12 Really Good Desserts for When You Just Want Something Sweet
Let’s be honest, sometimes you just want a decent slice of cake or a really good cookie without any fuss. You don’t need a holiday, a party, or a special occasion as an excuse to whip up something delicious. These 12 straightforward, crowd-pleasing desserts are all about keeping things simple, satisfying your sweet tooth, and making any normal day feel a little brighter. They are easy to make, completely delicious, and guaranteed to have everyone lingering around the kitchen counter for a second bite.
Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
This Chocolate Molten Lava Cake can be ready in about 20 minutes! Warm chocolate cake is filled with ooey gooey chocolate sauce and is delicious when topped with ice cream and fresh berries. It’s the perfect recipe for a date night, a girl’s night in, or even a solo treat!
Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies are perfectly soft with a chewy center. Flavored with semisweet chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, pecans, and flakey sea salt, these are sweet and salty and perfect for dessert!
Alfajores Argentinos
Alfajores Argentinos are popular sandwich cookies from Argentina made with simple shortbread dough and stuffed with rich dulce de leche. This simple, melt-in-your-mouth cookie is perfect for an afternoon treat or a gift and is easy to make at home!
Brigadeiro Recipe
This Brigadeiro Recipe shows you how to make the chocolate fudge balls that are a sentimental and history-filled dessert in Brazil. They are made with sweetened condensed milk and are normally topped with sprinkles!
No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake
Lemon Cheesecake is the perfect, refreshing dessert to enjoy on a nice hot summer day and this no-bake version is easy to put together without heating up the house!
Easy Tres Leches Cake
Experience the tastes of Latin America simply by making this cake at home! A sponge cake is soaked in a combination of milk, evaporated milk, and sweetened condensed milk for a treat your taste buds are going to LOVE.
Oreo Fudge (Fail Proof Recipe!)
Oreo Fudge has all the delicious flavor of Oreo you love in a bite of creamy, sweet fudge. It’s the perfect treat for fudge lovers, Oreo lovers, and everyone in between!
Homemade Peach Cobbler Recipe
This Homemade Peach Cobbler is Heaven on Earth and a completely delicious summer dessert! Made with fresh peaches and carrying a snickerdoodle-type crust, this fruity dessert is best served warm with ice cream.
S’mores Brownies
These S’mores Brownies are what summer dreams are made of. Fudgy, chewy brownies are topped with marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers to create the perfect summer dessert!
Strawberry Swiss Roll
Swiss Rolls are such a fun and impressive dessert to make! Swiss cakes are made from a very thin sponge cake that is filled with cream and rolled into a gorgeous spiral. In this case, our Strawberry Swiss Roll features a strawberry flavored cream that both fills the cake and is spread on top.
Soft and Chewy Monster Cookies
Monster Cookies are filled with peanut butter, oats, chocolate chips and M&Ms, but what makes this recipe the absolute best is how quickly it comes together. This super simple recipe can be ready to enjoy in less than 30 minutes!
Authentic Canadian Butter Tarts
Butter Tarts are a quintessential Canadian dessert that vaguely resemble the interior of pecan pie. They are made individually, and can be enjoyed plain or with walnuts, raisins, or chocolate chips. This recipe is a family secret from my Canadian aunt that I am sharing with you!
