2023 Readers’ Favorite Dessert Recipes

 You are in for a real treat–lots of them. Today I am sharing with you the 2023 Readers’ Favorite Dessert Recipes from my Virtual Birthday Party I had in August. When I shared my Top 10 Favorite Dessert Recipes, it was fun to find out that my readers share some of my favorites, too. After you have chosen a dinner from the 2023 Readers’ Favorite Dinner Recipes, choose one of these amazing and delicious recipes to make for dessert. Or in the alternative, life is short, so eat dessert first. 🙂

2023 Readers’ Favorite Dessert Recipes

Berries

• Magnolia Bakery Blueberry Jamboree
  • “This was delicious! Even better than a yum yum!! I will be making this again!”—Pat
  • “This is fantastic. I almost cheated and used canned blueberry sauce, but I am glad I made it from scratch. Got rave reviews from my family!  Thank you.”–Patte
• The Best Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
  • “I made this last night, and it came out perfect!  I have always struggled finding the right topping, one that would actually get crisp and not soggy…this is it!”—Michelle
• No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake {9×13 size}
  • “No-bake cherry cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts! It’s fruity and creamy and delicious.”–Amanda

Brownies, Bars & Cookies

• Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies
  • “I have made this delicious dessert a couple of times, most recently for the 4th of July. One of my son’s friends loved it so much, he requested it for his birthday. It is so easy but so good.”—Becky
  • “These Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies are so delicious. I’m going to make them for my daughter’s birthday party!”–Teima
• Best Homemade Brownies Recipe
  • “These are my go-to brownie recipe–have been for years! They are the perfect mix of fudgy and chewy.”—Taylor
• The Best Pumpkin Squares with Cream Cheese Frosting
  • “It’s not fall without me making these! Of course, I refrigerate them because that’s what you told me to do years ago. Definitely makes them more delicious.”—Jessica
• Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars
  • “So easy and yummy!”—Karin
  • “This recipe takes me right back to good ole North Sevier School’s lunch rooms, back when school lunch (was) good and life was easy!  It was always exciting when we got the peanut butter bars, and this recipe is them to a T!”–Sara
• S’more Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • “A new fave are your S’mores Cookies. We LOVE them, and so does the staff at my daughter’s school. Thanks for sharing your talent!!!”—Jenn
  • “These are really good. I made these for a party that I went to at college. They are decadent. Thank you!”–Chloe

Cakes

• Zucchini Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
  • “I made this the other night to celebrate my family’s ‘August birthdays.’ It was delicious!”–Jamie
  • “Delicious way to use up excess zucchini!”—Crystal
  • “I still remember trying this cake for the first time!! I literally wanted to eat out of my hands like a wild person. It’s so moist and delicious perfect balance of sweet and spice! Now if I could only get you to make it in person for my BIRTHDAY CAKE!! Everything you make and create is amazing!!—Jamie A.
• Blueberry Lemon Ricotta Bundt Cake
  • “This is my new favorite cake. It was so moist and flavorful!”–Amy
• Tres Leches Cake
  • “This is so delicious! Just the right thing for a ‘PARTY’! Seriously, though. Who wouldn’t want it for their birthday?”—Jamie S.
• Best Ever Banana Bundt Cake Recipe
  • “I wanted to make something in my new bundt pan and was also craving banana! This was perfection!”–Kara
• Chocolate Zucchini Sheet Cake
  • “I’ve made this for my family every summer since I started planting a garden and have had extra zucchini!  Everyone loves it, even after they find out it has ‘gasp’ vegetables in it!!  It’s a PARTY around here when I make it!”–Sara
• Whole Orange Cake
  • “I made this recipe for one of my assignments for an online cooking class! It was a total hit! I love bundt cakes SO much, and this was a total success😊”–Natalie
• Fresh Raspberry Almond Cake
  • “When this was posted on Instagram, my daughter sent it to me in a DM, so next time she was in town, I made it. It was delicious. It is her favorite now.”–Amy
• Banana Bundt Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting and Chocolate Ganache
  • “To die for.”–Jackie
• Out of this World Carrot Cake with Callie’s Cream Cheese Frosting
  • “This is the best ever carrot cake. My husband or one of my kids makes me carrot cake for my birthday and Mother’s Day because it is my FAVORITE cake. This was the most moist, flavorful cake, and I want to keep pieces frozen in the freezer so I can have a piece anytime! Thank you for introducing me to this cake, Maria!”—Catherine
  • “I made this cake for my mother-in-law’s birthday, and she LOVED it!!! The flavor is amazing, and the icing is perfect🤩”–Natalie

Muffins & Quick Breads

• The Best Toddler Muffins
  • “My kids (and everyone else’s kids I share them with) devour them, and I love that they are jam-packed with all the goods. Also, let’s face it…I devour them, too!! So easy to make and so, so delish.”–Krystal
• Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • “My 15-year-old just made these! Soo good we have almost gobbled through them all, even my 7-year-old who thought she hated zucchini.”–Melanie
• Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • “I have made these multiple times for my kids and friends, and they love them!”–Jessica
• The BEST Zucchini Bread Recipe
  • “I made this zucchini bread recipe yesterday. Thank you so much. It was excellent. For anyone that [has] never tasted zucchini bread, you’re really missing out!!!–Lisa

No-Bake Recipes

• Chocolate Scotcheroo Rice Krispie Treats
  • “These are my most favorite indulgent treat! You weren’t kidding when you said hide the whole pan! What’s worse (or better) is I swear they are even more delicious in the morning! It’s all the texture and chew!!! I would choose these for a BIRTHDAY TREAT over a cake any day!” —Jamie A.
  • “This is one of my favorite treats! Super easy to make, too! I believe the first time I tried this is the first time you invited me over to make me lunch at your house.”–Melanie
  • “These Chocolate Scotcheroo Rice Krispie Treats are so yummy! I love all your recipes!”–Teima
• No-bake Peanut Butter Corn Flake Treats
  • “Butterfinger taste without sticking your teeth together. These are quick, easy, and so yummy.”–Crystal
• Amazing Samoa Rice Krispie Treats
  • “Had to rate and review one of my absolute favorite desserts of yours! From the moment you made these and shared them with me, I’ve never stopped dreaming of them! I’m so glad you put them on the blog for us all to enjoy! Just sent a pan of them to work with my husband for a potluck, and I’m devastated because I know it will come home licked clean… it does every time. These Samoa Rice Krispies really are the BEST EVER! 10/10 recommend!”–Shanna
• Rice Krispie Ice Cream Dessert
  • “Is this the dessert you had at your wedding? Because if so, I need to make it ASAP! I loved it!”—Kelly
    • Top this dessert with…
      • Brown Sugar Buttermilk Syrup
        • “I use this recipe A LOT… in fact… if we make some ‘breakfast food’ aka pancakes, waffles, crepes… etc…. I ALWAYS have the kids make this recipe in my classes because #1) it is SO much better than syrup from a bottle; #2) I want them to see how simple it is to make; #3) I just love it!”–Sara
• No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake {9×13 size}
  • “No-bake cherry cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts! It’s fruity and creamy and delicious.”–Amanda