Passover desserts have a reputation — and not a good one. For years, we’ve been gaslit into believing that a dry macaroon and a rock-hard jelly ring count as treats.
Just because we’re cutting carbs doesn’t mean we have to cut joy. It’s 2025, and we’re done settling for dessert that tastes like it came out of Pharaoh’s pantry.
Whether you’re a chocolate diva, a coconut queen, or just here for anything that doesn’t scream “matzah adjacent,” we’ve rounded up the best Passover sweets you’ll want to eat all year round. No leavening, no problem.
Cakes
- Best Almond Cake from Delish
- Flourless Pistachio Cake with Strawberry Meringue from Epicurious
- Chocolate Puddle Cakes by Smitten Kitchen
- Almond Cake With Cardamom and Pistachio from NY Times
- Chocolate Flourless Cake from “King Solomon’s Table”
- Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova Stack from Smitten Kitchen
- Lemon Sponge Cake from Food 52
- Mrs. Lieberman’s Miraculous Pesach Chocolate Cake
from Between Carpools - Apple Tea Cakes from Food Network
- Carrot Cake with Coconuts and Dates from Smitten Kitchen
Ice cream/Sorbet/Mousse/Custard
- Easy Sorbet from Delish
- Homemade “Dole Whip” from Epicurious
- Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse with Fleur de Sel from NY Times
- Matzo Ice Cream Sandwiches from Food Network
- Olive Oil Lemon Curd from NY Times
Cookies
- Dairy-Free Coconut Macaroon Cookies from Spruce Eats
- 3 Ingredient Jelly Ring Cups from Chelsey Amer
- Dark Chocolate and Raspberry Macaroons from Food Network
- Lemon Cream Meringues by Smitten Kitchen
- White Chocolate Chunk-Macadamia Nut Cookies from Food Network
Other desserts
- Coconut Macaroon Brownies from Food & Wine
- Cinnamon Roll Matzah Brei from Food Network
- Dubai Chocolate Bar Date Matzah Bark by Eitan Bernath
- Chocolate Toffee Matzo Crack from Once Upon a Chef
- Matzo Tiramisu by Jake Cohen
- Coconut Macaroon Brownie Pie from Food Network
- Matzo Magic Bars from Molly Yeh
- Vanilla Poached Pears from Food Network
