What better way to ring in the new year this year than with an assortment of sweet and delicious treats baked from scratch? New Year's might seem to be all about the fancy dinner or drinks and appys to snack on all night, but over here, we think that the desserts are just as important. So if you agree and are wondering what fancy dessert to make for New Year’s, you are in the right place. We are sharing over 30 of our favorite and best New Year’s Eve desserts including bite-sized treats (looking at you truffles!), decadent cakes and cupcakes, irresistible cookies, rich chocolate treats, and more!
Best New Year's Eve Desserts
Nutella mousse cups are rich, creamy, airy, and delicious. No bake and whipped together in just minutes with a few ingredients before it's ready to chill.
Millionaire's Shortbread are a triple-layered treat of buttery shortbread, homemade caramel, and chocolate for the perfect balance of textures and flavors.
Pecan Pie Cheesecake takes a classic flavor to a new level with a pecan graham cracker crust, brown sugar cheesecake filling, and caramel pecan pie topping.
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffles
Dark chocolate raspberry truffles are so much easier to make than you think. It's as simple as combining quality chocolate, cream, raspberry jam, and cocoa. Truffles are my go to New Year's Eve dessert!
These Red Velvet Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are delicious, moist, rich, and perfectly sweet. Top these Valentine’s cupcakes with festive sprinkles.
The cutest bite-sized treat to serve at any event are vanilla cake pops from scratch -- luckily, they are actually simple and easy to make. Add gold and silver sprinkles to make them festive for New Year's Eve.
Molten chocolate lava cakes are rich and fudgy with a classic gooey chocolate center that flows out like lava. So simple and easy to make.
French Macarons with Vanilla Buttercream Filling
Easy French macarons with vanilla buttercream filling are sweet, light, airy, and delicate cookies that melt in your mouth. Beginners can make them too!
No one will be able to resist this perfectly sweet and moist, glazed brown sugar bundt cake. Made with Greek yogurt for major decadence and richness.
Jello Jigglers are fun, colorful gelatin treats that are smooth in texture and fruity flavored. Customize for any holiday with different colors and shapes.
Classic New York Cheesecake is stunning, delicious, rich, and creamy. Plus, it's surprisingly easy to make from scratch — even for beginners!
Oreo Brownies are a fudgy, rich and decadent dessert that is quick and easy to make from scratch in about 30 minutes using simple ingredients.
Moist chocolate cupcakes topped with chocolate buttercream frosting and sprinkles, are a chocolate triple threat. They're rich, decadent, sweet, and easy to make.
This fudgy double chocolate loaf cake is delicious, moist, and rich. It's easy to make with a quick one-bowl batter that's ready for the oven in 10 minutes.
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate covered strawberries are fancy, decadent, bite-sized treats that are loved by all. They are so simple and easy to make at home.
Homemade chocolate chip cookies are soft and chewy, have perfectly crisp edges, and are loaded with chocolate chips. This classic cookie is quick and easy.
Perfect for the holidays, this super moist and tender, festive yogurt fruitcake is loaded with dried fruits and nuts for a burst of flavour in every bite.
Moist vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting are soft, fluffy, simple, sweet, and delicious. Secret ingredient yogurt keeps them moist for days!
Fudgy brownies are rich, sweet, moist, and decadent. Plus, they're easy to make in one bowl (meaning less cleanup!) and ready in about 30 minutes.
Easy Small Batch Almond Biscotti
Small batch almond biscotti are crunchy, crumbly and packed with almonds, perfect for dunking into tea, coffee, or hot chocolate, and they are super easy to make. Plus, mom can take home any leftovers since they can be stored for weeks.
Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
Cranberry orange shortbread cookies are bursting with flavour from dried cranberries and fresh orange zest. These easy cookies are rolled, sliced and baked.
Sourdough Cinnamon Roll Twist Bread
Soft and fluffy sourdough cinnamon roll twist bread is buttery and layered with cinnamon sugar. Prep it the night before and freshly bake it for breakfast.
Homemade salted caramel sauce is sweet, salty, and buttery. It's so simple and easy to make at home in just 10 minutes with 4 basic ingredients.
Make Ahead and Storing Instructions
You can make or prepare most of these New Year's Eve dessert recipes ahead of time. You can store cakes and cookies at room temperature for at least 1-2 days (cookies can be stored even longer). You can also store them in the refrigerator for up to one week or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Confirm full make ahead and storing instructions by checking each recipe.
To reheat any of these desserts and serve them warm as if they just came out of the oven, you can warm them up in a 300F preheated oven for about 5-15 minutes. I would check on it every 5 minutes until warmed through. If heating from frozen, let it thaw first and then reheat.
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30 New Year's Eve Desserts
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
Description
Over 30 favorite best New Year’s Eve desserts to ring in the new year including bite-sized treats, decadent cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and chocolate treats.
Ingredients
Refer to individual recipe that you are making for full ingredient list.
Instructions
- Pick a recipe you want to make.
- Gather and prep the ingredients.
- Make the recipe according to recipe instructions.
Notes
You can make or prepare most of these New Year's Eve dessert recipes ahead of time. You can store cakes and cookies at room temperature for at least 1-2 days (cookies can be stored even longer). You can also store them in the refrigerator for up to one week or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Confirm full make ahead and storing instructions by checking each recipe.
To reheat any of these desserts and serve them warm as if they just came out of the oven, you can warm them up in a 300F preheated oven for about 5-15 minutes. I would check on it every 5 minutes until warmed through. If heating from frozen, let it thaw first and then reheat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Various
- Cuisine: Various
Nutrition
- Calories: 290
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