No Time to Make a Perfect Easter Brunch? Order One and Have It Delivered

You could fight someone for a ham the day before Easter, or you could just order it (on sale) at Goldbelly

Assembling an Easter brunch spread seems easy enough. But the prospect of properly boiling a dragon’s hoard of deviled eggs feels kind of stressful — eggs are more expensive than ever, after all — especially if I’m trying to snag the last Honey Baked Ham from the grocery store and decorate some kind of festive, pastel-colored cake that elicits waves of “aww”s from guests. I might have the bandwidth to secure one or two of these Easter classics this year, but there is also the option of outsourcing that work to the restaurants and bakeries. Even better, thanks to online prepared-food delivery services like Goldbelly, you can choose from a robust selection of springtime cakes, quiches, and other Easter-worthy foods.

There are thousands of cult-fave restaurant offerings on Goldbelly’s digital shelves, from internet-famous fried chicken-shaped ice cream to artfully arranged seafood platters, but I noticed that its Easter selection is particularly appetizing, and uncovered the best items that are either on sale or offered with free shipping — the latter of which isn’t always a given on the site. That way, you can sit on your laurels with your coconut cake secured and start planning on how to crowd-fund this egg chandelier for the big day.

Let’s start with the sweet, and then dip into the savory.

The sweet

Goldbelly has curated a big, bright selection of Easter treats, but the following items sweeten the deal with their added discounts or free shipping status. There’s the ever-beloved Ina Garten coconut cake, a best-selling apple strudel, and a strawberry ombré cake by Martha Stewart that sure would look great on top of a green Indian block print tablecloth; Peeps devotees will swoon for a themed vanilla cake, and those paying homage to Sandra Lee will enjoy semi-home-baking their own sampler of sweet (and savory) biscuits from a beloved family-owned restaurant in Nashville.

For coconut cake purists: the GOAT, from none other than Ina Garten

Impress with Martha Stewart’s aesthetic ombré chops

Biscuits are always a crowd-pleaser

This congregation of Peeps (on a vanilla cake)

The savory

Next, we’re loosening our belts for the savory section. The star of my family’s Easter spread is usually a Honey Baked Ham — the suburban mascot of hams if ever there was one — but you can also order a spiral-sliced, honey-glazed ham (or entire ham-centric feast) on sale from Goldbelly (instead of throwing hands for the last one at Gelson’s), and focus on prepping the asparagus or endive salad. There’s a lobster mac and cheese that will impress even the most judgmental of in-laws, a 2-for-1 deal on a dozen (well, two dozen) fluffy, fresh bagels, and side quest dishes such as a quiche Lorraine that might steal the show.

Ham it up

Level-up with lobster mac and cheese casserole

Fresh kosher bagels galore

It’s not Easter without quiche

Yes, you can just order an entire Easter dinner

As Burt Bacharach once sang, make it easy on yourself. With this kit from Chicago’s The Goddess & Grocer, you’ll get two pounds of sliced Smoking Goose City ham, potatoes au gratin, grilled asparagus, roasted carrots, and a strawberry rhubarb crumble for dessert.

There you have it — an impressive Easter brunch with minimal time spent stressing over cake decorating or garnishing deviled eggs. Phew.