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Luckily, it’s easy to get creative from Good Friday ‘til Easter Monday thanks to Countdown.
Rise and shine
What’s better than waking up with the promise of a delicious breakfast?
If you’re keen to get your sweet fix early, indulge in this hot cross bun French toast recipe that’s perfect served with fresh fruit and plenty of maple syrup.
Keep your weekend wonderfully on-theme by serving up eggs for breakfast. Try these simple yet impressive baked bean, bacon and egg rolls or these fried eggs with crispy potato and ham.
Start the day with delicious hot cross bun French toast.
Bake up a storm
Chocolate eggs and bunnies are an Easter essential. But what if you could serve them in something a little more exciting than a classic basket? Introducing the Easter egg hunt smash cake! Entirely edible and filled with goodies, this cake is sure to wow the whole family.
Get crafty and give these too-cute nests a go. The combination of chewy coconut macaroon, dark chocolate ganache and adorable eggs looks almost too good to eat.
For an adorable Easter-themed treat, why not whip up these Easter egg cookies? Simple, easy and ready in less than an hour, these cookies are as fuss-free as they come.
These coconut macaroon nests are so easy to create.
Don’t forget the savouries
While there is always room for sweets on Easter, it’s easy to forget that savouries are delicious, too!
These bunny ear cheesy vegetable pies are packed full of creamy goodness and topped with fun pastry ears, while this country-style egg and bacon pie is delicious served as part of your weekend family lunch.
We also love the idea of sitting down to a classic roast, like this lemon and herb chicken with hasselback spuds, or this slow roast lamb.
Easter savouries don’t get better than these bunny ear cheesy vegetable pies.
Help! What to do with leftovers
The festivities are over and you don’t know if you can look at another Easter egg until next year.
Get creative with leftover chocolate eggs and whip up these soft-centred chocolate cakes that get their gooey centre from, you guessed it, mini Easter eggs.
You don’t have to let stale hot cross buns go to waste either, turn them into this moreish bun and apple bake complete with homemade vanilla custard.
Use stale hot cross buns in this bun and apple bake.
No matter what your plans are for Easter weekend, it’s easy to get sorted for everything from family meals to festive treats thanks to Countdown.
This article was created in collaboration with Countdown.
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