Spring Sweets Recipes

Welcome spring with these sweet breakfasts, snacks and desserts. 

Cottontail Chex Mix

Yield

20 servings

Type

Snack

Time

40 minutes

Level

Beginner

Chex cereal, Cheerios and pretzels are tossed with kids’ favorites (M&Ms and marshmallows!) and covered with a vanilla candy coating and springtime sprinkles to create this Cottontail Chex Mix, a festive snack that’s hard to stop at just one handful.

Spring Sugar Cookie Cake

Yield

10 servings

Type

Dessert

Time

45 minutes

Level

Beginner

Rich in vanilla flavor and topped with a bit of spring-colored frosting and festive sprinkles, this Spring Sugar Cookie Cake is simply irresistible.

Classic Carrot Cake

Yield

15 servings

Type

Dessert

Time

70 minutes

Level

Beginner

This easy, no-fuss Carrot Cake is a springtime (Easter!) favorite. A rich flavorful carrot cake baked in a single layer and topped with a vanilla cream cheese frosting, for a sweet cake that’s hard to stop at just one piece.

Chick's Nests (aka Haystacks)

Yield

10 servings

Type

Dessert

Time

40 minutes

Level

Beginner

Free-form chocolate-butterscotch “nests” (aka Haystacks) topped with a bright and colorful PEEPS Chick are a fun, no-bake Easter treat to make or share with the special kiddos in your life.

Easy Lemon Cake Mix Cookies

Yield

12 servings

Type

Dessert

Time

22 minutes

Level

Beginner

5-Ingredient Easy Lemon Cake Mix Cookies are soft and taste like spring. Done in under 30 minutes, stash this recipe for last minute entertaining, unexpected potlucks, or for when your sweet tooth strikes.

Carrot Cake Muffins

Yield

18 servings

Type

Breakfast, Snack

Time

30 minutes

Level

Beginner

Celebrate spring and carrot cake season with these Carrot Cake Muffins! Any muffin that tastes like a dessert is a Breakfast Win in my book!