How To Make Edible Easter Grass (3-Ingredient Coconut Recipe)

Quick & Easy edible Easter grass is the perfect accent for your Easter table. Just water, food coloring, and sweetened coconut. Using this edible grass, you can have any dessert nestled in an edible Easter basket theme.

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If you’ve been tossing plastic Easter grass into baskets for years, I have the best surprise for you. This edible Easter grass recipe uses just three simple ingredients: sweetened coconut, a drop of green food coloring, and a tiny bit of water. That’s it. The result is the fluffiest, most beautiful green Easter grass you’ve ever seen, and the best part? You can eat it.

3 Ingredient Edible Easter Grass

I started making this edible Easter grass to display my Jell-O Easter Eggs, and now it’s a tradition I wouldn’t skip. It looks gorgeous nestled around Easter eggs, peeking out of chocolate cups, or spread across your holiday dessert table. And your kids? They will absolutely love helping make it.

These dessert decorations make an elegant background for your Sunday Easter Dinner tablescape. (Just be careful that your family or guests do not take a bite out of your decorations before dinner is served)

How To Make Edible Easter Grass, in a tall glass with grass, and jello eggs.

Why You’ll Love This Edible Easter Grass Recipe

Only 3 ingredients — sweetened coconut, food coloring, and water. That’s it.
Kids can make it with you — mixing and tossing the coconut is the perfect job for little hands.
It’s actually edible — no plastic waste, no worrying about little ones eating the basket filler.
Works for everything — Easter baskets, dessert tables, cake decorating, chocolate cups, and more.
Make it ahead — you can prep this edible Easter grass days before Easter and store it in an airtight container.

How to Make Edible Easter Grass yellow bunny jelly eggs on a yellow green plate on bunny placemat

Ingredients for Edible Easter Grass

Sweetened shredded coconut: one 7-oz bag makes a generous amount. Use sweetened, not unsweetened; the texture is better, and it holds color more evenly.
Green food coloring: start with 6–8 drops and add more to deepen the color. Gel food coloring gives a richer, more vibrant green.
Water: just 1 teaspoon to start. Go slowly here, too much water makes the coconut clump and takes much longer to dry.

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Equipment You’ll Need

Medium mixing bowl
Fork (for tossing, works much better than a spoon)
Baking sheet lined with wax paper or aluminum foil
Measuring spoon

How To Make Edible Easter Grass, bakers angel flake coconut package and food coloring with water and a bowl on a white counter.

How to Make Easter Grass with Coconut

Step 1 Mix the Color: In a medium mixing bowl, add 6–8 drops of green food coloring and 1 teaspoon of water. Stir them together before adding the coconut This helps the color distribute more evenly.
- Pro tip: Want a brighter, more vibrant green? Use gel or powder food coloring instead of liquid. It gives a richer color without adding extra moisture.
Step 2 Toss in the Coconut: Add your sweetened shredded coconut to the bowl (start with about half a bag) and toss gently with a fork until the coconut is evenly coated. If you want a deeper green, add a few more drops of food coloring and toss again.
- Pro tip: Be careful adding more water at this stage. A little goes a very long way — you want the coconut lightly damp, not wet. Too much water = longer drying time and clumpy grass.
Step 3 Dry Your Edible Easter Grass: Spread your colored coconut in a thin, even layer on a baking sheet lined with wax paper or foil. Now you have two options:
- Air dry overnight — the easiest option. Just leave it out uncovered, and it’ll be ready the next morning.
- Low oven method — spread thinly on foil, place in a very low oven (lowest setting) with the door cracked open. Watch it closely — you do not want it to toast or change color. Check every few minutes.
- Pro tip: The overnight air-dry method gives you the best results. The coconut keeps its color and texture perfectly, and there’s no risk of accidentally toasting it.

How To Make Edible Easter Grass, coconut water and green food coloring in a bowl and a fork to mix.

How To Make Edible Easter Grass, the grass drying on a tray.

How To Use Edible Easter Grass

Easter dessert tables – spread it as a base under Easter eggs, candy, or small desserts.
Cake and cupcake decorating – press gently onto frosted cakes or cupcakes to create an Easter grass effect. It looks stunning!
Edible Easter baskets – fill small chocolate cups or bowls with the grass and nestle Easter treats on top. Jello Easter Eggs Recipe
Table centerpieces – use the grass to line a platter or shallow bowl and arrange Easter decorations on top for a beautiful, edible centerpiece.

How To Make Edible Easter Grass, a yellow peep in green coconut grass in a chocolate bow, on a easter plate with jelly beans.

Bonus: How to Make a Chocolate Cup for Table Decoration

Want to take your edible Easter grass to the next level? These little chocolate cups are incredibly easy and look absolutely stunning on your Easter table.

Melt dark chocolate melting discs in the microwave (30-second intervals, stirring between each).
Use a pastry brush or small spoon to line the inside of a foil cupcake liner with melted chocolate. Make sure you get all the way up the sides.
Place in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes until fully set.
Carefully peel away the foil liner. You’ll have a beautiful little chocolate cup ready to fill.
Fill with your dried edible Easter grass and nestle in a few Easter Peeps, candy eggs, or Jell-O Easter Eggs.

How To Make Edible Easter Grass, a hand showing how to coat a cupcake linner with chocolate.

This is such a great project to get your little ones involved. Cooking and crafting together teach kids kitchen skills and give them something to be genuinely proud of on Easter morning. 🐣🌿

Edible Easter Grass Variations

Yellow Easter grass – use yellow food coloring for a sunshine look that’s perfect for spring tables.
Pink Easter grass – use pink or red food coloring for a sweet, girly Easter basket vibe.
Blue Easter grass – pretty for a baby boy Easter basket or a blue-and-white spring theme.
Rainbow basket – make small batches of two or three different colors and layer them together in a basket or bowl. Absolutely beautiful.

Common Questions Answered

Q: How do I store the edible Easter grass?

A: Once fully dried, store edible Easter grass in an airtight container or zip-lock bag at room temperature. It keeps well for up to 2 weeks, so you can absolutely make this ahead of time and have one less thing to worry about on Easter weekend.

Q: Can I use edible Easter grass on cakes and cupcakes?

A: Absolutely, and it looks incredible! Once your cake or cupcakes are frosted, press the dried coconut grass gently onto the surface. It sticks right away and gives a beautiful Easter grass effect. It also works beautifully layered on top of a cake for a spring garden look.

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Quick & Easy edible Easter grass is the perfect accent for your Easter table. Just water, food coloring, and sweetened coconut. Using this edible grass you can have any dessert nestled in an edible Easter basket theme.

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

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1 bag of sweetened coconut flakes
green food coloring
a small amount of water

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Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl start by adding 6 to 8 drops of green food coloring. Add to the food coloring, 1 tsp of water.
Now add your coconut (I started with 1/2 a bag) and mix well and lightly with a fork. Add more water and food coloring to get the color you desire. (be careful with the water as you will want the coconut to dry before you use it)
I would recommend air drying overnight as mine was moister than I wanted for my photographs.