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Dessert Ideas

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Special occasions call for special desserts. After all a party without dessert is just a meeting!

Collage of dessert pictures including layer cake, cookies, ice cream and cheesecake.

If you are looking for a new way to celebrate a birthday, round out a party menu or end and event with something sweet there is a recipe here for you. If anything, there might too many tasty options to choose from.

The hardest part is going to be deciding which one to make first!

Frostings

Spatula lifting out piece of lemon cake topped with lemon cream cheese frosting and sprinkles. Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Piece of chocolate cake topped with peanut butter cream cheese frosting and chocolate sprinkles. Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Large piped swirl of creamy apple butter buttercream frosting. Apple Butter Buttercream
Swirl of piped brown sugar buttercream with ruffles. Brown Sugar Buttercream Frosting

Cheesecakes

Lifting first slice of Little Debbie Christmas tree cheesecake out showing layer of crust topped with cake, then cheesecake and marshmallow buttercream for layers of festive goodness. Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cheesecake
Two pieces of chocolate chip cookie cheesecake bars stacked on top of each other showing cookie crust, creamy cheesecake filling and more cookies on top. MiMi’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars
Lifting slice of pumpkin cheesecake topped with white sour cream topping out of the whole cake. Pumpkin Cheesecake With Condensed Milk
Collage of pictures of 4 different kinds of no bake cheesecakes. Easy No Bake Cheesecake Recipes

Cookies

Plate of fudgy brownie mix cookies ready to eat. Brownie Mix Cookies
Stack of chewy chocolate chip cookies next to glass of milk. Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
Plate of hot chocolate cookies with melted marshmallows baked onto the top of a soft chocolate cookie. Hot Chocolate Cookies
Plate filled with chocolate condensed milk cookies, some plain and others coated in colorful sprinkles. Chocolate Condensed Milk Cookies

Cakes

Two pieces of rich chocolate cake with three layers of cake, chocolate frosting, and raspberry filling with remaining cake in background. 10 Inch Chocolate Cake
Slice of two layer 10 inch vanilla cake with white frosting, ready to eat. 10 Inch Vanilla Cake
Piece of fluffy fruit cocktail cake with moist crumb and bits of fruit on a plate, ready to eat. Fruit Cocktail Cake With a Cake Mix
Dessert plate with large slice of coffee angel food cake, a swirl of mocha boiled milk frosting and a strawberry. Easy Coffee Angel Food Cake

Ice Cream Recipes

Spoon getting a bite of smooth vanilla half and half ice cream. Easy Vanilla Ice Cream from Half and Half
Fudgy chocolate ice cream cup topped with scoop of chocolate peanut butter ice cream. Chocolate Ice Cream Cups
Sundae cup filled with vanilla ice cream topped with a hard shell of white chocolate and colorful sprinkles, ready to eat. Homemade Unicorn Magic Shell
Creamy key lime ice cream in glass stemless martini glass, ready to eat. Key Lime Ice Cream

Brownies and Blondies

Lifting a super fudgy condensed milk brownie out of the pan. Fudgy Condensed Milk Brownies
Stack of blondies with frosted circus animal cookies and sprinkles baked in. Circus Animal Blondies in a Sheet Pan
Two frosted lunch lady brownies stacked on top of each other with sheet pan of brownies in the background. Lunch Lady Brownies in a Sheet Pan
Close up of piece of mississippi mud brownies with layer of chocolate brownie, white marshmallow layer and chocolate icing on top. Mississippi Mud Brownies

Pie Recipes

Piece of fudgy chocolate condensed milk pecan pie on plate, ready to eat. Chocolate Pecan Pie
Slice of classic pecan pie with golden crust, gooey filling and lots of pecans on top. Classic Pecan Pie
Slice of cranberry crumb pie showing crust, cream cheese layer, cranberry layer, and golden streusel topping. Cranberry Crumb Pie
Slice of apple crumble pie with bottom crust, apple slices and butter crumb topping on top served on small white plate. Dutch Apple Pie

Candy and Fudge

Stack of caramel peanut balls showing centers made from tiny bits of peanuts in caramel mixture dipped in chocolate leaving some of the center showing. Caramel Peanut Balls
Hand holding crunchy peanut butter buckeye with dark chocolate coating. Crunchy Buckeyes With Rice Krispies
Plate of creamy light green colored lime jell-o fudge squares, ready to be eaten. Lime Jello Fudge
Hand holding a peanut butter pinwheel with layer of soft white mashed potato candy mixture rolled around peanut butter spiral. Grandma’s Potato Candy

Cupcakes

Cupcakes topped with white buttercream frosting and cherry pie filling. Cherry Pie Cupcakes
Apple butter mini cupcake unwrapped showing soft cake bottom topped with swirl of apple butter frosting. Mini Apple Butter Cupcakes
Chocolate cupcake decorated like Frankenstein for Halloween. Frankenstein Cupcakes
cupcake pull apart cake in the shape of a tooth with happy birthday and toothbrushes piped on in frosting. How to Make a Tooth Cupcake Pull-apart Cake

Crisps Cobblers and Crunches

Spoon scooping out serving of apple crisp with condensed milk. Apple Crisp with Condensed Milk
Close look at jars of blackberry cobbler with whipped cream. Mini Blackberry Cobblers in Jars
Serving of blackberry crisp with scoop of ice cream on top. Blackberry Crisp
Stack of crumb bars with strawberries and yogurt in the middle. Strawberry Yogurt Crumb Bars

Pudding Recipes

Serving of condensed milk bread pudding with raisins served with drizzle of maple syrup with bottle of syrup and nutmeg grater nearby. Condensed Milk Bread Pudding
Close up serving of banana bread pudding with slices of bananas and chopped walnuts. Banana Bread Pudding
Close up of small glass bowls filled with creamy rice pudding with cinnamon, nutmeg and dried cranberries inside. Creamy Rice Pudding With Evaporated Milk
Two small glass bowls filled with vanilla tapioca pudding in front of an instant pot. Tapioca Pudding in the Instant Pot

Sweet Dips and Cheese Balls

Hand holding apple slice with generous amount of smooth and creamy apple butter dip on the end. Creamy Apple Butter Fruit Dip
Close bowl of muddy buddies dip with chocolate and peanut butter served with pretzels and chocolate teddy grahams. Puppy Chow Dip
Chip and dip server with chocolate chip cookie dough dip in the center and pretzels and chocolate teddy grahams around the outside. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip
Apple slice dipped into container of homemade caramel sauce. 3 Ingredient Caramel Dip for Apples

Sweet Snack Mixes

Bowl of Christmas popcorn mix with pretzels, M&Ms, white chocolate and sprinkles. Christmas Popcorn Snack Mix
Small bowl of lemon puppy chow next to fresh lemon. Lemon Puppy Chow
Bowl of powdered sugar coated french toast puppy chow in front of bottle of maple syrup and cinnamon. French Toast Puppy Chow with Cinnamon and Maple Syrup
Bowl of chocolate peanut butter puppy chow popcorn. Puppy Chow Popcorn

Dessert Bars

Dessert bars with layers of vanilla cake mix and chocolate peanut butter fudge on plate, ready to eat. Cake Mix Fudge Bars
Lifting square of gooey graham cookie bar out of pan showing crispy edge and gooey center. Old Fashioned Graham Cookie Bars
Stack of lemon gooey butter cake bars with cakey crust and gooey cream cheese, lemon and butter topping. Lemon Chess Bars
Stack of pecan dream bars with thin cakey crust and gooey pecan topping. Gooey Pecan Dream Bars

Popcorn Treats

pile of peanut butter popcorn balls Peanut Butter Popcorn Balls
white bowl filled with cracker jack style crunchy caramel corn with lots of peanuts. Crunchy Microwave Caramel Corn
white chocolate dipped caramel apple popcorn balls with popsicle sticks and baking twine bows Caramel Apple Popcorn Balls
Marshmallow popcorn balls with the bottom halves dipped in chocolate and sprinkles on top setting up on a sheet of wax paper. Marshmallow Popcorn Balls

Jello Recipes

Piece of cranberry jello salad served on small plate in front of pan of remaining jello salad. Cranberry Pretzel Salad
Small glass bowl with a serving of creamy orange jello salad with cottage cheese and pineapple, ready to eat. Orange Cottage Cheese Jello Salad
Bowl of cranberry pineapple jello salad topped with whipped cream ready to eat. Cranberry Jello Salad with Pineapple
Whole pink cherry jello pie with whipped topping piped around the edge and maraschino cherries on top. 3 Ingredient Jello Pie

Pastries & More

two butter rolls on plate with thickened milk sauce underneath. Old-Fashioned Butter Rolls
plate of golden cream horns with fluffy filling and dusted with powdered sugar. Easy Cream Horns Using Puff Pastry
forgotten2Btorte2Bwith2Bwhipped2Bcream Forgotten Torte
looking down on white pavlova with chocolate whipped cream, raspberries and drizzle of chocolate on top Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova

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