Our favorite Easter recipes for your grill or smoker. Why not switch things up this year and host Easter outside on your back deck or patio? Set up is easy: Cover a folding table with a cloth, add a throw blanket to the back of each chair in case it gets chilly, and let nature do the decorating for you! Bonus: You can serve food hot off the grill.
Mary serving up an Asparagus Frittata for Easter brunch
We are firm believers that anything you can cook inside (on the stove or in the oven) tastes even better when cooked outside on the grill or smoker, even Easter recipes!
The best time of day for an outdoor Easter meal is late morning to mid-afternoon. Many people who celebrate Easter attend church or an egg hunt in the morning, and a brunch or luncheon is an appropriate meal to follow. Since the holiday falls on a Sunday, an earlier meal also allows time for people to prepare for school and the work week ahead.
What recipes to serve for Easter?
In our house, ham and potatoes are the quintessential Easter foods. Many people also share hot cross buns as a reminder of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and enjoy eggs as a sign of new life and rebirth. Lamb, prime rib, and turkey are other popular roast options to feed a holiday crowd.
Since Easter is hosted earlier in the day, help yourself out by preparing as much as you can in advance the day before.
Here is a round-up of our favorite Easter recipes for the grill or smoker. Choose one or two from each category and you’ll be good to go!
Party Appetizers for Easter Dinner
As people mingle and get settled, offer some pre-made appetizers. Turn some of those dyed eggs into Smoked Deviled Eggs, or offer up some homemade pickles.
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Smoked Deviled Eggs Recipe
Recipe for Smoked Deviled Eggs. Smoke deviled eggs and add the perfect combination of crunch, pickle, and flavor. Plus creative topping ideas.
A smoky twist to a traditional crab cake. Smoked salmon fillet is mixed with Dungeness crab to create incredible flavor and moisture for the ultimate salmon-crab cakes.
While much of Easter is filled with deeper religious symbolism, it seems ham has become traditional simply because it was historically available during the springtime. Other great feasting options good for a crowd include salmon, lamb, prime rib, and turkey.
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Smoked Ham Recipe
Smoked Ham is the perfect meal for any holiday, like Christmas or Easter dinner. This brown sugar glaze is absolutely incredible over the top of your smoked ham!
How to cook a prime rib on a smoker. Including recipe and video tutorial on smoking the perfect prime rib for any kind of smoker, including pellet smokers. Comes with wine pairing recommendations.
Smoked Lamb Chops cooked low on the smoker for flavor and then finished grilled hot and fast. Cut into an individual lollipop for an elegant appetizer or serve two for an entrée.
Truly the Best Smoked Turkey recipe, packed with flavor, from a bourbon citrus brine, to an herbed butter, to a great turkey seasoning. Rated as the best turkey brines for smoking, this is the juiciest and most flavorful turkey ever.
A great way to use leftover potato chips or use as an impromptu crust if you don’t have breadcrumbs or dry rub. This adds great flavor to pork tenderloin and is also great with chicken.
Easter is all about new life, rejuvenation, and the coming of spring. What better way to celebrate than enjoying nature’s bounty of spring produce?
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Grilled Asparagus Recipe with BBQ Hollandaise
An easy grilled asparagus recipe finished with a buttery BBQ inspired hollandaise sauce. Grill the asparagus over direct heat and serve with the BBQ hollandaise sauce.
Grilled Carrots with a Honey Brown Sugar Glaze are a fantastic side dish to any holiday or casual meal. Perfect side dish for Easter or Christmas dinner or summer grilling season.
Grilled Broccolini Recipe with Grilled Lemon and Parmesan
Grilled Broccolini is tender and delicious and grills fast and easy. Broccolini is so much better than broccoli on the grill and may just become your new go-to side dish for summer cookouts or holiday dinners!
Mimosas are the perfect cocktail for a mid-day brunch. Make a serve-yourself drink bar by laying out different juices and fruits and let your guests become their own mixologist! Swapping out champagne for mineral water is a great way to involve the kids and those who don’t drink alcohol.
If you’re looking for the perfect wines to serve with your holiday meal, check out the Vindulge Wine Shop. We’ve already done the work making sure they are high quality and pair beautifully with food.
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Mimosa Bar Recipe Ideas
Recipe for a classic mimosa part plus variations on the fruits and decor ideas.
How to make a chocolate pot de crème with a smoky undertone. Smoke milk and cream to create a rich smokiness, then combine with the remaining ingredients for an easy, silky, and indulgent no-bake Chocolate Pot de Crème
A delicious alternative to traditional chocolate chip cookies, made with extra virgin olive oil instead of butter. Recipe provided by Libby Crow, Olive Oil Program Ambassador at the Oregon Olive Mill (adapted from Cook’s Illustrated Thick & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe).
Made to be dense and rich in chocolate, these Skillet Brownies are cooked on the grill and then topped with a chocolate drizzle and vanilla bean ice cream. Gluten free.
If you prefer a more low-key brunch on Easter, here are our favorite breakfast options that are every bit as delicious as a full meal.
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Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict made with Smoked Salmon. A delicious salmon filet slow smoked until tender and delicious, topped with a perfect poached egg and a flavorful and easy blender hollandaise sauce.
Ham and Potato Breakfast Hash made with smoked ham leftover from your holiday dinner. Learn how to make an incredible breakfast hash with any leftover meats and vegetables you have.
Learn the secret to restaurant-quality roasted potatoes – from selecting the best potatoes to use to how to parboil them to get them creamy and finish in a hot oven; these are our all-time favorite side dish for any dinner.
We hope this list inspires you for some Easter Dinner recipe ideas for your grill or smoker.
And from us at Vindulge we wish you the most amazing Easter. We’d love to hear what your favorite dishes are for the day. And if you made any of these recipes don’t forget to drop a comment and rating. Cheers!
I'm Mary, a wine/food/travel writer, Certified Sommelier, mom of twins, former vegetarian turned BBQ fanatic, runner, founder of Vindulge, and author of Fire + Wine cookbook. Thanks for stopping by!
