30 Plus Sweet Treats and Easy Dessert Recipes

I love easy dessert recipes more than anything! There’s a time and a place for making things from scratch, and in my case, it’s not often. Some of these delicious treats are recipes my mom used to make for me as a kid. Others I’ve created or modified to fit my needs, which usually are: I don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen and I want it to be delicious!

I’m a dessert girl through and through. Although pizza and nachos are my favorite food group, I can always be tempted with sweet treats. Good desserts don’t have tons of ingredients or take a lot of time. Here are the sweet recipes I turn to when it’s time to get my dessert on.

Sweet Recipes that are Semi-Homemade

Roasted Figs for Ice Cream | When you’re looking to serve guests something simple, but want to be a little fancy, this is the answer!

Ice Cream Float Bar | The perfect dessert idea for kids and adults!

Strawberry Cake | This my most pinned dessert. Ever! It’s my go-to for potlucks! (Pin it for later!)

Ginger Peach Shortcake | I love an easy dessert with fresh fruit! This is a twist on the classic strawberry shortcake using store-bought angel food cake!

Berry Basil Sugar Cookie Bruschetta | Pre-made sugar cookies are the perfect base for this delish dessert bruschetta!

Kitchen Sink Oreo Cookie Balls | ALL the flavors in these easy cookie balls.

Chocolate Pretzel Dipped Donuts | As if donut holes weren’t tasty enough…

Candy Popcorn | THIS IS SO EASY and stupid delicious.

Apple Butterscotch Cookies | My mom has been making these for years and they are good. REAL good.

Delicious Dessert Ideas

Cinnamon Rum Cake | Rum isn’t just for drinking, donchaknow.

Orange Infused Snickerdoodles | I love a good snickerdoodle and these, with a hint of orange, are a fun little twist.

Brownie Cake | This isn’t a recipe (you just use boxed mixes!) but you should absolutely stack them up like this!

Best Caramel Corn Recipe | For real, this recipe is amazing. This makes a great edible gift for teachers, neighbors, etc.

Sherry Wine Cake | This is one of my favorite nostalgic cake recipes! It tastes like the 1970’s.

Sunbutter Cookies | When you have a peanut butter allergy in your house, you’ve got to find an alternative for a yummy cookie.

Cinnamon Walnuts | A great sweet nibble for when you have guests over!

Churro Cream Cheese Fruit Dip | Fruit dip is a great summer dessert recipe and this churro twist is pure cinnamon goodness.

Mayonnaise Cookies | Mayonnaise is gross so I HAD to see how Mayo Cookies would turn out.

Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake | My second most shared recipe! This dump cake is SO easy, super delicious and tastes just as yummy for breakfast…

Chocolate Coconut Milk Ice Cream Recipe | An easy ice cream recipe to make in your ice cream maker.

Frozen Peanut Butter Pie | This is the recipe my grandma used to make and is one of my favorite desserts!

Banana Pudding Pie | A delish classic that I find myself totally craving even though I don’t like bananas…

Good Desserts for One Person

Strawberries Romanoff Dip | Fresh strawberries taste even better in this tasty dip!

Small Batch Cookie Bars | This is a fun way to let the kids customize their own cookie bars!

Microwave Bread Pudding in a Mug | Because sometimes you just need some bread pudding fast!

Chocolate Sea Salt Sandwiches | Yes, chocolate sandwiches are a thing. And they are a fun surprise for dinner guests.

Sweet Strawberry Snack | A lazy version of the Romanoff Dip above! #lazyonpurpose

Creative Desserts to Wow Your Family

Smash Cake Tutorial | KIDS LOVE THIS IDEA! I REPEAT, MAKE THIS FOR YOUR KIDS!

Beer, Chocolate and Chile Ice Cream | An idea you probably haven’t thought of that tastes ridiculously good!

Cereal and Ice Cream Communal Sundae | Because once you’re a parent you don’t care about sharing germs anymore.

A Faux Croquembouche with Donuts | A fun way to serve donut holes and pretend you’re extra fancy.

Pie Cake | Pake! Pie and cake. Literally you bake a pie, inside of a cake. Do this! It’s a show stopper!

Chocolate Bark with Crickets | If you have adventurous kids like I do (well, one of mine anyway) they’ll think this is awesome. Plus crickets are a great source of protein. And yes, I ate this too.

Misc. Recipes for Sweet Treats

Lavender Sugar | Make a great cocktail rimmer or easy way to add a little more flavor to your baking recipes.

Cinnamon Hard Candy | A holiday tradition! This is for advanced dessert makers on account of the scalding sugar…that’s why I had my mom make this recipe post for me…

Whether you’re looking for desserts to make for a party or something to shovel in your own face, this list of easy dessert recipes has all the ideas you need!

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