41 Kosher for Passover Desserts to Cap Off Your Seder

These Passover desserts are by the book: You won’t find any chametz (grains such as wheat, oats, rye, barley, and spelt) in these recipes. What you will find: gooey, chocolaty flourless cakes; egg white meringues; rich, dense cheesecakes; and more. If you’re overwhelmed from preparing the rest of the Passover seder and can’t think beyond brisket, there’s always a crowd-pleasing dessert to fall back on: a platter of fresh fruit. Drizzle some olive oil over it and finish it with flaky sea salt and lime zest. Totally acceptable.

The main rule of Passover is to abstain from leavened bread—that part’s clear as crystal—but many also avoid kitniyot during the holiday, skipping grains, seeds, and legumes. A few of these recipes include kitniyot, so swap, substitute, or skip as you please. In general, feel free to modify the following recipes according to how you observe. Now, let’s get to our Passover dessert recipes.