Instead of staying indoors this Easter, why not take this occasion to move outdoors? Our Easter picnic food ideas offer plenty of options to spend the day outside while enjoying delish food, such as mini sandwiches and rose tarts.
19+ Cutest Easter Picnic Food Ideas that Are Easy to Make Ahead
1. Letter Sandwiches
Who thinks of these adorable sandwich ideas? You’ll only need a few ingredients to make these:
- Sliced white bread
- Bologna
- American cheese
Place your bread on the table and cut it into a square. Place your cheese and bologna and cheese in the middle. Crimp a triangle piece of bread up top and use your fork to “close the envelope.”
Finally, cut little hearts out of your meat and place them in the middle of the envelope.
And don’t forget to add mayonnaise (or the spread of your liking) to the bread to keep all of the pieces together better.
2. Flower Petal Bites
For this picnic idea, you’ll make flowers out of wooden kabob sticks. You’ll start by cutting your grapes lengthwise and then arranging on the stick. Your goal is to make the grapes look like the leaves of a flower.
As for the top, you’ll use cheddar cheese that you cut into the shape of a flower petal.
Creating the petal is the hardest part, and while you can do it with a knife, a cookie cutter also works well.
3. Spinach Puffs
Scrumptious spinach puffs like these are made in a muffin tin, and they’re so easy to make. Cut the puff pastry into squares and push into the muffin cups. Fill the innards of the cup with a mix of spinach, feta and cream cheese.
Push the edges of the puffs towards the middle and until the points are almost touching together.
Bake until the dough is thoroughly cooked and golden.
4. Cake Pop Dessert
Cake pops are one of the cutest Easter picnic food ideas because they look like little happy bees that I feel horrible eating. You’ll need cakepop mix for this recipe, which will act as the “face” that you’ll decorate with melted chocolate to make it look like the bee is smiling.
The next layer of the bee is a mixture of chocolate wafers and Nutella.
Repeat with a layer of cake pop mix and then chocolate. For the wings of the bee, use white chocolate wafers. Finish the bee’s face with dabs of white chocolate to make it look like the bee is blushing.
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5. Rainbow Bread Pieces
While the author of this recipe says this is a pizza rainbow, I like to think of it as rainbow bread. You’ll make this with:
- Slices of French bread
- Cover with tomato sauce
- Add red, yellow and green pepper slices
- Top with finely shredded mozzarella and Parmesan cheese
You can opt to bake the bread pieces until the cheese melts, or you can serve them as-is. Since you’ll be bringing this on a picnic, I recommend bringing extra cheese just in case some falls off in transport.
6. Meat and Cheese Flowers
Slices of meat and cheese never looked so good. You’ll need to fold the meat just right to look like a flower bud (and the Mindful Menu shows you how in the video). Slide the flower onto a toothpick and then place small balls of cheese on each side.
Add basil leaves to really bring your flower to life.
7. Sugar Cookie Flower Pots
This is another recipe where you really need to watch the author’s video to be able to cut your strawberry to look just like a flower. But before you do that, you’ll fill your muffin tin with a base of sugar cookie mix that will act as the flower pot.
Hollow out the middle of the pot and fill with chocolate fudge and shaved chocolate pieces.
8. Snail Pinwheels
Snail pinwheels are made with small pickles that act as the head of the snail. Place your pinwheel as the snail’s shell. The pinwheel is made out of a flour tortilla that is rolled up with pepperoni, cheese and a basil leaf.
Roll the tortilla up and then cut it into slices to make the snail shell.
9. Tomato Flowers
Small cherry tomatoes with a horizontal cut on the top allow you to open them up similarly to a flower. Be sure to allow some of the tomato flesh at the bottom so that you can peel it open without breaking it apart.
Fill the center with small mozzarella balls and then close up.
Place a wooden skewer through the middle to keep the flower together. Use a green onion to make the stalk of the flower and then drizzle balsamic vinegar on top before serving.
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10. Rose Tarts
Rose tarts are one of my favorite Easter picnic food ideas because they’re simple to make and delicious. Your tarts will be made of 2 pie crusts and 10 strawberries. For the custard cream filling, you’ll need the following:
- Egg yolk
- Sugar
- Cornstarch
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
You will need a flower cookie cutter (like this one) and a muffin pan for this recipe.
11. Classic Deviled Eggs
Perfect for a party appetizer. These classic deviled eggs are made from hard-boiled eggs, cut lengthwise. Carefully remove the yolks from the eggs and place them in a separate bowl. In a large bowl, add vinegar, water and food coloring.
Place all of your egg whites into the mixture and allow them to sit until the color sets in properly.
While soaking, place your egg yolks, mayonnaise, mustard and spices into a food processor. Blend until smooth and then fill the egg whites with the mix. Feel free to top with edible flowers and spices.
Here is a quick video on how to turn them pink:
12. Tortilla Roses
Delicious and easy to assemble, these tortilla roses always hit the spot. You’ll start by cutting your tortilla to act as the base of the rose. Add a layer of cream cheese, cheddar cheese and then pepperoni.
Fold up your tortilla slices now and you’ll notice the meat instantly looks like a rose bud.
Add basil leaves to complete the look before folding the slices of pepperoni over the side of the tortilla.
13. Flower Rolls
Flower crescent rolls are very easy to make and only require the right cut to recreate. You’ll want to buy crescent rolls in the store, place them on a table and then roll them out. Place your edible flowers on top and then roll into a crescent.
Bake on a baking sheet according to the crescent roll instructions.
14. Fairy Sandwiches
Small, fairy sandwiches are a sweet treat that requires only four main ingredients:
- Soft white bread
- Softened butter
- Rainbow sprinkles
- Jelly
To cut the bread into small hearts, I recommend using a cookie cutter. Fill the center of the bread with jelly, butter and sprinkle the sprinkles on top of the hearts.
15. Strawberry Topped Sugar Cookies
One of the best Easter picnic food ideas for dessert lovers are these sugar cookies. You can buy premade cookies or find a recipe to make them from scratch. You’ll top with strawberry whipped cream and then slices of fresh strawberries on top.
Quick and easy!
16. Strawberry Tea Sandwich
Tea sandwiches are light, healthy and delicious. You’ll need some white bread that you cut into small hearts. A cookie cutter will do the trick. Fill the middle with cream cheese and fresh strawberry slices.
Be sure to place your sandwiches in a cooler if you’re going on a picnic so that the cream cheese doesn’t spoil.
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17. Lavender Tea Bread
What a beautiful-looking picnic food idea. Don’t you agree? You’ll make the bread out of:
- Milk
- Dried lavender flowers
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Butter
- Sugar
- Eggs
Once you bake the bread, create an icing made from confectioner’s sugar, lemon zest, water or milk. Feel free to top with a lavender flower.
18. Lemon Puff Pastry
Pull out your muffin tin and muffin cups for this recipe. Push the puff pastry, cut into a flower, into the middle of your cups. Fill the middle with your lemon mixture and top with confectioner’s sugar when the cookies are done cooking.
Feel free to top with whipped cream before serving.
19. French Onion Tart
Savory and buttery Easter picnic food ideas like these are always a delish treat. You’ll need quite a few ingredients for this one:
- Puff pastry
- Large onions
- Butter
- Olive oil
- Sugar
- Salt
- Pepper
- Heavy cream
- Gruyere cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Thyme
Start by rolling out your puff pastry on a baking sheet. In a separate pan, melt your butter and add spices, plus sugar. Cook until caramelized and add your onions and heavy cream. Spread the onion mix on your pastry, followed by the cheese.
Bake until the pastry is golden, which will take 20 to 25 minutes or so.
20. Cucumber Roses
Cucumber roses are a fun treat, and they’re as easy as cutting your dough into large strips. Use a butter knife to spread cream cheese onto the dough, followed by your cooked cucumbers. Roll into strips before placing in a muffin tin and baking.
21. Flower Bouquet Sandwiches
White bread cut into flowers and toasted acts as the flower’s base. Spread on cream cheese, followed by your preferred meats and cheeses. Top the exterior of the meat with more cream cheese and place a cut mini tomato in the middle.
