29 Flourless Passover DessertsPHOTO: BRYAN GARDNER; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE
Every year when Passover (or Pesach) comes around, it becomes time to once again search for a menu full of flourless desserts. It’s hard to come up with fun, creative options year after year! From matzo ball soup to brisket, with lots of fun sides in between, you might have your savory menu covered for Passover—where things can get a little tricky is when it comes to dessert time. Lucky for you, these 29 flourless dessert recipes (for cookies, cakes, and other easy treats) have your back—they’re great for Passover, and all year long.
Here we’ve included some fun ideas for desserts to make with matzo (toffee! icebox cake! MAGIC BARS), as well as other traditional Passover desserts, like coconut macaroons and meringues. Want to jazz up your meringue game even more? You’re going to love our pavlova, or our pavlova cupcakes with raspberry sauce. We’ve also got a flourless chocolate cake, plus a peanut butter version (if you allow kitniyot, or legumes, during Passover) and a salted chocolate coconut version. They’re so good, you’re going to want to make them year round
Matzo Magic Bars
These matzo-based bars are a genius play on the no-fuss sweet à la cookbook author Molly Yeh, and they’re the perfect Passover dessert when you don’t have time to make coconut macaroons.
Get the Matzo Magic Bars recipe.
PHOTO: ERIK BERNSTEIN; FOOD STYLING: SPENCER RICHARDS
3-Ingredient Chocolate Marshmallow Mousse
Homemade chocolate mousse may seem like a daunting feat, but it doesn’t need to be. With this cheat recipe, you can make it with just three ingredients and two bowls. The perfect easy recipe for Passover!
Get the 3-Ingredient Chocolate Marshmallow Mousse recipe.
PHOTO: LINDA PUGLIESE; FOOD STYLING: TAYLOR ANN SPENCER
Air Fryer Coconut Macaroons
These are the perfect bite-size treat for any time of day—feel free to skip the chocolate if you want to keep them less sweet!
Get the Air Fryer Coconut Macaroons recipe.
PHOTO: JOEL GOLDBERG; FOOD STYLING: HADLEY SUI
Chewy Toffee Bites
This recipe makes a chewy toffee, which isn’t traditional, but is super delicious and easier to make than a brittle toffee. A creative twist on a classic that is great for serving a crowd during the holidays!
Get the Chewy Toffee Bites recipe.
PHOTO: BRYAN GARDNER; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE
Chocolate Mousse
In our minds, chocolate mousse is pretty much a super-airy pudding. You’ll be on your way to a delicious pillowy smooth and richly chocolate flavored Passover dessert in no time!
Get the Chocolate Mousse recipe.
PHOTO: ROCKY LUTEN; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE
Honey-Roasted Pears
Lusciously glazed with honey, these roasted pears showcase elegant flecks of vanilla bean and are finished with colorful lemon zest and a dusting of fresh thyme.
Get the Honey-Roasted Pears recipe.
PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING: ADRIENNE ANDERSON
Big-Batch Lava Cake
If you’re intimidated by the thought of making lava cake, this is your perfect starter recipe, because it’s one large batch, there’s no need to stress about overcooking the center.
Get the Big-Batch Lava Cake recipe.
PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING: ADRIENNE ANDERSON
Warm Figs With Honey & Greek Yogurt
This is one stunningly easy dessert that’s simple yet amazing, and it’s ready in just 15 minutes! You also only need 5 ingredients to make it and it tastes just as luxurious as it looks!
Get the Warm Figs With Honey & Greek Yogurt recipe.
PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING: ADRIENNE ANDERSON
Chocolate Pots De Crème
These little pots of chocolatey goodness defy explanation. All you really need to know is that these ultra-chocolatey cups are a rich, sweet dream, topped with fluffy whipped cream.
Get the Chocolate Pots De Crème recipe.
Andrew bui – Alamy
Pavlova Cupcakes With Raspberry Sauce
Pavlovas have a crispy exterior with a soft, marshmallow-like interior, and these mini ones made into cupcakes are ideal for serving to guests at your next seder!
Get the Pavlova Cupcakes With Raspberry Sauce recipe.
PHOTO: ANDREW BUI; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE
Matzoh Icebox Cake
This tastes just like tiramisu! Make it the day before your celebration to ensure the matzo has enough time to soak and turn cakey.
Get the Matzoh Icebox Cake recipe.
Suzanne Clements
French Macarons
These delicate French cookies are somehow simultaneously crispy, chewy, soft, and light as air. This makes them the perfect blank canvas for creative flavors and colors.
Get the French Macarons recipe.
PHOTO: ERIK BERNSTEIN; FOOD STYLING: ADRIENNE ANDERSON
Chocolate Toffee Matzo
This candy has become a post-seder classic and is a great way to utilize any extra matzo you bought. Make a lot and give as gifts!
Get the Chocolate Toffee Matzo recipe.
Andrew Bui
Easy Halva
Sephardic Jews rejoice, tahini-based halva (similar to fudge, but less sweet, if you’re unfamiliar) is super-easy to make at home! We’re obsessed.
Get the Easy Halva recipe.
Andrew bui
Best Almond Cake
This is one of those gluten-free and dairy-free recipes that we turn to again and again. If you’re crazy about citrus, zest it up, and your cake will shine like the sun.
Get the Best Almond Cake recipe.
Joel Goldberg
Flourless Chocolate Coconut Cake
Fudgy, coconut-y, and flourless, this chocolate cake is a must have for any Passover celebration. It takes the flourless cake game to a whole new level!
Get the Flourless Chocolate Coconut Cake recipe.
erik bernstein
Amaretti Cookies
Soft, pillowy, moist, sweet, and lightly scented with amaretto liqueur as well as citrus zests, amaretti is in our top 10 cookies of all time.
Get the Amaretti Cookies recipe.
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Ultimate Macaroons
When you just can’t stand any more matzo-based desserts, make these gluten-free coconut macaroons instead. You could skip the chocolate, but we don’t recommend it. 😉
Get the Ultimate Macaroons recipe.
Hearst Owned
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Cocoa powder and eggs give this gluten-free cake all the lift and structure it needs. It can be made ahead of time too!
Get the Flourless Chocolate Cake recipe.
Parker feierbach
Flourless Fudge Cookies
We skipped the flour and butter but still created the fudgiest cookie with the crispiest edges—this recipe is a keeper, for Passover and beyond.
Get the Flourless Fudge Cookies recipe.
Parker feierbach
Meringue Cookies
Meringues may look fancy AF, but they’re actually easy to make—so long as you keep beating the egg white-sugar mixture until you get stiff and glossy peaks.
Get the Best Meringue Cookies recipe.
Lucy Schaeffer
Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake
We gave the classic flourless chocolate cake an upgrade in the form of LOTS of peanut butter. Try swirling peanut butter into our flourless fudge cookies too!
Get the Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake recipe.
ANDREW BUI
Coconut Cookies
Looking for something a bit off the beaten cookie path for Passover? Soft and chewy, with slightly golden crispy edges, these simple cookies really let their star ingredient—coconut—shine.
Get the Coconut Cookies recipe.
PHOTO: LUCY SCHAEFFER; FOOD STYLING: MARY RUPP
Chocolate Toffee
This recipe is really simple, but toffee in general can be a littttlllleee fussy. Our biggest piece of advice: WHISK CONSTANTLY!
Get the Chocolate Toffee recipe.
KAT WIRSING
Chocolate Almond Bark
This homemade chocolate bark puts just about any store-bought chocolate candy to shame, offering an unbeatable sweet, salty, crunchy hit to the palate.
Get the Chocolate Almond Bark recipe.
PHOTO: ERIK BERNSTEIN; FOOD STYLING: LENA ABRAHAM
Gluten-Free Brownies
If you’ve also been burned by the graininess caused by almond and rice flours and want a simple brownie recipe that really pumps up the chocolate levels—this one is it!
Get the Gluten-Free Brownies recipe.
Emily Hlavac Green
Walnut Snowball Cookies
Though you may not have a snowy Passover, these gluten-free snowball cookies will state taste just as good in the spring.
Get the Walnut Snowball Cookies recipe.
EMILY HLAVAC GREEN
Chocolate Soufflé
We’ve got all the tips and tricks to help you make a perfect light, airy, and decadent chocolate dessert to impress all your Passover guests.
Get the Chocolate Soufflé recipe.
Suzanne Clements
Best-Ever Pavlova
Pavlova is basically a giant meringue that gets topped with whipped cream and berries, and it’s actually pretty easy to make: All you need is some patience.
Get the Best-Ever Pavlova recipe.
Hearst Owned
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