47 Easy Dessert Recipes to Make This Weekend

Craving a sweet ending to your weekend? Check out these easy desserts! The trifle with butter cake is really good or perhaps you want to try the strawberry shortcake first. Popcorn bars and peaches and cream churros are some more tempting options that could be your new favorite! These recipes are simple to make and crazy delicious, so you might just find yourself craving them all week long. Who knows, these easy dessert recipes might become the highlight of your weekend!

Strawberry Shortcake

Looking for a sweet and refreshing treat to enjoy on your next picnic? These individual strawberry shortcakes are the perfect choice! With their fluffy biscuits, fresh strawberries, and whipped cream, they’re a delicious and portable dessert.
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Strawberry Jello Parfait Cups

With their vibrant colors and delicious taste, these layered strawberry jello parfait cups are sure to impress your guests and satisfy your sweet tooth. Whether you’re hosting a party or just looking for a fun and easy dessert, these parfait cups are a perfect choice that won’t disappoint.
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Instant Pot Fireball Apple Shortcakes

For a delicious and easy dessert made in an Instant Pot, try these Fireball apple shortcakes featuring cinnamon apples soaked in Fireball whisky and served with premade sponge cake dessert cups. With warm and spicy flavors, this boozy apple dessert is a perfect Fall recipe for anyone who loves apples.
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Strawberry Sorbet

This strawberry sorbet is perfect with only four ingredients. The deep strawberry flavor of this frozen dessert makes it a favorite summer treat that can be made quickly and easily using either frozen or fresh strawberries.
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Air Fryer Cinnamon Maple Baked Apples

Air fryer and apple lovers alike will adore this easy and impressive dessert featuring cinnamon maple baked apples cooked to perfection in an air fryer. With the comforting flavors of maple syrup, this simple recipe proves just how easy it is to make delicious baked apples in an air fryer.
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Air Fryer Apricot Apple Cinnamon Dumplings

Combining the fruity flavors of apples and apricots with warm autumn spices, these apricot apple cinnamon air fryer dumplings are a delicious and easy dessert made with puff pastry. Perfect for fall, this recipe is a great way to learn how to make puff pastry dumplings using an air fryer.
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Mini Cherry Cheesecake Desserts

These mini cherry cheesecake desserts are the perfect single-serve treat, made with pre-made puff pastry shells and cherry pie filling for a simple and delicious dessert. Great for any occasion, these cherry tarts with puff pastry are sure to be a hit at parties, barbecues, or any time you want a sweet and easy dessert.
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Air Fryer Lucky Charms Marshmallow Donuts

Make your celebrations extra special with these easy air fryer Lucky Charms marshmallow donuts. These soft and sweet donuts are coated with marshmallow icing and topped with Lucky Charms, and the use of canned buttermilk biscuits makes them a quick and easy treat.
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Brownie Sundae Waffle Bowls

Using boxed brownie mix, these easy brownie sundae waffle bowls are a delicious and visually impressive dessert option that combines the best of brownies, waffles, and ice cream. Perfect for pleasing a crowd, this dessert is sure to be a hit.
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Christmas Mug Cake

This 5 minute mug cake recipe is well worth making. It has to be one of the quickest and easiest vanilla cake recipes ever! You simply have to mix the ingredients together and then cook it in the microwave in a microwave safe mug until done. This 5 minute chocolate mug cake is ideal for Christmas if you’re tired from all the festive baking and you just want something quick and easy that you can whip up in 5 minutes flat! It can be made a chocolate mug cake by substituting the vanilla for cocoa.
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Strawberry Peach Crisp

Need inspiration for a sweet and tasty spring dessert? Look no further than this delicious strawberry and peach crisp recipe, made with fresh fruit and guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth. This easy-to-prepare dessert is sure to be a hit with everyone, making it the perfect choice for your next gathering.
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Cinnamon Sugar French Toast Roll ups

Churro French Toast Roll ups make the perfect breakfast! They are simple to make! The stuffed French toast rolls are made with dulce de leche Caramel spread on the bread before it is rolled and egged. After it has cooked, it is rolled in cinnamon sugar.
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S’mores Dip

All it takes is three simple ingredients to prepare something sweet and tasty to eat with your favorite treats!
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Golden Oreo Mug Cake (Birthday Cake In A Mug)

This funfetti cug cake is a single-serving treat made right in the microwave using Golden Oreo cookies and 4 other easy ingredients and ready in just 5 minutes!
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Frozen Yogurt Bark

ool down this summer with homemade Frozen Yogurt Bark. It’s an easy frozen treat with fresh berries and granola plus mini chocolate chips. It’s the perfect treat on the 4th of July with it’s patriotic colors.
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Fudgsicle

Make your own Fudgsicle at home! With only a few ingredients you can make these yummy homemade Fudgiscles that are the perfect treat to cool off with during the summer.
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Firecracker S’Mores

Take everything you love about s’mores (crispy graham crackers, melty chocolate, and gooey, slightly charred marshmallows) and add popping candy. What do you get? Why a flavor explosion, of course!
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Homemade Dirt Pudding

This no-bake, make-ahead homemade dirt pudding recipe is as fun to make as it is to serve and eat. With its layers of creamy homemade chocolate pudding, crushed Oreo cookies, and buried gummy worms, this whimsical dessert brings out the inner child in everyone. Eating dirt and worms has never been so delicious (or encouraged)!
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Ice Cream Loaf Cake

Where there’s ice cream, there has to be sprinkles! This ice cream loaf cake features layers of buttery sprinkle cake and ice cream while chocolate ganache and sprinkles add a delicious and decorative finishing touch. You can use your favorite ice cream flavor, but stick to an ice cream that doesn’t contain a lot of large chunks. (See recipe note.) The cake is pretty solid after freezing, so give it a few minutes before slicing and serving.
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Cherry Cheesecake Cookies (Only 5 Ingredients)

These Cherry Cheesecake Cookies are tender, sweet cookies that are made with a refrigerated cookie dough base and tart cherry pie filling! Ready to enjoy in under 30 minutes!
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Kool-Aid Pie (4-Ingredient Recipe)

Kool-Aid pie is a quick and easy no-bake dessert recipe that’s made with 4 simple ingredients and needs just 15 minutes of hands-on time! A fun summertime treat that everyone will love!
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Mixed Berry Trifles with Butter Cake

Mixed Berry Trifles with Butter Cake is a refreshing dessert, layered with fresh berries, butter cake, and whipped cream!
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Peaches and Cream Filled Churros

Peaches and cream filled churros! Is there anything better than peaches and cream stuffed inside of a deep fried churro? Probably not! This recipe for Peaches and Cream filled Churros is officially my new favorite recipe.
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Brioche Topped With Strawberries

This Brioche Topped With Strawberries recipe is a super quick and easy summer dish. Perfect for a weeknight meal or to switch up your weekend breakfast. Fresh, juicy and sweet strawberries on a toasted, buttery brioche slice give you all you need on a hot summer day.
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Pumpkin Pie Toaster Strudel Recipe

This Pumpkin Pie Toaster Strudel is a super easy, sweet treat that comes together in no time! Delicious pumpkin pie filling hugged by flaky puff pastry and topped off with a sweet cinnamon glaze makes it the perfect fall treat. Plus they are a great way to use up your leftover pumpkin puree.
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Chocolate Eclair Cake

Chocolate Eclair Cake is a no-bake, icebox cake that’s made with layers of graham crackers, vanilla cream, and homemade chocolate ganache! Prep this chilled dessert in just 20 minutes!
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Strawberry Crisp

This gluten-free strawberry crisp requires only six ingredients, making it an ideal dessert for anyone to make. Whether you’re an experienced baker or a novice, this fresh berry dessert is sure to impress with its delicious taste and simple preparation.
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Popcorn Bars

These fun popcorn bars are quick, easy and made with only 6 ingredients! They are so whimsical and great for both children and adults. They are gooey, sweet, sticky, and delicious!
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Caramel Apple Dip

This caramel apple dip is smooth, creamy and sweet! It takes only 5 minutes to make and requires only 3 ingredients. This cream cheese caramel apple dip is great for holidays, parties, and entertaining.
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Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists

These super flakey, sweet cinnamony, buttery Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists are so simple to make and totally delicious! Store-bought puff pastry is brushed with rich butter and then sprinkled with a yummy mixture of cinnamon sugar before being twisted up and popped into the oven to bake.
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Aquafaba Chocolate Mousse

The creamiest and lightest 3-ingredient vegan chocolate mousse. It’s the perfect dessert and you can use chickpea water (aka aquafaba) instead of tofu! This decadent dessert is gluten free, sugar-free and soy-free.
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Apple Hand Pies (Milopitakia)

Homemade vegan apple hand pies. These tasty apple pocket pies are great for an afternoon snack, dessert, or as a breakfast treat. Also called Milopitakia, these sweet Greek hand pies are made with fresh apples and walnuts. They’re flavorful, delicious and perfect for fall baking.
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Strawberry Covered Dark Chocolate Truffles

These are actually the inside-out version of a chocolate-covered strawberry. It’s a fudgy dark chocolate truffle rolled in freeze-dried strawberries; but it still sort-of tastes like a chocolate-covered strawberry.
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Lemon Pudding Cake

These lemon pudding cakes use just 7 ingredients to create one batter, yet gives you two layers of delicious lemony delight. The top is a light and airy cake layer, and the bottom, a silky pudding bursting with fresh lemon flavor.
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Easy Mango Mousse Recipe

Mango lovers rejoice! This Mango Mousse Recipe is a refreshing, sweet, creamy yet tangy tropical treat that is easy to make! You get the scrumptious taste of mango in every spoonful!
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Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Cones

hese strawberry crunch cheesecake cones are delicious and refreshing treats, even better than ice cream. Filled with silky smooth cream cheese frosting and home-made strawberry preserve, these strawberry cones are the perfect summer dessert!
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Apple Mousse

Apple Cinnamon Mousse can be enjoyed any time of day or as an elegant, light and refreshing way to end a meal. You can assemble this dessert in 15 minutes and have a cold and crisp dessert to serve to guests with minimal effort.
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Mini Victoria Sponge Cake Recipe

This mini Victoria sponge cake recipe features golden, buttery cakes sandwiched with vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam for a classic afternoon tea party treat that’s as easy to make as cupcakes! And heads-up, they’re the perfect spring and summer dessert for any celebration or gathering.
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White Chocolate Brownies

What are white chocolate brownies, you ask? The delicious love child of dark chocolate brownies and vanilla slice – rich, fudgy, and bursting with melt-in-your-mouth vanilla flavors.
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Banana Pudding With Cream Cheese (No Bake Recipe)

This Banana Pudding with Cream Cheese is a classic dessert with layers of creamy pudding, sweet banana slices, and Nilla wafers.
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Air Fryer S’more Pie Pops with Nutella

Discover a new and delicious way to enjoy s’mores with these easy-to-make air fryer s’more pie pops with Nutella. Perfect for all occasions, these mini pies will surely be devoured!
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Very Berry Bread Pudding

This easy berry bread pudding is the best dessert to satisfy those sweet cravings. It is creamy, decadent and so easy to make in the air fryer, oven or even the instant pot. Perfect to serve to the family or for entertaining!
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Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers

Baked to golden brown perfection, these delicious Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers are perfectly flaky & crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside filled with cinnamon-spiced sweet apples.
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Double Chocolate Chip Muffins

These Double Chocolate Chip Muffins are a chocolate lover’s dream that you can make in just 25 minutes. With cocoa powder, white chocolate chips and a pinch of salt they’re moist, flavor packed and so easy to make – and not too sweet.
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Chocolate Fat Bombs

These Chocolate fat bombs can make a super filling and satisfying afternoon snack or quick dessert. They satisfy sugar cravings even though they are sugar free. The coconut oil can help keep you full longer and well chocolate… is so satisfying!
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Mini Cream Cheese Apple Crisps

Why just go the traditional route when we can have mini cream cheese apple crisps, a.k.a. apple crisps with a delicious cheesecake-like topping. They are in individual bowls perfect for quick and easy eating.
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Irish Scones

Delicious traditional Irish Scones, incredibly flaky and buttery, perfect for breakfast or brunch any time of the year. Serve them with some butter, your favorite jam and cream for an irresistible treat to enjoy with your morning cup of coffee or tea!
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Panna Cotta

This vegan panna cotta is not only creamy but velvety. It is a silky smooth cooked cream that just melts in your mouth. Making this vegan Italian dessert requires little effort, but delivers a stunning result.
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