Gluten-Free Desserts for Easter and Spring

A delicious collection of gluten-free Easter dessert recipes featuring springtime flavours of carrot cake, lemon, strawberries and chocolate! Many of these Easter and Spring desserts can be made ahead of time.

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Whether you celebrate Easter, Passover or Ramaden, enjoying dessert at special occasions is likely part of your celebration. And when that dessert is gluten-free, it means that everyone can enjoy it!

I've rounded up my favourite gluten-free dessert recipes that I like to serve in the spring to share with you here.

Carrot cake, lemon, strawberries and chocolate are the flavours I most associate with springtime desserts. I've picked recipes that feature these, hoping that you can pick one or two to make for your family when you're planning your Easter menu. And yes, they're all gluten-free!

If there are just two of you, or you and your kids, a smaller dessert might be better than making a full-sized cheesecake, for example. Many of the following dessert recipes can easily be halved.

If you're looking for more mini desserts, you'll find more ideas in this post: 12 Gluten-Free Mini Desserts in Jars.

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Gluten-free Carrot Cake Desserts
Gluten-free Lemon Desserts
Gluten-free Strawberry Desserts
Gluten-free Desserts for Chocolate Lovers
Desserts you can make ahead of time

Gluten-free Carrot Cake Desserts

My favourite moist gluten-free carrot cake recipes! I've made this carrot cake and these mini carrot cake cupcakes more times than I could count, and they consistently turn out.

Grain-free Carrot Cake with Pineapple

a slice of carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Grain-Free Carrot Cake with Pineapple

This carrot cake is made without grains or refined sugar. Baked with almond flour and coconut flour, it's naturally sweetened with pineapple and maple syrup. Frost with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting, if desired.

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A square of grain-free carrot cake with cream cheese frosting .

Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Mini Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

These one-bite gluten-free carrot cake cupcakes are made without grains or refined sugar. Baked with almond flour and coconut flour, they're naturally sweetened with pineapple and maple syrup. Great for kids' lunches.

Mini Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Mini Gluten-free Carrot Cake Cupcakes frosted with maple cream cheese frosting on a white cake plate.

Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Coconut Butter Frosting

Two carrot cake cupcakes on cupcake pedestals

Paleo Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Coconut Butter Frosting

These super moist carrot cake cupcakes are free of grains, dairy, and refined sugar but they're just as tender and delicious as a traditional carrot cake.

Paleo Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Coconut Butter Frosting

a Paleo Carrot Cake Cupcake on a pedestal stand

Gluten-free Lemon Desserts

Fresh lemon desserts scream "Spring!" I love to make lemon curd, because I can use it in so many different ways: in a Lemon Curd Tart, in a parfait, as a filling for pavlova, or mixed with yogurt for a simple fruit dip.

5-Minute Microwave Honey Lemon Curd

3 jars of Microwave Lemon Curd with fresh strawberries, a gluten-free dessert for Easter and Spring

5-Minute Microwave Honey Lemon Curd

This quick Microwave Honey Lemon Curd is life-changing! Made with fresh lemons and sweetened with honey, it's the easiest no-stir lemon curd recipe you could imagine. Use as a filling for tarts, layer it in a parfait, spread it on pancakes, or swirl it into yogurt.

5-Minute Microwave Honey Lemon Curd

small jars of lemon curd with fresh strawberries

Lemon Curd Tart with Berries

Gluten-Free Lemon Curd Tart with mixed berries close up view

Gluten-Free Lemon Curd Tart with Berries

This luscious gluten-free lemon curd tart is also dairy-free and refined sugar-free! It's made with a tender almond flour crust and garnished with fresh mixed berries or thinly sliced fruit.

Gluten-Free Lemon Curd Tart with Berries

Lemon Curd Tart in a round pan with fresh berries

Lemon Curd Fruit Dip

Creamy Lemon Curd Fruit Dip

A creamy Lemon Curd Fruit Dip made with cream cheese, Greek yogurt and luscious lemon curd, this popular dip recipe has sugar-free options.

Creamy Lemon Curd Fruit Dip

A hand dipping a strawberry into a small bowl of lemon curd fruit dip.

Light lemon Mousse with Blueberry Sauce

Light Lemon Mousse with Greek Yogurt

This delicately sweet and airy Light Lemon Mousse is made without raw eggs. Made with Greek yogurt, it's flavoured with fresh lemon juice and blueberry or raspberry sauce.

Light Lemon Mousse with Greek Yogurt

Flourless Raspberry Lemon Ricotta Cake

A slice of Raspberry Lemon Ricotta Cake with the rest of the cake on a clear glass pedestal

Flourless Raspberry Lemon Ricotta Cake

This Keto Flourless Raspberry Lemon Ricotta Cake is a tender gluten-free dessert or breakfast cake made with almond flour and flavoured with fresh or frozen raspberries and lemon.

Flourless Raspberry Lemon Ricotta Cake

Gluten-free Strawberry Desserts

Desserts made with fresh strawberries often steal the show at Easter celebrations! Scroll through these gluten-free strawberry desserts--they're all delicious!

Low-Carb Strawberry Shortcake

Sugar-Free Strawberry Shortcake topped with a red bowl of whipped cream in the background.

Low-Carb Strawberry Shortcake

Grain-free, sugar-free almond strawberry shortcake is a popular dessert year-round. You'd never guess it's gluten-free!

Low-Carb Strawberry Shortcake

Close up overhead view of a serving of Keto Strawberry Shortcake

Macerated Balsamic Strawberries with Cashew Cream

Macerated Strawberries with Cashew Cream

Macerated strawberries with cashew cream make a beautiful no-bake vegan, gluten-free dessert. These sweetened sliced strawberries are also delicious with whipped cream or lightly sweetened yogurt.

Macerated Strawberries with Cashew Cream

a dessert glass with cashew cream and macerated strawberries

Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie

Gluten-Free Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie

Slightly sweet, slightly tart, this Gluten-Free Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie is baked in a tender flaky crust and topped with an oatmeal crumb crust. Sugar-free option!

Gluten-Free Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie

Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie with one slice removed

Strawberry Tartlets with Vanilla Pastry Cream

Strawberry tarts with vanilla pastry cream and graham cracker crust.

Strawberry Tartlets with Vanilla Pastry Cream

These gluten-free strawberry tarts are made with an easy press-in graham cracker crust. They're filled with vanilla pastry cream and topped with fresh strawberries.

Strawberry Tartlets with Vanilla Pastry Cream

Strawberry tart with pastry cream, fresh sliced strawberries and a mint leaf.

Traditional Strawberry Eton Mess

Two dessert glasses with strawberry eton mess.

Traditional Strawberry Eton Mess

This Strawberry Eton Mess is a delicious mix of sweet cream, meringue and strawberries. An easy dessert that everyone loves! Gluten-free.

Traditional Strawberry Eton Mess

Mini Pavlova with Fresh Berries

Mini Pavlova with Berries

Mini pavlova with fresh berries is a spectacular dessert that's easy to make! Crisp and crunchy on the outside, the center of these individual pavlova desserts has the texture of marshmallows. Fill these meringue nests with fluffy whipped cream and top with berries or sliced fruit for a dessert to remember!

Mini Pavlova with Berries

Mini Pavlova topped with fresh berries and kiwi fruit.

Strawberry Shortcake with Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes

overhead view of gluten-free strawberry shortcakes made with vanilla cupcakes.

Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake with Vanilla Cupcakes

A gluten-free strawberry shortcake recipe made with gluten-free vanilla cupcakes instead of biscuits. Quick and easy to make with a gluten-free flour blend! Top with fluffy whipped cream for a luscious strawberry dessert.

Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake with Vanilla Cupcakes

two plates of strawberry shortcake with whipped cream overhead view

Fresh Fruit Tart with Vanilla Pastry Cream

A fruit tart with vanilla pastry cream and rows of fresh berries and fruit.

Fresh Fruit Tart with Vanilla Pastry Cream and Graham Cracker Crust

This luscious fruit tart made with a graham cracker crust and an easy pastry cream filling is topped with fresh berries or fruit. So pretty and so delicious!

Fresh Fruit Tart with Vanilla Pastry Cream and Graham Cracker Crust

Fresh fruit tart with vanilla pastry cream decorated with fresh berries

Gran Marnier Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

A round dish with strawberry rhubarb crisp and ice cream

Gluten-free Gran Marnier Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Showcase summer fruit with this always popular Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp. Warm bubbly fruit with a crunchy oat topping makes an easy gluten-free dessert.

Gluten-free Gran Marnier Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

overhead view of gluten-free Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp in a baking dish with ice cream

Strawberry Rhubarb Galette

Gluten-Free Strawberry Rhubarb Galette

This gluten-free Strawberry Rhubarb Galette is a delicious rustic fruit pie! A crisp free-form crust filled with sliced strawberries and chopped rhubarb is just as tasty as a pie, without the fuss!

Gluten-Free Strawberry Rhubarb Galette

Overhead view of Strawberry Rhubarb Galette on a black plaid cloth

Gluten-free Desserts for Chocolate Lovers

Shun the store-bought chocolate treats this year and bake one of these gluten-free chocolate desserts your whole family will love!

Espresso Chocolate Ganache Tart with Hazelnut Crust

A slice of chocolate ganache tart next to a whole tart.

Gluten-free Espresso Chocolate Ganache Tart with Hazelnut Crust

This easy but elegant espresso chocolate ganache tart with a press-in hazelnut crust makes a spectacular dessert! With a rich, silky smooth mocha filling, this gluten-free chocolate tart recipe is quick to make!

Gluten-free Espresso Chocolate Ganache Tart with Hazelnut Crust

overhead view of espresso chocolate ganache tart with hazelnut crust

Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse

3 small dessert jars with vegan chocolate mousse.

Dairy-Free Avocado Chocolate Mousse

Naturally sweetened and silky smooth dairy-free chocolate mousse made with cacao or cocoa, non-dairy milk, bananas and avocado.

Dairy-Free Avocado Chocolate Mousse

3 small dessert glasses with dairy-free vegan chocolate mousse with fresh strawberries

Vegan Double Chocolate Mousse Torte

Double Chocolate Mousse Torte

An easy but simply fabulous no-bake vegan Chocolate Mousse Torte made with avocados and sweetened with maple syrup.

Double Chocolate Mousse Torte

Chocolate Quinoa Cupcakes

Gluten-free Quinoa Chocolate Cupcakes

These Chocolate Quinoa Cupcakes are rich, uber-chocolately and gluten-free.

Gluten-free Quinoa Chocolate Cupcakes

quinoa chocolate cupcakes in yellow cupcake cases.

Desserts you can make ahead of time

Planning a meal for family or friends can be a lot of work! If you can have a dessert made a day or two before, it frees up time to make the rest of the meal. Many of these desserts can be made in advance.

For example, you can make Microwave Lemon Curd several days ahead of time, then use it to make Gluten-Free Lemon Curd Tart, Easy Lemon Curd Fruit Dip or Meyer Lemon Mini Parfaits. Or use it as the filling for Mini Pavlova.
Bake a carrot cake or cupcakes, refrigerate or freeze, then add frosting a day or two before you're planning to serve it.
Freeze this Gluten-Free Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie days or even weeks in advance, then thaw and reheat it in the oven. Delicious with a scoop of ice cream!
Make and freeze the cake portion of Sugar-Free Strawberry Shortcake and make the strawberry sauce in advance. Then all you'll have to do is thaw the cake, and assemble it with the strawberries and topping.

Which of these gluten-free desserts for Easter and Spring will you be making?

However you choose to celebrate this year, make it delicious!

Gluten-Free Desserts for Easter and Spring