36 Easter Potluck Ideas Every-Bunny Will Love This Year
These will get you on the re-invite list, guaranteed.
Easter comes but once a year, which means we love to maximize all the food opportunities by having a big ol' potluck with our friends, family, and all the best seasonal spring dishes. Nothing is better than loading up the tables with options like ham and lamb roasts, spring-y Easter sides, festive cocktails like our cottontail-tini and Peeptini, and perhaps a dessert like our Peeps cheesecake bars or bunny cake to finish the meal off. So this year, we think it's time you let your Easter plate runneth over with these 36 festive potluck ideas full of all the classic sides, mains, drinks, and desserts that just might overshadow your Easter egg hunt.
The key to any good potluck dish is making it as easy to share as possible. No one wants to fuss around with tricky dishes with finicky temperature control, which is why we love busting out our favorite make-ahead dishes. Make ahead appetizers are not only a time-saver, but somehow they taste so much better knowing that you saved yourself some stress too, especially our chicken & artichoke pasta salad, classic deviled eggs, and French potato salad. Dips, too, can often be made ahead of time, and simplify the potluck game down to the easies ( and tastiest) level. This year, bring our carrot hummus, deviled egg dip, or uniquely festive pull-apart Easter bunny bread for a guaranteed invitation back to next year's potluck.
Of course, any potluck can't be composed of sides and sweets alone—someone has to be on main dish duty. We love busting out classics like our honey baked pulled ham or copycat Honey Baked ham, but if you're wary of having too much leftover ham (and/or have some plant-based folks on your list), we love making a vegan mushroom pot pie with plenty of ham and cheese spinach puffs to keep everyone at the table happy.
Bloody Mary Deviled Eggs
In these bloody Mary deviled eggs, we’re giving the classic holiday appetizer the cocktail treatment by adding horseradish, tomato paste, hot sauce, and celery seed, before finishing the eggs off with a generous dusting of Old Bay seasoning, and sliced pickles and celery leaves.
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Carrot Hummus
Perfect for Easter, in this carrot hummus, roasted carrots are whipped with harissa, tahini, and chickpeas for a creamy orangey dip that celebrates everyone’s favorite spring veggie.
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Honey Baked Pulled Ham
It feels like a secret that a preserved ham can deconstruct into pulled pork after hours of slow cooking. The result is a pulled ham dinner that will not only upgrade the basic baked ham at your Easter spread, but is the perfect post-holiday meal piled high onto sliders.
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Spring Cobb Salad
Everyone’s favorite cobb salad just got a spring-y makeover! This lightened-up version has lots of crunchy in-season veggies and a creamy lemon-dill dressing spiked with raw garlic, and is still hearty enough to be a great potluck side.
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French Potato Salad
We all love a classic mayo-based potato salad, but it’s time to elevate it. Tender, creamy potatoes get tossed with a garlicky mustard dressing and showered with plenty of fresh chopped herbs to create this simple and satisfying version of the crowd-pleasing side.
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Pull-Apart Easter Bunny Bread
This bunny-shaped dip is not only delicious, but it's so cute. Roasted asparagus and Gruyère bring a beautiful nuttiness, bacon adds a hint of smokiness, chives give it a touch of freshness, and the cheddar, sour cream, and cream cheese bring just the right amount of sharpness.
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Sheet-Pan Easter Dinner
Looking to make Easter dinner potluck friendly? Featuring cheesy potatoes au gratin, maple-glazed ham, garlicky asparagus, and paprika-spiced carrots, our streamlined version of this notoriously complicated meal is as simple as 2 sheet pans and 30 minutes in the oven.
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Copycat Honey Baked Ham
Honey Baked ham is grand, deliciously smoky, and has a signature caramelized crust all over. If you didn't have time to order a ham, want to save some money, or just try a homemade version of this classic centerpiece, this copycat recipe is for you.
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Deviled Egg Dip
Love deviled eggs but hate the hassle of making them? Then this deviled egg dip is about to become your new fave. Imagine all the creamy, tangy, and punchy flavors you love from the classic appetizer now in a scoopable form.
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Garlic Smashed Potatoes
If you usually only roast your potatoes, you've got to try smashing them—it makes them unbelievably crispy while also having a buttery, tender center. It’s one of our go-to side dishes
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Cottontail-Tini
This sweet martini is a showstopper for your next Easter potluck. While you might initially think that cotton candy in a drink is overly sweet or unsophisticated, this tini is here to prove you wrong.
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Classic Deviled Eggs
A classic appetizer, deviled eggs bring the party to any event. If you’re looking for a foolproof method to hard boiling and filling your deviled eggs, our best-ever recipe should be your new go-to.
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Quiche
Quiche is a favorite in the canon of classic dishes, and this version is no exception. Soft, creamy filling studded with ham, chives, and Gruyère rests inside a crunchy, buttery pie crust to create the Easter potluck of your dreams.
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Ambrosia Punch
If you can't get enough of ambrosia salad—that fruit-and-cream mixture your grandma called salad—then you will be obsessed with this grown-up version. Picture sunshine in a bowl, and you've got this boozy ambrosia punch, filled with all of the fruits and tropical flavors you know and love.
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Peas & Carrots
A quick side dish is always appreciated, especially one as easy as this combo. It goes well with your steak dinners, your holiday ham, or your vegan meatloaf, but if you really love your peas and carrots, you could just eat this in one sitting, as a meal.
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Homemade Mac & Cheese
Here at Delish, our best-ever mac and cheese is perfect for any occasion, from family weeknight dinners to holiday spreads. In our book, the perfect macaroni and cheese recipe has to nail three things: be extra creamy, plenty cheesy, and paired with a golden, crunchy topping.
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Ham & Cheese Spinach Puffs
Stuffed with ham, spinach, and Gruyère, these cheesy pastries are calling your name. These puffs are most delicious fresh out of the oven, but if you want to work ahead, you can even make the filling and even cut out the pastry squares the day before.
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Chicken & Artichoke Pasta Salad
This bright, savory pasta salad will fill you up without weighing you down. Juicy marinated artichokes, briny Castelvetrano olives, and creamy cannellini beans dance with crisp arugula and crunchy pistachios in a zingy lemon vinaigrette to create the ultimate Easter side.
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Easter Bunny Twists
Made with store-bought puff pastry and a quick cinnamon sugar filling, these adorable bunny-shaped pastries will delight everyone at the Easter dessert buffet. Oh, and did we mention the cream cheese frosting bunny tails?
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