30 Potluck Desserts to Finish the Meal Deliciously - PinkWhen (2024)

Potluck dinners are all about enjoying a range of different dishes and the fun thing about these occasions is you can never be quite sure what the others are going to bring. So, if you’ve been tasked with bring potluck desserts, you might like to explore this assortment of tasty dessert recipes and choose one (or two!) that you think everyone will love. These recipes are all easy to make and sure to be enjoyed!

Confetti Squares

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These peanut butter butterscotch confetti squares are the perfect no bake treat for any occasion. With colorful mini marshmallows and butterscotch chips, they’re sure to be a hit at your next party or potluck!
Get the Recipe: Confetti Squares

Lemon Stuffed Cupcakes

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These lemon stuffed cupcakes pair pillowy, fluffy vanilla cupcakes with a homemade filling of lemon curl plus a sweet buttercream frosting!
Get the Recipe: Lemon Stuffed Cupcakes

Cream Cheese Brownies

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These cream cheese brownies are rich, fudgy brownies with a cheesecake ripple! Try this delicious brownie with cream cheese recipe!
Get the Recipe: Cream Cheese Brownies

Easy Monkey Bread

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This easy monkey bread recipe uses canned biscuit dough and is sweetened with white and brown sugar and flavored with cinnamon. It’s a delicious pull-apart bread that is easy to make and is sure to be a hit whenever you choose to make it.
Get the Recipe: Easy Monkey Bread

Easy Mini Cherry Cheesecake Desserts

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If you’ve been looking for a single-serve dessert with pre-made puff pastry shells and cherry pie filling, you’re going to love these mini cherry cheesecake desserts. These individual cheesecakes are really tasty!
Get the Recipe: Mini Cherry Cheesecake Desserts

Easy Lemon Posset Brûlée

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Blending sweetness, tartness and a creamy texture, a lemon posset brûlée is elegant enough for a dinner party as well as simple enough to become a real staple. If you love the zingy zippy flavour of lemons, you’re going to love this easy posset recipe with lemon juice, lemon zest, cream, sugar and, if you want it, a splash of vanilla too. This lemon dessert is a TikTok trend that you are sure to love!
Get the Recipe: Easy Lemon Posset Brûlée

Butter Tarts

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Have you ever made or tasted Canadian butter tarts? They’re a real Canadian classic so if you love butter tarts, you just have to try this recipe. The homemade pastry shells contain a sweet, vanilla-scented filling with nuts and raisins for the perfect flavour. They are little buttery, flaky pastry shells filled with a syrupy brown sugar filling that you are going to LOVE!
Get the Recipe: Canadian Butter Tarts

Blueberry Crisp

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This easy Blueberry Crisp dessert with a delicious crumb topping is perfect for summer parties, picnics, and potlucks.
Get the Recipe: Blueberry Crisp

Chocolate Cheesecake

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Indulge in a heavenly no-bake Chocolate Cheesecake with a rich and creamy filling in a chocolate crust – the perfect dessert for any occasion
Get the Recipe: Chocolate Cheesecake

Lazy Cookie Bars

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Soft, chewy lazy cookie bars or cake mix cookie bars make a delightful dessert when you have no time to bake from scratch!
Get the Recipe: Lazy Cookie Bars

Nutella Brookies

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Indulge in the irresistible combination of rich, fudgy brownies, soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies and silky-smooth Nutella ribbons with our Nutella brookies.
Get the Recipe: Nutella Brookies

No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Icebox Cake

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This no bake cherry cheesecake icebox cake is as simple as it is tasty. It’s filled with delicious, creamy goodness that everyone loves.
Get the Recipe: No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Icebox Cake

No Bake Banana Pudding Cups

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This easy no bake banana pudding cheesecake dessert is so easy and so good. Essentially a mini banana pudding trifle in each dish.
Get the Recipe: No Bake Banana Pudding Cups

Gluten Free Blondies

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These are the best gluten-free blondies you’ll ever have, and what’s best is that they’re super quick and easy to make from scratch in just 30 minutes!
Get the Recipe: Gluten Free Blondies

Pecan Cobbler Recipe

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This easy pecan cobbler recipe is a classic comforting dessert that the whole family will love.
Get the Recipe: Pecan Cobbler Recipe

Coconut Cookies

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Made with shredded coconut and dipped in chocolate, these chewy coconut cookies are perfect for dessert or a sweet snack!
Get the Recipe: Coconut Cookies

Oreo Pie

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This smooth and creamy No-Bake Oreo Pie is made with a classic favorite cookie. It’s easy to make and you just need a few ingredients.
Get the Recipe: Oreo Pie

Baked Limoncello Cheesecake

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This Baked Limoncello Cheesecake is an easy recipe using fresh lemons and the Italian liqueur, called Limoncello. Click here for the recipe!
Get the Recipe: Baked Limoncello Cheesecake

Gluten-Free Blackberry Bourbon Pie

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A heavenly blackberry pie infused with bourbon and topped with an almond and oat brown sugar streusel in a flaky, golden gluten-free crust.
Get the Recipe: Gluten-Free Blackberry Bourbon Pie

Raspberry Cupcakes

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These raspberry cupcakes are delicately sweet and refreshingly tangy with a delicious fruity aroma. A total delightful sweet treat to accompany your cuppa.
Get the Recipe: Raspberry Cupcakes

Strawberry Pretzel Salad

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad is always a hit at any get together! A pretzel crust, topped with a sweet cream cheese layer and strawberry topping!
Get the Recipe: Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Old-Fashioned Date Bar Recipe

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An heirloom Date Bar recipe dating back nearly a century – and still just as delicious! Easy & freezable – perfect at Christmas or ANY time!
Get the Recipe: Old-Fashioned Date Bar Recipe

Lemon Bars

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This classic Lemon Bars recipe is easy to follow and produces the BEST fresh, citrusy treat! They’re simple, delicious and sure to be a hit!
Get the Recipe: Lemon Bars

Oreo Brownies

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Oreo Brownies are fudgy brownies with chewy edges. This quick, one-bowl recipe makes tasty homemade brownies in no time!
Get the Recipe: Oreo Brownies

Blackberry Cobbler

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I can’t think of a better way to enjoy plump, juicy, and delicious wild summer blackberries than baked inside a hot, bubbly Blackberry Cobbler. Super easy to make with simple ingredients, cobblers are a Southern favorite and perfect with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Get the Recipe: Blackberry Cobbler

Easy Chocolate Sheet Cake With Fudge Frosting

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This easy chocolate sheet cake is moist, delicious, and perfect for a crowd! Ready start to finish in under an hour.
Get the Recipe: Easy Chocolate Sheet Cake With Fudge Frosting

Berry Cheesecake Salad Recipe

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This berry cheesecake salad recipe is a fruity dessert salad everyone will love. It’s filled with blueberries and strawberries and so creamy!
Get the Recipe: Berry Cheesecake Salad Recipe

Chocolate Chip Cookie Fudge Recipe

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I don’t think there’s a more delectable dessert than chocolate chip cookie fudge. Satisfy your sweet tooth with this rich, delicious fudge.
Get the Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Fudge Recipe

Nutella Oatmeal Bars

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These easy Nutella Oatmeal Bars are the best sweet treat. They have a crisp base, deliciously creamy Nutella filling and a crumble topping.
Get the Recipe: Nutella Oatmeal Bars

Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes

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These homemade strawberry crunch cupcakes are baked full of fresh strawberries, topped with fluffy cream cheese frosting and crunch topping.
Get the Recipe: Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes

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What is the best dessert after dinner? ›

Delicious After Dinner Desserts
  1. Fresh Cream Pineapple Cake: A light and fruity dessert is one of the best desserts to eat after dinner, especially if you have had a heavy meal. ...
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  • Pie.
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What desserts can stay at room temperature? ›

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What is the small dessert at end of meal? ›

Mignardises and petit four are bite-sized desserts usually served at the end of the meal. Petit four translates to “small oven” in French. What differentiates mignardises from petit four, then, is that the latter is baked in the oven.

What is the number 1 best dessert? ›

Pie. Pie earns a spot on the top of everyone's list of popular desserts merely for its delicious versatility. ... Cobblers and Crumbles. Cobblers and crumbles are a popular dessert that mix sweet and tart in equal measure. ...

What is America's most famous dessert? ›

First trademarked in 1897, Jell-O began its rise in popularity with the introduction in 1904 of the prophetic slogan "America's Most Famous Dessert." Soon accompanying the slogan was the blonde Jell-O Girl, an icon of the product for almost half a century.

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  • Angel food cake.
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  • Roasted strawberry crumble.
  • Apple and butterscotch pie.
  • Almond and date cake.
  • Apple cinnamon custard cake.

What is the most preferred dessert? ›

The Latest Most Popular Desserts Statistics Explained
  • Chocolate cake is the most popular dessert in the US, according to a survey by YouGov. ...
  • A Statista survey reveals that 51% of Americans have a preference for Ice Cream as their dessert.
Feb 7, 2024

What is the simplest type of dessert? ›

The simplest dessert and one of the best are fruits because they are nutritious, appetizing, and easy to prepare and serve. Baked and soft custards vary in so many ways. Creamy, delicate, baked custards may be served in their baking cups or may be unmolded and served with fruit garnishes or with dessert sauces.

Can you bring dessert to potluck? ›

All these crowd-friendly desserts, like cupcakes, cookies, and sheet cakes, are delicious and travel well. We favor desserts made in individual portions, such as cookies and cupcakes, or ones that can be easily portioned out—think bar cookies, sheet cakes, and Bundts—so there is less to fuss over at the last minute.

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What is something usually sweet that you eat after dinner? ›

Dessert pronounced [ dih-zurt ] is “the sweet, usually last course of a meal.” We're talking cake, pie, ice cream, pudding, fudge, fruit—you know what dessert is. Dessert is most commonly eaten after dinner, but it's sometimes eaten after lunch, too.

Is it good to eat dessert right after dinner? ›

Generally speaking, it is recommended to wait at least 15 minutes after finishing a main course before eating dessert. This allows the body to digest the food properly and gives the diner time to enjoy the flavors of each course.

Is it healthy to eat dessert right after dinner? ›

Frequent consumption of desserts post-dinner poses numerous long-term risks. Excessive sugar intake is linked to weight gain, insulin resistance, and heightened diabetes and cardiovascular disease risks.

Do most people have dessert after dinner? ›

Eating dessert after dinner is a common practice in the U.S.—from ice cream to cake to cookies and more. Craving something sweet after a savory meal makes sense.

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