Top 10 Easter Recipes

Each spring, families gather for festive Easter dinners. While traditions vary from one family to the next, some Easter recipes show up on many tables across the country. When you're planning a traditional holiday feast, start with these delicious Easter recipes.

1. Hard-boiled eggs: Decorating Easter eggs is one holiday tradition that adds colorful treats to your Easter table. Be sure to use food-safe dyes and decorations.

2. Deviled eggs: For many families, a traditional tray of deviled eggs is the best way to kick off a scrumptious Easter feast.

3. Hot cross buns: These sweet and spicy buns, marked on top with a cross of frosting, are traditionally eaten on either Good Friday or Easter Sunday.

4. Glazed ham: In America, Easter dinner most often revolves around a glazed ham, most commonly baked with honey or pineapples and spice.

5. Roast leg of lamb: Roast leg of lamb is a traditional Easter meal that can be prepared with a variety of seasonings, such as rosemary, garlic or mint.

6. Ambrosia salad: This delicious take on fruit salad combines a variety of fruits with sour cream or whipped cream, and can be molded with gelatin.

7. Scalloped potatoes: Paired with Easter ham or leg of lamb, these creamy, cheesy potatoes are a traditional Easter side dish for many families.

8. Steamed green beans: Fresh vegetables celebrate spring, and lightly steamed green beans are frequently served with a traditional Easter feast.

9. Carrot cake: Easter is the perfect holiday for a light and spicy carrot cake, topped with a sweet cream cheese frosting.

10. Easter Bunny cake: Kids love Easter cakes that are shaped like fluffy bunnies. There are many ways to make an Easter bunny cake, and any style is sure to be a holiday hit.