easter, beloved by all ages.
Check out this recipe
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Instant Pot meyer lemon cheesecake photographed on a blue surface, on a white plate, with a slice of cheesecake with a drip of lemon curd down the slide and a lemon wedge on top
Instant Pot Lemon Cheesecake
Tangy Instant Pot Lemon Cheesecake with meyer lemons, a shortbread cookie crust and cream cheese filling is a light, fluffy and tart pressure cooker dessert to love.
Check out this recipe
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An Instant Pot orange cheesecake topped with orange slices and a sprig or rosemary, with more orange slices in the background.
Orange Cheesecake
This creamy Orange Cheesecake uses orange zest and just a bit of orange juice to create a delicately flavored dessert that is perfect on its own. Or topped with Cranberry Curd
Check out this recipe
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Raspberry Orange Bread Pudding
Instant Pot Raspberry Orange Bread Pudding features orange and raspberry flavors in a creamy, custardy bread pudding, drizzled in a delicious vanilla cream sauce. If you want an over-the-top Easter dessert, you can't go wrong with this recipe. (Or, just skip the vanilla sauce and you've got an over-the-top breakfast!)
Check out this recipe
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Citrus Cream Cheese Pull Apart Rolls
It's another baking recipe from Barbara Bakes that I had to include. These bright orange-and-lemon pull-apart rolls have been our Easter breakfast for over 20 years.
Check out this recipe
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ring of citrus monkey bread with sugar glaze
Instant Pot Citrus Monkey Bread
This is a pressure cooker, small-batch variation on our family-favorite oven-baked recipe. It's a great option when you don't want to use your oven but still want sticky ooey-gooey breakfast.
Check out this recipe
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small white plate with three mini cheeesecakes
Mini Cheesecake Bites (Silicone Mold Recipe)
Make perfectly sized Instant Pot Cheesecake Bites in a silicone egg mold with a graham cracker crust and cream cheese custard filling for the perfect sweet treat.
Check out this recipe
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The Best Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot) Rice Pudding in short glasses
Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding | Instant Pot recipe
Sometimes the old-fashioned recipes are the comfort food you need at the end of a long day. This rice pudding fits the bill perfectly.
Check out this recipe
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Dipping a fresh strawberry in chocolate that was melted using the Instant Pot double boiler method.
Homemade Chocolate Covered Strawberries
This method works for all kinds of chocolates. Strawberries are in season, and you can add a cute little decorations to make your strawberries look like Easter eggs, carrots, or Easter bunnies this year.
Check out this recipe
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Orange Currant Hot Cross Buns
While your Instant Pot is steaming away, use your oven to make these soft and pillowy homemade hot cross buns from Barbara Bakes. Orange zest adds just the right amount of bitterness to balance the buttery and sweet dough.
Check out this recipe
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Easter Rocky Road Popcorn
Though it's not technically a pressure cooker recipe, this fun Easter popcorn is a must-have at our Easter egg hunts! It's easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. (Careful, though! I cannot stop once I start on this popcorn!)
Check out this recipe
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Slices of air fryer banana bread with a smear of butter, placed on a white plate, which more loaves of banana bread in the background.
Air Fryer Banana Bread
For whatever reason, dried cranberries have always been part of our Easter breakfasts. This small-batch of banana bread would be a wonderful option to have for breakfast before church or your family's egg hunt.
Check out this recipe
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The finished lemon curd in a glass mason jar, with a silver stirring spoon leaning against the right side of the mason jar. In the background are sliced lemons and a small dipping bowl of lemon curd on an off-white towel.
Lemon Curd | Sous Vide method
If lemon curd is on your menu this year, consider making your own from scratch. This sous vide version cooks up so smooth and delicious and will take your Easter goodies to the next level.
Check out this recipe
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Close up picture of pressure cooker carrot cake still cut oats topped with pecans, raisins, shredded carrots, and slivered almonds.
Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oats
Is it breakfast? Is it a lighter dessert? Either way, it's everything you love about carrot cake in a bowl.
Check out this recipe
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Overhead picture of Instant Pot almond cherry rice pudding in a white bowl, with dried cherries off to the side.
Cherry Almond Rice Pudding | Dairy Free
Want an alternative to traditional rice pudding? This Cherry Almond Rice Pudding is full of sweet-tart dried cherries and is a wonderful twist on an old-fashioned favorite.
Check out this recipe
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A horizontal 45 degree angle shot of a small hinged-lid jar filled with berry rhubarb sauce sitting on a wooden board. A small silver spoon is inserted deep into the jam, ready for scooping. Fresh rhubarb, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries are scattered on the wooden board. And two small white bowls filled with strawberries and raspberries are on the right edge of the frame.
Berry Rhubarb Sauce
Rhubarb is a classic springtime flavor, and this Instant Pot recipe helps you make into a tender topping you can serve for Easter breakfast or dessert.
Check out this recipe
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A close-up shot of a bite of chocolate chip cookie on a silver spoon, being eaten with ice cream and chocolate sauce.
Deep-Dish Chocolate Chip Cookies
Smash up come Mini Cadbury Eggs and substitute them for half of the chocolate chips in this recipe. It's amazing. You'll thank me or curse me!
Check out this recipe
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Easter Shortbread Sandwich Cookies
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Easter Shortbread Sandwich Cookies
A sandy lemon shortbread cookie with a tart lemon curd filling in a fun Easter egg shape with a cute little chick cut out. You can make our pressure cooker lemon curd for the filling.
Check out this recipe
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