While the Easter bunny can be counted on to fill baskets with chocolate eggs and marshmallow chicks, he’s not likely to bring a showpiece dessert to your dinner (or brunch!) table. For that, hop on over to these inventive Westchester bakeries cooking up Easter treats to add heightened festivity to your holiday feast.
Baked by Susan
379 S Riverside Ave, Croton-on-Hudson; 914.862.0874
Order: Easter Cake Pops
Baked by Susan boasts handmade old-fashioned baked goods, and the Easter specials are no exception. A highlight of the Easter collection is the cake pops, which come with eight assorted Easter-themed balls of goodness. Other highlights are the themed chocolate-dipped Oreos, chocolate-dipped Peeps, and hot cross buns. All menu items are available for pre-order to be picked up April 18-19.
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Boleria Brazilian Bakery
362 Mamaroneck Ave, Mamaroneck; 914.727.9222
Order: Festive Brigadeiros
Boleria Brazilian Bakery brings a Latin twist to Easter with a special version of the popular brigadeiros, which are similar to bonbons. They come in boxes of four, eight, 15, or 30 featuring two flavors: the egg nest (milk chocolate) and the chick (vanilla). The Easter menu also features half-shell chocolate eggs filled with your option of filling: milk chocolate, passion fruit, or dulce de leche. Craving something savory? Go for the special bacalhau (cod) pie.
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By the Way Bakery
574 Warburton Ave, Hastings-on-Hudson; 914.478.0555
Order: Robin’s Nest Cake
Those following a strict diet needn’t pass up a decadent dessert this Easter with a little help from By the Way Bakery, which specializes in gluten-free and dairy-free confections. Go for the robin’s nest cake, a chocolate cake featuring robin’s egg blue vanilla chiffon filling and frosting and topped with a “nest” of Jordan almonds, for a show-stopping centerpiece. If that’s not to your taste, the carrot layer cake or coconut cheesecake are equally delightful offerings. Place holiday orders by April 15.
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Chantilly Bakery
135 Parkway Rd, Bronxville; 914.771.9400
Order: Easter Bread and Hot Cross Buns
Bronxville’s popular sweet treat spot will be showcasing a delicious array of Easter-themed goodies, available for pre-order through April 12 to be picked up on April 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Options include hot cross buns, Easter bread (a sweet bread with cinnamon sugar filling and spring-themed sprinkles), key lime pie, and cinnamon buns, to name only a few. The shop will also be available for walk-in purchases that Saturday if your sweet tooth suddenly takes over.
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Chocolations
607 E Boston Post Rd, Mamaroneck; 914.777.3600
Order: Easter Chocolates
While not exactly a bakery, at Chocolations you’ll find a head-spinning bounty of festive chocolate treats, from bon bons and truffles to barks, nut clusters, caramels, chocolate-enrobed pretzels, and graham crackers. Call ahead to order delectable Easter sweets, including molded bunnies and eggs of all shapes and styles. Chocolates are handmade fresh in-house using top-quality ingredients.
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Flowerbake by Angela
494 New Rochelle Rd, Bronxville; 914.632.2253
Order: Easter Baking Kit
Flowerbake by Angela started spicing up downtown Pelham in early 2018 and, since then, the bakery has moved to Eastchester on the border of Bronxville. For Easter, pick up one of the shop’s holiday baking kits for an interactive experience with the kids. Choose from kits with pre-baked cookies, pre-made dough, or dry ingredients depending on your comfort level, then get to work crafting cute cookies in the form of bunnies or eggs. The bakery provides all the essentials, from icing, dye, and sprinkles to cookie cutters and containers.
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La Tulipe Desserts
455 Lexington Ave, Mount Kisco; 914.242.4555
Order: Marzipan Rabbits
This elegant Mount Kisco dessert shop brings its A-game to the Westchester Easter treat selection. Offerings besides the marzipan rabbit are other marzipan Easter animals, selections of chocolate bunnies and other animals, themed truffle boxes, and chocolate Easter and robin eggs. The delightfully packaged goodies will make the perfect Easter gift for your kids (or yourself).
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Sweetie Pies
North Salem
Order: Bunny Pies
Sweetie Pies’ pies did not need to get any cuter, but they did just that with their mini bunny pies. The bunnies are part of the signature Bunny Box, which comes in small and large sizes and include wild berry bunny-shaped pies, strawberry strawberry-shaped pies, and lemon merengue flower-shaped pies. Order online, then choose to pick up at Roc Boards in Valhalla from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or The Chocolate Studio in Beacon from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Delivery in North Salem is also available.
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The Snackery
64 Purchase St, Rye; 914.481.1636
Order: Easter Bunny Cookie Tart
The Snackery’s Easter bunny cookie tart is almost too pretty to eat, but don’t let that stop you from digging into deliciousness. The treat is also available as mini (50) or full-size (24) cupcakes. Other items on the Easter lineup include carrot cake truffles, a Easter carrot party cake, a robin egg coconut cake, and a spring pizzookie (that’s a giant pizza-shaped cookie) designed to look like a carrot.
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