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From cakes to pies to cheesecake to cookies, these tasty Easter desserts will be an amazing addition to your holiday dinner this year!

A collage of Easter desserts.

Sweets for Easter!

We love so many things about Easter, but our favorite is being able to gather with family and think about the meaning of the day.

Gathering around the table with a delicious dinner is always amazing, but it’s not Easter without some delicious Easter desserts.

Whether you are looking for something fun, traditional, or loaded with chocolate – we’ve got you covered! You’re sure to get rave reviews at your next get-together no matter which delicious treats you choose!

We focus on creating delicious but simple recipes here on the site, so you can expect that from these desserts. And you can also expect everyone to LOVE them, especially the kids.


Our Top Easter Desserts

1 Easter Dirt Cake

Easter Dirt Cake
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

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No-bake Easter dirt cake is a super simple creamy favorite packed with Oreo flavor. Everyone will love to decorate and eat it!
4.97 from 243 votes
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2 Carrot Sheet Cake

Carrot Sheet Cake
Total Time: 40 minutes

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This easy and delicious carrot sheet cake is perfect for feeding a crowd—great for Easter and irresistible year-round!
5 from 22 votes
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3 Jello Poke Cake

Jello Poke Cake
Total Time: 3 hours 50 minutes

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Jello poke cake is cool, creamy, and perfect for any get-together. With a cake mix shortcut, it's extra easy and preps in minutes!
5 from 683 votes
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4 Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Total Time: 35 minutes

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Our carrot cake cupcakes are topped with a heavenly brown sugar cream cheese frosting, making them extra delicious and perfect for Spring.
4.98 from 68 votes
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5 Easter Cookies

Easter Cookies
Total Time: 18 minutes

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Easy and delicious Easter cookies are packed with M&Ms and chocolate and perfect for all your holiday festivities!
5 from 56 votes
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6 Fruit Pizza

Fruit Pizza
Total Time: 30 minutes

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Fruit pizza is an all-time favorite that starts with a sugar cookie crust and is completely customizable with your favorite fruit.
5 from 22 votes
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7 Lemon Lasagna Recipe

Lemon Lasagna Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

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This luscious Lemon Lush consists of 4 tasty layers, including a Lemon Oreo crust, cream cheese layer, lemon pudding layer and topped with whipped cream! 
4.97 from 162 votes
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8 Coconut Cake Recipe

Coconut Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour
Tropical coconut cake is topped with a scrumptious cream cheese frosting. It's a tasty dessert to enjoy all year long!
5 from 6 votes
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9 Banana Pudding Poke Cake

Banana Pudding Poke Cake
Total Time: 40 minutes

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With only 10 minutes of prep, this banana pudding poke cake delivers all the flavors of banana cream pie in one easy dessert!
4.99 from 90 votes
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10 Coconut Cream Pie Recipe

Coconut Cream Pie Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes

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Our old-fashioned coconut cream pie recipe is filled with a thick and creamy homemade custard that whips up in only 15 minutes!
4.93 from 38 votes
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11 Cream Puff Cake Recipe

Cream Puff Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes

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Smooth + rich Cream Puff Cake is a take on the popular cream puff dessert. Drizzle it in chocolate for a perfect bite!
4.99 from 157 votes
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12 Homemade Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Homemade Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Total Time: 45 minutes

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Our homemade pineapple upside down cake is a family favorite with a secret ingredient that takes this classic to a whole new level!
4.94 from 97 votes
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More Easter Desserts

13 Easter Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

Easter Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
Total Time: 42 minutes

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Simple Easter Rice Krispie treats are topped with creamy frosting and egg candies to create a cute and tasty little nest.
4.95 from 36 votes
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14 Easter Chocolate Covered Strawberries Recipe

Easter Chocolate Covered Strawberries Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
These Chocolate Covered Strawberries are dipped and drizzled in orange candy melts to look like adorable little carrots for Easter! Pair them with crushed Oreos and chocolate pudding for a cute dirt cup Easter dessert.
5 from 10 votes
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15 Easter Basket Cookies Recipe

Easter Basket Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes

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20-minute peanut butter Easter basket cookies are filled with homemade buttercream frosting and topped with festive Easter egg candies.
4.95 from 39 votes
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16 Easter Oreo Bark Recipe

Easter Oreo Bark Recipe
Total Time: 36 minutes
Easter Oreo Bark is a festive, simple and delicious treat that only takes 5 minutes to put together! It includes vanilla candy coating, Easter m&m's, oreos, and sprinkles!
4.95 from 19 votes
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17 Easter Cupcakes Recipe

Easter Cupcakes Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes
Easter Cupcakes are the cutest and simplest Easter treat made with Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs (a favorite Easter candy).
5 from 14 votes
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18 Sugar Cookie Blossoms Recipe

Sugar Cookie Blossoms Recipe
Total Time: 17 minutes
Sugar Cookie Blossoms are a chewy, soft sugar cookie rolled in sugar and topped with a Mint Meltaway candy. They're simple and delicious!
5 from 14 votes
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19 Resurrection Rolls

Resurrection Rolls
Total Time: 25 minutes

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Resurrection rolls are a yummy and special Easter tradition. They are simple and help teach a sweet lesson about the holiday!
5 from 63 votes
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20 Carrot Cake Cookies

Carrot Cake Cookies
Total Time: 22 minutes

Recipe Video

Adorable carrot cake cookies are so easy to make and topped with homemade cream cheese frosting!
4.80 from 24 votes
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21 Easter Candy Charcuterie Board

Easter Candy Charcuterie Board
Total Time: 15 minutes
An Easter candy charcuterie board makes a delicious snack or dessert, perfectly customizable for all of your Easter celebrations.
5 from 7 votes
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22 Easter Sugar Cookies

Easter Sugar Cookies
Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes

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Shaped like a bird's nest, these deliciously adorable Easter sugar cookies are perfect for all things spring!
5 from 12 votes
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23 Easter Bunny Cake

Easter Bunny Cake
Total Time: 52 minutes

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Create an adorably easy Easter Bunny cake with no special equipment, a cake mix, and homemade vanilla frosting!
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24 Cheesecake Cupcakes

Cheesecake Cupcakes
Total Time: 56 minutes

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Bite-size cheesecake cupcakes are a simple 6-ingredient cheesecake treat. Top with cherry pie filling, or any other topping you like!
4.97 from 55 votes
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25 Blueberry Delight Recipe

Blueberry Delight Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
This Blueberry delight recipe is a chilled layered dessert of shortbread, cream cheese, and sweet blueberry topping, all prepped in only 15 minutes!
5 from 16 votes
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26 Peach Dump Cake Recipe

Peach Dump Cake Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes

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Three ingredient peach dump cake is quick, simple, and utterly tasty. It is warm, gooey, and perfectly peachy!!
4.98 from 496 votes
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27 Lemon Bars Recipe

Lemon Bars Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes

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This classic lemon bar recipe is simple and sweet, with just the right amount of tart! Topped with powdered sugar, they're irresistible!
4.99 from 142 votes
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28 Fruit Tart Recipe

Fruit Tart Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes

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This sweet, buttery Fruit Tart is perfect for spring and summer parties, holidays, or get-togethers. It's simple, yet beautiful!
5 from 27 votes
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29 Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe

Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes

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Bright and citrusy lemon meringue pie is a classic! With a creamy custard and spongy meringue, it is also a family favorite.
5 from 3 votes
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30 Angel Food Cake Recipe

Angel Food Cake Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes

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This tender, light as air angel food cake is a must-try! With the perfect amount of sweetness, it's perfect to enjoy all year long.
5 from 14 votes
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31 Coconut Poke Cake

Coconut Poke Cake
Total Time: 3 hours

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Chilled coconut poke cake is cool, creamy, and prepped in minutes for a tasty tropical treat for coconut lovers!
5 from 15 votes
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32 Nilla Wafer Banana Pudding

Nilla Wafer Banana Pudding
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

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Layered Nilla Wafer banana pudding steals the show with its light banana flavor and contrasting creamy and crunchy textures!
4.94 from 81 votes
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33 Strawberry Shortcake Bars

Strawberry Shortcake Bars
Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes

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Chilled strawberry shortcake bars are a light and easy twist on a classic dessert with simple steps and lots of fresh berry flavor.
4.98 from 70 votes
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34 Pistachio Dessert Recipe

Pistachio Dessert Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours 18 minutes

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Delicious pistachio dessert has a crunchy shortbread cookie base for the perfect combination of crunchy, creamy, sweet + salty.
4.99 from 99 votes
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35 Dessert Parfait Recipe

Dessert Parfait Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
A Dessert Parfait is a creamy combination of a delicious fluffy pudding and fresh fruit. They are simply heavenly!
5 from 18 votes
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36 Strawberry Shortcake Trifle Recipe

Strawberry Shortcake Trifle Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes

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Light and fresh Strawberry Shortcake Trifle takes minutes to assemble, which makes it great for entertaining!
5 from 68 votes
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37 Banana Pudding Cheesecake Recipe

Banana Pudding Cheesecake Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

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Scratch-made banana pudding cheesecake is a decadent marriage of two favorite desserts for one creamy, tasty bite!
5 from 10 votes
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38 Cherry Almond Cupcake Recipe

Cherry Almond Cupcake Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes
Light and fluffy Cherry Almond Cupcakes are bursting with maraschino cherries and topped with a luscious almond buttercream frosting.
5 from 12 votes
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39 Angel Food Cupcake Recipe

Angel Food Cupcake Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
Fluffy and light Angel food cupcakes are the tastiest dessert—especially with a pineapple flavored whipped topping.
5 from 12 votes
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40 Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes

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This easy strawberry shortcake takes just 20 minutes and 4 ingredients for a fresh, sweet treat everyone will love!
5 from 97 votes
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41 Panna Cotta

Panna Cotta
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes

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This silky and creamy vanilla panna cotta recipe is a showstopper dessert sure to turn heads, but is quite easy to make!
5 from 6 votes
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42 Key Lime Pie Recipe

Key Lime Pie Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours 40 minutes

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This classic key lime pie recipe is creamy, tangy, and completely irresistible. It's incredibly easy to make, and the perfect pie for summer. 
5 from 17 votes
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43 Crème Brûlée

Crème Brûlée
Total Time: 50 minutes

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A fancy restaurant-quality crème brûlée is easy to achieve at home!! Just 5 ingredients to create a sugar-crusted creamy vanilla custard!
5 from 8 votes
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44 Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes Recipe

Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes

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A fun twist on the classic cake recipe, these pineapple upside down cupcakes have the perfect hint of pineapple flavor!
5 from 52 votes
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45 Lemon Lasagna Recipe

Lemon Lasagna Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Recipe Video

This luscious Lemon Lush consists of 4 tasty layers, including a Lemon Oreo crust, cream cheese layer, lemon pudding layer and topped with whipped cream! 
4.97 from 162 votes
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46 Lemon Bundt Cake recipe

Lemon Bundt Cake recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

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Vibrant, moist lemon bundt cake is covered with a sweet lemon glaze and thick cream cheese frosting for an irresistible summer dessert!
5 from 12 votes
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47 Lemon Raspberry Cake

Lemon Raspberry Cake
Total Time: 1 hour 38 minutes
This chilled lemon raspberry cake is a show-stopper dessert that uses fresh fruit for a punch of flavor and a classic combination.
5 from 1 vote
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48 Coconut Macaroons Recipe

Coconut Macaroons Recipe
Total Time: 23 minutes

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Deliciously chewy coconut macaroons are a simple, classic cookie. This best-loved recipe is sure to be a hit!
5 from 3 votes
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49 Coconut Cookies Recipe

Coconut Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes

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Chewy coconut cookies with a tropical twist, make the perfect sweet treat when you want something light. They whip up in under 20 minutes!
5 from 356 votes
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50 Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe

Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes

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Our deliciously easy chocolate cake recipe topped with homemade chocolate frosting is a no-fuss family favorite for good reason!
4.97 from 276 votes
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51 Boston Cream Pie

Boston Cream Pie
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

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Old-fashioned Boston cream pie is a best-loved classic cake, not pie, that is utterly decadent and delicious!
4.95 from 94 votes
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52 Brownie Delight Recipe

Brownie Delight Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes
Brownie Delight is a delicious 4-layer dessert that is cool, creamy and chocolate-y. It is deliciously refreshing!
5 from 10 votes
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53 Hershey’s Chocolate Cake

Hershey’s Chocolate Cake
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes

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This delicious Hershey's chocolate cake recipe is extra moist and extra chocolatey! It's a show-stopper at every event and perfect for sharing.
5 from 1 vote
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54 Homemade Brownie Recipe

Homemade Brownie Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes

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This fudgy homemade brownie recipe is so simple to make and worth every single calorie. They're delicious and better than any box!
4.98 from 174 votes
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55 Brownies and Cream Fruit Trifle Recipe

Brownies and Cream Fruit Trifle Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes
Chocolatey Brownies and Cream Fruit Trifle is utterly decadent. It's a perfectly easy and stunning dessert to share!!
5 from 6 votes
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56 Chocolate Fondue Recipe

Chocolate Fondue Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes

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Easily whip up the perfect Chocolate Fondue in under 30 minutes! You'll be dipping your favorites in no time.
5 from 2 votes
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57 Chocolate Sheet Cake

Chocolate Sheet Cake
Total Time: 35 minutes

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Our best-loved chocolate sheet cake topped with chocolate buttercream is simply delicious and feeds a crowd!
5 from 38 votes
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58 Chocolate Mousse Recipe

Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Chocolate Mousse is a sophisticated, smooth, and creamy dessert perfect for dinner parties or any time you are feeling fancy!!
4.84 from 18 votes
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59 Dessert Kabobs Recipe

Dessert Kabobs Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes
Dessert Kabobs are a simple and delicious way to serve several "mini" treats at once. They are perfect for parties, BBQs and every day!
5 from 11 votes
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60 Best Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

Best Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes

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Look no further—these are the best chocolate cupcakes you will ever make! They're moist, decadent, and utterly delicious!
5 from 5 votes
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61 No-Bake Strawberry Nutella Cheescakes Recipe

No-Bake Strawberry Nutella Cheescakes Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Decadent No-Bake Strawberry Nutella Cheesecakes are simple to make and for an easy chocolatey dessert perfect for special occasions!
4.67 from 3 votes
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