Whether you’re hosting a small Easter gathering or an outdoor picnic, this year plan an incredible Easter celebration filled with delicious and easy-to-make Mexican dishes, show-stopping desserts and fun activities for you and the kids.
A Mexican inspired Easter is perfect because apart from the obvious (Mexican food is delicious) Mexico celebrates Easter like no one else on the planet! Easter is preceded by several observances such as Lent and Carnival and Holy Week properly begins on Palm Sunday. Like most holidays in Mexico, Easter becomes a festival of colour and fun with family and friends!
The great thing about Mexican Easter is the food. Mexicans have traditional fish recipes which are ground breaking delicious, which is ideal for a meat-free Easter! Fish soup with lima beans and cold prawns eaten with Pipian sauce are popular and of course our favourites like fish tacos and enchiladas are eaten over the holiday period. Check out the many easy Mexican recipes from Old El Paso below if you’re craving these types of meals this April.
Our top picks for Easter are:
Fish Soft Tacos with Fresh Green Chili Sauce
Prawn, Tomatillo and Jalapeño Enchiladas
Fish Burritos with Smashed Avocado & Lime
Vegetarian Soft Tacos with Black Beans
Stand ‘n Stuff™ Soft Tacos with Prawns and Fresh Corn Slaw
Don’t forget dessert!!!
An Easter celebration isn’t complete without something sweet – we’ve got a couple of ideas below but we’d love to hear your Easter sweet ideas to help inspire us!
- Empanadas - are similar to a fruit turnover. The sweet version is usually made with cherries, strawberries, apples, apricots or blackberries.
- Platanos - fried plantains (banana) with a sweet cream topping.
- Baked flan – a traditional rich and creamy dessert.
We’d love to hear how you celebrate Easter to let us know below or send us a picture of your fiesta!