Easter is a time of the year when we all love to come together and share tasty treats with our loved ones. If you’re looking for some fun, easy, and educational ways to celebrate Easter with your kids, you’re in the right place! Here are four super simple Easter desserts that you can make with your kids, no matter their age or culinary expertise.

1. Chocolate nests

These chocolate nests are a fun and easy way to get your kids involved in Easter baking. All you need is a bag of chocolate chips, some shredded wheat cereal, and some candy eggs.

Ingredients:

– 1 cup chocolate chips
– 4 cups shredded wheat cereal
– 24-30 candy eggs

Directions:

1. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave or over a double boiler.
2. Crush the shredded wheat cereal until it looks like hay.
3. Mix the melted chocolate with the shredded wheat until fully coated.
4. Spoon the mixture into muffin cups, using the back of a spoon to create a nest shape.
5. Let the nests cool and harden, then place 2-3 candy eggs in each one.
6. Enjoy your cute and delicious Easter nests!

2. Bunny cupcakes

These bunny cupcakes are a fun and educational way to celebrate Easter with your kids. They can help you make the cupcakes, decorate them with frosting, and add the bunny ears.

Ingredients:

– 1 box white cake mix
– 3 eggs
– 1/3 cup vegetable oil
– 1 cup water
– White frosting
– Pink food coloring
– Oreo cookies
– Mini marshmallows

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Mix the cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and water together in a large bowl.
3. Pour the batter into cupcake liners and bake for 15-20 minutes.
4. Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting.
5. Mix a few drops of pink food coloring into the white frosting until it turns pale pink.
6. Frost each cupcake with the pink frosting.
7. Twist apart Oreo cookies and stick the two halves into the top of each cupcake to create bunny ears.
8. Stick two mini marshmallows onto the front of each cupcake to create the bunny whiskers.
9. Enjoy your adorable and delicious bunny cupcakes!

3. Peep pops

These Peep pops are a fun and easy way to celebrate Easter with your kids. They can help you make them, and then enjoy the tasty marshmallow treat.

Ingredients:

– Peeps marshmallows
– Lollipop sticks
– White chocolate chips
– Sprinkles

Directions:

1. Stick a lollipop stick into the bottom of each Peep marshmallow.
2. Melt the white chocolate chips in the microwave or over a double boiler.
3. Dip each Peep into the melted chocolate, using a spoon to fully coat it.
4. Sprinkle the Peeps with your favorite sprinkles before the chocolate sets.
5. Place the Peep pops onto a piece of parchment paper to cool and harden.
6. Enjoy your colorful and tasty Peep pops!

4. Carrot cake cookies

These carrot cake cookies are a fun and delicious way to share Easter treats with your kids. They can help you make the dough, shape the cookies, and decorate them with sweet cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients:

– 1 cup all-purpose flour
– 1 teaspoon baking powder
– 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
– 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
– 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
– 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
– 1/4 teaspoon salt
– 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
– 1/2 cup granulated sugar
– 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
– 1 large egg
– 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
– 1 cup grated carrots
– Cream cheese frosting

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt.
3. In a large bowl, beat the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until creamy.
4. Add the egg and vanilla extract to the butter mixture.
5. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir until fully combined.
6. Fold in the grated carrots.
7. Spoon the cookie dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
8. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
9. Let the cookies cool completely before frosting.
10. Frost each cookie with the cream cheese frosting.
11. Enjoy your delicious carrot cake cookies!

Summary:

– Chocolate nests: Melt chocolate, mix with shredded wheat cereal, spoon into muffin cups, top with candy eggs.
– Bunny cupcakes: Mix white cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and water, bake, frost with pink frosting, top with Oreo bunny ears and mini marshmallow whiskers.
– Peep pops: Stick lollipop sticks into Peeps marshmallows, dip in melted white chocolate, coat with sprinkles, cool on parchment paper.
– Carrot cake cookies: Whisk together dry ingredients, cream butter and sugars, add egg and vanilla, mix in dry ingredients and grated carrots, spoon onto baking sheet, bake, cool, and frost with cream cheese frosting.