Individual desserts are one of my favorite things to make for a party or even a small gathering. It’s so wonderful to get to the end of a meal and not have to slice and serve dessert. These individual servings are ready to grab and eat!
This collection of individual dessert recipes runs the gamut from cookies to cupcakes to pies and a whole lot in between. Keep these recipes in mind when you need dessert for a gathering and don’t need the hassle of serving when it comes dessert time.
Cookies
I could talk about cookies all day, but these are the ones I turn to again and again for feeding a crowd.
- Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Cookies
- Coconut Salted Caramel Thumbprint Cookies
- Brown Sugar Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Double Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies
- Big Chewy M&M Cookies
- Peanut Butter Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies
- Pound Cake Cookies
- Butter Pecan Oatmeal Cookies
- Key Lime Crinkle Cookies
- Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Browned Butter Salty Sugar Cookies
- Oatmeal Cream Pies
- Cookies and Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookie Bites
Brownies, Blondies, and Bars
Slice and store these bars ahead of time, or even wrap them individually for easy serving. Easy peasy!
- Lemon Pound Cake Bars
- Fudgy Cookies and Cream Brownies
- Toffee Squares
- Peanut Butter Chip Brownies
- German Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars
- Salted Chocolate Brown Butter Crispy Treats
- Cinnamon Sugar Cookie Squares
- Butterscotch Cashew Bars
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Shortbread
- Oatmeal Brownie Bars
- Sweet and Nutty Corn Flake Bars
- Chocolate Chip Ganache Blondies
- Black and White Cookie Bars
- n-Layer Brownies
- Raspberry Coconut Oat Bars
- Peanut Butter Caramel Pretzel Bars
- Nutella-Salted Shortbread Brownies
- Favorite Fudgy Brownies
- Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Brown Butter Blondies
Cupcakes
Cupcakes let you have your cake without the slicing and serving that comes with a traditional cake. If you’re transporting dessert, don’t forget the paper liners to make them even easier to grab and eat.
- Biscoff Cupcakes
- Kahlua Fudge Cakes
- Black and White Cupcakes
- Mini Coconut Pound Cakes
- Chocolate-Filled Cupcakes
- Hummingbird Cupcakes
- Brownie Cupcakes
- Chocolate Chunk Cupcakes
- Brown Sugar Pound Cakes with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting
Mini Pies
With hand pies and tiny pies, you don’t have to skip the pie in favor of serving efficiency. They take a little more effort on the front end, but you’ll forget all about that when everyone is raving about your pies!
- Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Hand Pies
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Tassies
- Lemon Chess Tartlets
- Salty Brownie Tassies
- Mini Caramel Tarts
- Ginger Lemon Hand Pies
- Mini Pecan Pies
- Chocolate Hand Pies
Cheesecakes, Puddings, and Everything Else
- Mini Cinnamon Crumb Cheesecakes
- Chocolate Pôts de Crème
- Apple Crisp Bites
- Double Chocolate Pudding
- Brandied Cherry Trifles
- Cookies and Cream Cheesecakes
- Meyer Lemon Pudding Cakes
- Individual Italian Cream Cake Trifles
- Butterscotch Pudding
- Mini Cheesecakes
One Comment on “Best Individual Desserts”
TY for the recipes! Have enjoyed making several!!