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 mini and individual servings are ready to grab and eat!
Mini and Individual Dessert Recipes
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
Cookies are the ultimate example of individual baked goods. To be honest, 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 (pictured above)
- Double Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies
- Sprinkle Crinkle Cookies
- Spiced Oatmeal Cookies
- Big Chewy M&M Cookies
- Peanut Butter Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies
- Pound Cake Cookies
- Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Butter Pecan Oatmeal Cookies
- Potato Chip Cookies
- Key Lime Crinkle Cookies
- Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Browned Butter Salty Sugar Cookies
- Oatmeal Cream Pies
- Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
- 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
- M&M Brownie Bites
- Peanut Butter Chip Brownies
- German Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars
- Lemon Bars
- Salted Chocolate Brown Butter Crispy Treats
- Cinnamon Sugar Cookie Squares
- Pecan Lovers’ Brownies
- Butterscotch Cashew Bars
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Shortbread
- Oatmeal Brownie Bars
- Sweet and Nutty Corn Flake Bars
- Chocolate Chip Ganache Blondies (pictured above)
- Black and White Cookie Bars
- n-Layer Brownies
- Raspberry Coconut Oat Bars
- Loaded Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- Peanut Butter Caramel Pretzel Bars
- Nutella-Salted Shortbread Brownies
- Raspberry Bars
- Favorite Fudgy Brownies
- Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Brown Butter Blondies
Cupcakes and Mini Cakes
Cupcakes and mini cakes let you have your cake without the slicing and serving that comes with a traditional cake. They’re easy to transport, too!
- Biscoff Cupcakes
- Kahlua Fudge Cakes
- Black and White Cupcakes (pictured above)
- Mini Coconut Pound Cakes
- Mini Chocolate Pound Cakes with Butterscotch Glaze
- Chocolate-Filled Cupcakes
- Mini Cream Cheese Pound Cakes
- Hummingbird Cupcakes
- Brownie Cupcakes
- Mini Lemon Pound Cakes
- 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
- Pecan Hand Pies
- Salty Brownie Tassies
- Mini Caramel Tarts (pictured above)
- 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
- Brownie Bottom Mini Cheesecakes (pictured above)
- Double Chocolate Pudding
- Brandied Cherry Trifles
- Cinnamon Almond Bread Pudding for Two
- Cookies and Cream Cheesecakes
- Meyer Lemon Pudding Cakes
- Individual Italian Cream Cake Trifles
- Butterscotch Pudding
- Mini Cheesecakes
3 Comments on “Best Mini and Individual Desserts”
TY for the recipes! Have enjoyed making several!!
Thank you for your wonderful recipes. I have tried many and love them all.
That’s so great to hear, Katharine! 🙂