In celebration of the annual chocolate frenzy that is Easter, we’ve compiled some of our favourite chocolate recipes. Lovers of the classic Easter egg; beware. These aren’t the traditional chocolate recipes for Easter.
The addition of warm spices, toasted nuts, or a hint of sea salt elevates chocolate to new heights, balancing its richness with complexity. For those seeking a touch of nostalgia, classic Easter flavours can be reimagined with a modern, refined twist, transforming simple pleasures into something truly special.
Pairings matter just as much as preparation. Whether served with coffee, a glass of dessert wine, or fresh seasonal fruit, chocolate is best enjoyed when complemented by select accompaniments. However you choose to snack — melted, whipped, or tempered — there’s no denying that Easter is the ultimate excuse to revel in the pure joy of chocolate.
In this collection of the best chocolate recipes for Easter, chocolate and buttermilk slab cake tastes as good as it looks, while chef Hugh Wennerbom‘s chocolate truffles are irresistible treats that pop too easily into your mouth. If saucy chocolate desserts are what you crave, look no further than the Mississippi mud cakes or the chocolate-whiskey soufflé, and for a traditional Easter chocolate recipe, the almond and chocolate simnel cake will satisfy.
From the white chocolate lovers to the dark chocolate believers and the milk chocolate traditionalists: there’s a chocolate recipe for you and yours here.
The best chocolate recipes for Easter in 2025
Chocolate scrolls
These chocolate scrolls are best eaten warm while the filling is still melty. Make ahead and serve whenever someone pops by, or you’re feeling like an afternoon treat.
Chocolate ricotta cake
This perfect match of rich chocolate and airy ricotta makes for an irresistible cake.
Flourless chocolate, hazelnut and buttermilk cake
Every great baker needs a great flourless chocolate cake recipe. Here’s the one we swear by.
Flour & Stone’s blackberry and chocolate meringue roulade
Chocolate meringue and blackberry compote coiled inside an impossibly light chocolate sponge. This is what dreams are made of.
Chocolate cake with fudge icing
This simple recipe is everything you want a chocolate cake to be: rich, dense and generously iced.
Chilli chocolate lava cake
Chocoholics delight, because this chocolate lava cake is all things spiced, gooey and delicious.
Chocolate tart
A perfect specimen of a dessert.
Chocolate and hazelnut Kugelhopf
Hobart’s Sweet Envy have crafted their own version of the Central European cake with a crunchy hazelnut filling and a drizzle of dark chocolate ganache.
Chocolate and hazelnut cake with espresso ganache
This fudgy, meringue-based cake is the perfect finale to a sophisticated dinner party.
Guillaume Brahimi’s salted caramel and chocolate ganache tart
It doesn’t get much better than praise-worthy dessert.
Flour and Stone’s chocolate Manjari cake
The famous signature chocolate Manjari cake by Nadine Ingram from Sydney bakery Flour & Stone.
Chocolate and buttermilk slab cake
Buttermilk is the bakers’ secret weapon here, adding a subtle tang to the sweet frosting and contributing to an ultra-tender crumb in the cake itself. Try it for yourself and see.
Dark chocolate, pear and pistachio cake
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for dark chocolate, pear and pistachio cake from Tartine in Armadale, Victoria
Chocolate croquembouche
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chocolate croquembouche
A pastry chef’s guide to making sfogliatelle
Alistair Wise of Hobart’s Sweet Envy demystifies the making of these revered Italian pastries, his favourite Easter treat.
Dark-chocolate liquorice rocky road
A sophisticated take on the classic chocolate creation.
Raspberry chocolate truffles
A recipe for chocolate truffles laced with lush raspberry and a cacao crunch.
Mississippi mud cakes
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Mississippi mud cakes.
Heart-stopping hot chocolate with chocolate marshmallows
Australian Gourmet Traveller dessert drink recipe for heart-stopping hot chocolate with chocolate marshmallows
Kaya madeleines with chocolate sauce
Kaya paste adds an unusual coconut note to these pretty madeleines. Time to put the kettle on.
Chocolate and almond simnel cake
An Easter dessert recipe for chocolate and almond simnel cake.
Jaci Koludrovic’s rocky-road cake
This recipe has all the pleasures of a rocky-road – pillowy marshmallow, fudgy chocolate – in cake form.
Salted chocolate layer cake with whipped ganache
This is the chocolate cake to save for a special occasion.
Little brownie cakes with fudge sauce
In theory, you could share one of these rich chocolate cakes between two. But in reality? Well, that’s a different matter.
Mini white chocolate bundts with bitter chocolate glaze
Think white chocolate isn’t for you? When a bitter chocolate glaze is involved, its sweetness is kept in check. It could be time for a rethink.
Stokehouse Q’s dark chocolate pots de crème with ginger pear
These baked chocolate custards are a winning trifecta of dark chocolate, pear and ginger.
Chocolate-coconut pudding with passionfruit and ice-cream
No passionfruit? These easy chocolate puddings work just as well topped with fresh berries or a dollop of your favourite jam.
Caramelised honey and popcorn bars with salted chocolate
What’s better than popcorn? Popcorn with chocolate, of course.
Chocolate whiskey soufflé
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chocolate whiskey soufflé.
Nougat, salted peanut caramel and milk chocolate tart
It’s a Snickers bar, all grown up.
Praline bread pudding with bitter chocolate sorbet
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for praline bread pudding with bitter chocolate sorbet.
Chocolate and hazelnut babka
Take a buttery, brioche-like loaf, add a generous swirl of rich chocolate and what do you get? A little slice of heaven.
Choc-coconut macaroon cake
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for choc-coconut macaroon cake.
Violet honeycomb truffle slice
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for violet honeycomb truffle slice.
Chocolate moelleux
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chocolate moelleux from Must Winebar in Perth.
Chocolate ricotta pudding
Chocolate. Ricotta. Pudding. It’s a yes from us.
Chocolate-cream doughnuts
In the spirit of decadence, we’ve combined two of our favourite things – Tim Tams and doughnuts – for the ultimate chocolate dessert.
Sweet Envy’s chocolate millefeuille with burnt white chocolate cream
A double-chocolate delight from Sweet Envy’s Alistair Wise.
Triple chocolate praline tart
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for triple chocolate praline tart.
Chocolate raspberry layer cake
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chocolate raspberry layer cake.
Salted-caramel macadamia tart with chocolate ganache
Fans of peanut brittle should be on high alert: this tart will be impossible for you to resist.
Chocolate-hazelnut meringue cake
Dense and fudgy chocolate cake contrasts beautifully with feather-light chocolate meringue in this moreish cake.
Chocolate lamington cake
Chocolate sponge cake soaked in chocolate panna cotta and spread with a dark chocolate glaze: this is one serious chocolate cake.
Chocolate, coconut and date slab
Proof that dairy-free doesn’t mean taste-free.
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