The biggest party to end the year is a favorite time for grazing. A BIG part of that snacking includes these decadent New Years Eve desserts!
gotta Love Some Sweets!
What better way to celebrate the New Year than with an indulgent treat or several?
Before everyone recommits to healthy eating on January 1st, we pull out all the delicious desserts to serve for our New Year’s Eve party! We’ve rounded up plenty of yummy desserts for New Year’s, it will be hard to choose just a few! It’s a great chance to showcase some of your most delicious and fanciest sweets.
Serving circular desserts is said to bring good luck for the new year, but we have plenty of treats of all shapes and sizes. Be sure to let us know which New Year’s Eve desserts are your favorites to make for the 31st!
Our Top 10 New Years Eve Dessert Picks
1 Chocolate Fondue Recipe
Chocolate Fondue Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes 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.
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2 Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
Chocolate Mousse is a sophisticated, smooth, and creamy dessert perfect for dinner parties or any time you are feeling fancy!!
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3 Crème Brûlée
Crème Brûlée
Total Time: 50 minutes 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!
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4 Dirt Cake Parfait Recipe
Dirt Cake Parfait Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
Dirt Cake Parfaits are just like a classic dirt cake, but in single servings made from alternating layers of crushed Oreos and a light cream filling.
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5 Peppermint Chocolate Delight Recipe
Peppermint Chocolate Delight Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
Deliciously fluffy layered Peppermint Chocolate Delight is simple and kid-friendly. It's our new favorite Christmas dessert!
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6 Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board
Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
This party-perfect hot chocolate charcuterie board is ideal for mixing up one-of-a-kind hot cocoa, filled with your favorites!
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7 White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Recipe
White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Recipe
Total Time: 9 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake is a favorite Cheesecake Factory copycat. It's rich, creamy, and easy to make!
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8 Cream Puff Recipe
Cream Puff Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
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Better than the bakery's, this homemade cream puff recipe proves just how simple and easy it is to create elegant, irresistible pastries!
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9 Pistachio Dessert Recipe
Pistachio Dessert Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 18 minutes minutes
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Delicious pistachio dessert has a crunchy shortbread cookie base for the perfect combination of crunchy, creamy, sweet + salty.
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10 Dessert Kabobs Recipe
Dessert Kabobs Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes 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!
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More New Year’s Eve Desserts
11 Pecan Pie Cheesecake
Pecan Pie Cheesecake
Total Time: 2 hours hours 25 minutes minutes
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Pecan pie cheesecake combines a creamy cheesecake layer with a buttery, caramel-pecan topping. It is perfectly indulgent!!
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12 Hot Cocoa Cheesecake Minis Recipe
Hot Cocoa Cheesecake Minis Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours hours 45 minutes minutes
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These Hot Cocoa Cheesecake Minis are the cutest and most delicious way to enjoy the winter season and spread Christmas cheer.
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13 Peppermint Brownie Trifle Recipe
Peppermint Brownie Trifle Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Beautiful Peppermint Brownie Trifle is a festive chocolate and peppermint dessert topped with crushed candy canes!
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14 Peppermint Bark Recipe
Peppermint Bark Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
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This peppermint bark recipe requires just a few ingredients to make this holiday classic. Top with crushed candy canes, toffee bits, or nuts!
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15 Peppermint Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Peppermint Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Simple, Cool & Creamy Peppermint Cheesecake bars are topped with candy cane pieces and perfect for a quick holiday treat!
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16 Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe
Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe
Total Time: 23 minutes minutes
This deliciously decadent chocolate lava cake recipe is perfect for company or a date night and is made in just 30 minutes!!
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17 7 Layer Bars Recipe
7 Layer Bars Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
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This homemade 7 layer bars recipe is rich, gooey, and loaded with chocolate, coconut, and nuts for the ultimate, easy dessert!
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18 Peppermint Brownies
Peppermint Brownies
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Beautifully layered peppermint brownies are fudgy and delicious with a dusting of crushed candy – they're perfect for the holidays!
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19 Homemade Brownie Recipe
Homemade Brownie Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes 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!
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20 Scotcheroos Recipe
Scotcheroos Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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A long-time family FAVORITE, this chocolate peanut butter scotcheroos recipe whips up in minutes for a quick, easy, no-bake dessert.
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21 Cookies and Cream Cupcakes Recipe
Cookies and Cream Cupcakes Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Cookies and Cream Cupcakes have a crunchy Oreo bottom and are topped with heavenly marshmallow fluff Oreo frosting!!
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22 Cheesecake Cupcakes
Cheesecake Cupcakes
Total Time: 56 minutes 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!
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23 Better Than Anything Cake Recipe
Better Than Anything Cake Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
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Quick and Easy Better than Anything Cake is a sweet cake filled with caramel and topped with cool whip and toffee bits!
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24 Gooey Butter Cake Recipe
Gooey Butter Cake Recipe
Total Time: 47 minutes minutes
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Simple gooey butter cake includes a crumbly cake crust with a gooey cream cheese topping that is completely addicting!
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25 Cream Puff Cake Recipe
Cream Puff Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 50 minutes 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!
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26 Chocolate Sheet Cake
Chocolate Sheet Cake
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
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Our best-loved chocolate sheet cake topped with chocolate buttercream is simply delicious and feeds a crowd!
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27 Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe
Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes 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!
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28 Frosted Sugar Cookies
Frosted Sugar Cookies
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
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Our ALL-TIME favorite frosted sugar cookies are so soft and have the best, creamy frosting with hints of almond!
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29 White Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
White Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
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Layers of Golden Oreos, cream cheese, pudding, whipped cream and white chocolate curls make up this DELICIOUS White Chocolate Lasagna that is a hit at every function.
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30 White Sheet Cake Recipe
White Sheet Cake Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
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This white sheet cake is moist, and is topped with an amazing frosting with hints of almond throughout. It also feeds a ton, making it great for parties and get together.
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31 Turtle Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
Turtle Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 26 minutes minutes
With chopped pecans on the outside, a caramel filling and chocolate all around, these Turtle Thumbprint Cookies are hard NOT to love!
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32 Cookie Bars Recipe
Cookie Bars Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
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This chocolate chip cookie bars recipe is our family's go-to Sunday night dessert! It's your favorite cookie in bar-form, perfect with ice cream!
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33 Sugar Cookie Bars
Sugar Cookie Bars
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
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Frosted sugar cookie bars are one of everyone's favorite cookies in bar form! They're ready in 30 minutes, and perfect for sharing.
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34 Churro Cheesecake Bars
Churro Cheesecake Bars
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
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Pairing two dessert favorites in one, our churro cheesecake bars use a simple shortcut for a 30-minute twist on a Mexican treat!
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35 Peppermint Chocolate Truffle Recipe
Peppermint Chocolate Truffle Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
Easy homemade peppermint chocolate truffles are simple and the perfect addition to any holiday party or cookie tray.
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36 Peanut Butter Snowballs
Peanut Butter Snowballs
Total Time: 1 hour hour
4 ingredient peanut butter snowballs have a smooth and creamy center and hard candy shell – they're a favorite, festive Christmas candy!
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37 Cheesecake Bites Recipe
Cheesecake Bites Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
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There's no better no-bake treat than our chocolate-coated cheesecake bites recipe! Just 6 ingredients and perfect for parties, gifting and more.
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38 Sheet Cake Bites Recipe
Sheet Cake Bites Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Sheet Cake Bites – delicious chocolate sheet cake topped with a yummy homemade chocolate walnut frosting – in bite sized form!
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39 Mini Pecan Pies
Mini Pecan Pies
Total Time: 23 minutes minutes
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Mini pecan pies are everyone's favorite pecan pie baked in mini form! They are sweet, bite-sized, crunchy, and delicious.
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40 Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
Total Time: 2 hours hours 8 minutes minutes
This decadent chocolate chip cheese ball is a cool, creamy treat filled with mini chocolate chips and perfect for dipping!
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41 Peppermint Cheesecake
Peppermint Cheesecake
Total Time: 7 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
Oreo crust peppermint cheesecake is packed with both white and milk chocolate and loaded with peppermint flavor!!
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42 Eggnog Cookies Recipe
Eggnog Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 22 minutes minutes
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Everyone loves these soft and tasty Eggnog Cookies with hints of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. These cookies are also topped with an eggnog glaze and are perfect for the holidays.
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43 Caramel Cake
Caramel Cake
Total Time: 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes
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Caramel cake is tender and tasty, with layers of light cake smothered with caramel frosting and topped off with caramel syrup!
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44 Chocolate Cheesecake
Chocolate Cheesecake
Total Time: 9 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Recipe Video
An Oreo crust, chocolate cheesecake layer, and rich chocolate ganache topping combine to make this ultimate dessert for chocoholics.
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45 Snickerdoodle Bars Recipe
Snickerdoodle Bars Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Chewy snickerdoodle bars taste just like the famous cookie only thicker, for a more filling bite. Powder sugar glaze is the icing on top!
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46 Jello Cheesecake Recipe
Jello Cheesecake Recipe
Total Time: 6 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
This easy jello cheesecake is completely no-bake and perfect for summer! You'll love the tangy, creamy filling and graham cracker crust.
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47 Chocolate Macaron Recipe
Chocolate Macaron Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 47 minutes minutes
Crispy, chewy, chocolate macarons are delicious. These delicate little french pastries are filled with chocolate buttercream for a perfect bite!
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48 Peppermint Fluff Recipe
Peppermint Fluff Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Simple + Creamy Peppermint Fluff is used for dips or for adding to hot cocoa. It takes just minutes to make and is so tasty!
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49 Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe
Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
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This timeless cream cheese pound cake recipe is soft, flavorful, and perfect topped with powdered sugar and fresh fruit.
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50 Peppermint Meltaways Recipe
Peppermint Meltaways Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
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Soft and butter-y Peppermint Meltaways are a delicious holiday cookie topped with a peppermint glaze and crushed candy canes!
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Your cream cheese filled strawberries are one of my favorites and i never have leftovers when I take them to a party.
You better believe that we have an assortment of desserts for New Year’s!! In the past, we’ve made your cream puff cake, lots of your bars & cookies, dirt cake, so many!!
Desserts are always at the top of our list. It’s always a favorite in our home. You cant go wrong with any of these choices! Thank you for the variety!