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Including irresistible hot-cross buns and cinnamon rolls.
ByChatelaine
Updated March 12, 2024
Spring has sprung (well, technically), which means the Easter long weekend is almost here. And there are tons of baked goods you could bake up for the holiday! Here are some of our top hits, including everything from (vegan!) hot-cross buns and glazed monkey bread for late Sunday brunch, to an elegant cinnamon-twist wreath.
Classic Hot Cross Buns
These buns are packed with fruit and sweet spices and marked with a cross. Fun fact: They were banned from sale in Elizabethan England every day except for Good Friday, Christmas or for burials. Get thishot-cross buns recipe.
(Photo: Erik Putz)
Plant-Based Hot Cross Buns
Made with oat milk, maple syrup and vegan butter, these plant-based hot cross buns make a wonderful addition to any Easter spread. Get this plant-based hot cross buns recipe.
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Cake & Loaf Bakery’s Mini Eggs and Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Cake & Loaf Bakery in Hamilton, Ontario has a slew of treats stuffed with Cadbury Mini Eggs, including these colourful chocolate chunk cookies that you'll want to devour as soon as they come out of the oven. Get this mini eggs and chocolate chunk cookies recipe.
Photo, Amy Grief.
Braided Egg Bread
This loaf doesn’t need much more than the sweet-and-toasty crunch of sugar and slivered almonds to showcase its lovely texture and egg-wash shine. A newbie to braided breads? Don’t worry; the dough is deceptively easy to work with. If you’ve ever plaited a friendship bracelet—or hair, let’s be honest—you’re more than qualified to pull off this springtime baking project. Get our braided egg bread recipe.
Mini Egg Skillet Cookie
Baked in one pan, this candy-egg-dotted skillet treat is sure to be an Easter hit. Get our Mini Egg skillet cookie recipe.
Photography, Christie Vuong. Produced by Aimee Nish*toba. Food Stylist, Michelle Lucas Larving. Prop Stylist, Madeleine Johari.
Mini Hot Cross Buns
Mini hot cross buns are perfect for Easter. When made this way, they’re just like monkey bread! Get this mini hot cross buns recipe.
Mini hot cross buns. Photo, Roberto Caruso.
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Carrot Cake With Fluffy White-Chocolate Icing
Our unbelievably moist four-layer carrot cake recipe decked out in white-chocolate cream-cheese frosting is perfect for birthdays, or just because. Get our Carrot Cake With Fluffy White-Chocolate Icing recipe.
(Photo: iStock)
Braided Bread With Mini Eggs
Italian and Greek cuisines both feature a braided Easter bread dotted with colour-tinted hen’s eggs. Although we love the classic recipe, we like tucking in candied eggs just after baking for a hint of chocolate. Get thisbraided bread with mini eggs recipe.
Photo, Erik Putz.
Lemon Meringue Trifle
Looking for a great make-ahead desert? This lemon meringue trifle recipe improves over time as the ladyfingers soak in the limoncello & lemon juice.
Raspberry And Streusel Coffee Cake
This not-too-sweet cake is perfect for a post-Easter-brunch indulgence. Get thisraspberry and streusel coffee cake recipe.
Photo, Erik Putz.
Cinnamon Twist Wreath
Luxurious ingredients like butter and eggs are often given up during Lent, so they play a major role in traditional Easter breads. This sweet dough also comes with brown sugar and cinnamon to really sweeten things up. Get thiscinnamon twist wreath recipe.
Photo, Erik Putz.
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Cinnamon Roll Bread
Using our cinnamon wreath recipe (with a few tweaks) we created a beautifully rolled bread loaf with a double swirl in the middle.Serve warm with butter. Get thiscinnamon roll bread recipe.
(Photo: Erik Putz)
Classic Cinnamon Buns
Easter celebrations and sweet indulgent breads go together like coloured eggs and a basket. Of course, we never need a reason to bake up a pan of buttery-rich cinnamon rolls. Get thisclassic cinnamon buns recipe.
(Photo: Erik Putz)
Baby Babka Buns
These sweet buns, topped with crunchy streusel and swirled with butter and dark chocolate, are breakfast and dessert all rolled into one. Get thisbaby babka buns recipe.
(Photo: Roberto Caruso)
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Monkey Bread
A sweet and gooey pull-apart bread the whole family can dig into at once. Get thismonkey bread recipe.
(Photo: Angus Fergusson)
Caramel-Pecan Sticky Buns
An easy brunch treat, crammed with brown sugar and pecans. Get thiscaramel-pecan sticky buns recipe.
(Photo: Angus Fergusson)
Lemon loaf
A delicatly zesty, glazed loaf that no one can resist. Get our lemon loaf recipe.
Photo, Erik Putz.
Lemon-Elderflower Cupcakes
These easy cupcakes have a fresh, floral flavour that makes them perfect for spring. Get our lemon-elderflower cupcake recipe.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
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