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Vanilla cupcakes with white frosting and colorful sprinkles on a wire cooling rack, with a soft-focus background.

Desserts

Easy and simple dessert recipes that you are going to love! These dessert recipes range from classic to twists on originals. No matter which easy dessert recipe you choose, you're in for a treat.

Top Dessert Recipes:

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies
Lemon Buttercream Cupcakes
Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies

Cakes and Cupcakes

Four orange cupcakes with white frosting and orange slices on top, each in an orange paper liner, displayed on a white decorative stand.

Orange Frosting

A tray of mini Double Berry tarts with whipped cream and raspberries.

Red, White & Blue Cupcakes

Apple spice cupcakes with cinnamon frosting.

Cinnamon Frosting

A close-up photo of three cupcakes and two whole strawberries on a small, glass cake stand.

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

One lemon cupcake with lemon slice garnish placed on top of the muffin tin.

Lemon Buttercream Frosting

A slice of pumpkin cake on a plate with a fork.

Pumpkin Sheet Cake

Cookies & Bars

A stack of funfetti sugar cookie bars on a plate next to a glass of milk.

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Bars

A stack of chocolate rice krispie treats topped with chocolate chips.

Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

Pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies are the ultimate fall indulgence! These sweet little treats are filled with fall flavors and super easy to make. You'll definitely want to make a few batches of these cookies this fall!

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Three double chocolate chip cookies on a white plate.

Double Chocolate Cookies

Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies are the perfect cookie to share during the holidays! Two sheets of cookie dough, one that is smooth and chocolatey and one that is infused with peppermint and candy cane peppermint pieces, are rolled together to create these beautiful and festive pinwheel cookie slices. If you dream about the combination of peppermint and chocolate together during the holidays, these chocolate peppermint pinwheel cookies will be your new favorite Christmas cookie!

Pinwheel Cookies

Two walnut chocolate chip cookies.

Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

Frozen Desserts

Salted caramel ice cream in a rectangular, metal serving dish with an ice cream scooper.

The Best No-Churn Ice Cream Recipes

caramel on ice cream on a cake

The Best Ice Cream Toppings

Angled overhead photo of two sugar cones in wire cone holders filled with two scoops of salted caramel ice cream.

Salted Caramel Ice Cream

A plate of ice cubes topped with the watermelon popsicles stacked on top of each other.

Watermelon Popsicles

Two bowls of strawberry ice cream with granola and spinach.

The Best Frozen Desserts: 17+ Sweet Treats to Beat the Heat

Citrus Sangria Popsicles are the perfect way to celebrate the inevitable end of summer. These boozy popsicles are sweet, tangy and feel just like you're sipping on a glass of traditional sangria. They're made with a citrus simple syrup, red wine, orange and lime juice with a pint of cinnamon. You're end of summer get togethers will be a hit with these popsicles!?

Citrus Sangria Popsicles

Pies, Crisps & Tarts

a copper basket containing muffins

How to Make Streusel (Crumb Topping)

Close-up of a fruit crisp in a white baking dish, showing a golden-brown, crumbly topping with visible pieces of peaches and raspberries underneath.

Raspberry Crisp with Peaches

berry crisp with a scoop removed

Mixed Berry Crisp

A slice of pecan pie.

Pecan Pie

A slice of pumpkin pie on a plate with whipped cream.

Pumpkin Pie without Evaporated Milk

This fall apple crisp is an easy dessert that is perfect for any occasion this fall! Made with a mix of sweet and tart apples and topped with the perfect brown sugar oat crumble topping! It's best served warm with a scoop of ice cream but no matter how you eat it, it will be a crowd pleaser for sure.?

Apple Crisp Topping

All Dessert Recipes

a copper basket containing muffins

How to Make Streusel (Crumb Topping)

Close-up of a fruit crisp in a white baking dish, showing a golden-brown, crumbly topping with visible pieces of peaches and raspberries underneath.

Raspberry Crisp with Peaches

a mason jar filled with whipped cream and a spoon next to a mixer beater and a blue kitchen towel

Homemade Whipped Cream

berry crisp with a scoop removed

Mixed Berry Crisp

Four orange cupcakes with white frosting and orange slices on top, each in an orange paper liner, displayed on a white decorative stand.

Orange Frosting

Grilled peach halves garnished with mint leaves and a raspberry, served in a round metal dish. A small bowl of vanilla ice cream is visible nearby.

Grilled Peaches

A tray of mini Double Berry tarts with whipped cream and raspberries.

Red, White & Blue Cupcakes

Apple spice cupcakes with cinnamon frosting.

Cinnamon Frosting

A stack of funfetti sugar cookie bars on a plate next to a glass of milk.

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Bars

A close-up photo of three cupcakes and two whole strawberries on a small, glass cake stand.

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

A stack of chocolate rice krispie treats topped with chocolate chips.

Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats

One lemon cupcake with lemon slice garnish placed on top of the muffin tin.

Lemon Buttercream Frosting

Pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies are the ultimate fall indulgence! These sweet little treats are filled with fall flavors and super easy to make. You'll definitely want to make a few batches of these cookies this fall!

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Three double chocolate chip cookies on a white plate.

Double Chocolate Cookies

A stack of choclate peanut butter fudge on a cutting board.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies are the perfect cookie to share during the holidays! Two sheets of cookie dough, one that is smooth and chocolatey and one that is infused with peppermint and candy cane peppermint pieces, are rolled together to create these beautiful and festive pinwheel cookie slices. If you dream about the combination of peppermint and chocolate together during the holidays, these chocolate peppermint pinwheel cookies will be your new favorite Christmas cookie!

Pinwheel Cookies

A slice of pecan pie.

Pecan Pie

A slice of pumpkin pie on a plate with whipped cream.

Pumpkin Pie without Evaporated Milk

Pumpkin cupcakes topped with cream cheese icing and star anise on a white serving tray.

45 Thanksgiving Desserts That Are Not Pie

A slice of pumpkin cake on a plate with a fork.

Pumpkin Sheet Cake

Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins on a plate.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Apple spice cupcakes with cinnamon frosting on a wooden cutting board.

Apple Spice Cupcakes

Maple cream cheese frosting on a slice of pumpkin cake with a bite taken out of it.

Maple Frosting

Pumpkin cupcakes topped with cream cheese icing and star anise on a white serving tray accented with cinnamon sticks.

Pumpkin Cupcakes

Three pumpkin muffins stacked on top of each other.

Pumpkin Muffins

This fall apple crisp is an easy dessert that is perfect for any occasion this fall! Made with a mix of sweet and tart apples and topped with the perfect brown sugar oat crumble topping! It's best served warm with a scoop of ice cream but no matter how you eat it, it will be a crowd pleaser for sure.?

Apple Crisp Topping

Coconut cream on top of blueberry cobbler.

Coconut Whipped Cream

Fruit dip in a glass bowl surrounded by a platter of assorted fruits and pretzels.

Fruit Dip

Two walnut chocolate chip cookies.

Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

M&M cookies on a circular wire cooling rack.

M&M Cookies

A serving of peach crips on a gray plate topped with whipped cream.

Peach Crisp

Salted caramel ice cream in a rectangular, metal serving dish with an ice cream scooper.

The Best No-Churn Ice Cream Recipes

Close up photo of slices of lemon loaf.

Iced Lemon Loaf

Fully baked blueberry cobbler being scooped out of a pie dish.

Blueberry Cobbler

vanilla icing is piped on vanilla cupcakes.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Lemon Blueberry Bread is the perfect brunch treat. This recipe takes a plain blueberry muffin mix and turns it into sweet, lemon blueberry bread with just a few additions.?

Lemon Blueberry Bread

caramel on ice cream on a cake

The Best Ice Cream Toppings

Close up photo of strawberry shortcake cupcakes with whipped cream and strawberry garnish on cupcake stand.

Whipped Cream Frosting

Three lemon bar slices stacked on top of a wire cooling rack.

Easy Lemon Bars

One chocolate chip muffin unwrapped placed on top of its liner.

Chocolate Muffins

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