10+ Mini Dessert Recipes

10+ Mini Dessert Recipes Credit:

Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Gabriel Greco

Sometimes all you want is a pair bites of a scrumptious dessert to fulfill your candy tooth, and that’s precisely why we’ve compiled this record of wholesome 2-bite dessert recipes. From cookies to bars to mini pies and cheesecakes, these candy morsels are so good you’ll need all of them day lengthy, not simply after dinner. Dive into fall flavors with our Mini Pecan Pies or attempt our wealthy and basic Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mini Cupcakes. Either manner, attempt one (or all!) and don’t neglect to avoid wasting your favorites.

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Pumpkin–Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey, Prop Stylist: Hannah Greenwood.


These pumpkin–chocolate chip oatmeal cookies are a comfortable, chewy dessert that blends fall flavors with simply the correct amount of sweetness. Pumpkin puree provides moisture and a beautiful orange hue, whereas heat pumpkin spice enhances the seasonal vibes. Studded with darkish chocolate chips, every chunk is the proper stability of candy and spice.

Chocolate-Cherry Cheesecake Bars

Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle.


These chocolate-cherry cheesecake bars layer juicy cherries with wealthy chocolate-infused cream cheese. You can use both recent or frozen cherries, making these simple to get pleasure from year-round. The graham cracker crust supplies a crunchy distinction to the graceful, tangy filling. These bars are perfect for gatherings, or anytime you want a crowd-pleasing dessert.

Mini Pecan Pies

The key to those decadent treats is the portion size–baking them in mini-muffin tins retains the carbs and saturated fats in test. And maple syrup means that you can make this pecan pie recipe with out corn syrup.

Carrot Cake Bars

Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Phoebe Hausser, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling


Classic carrot cake flavors abound in these simple bars. They’re wealthy like brownies, however their cake-like texture helps hold them gentle. A yogurt and cream cheese–primarily based frosting topped with nutty walnuts completes this crowd-pleasing dessert.

2-Bite Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Tarts

Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Gabriel Greco


These mini pumpkin cheesecakes are a festive dessert for any gathering, particularly Thanksgiving. Feel free to sprinkle just a little further cinnamon on high to amp up the nice and cozy, cozy flavors. If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, you may make your individual with a mixture of cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. Use leftover pumpkin puree in muffins, soup and extra.

Mini No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecakes

Sara Haas

Make these wholesome no-bake pumpkin cheesecakes on your subsequent occasion or gathering. These mini cheesecakes will be made forward of time and are already portioned out, in order that they’re simple to serve. Look for graham cracker crumbs within the baking aisle of main supermarkets, or make your individual by pulsing graham crackers in a meals processor till wonderful.

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mini Cupcakes

Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall


Natural peanut butter lends texture and daring peanut taste to those mini cupcakes with peanut butter frosting. Add chocolate shavings and chopped peanuts to offer these tasty two-bite cupcakes further taste and texture.

Air-Fryer Mini Cheesecakes

Photographer: Brie Passano Food Stylist: Greg Luna Art Director: Stephanie Hunter

These mini cheesecakes are wholesome and straightforward to make within the air fryer—no water tub obligatory! Serve along with your favourite toppings, like recent fruit or cookie crumbles, or hold them plain for a easy candy deal with. If you favor, you possibly can substitute the graham cracker crumb crust with finely crushed shortbread cookies, gingersnaps or chocolate sandwich cookies.

Dark Chocolate Almond Clusters

Photographer: Grant Webster, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Joseph Wanek


These bite-size darkish chocolate almond clusters mix darkish chocolate with nutty almonds for a simple snack or dessert. Stick to the three substances we record right here, or add your individual twist by together with dried cherries or toasted coconut for just a little selection.

Zucchini Cookies

Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle.


These zucchini cookies are a inventive manner so as to add greens into dessert! They’re comfortable, moist and flavored frivolously with nutmeg. The shredded zucchini provides texture and helps hold the cookies tender, whereas chocolate chips add further taste. These cookies are excellent for utilizing up your backyard zucchini in an surprising manner.

No-Sugar-Added Mini Apple Pies

These delectable single-serving tarts are gluten-free and sweetened with dates as an alternative of refined added sugars. Top with just a little unsweetened whipped cream to take this special–yet healthy–dessert to the following stage.

Vegan Meringue Cookies

Magical aquafaba—the liquid from canned chickpeas that usually will get poured down the drain—mimics egg whites in these ethereal vegan meringue cookies. The different magical factor? These cookies require simply three substances! Save the chickpeas themselves for hummus, stew or any one in every of our different recipes that decision for canned chickpeas.

Raspberry-Pistachio Greek Yogurt Bark

Mix Greek yogurt with candy jam and crunchy pistachios and freeze so you possibly can break into chunks identical to chocolate bark (however more healthy!). This colourful snack or wholesome dessert is ideal for youths and adults alike. Use full-fat yogurt to make sure the creamiest bark doable.

Mini Berry Cream Pies

Try this Mini Berry Cream Pies recipe the following time you need to whip up a fast wholesome dessert. For this red-white-and-blue dessert, frozen mini phyllo cups work the perfect. Keep them nestled of their tray for straightforward transport to a picnic or potluck.

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