On New Year’s Eve, indulge yourselves with some of these delicious New Year’s Eve Desserts. We’ve rounded up 55 easy and delicious New Year’s Eve desserts that you can enjoy as the new year countdown begins!

On New Year’s Eve, indulge yourselves with the best New Year’s Eve desserts for kids and adults. We’ve rounded up 55 easy and delicious New Year’s Eve dessert ideas that you can enjoy as the new year countdown begins! #dessertsonadime #newyearsevedesserts #bestnewyearsevedesserts
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Get ready for a spectacular celebration on New Year’s Eve. From New Year’s appetizers and the best New Year’s Eve Desserts, everyone will have a blast counting down to midnight.

Get ready for the coming year with fabulous desserts including easy cupcake recipes, cakes and more. These are the absolute best New Year’s Eve desserts. Ring in the new year with the best food.

What's in this post: 55 New Year’s Eve Desserts

Why We Love These

  • Easy to prepare. No need to spend a ton of time in the kitchen with these simple recipes.
  • Delicious and tons of flavor. Each New Year’s Eve desserts is so tasty and sure to be a hit.

1. Triple Berry Cobbler

The combination of raspberries, strawberries and blackberries taste delicious in this easy cobbler.

Triple Berry Cobbler
Triple Berry Cobbler is loaded with fresh berries and topped with a golden cobbler topping. The berry filling and crust result in a delicious dessert.
Triple Berry Cobbler

2. Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart

It doesn’t take much to convince anyone of how luscious this dessert is. It has a rich chocolate coating glazing over rich, salted caramel filling.

Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart
A chocolate tart shell filled with a soft-but-stable caramel filling and swoops of chocolate ganache is the kind of dessert romantic dreams are made of.
Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart

3. Easy Homemade Chocolate Trifle

Dig into this homemade chocolate trifle and get lost in all the delightful chocolate layers!new You will love New years eve dessert ideas.

Easy Homemade Chocolate Trifle
This is an easy recipe with decadent layers of chocolate cake, chocolate pudding, whipped cream, and more.
Easy Homemade Chocolate Trifle

4. Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

Just looking at these strawberry shortcake cookies brings the eyes and taste buds so much joy. Spoil your inner kid and chow down on this children’s classic!

Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
This simple strawberry shortcake cookie recipe is made from scratch with simple ingredients. They are soft and fluffy and the best fresh strawberry cookies.
Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

5. Deep Fried Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Welcome to the peanut butter lover’s paradise! Enjoy a double golden treat with our deep fried Reese’s peanut butter cups for a drool worthy dessert.

Deep Fried Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
The inside is packed with a full-size Reese’s cup that is slightly melted and the outside is golden brown. The coating is fried to perfection and golden brown.
Deep Fried Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

6. Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake

Dump those worries away with three simple ingredients. Sugar, spice, and everything nice? You can get them all in just one serving of our chocolate cherry dump cake.

Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake
Try this 3-ingredient cherry dump cake today for a super easy recipe that is so moist and decadent.
Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake

7. Eggnog Creme Brulee

The season of Christmas technically doesn’t end until the 6th of January. Let the holiday spirit live on!

Eggnog Creme Brulee
The creamy, crackling sugar-topped custard you already love gets an eggnog base, a splash of whiskey, and plenty of fresh nutmeg to help you celebrate the holiday season in style.
Eggnog Creme Brulee

8. Affogato

The dessert is so easy. Simply pour some espresso over scoops of your favorite gelato flavors. There isn’t a better way to enjoy an easy dessert!

Affogato
An affogato is a simple Italian dessert — just espresso poured over a scoop of gelato — but sometimes the easiest things require the most attention to detail.
Affogato

9. Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Bars

When you get to combine two of the finest kinds of desserts, you get Snickerdoodle, cheesecake bars for the best dessert recipe. Enjoy the sweet touch of cinnamon with the creaminess of the good old cheesecake.

Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Bars
The entire recipe is super easy and starts with premade cookie dough. This dessert comes together fast for the most delicious layers.
Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Bars

10. Sweet Potato Pie

If sweet is in the name, sweet is the game for these delicious root crops. Bake those sweet potatoes for a change and give our sweet potato recipe a shot. Simply add a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream and enjoy our sweet potato pie!

Sweet Potato Pie
The pie filling is really creamy and the spices are perfect. It is the perfect blend and not overpowering at all. This recipe is so easy and we have perfected the best combinations of everything.
Sweet Potato Pie

11. Oreo Cheesecake Cookies

This combination is the kind of dessert one could eat every day until the next New Year’s Eve. What’s not to love about a platter of Oreo cheesecake cookies? Twist, lick, and dunk, or just go straight ahead and gobble down these Oreo delights!

Oreo Cheesecake Cookies
Homemade Oreo Cheesecake Cookies are so easy to make with just 6 ingredients. These soft and chewy cookies are loaded with Oreo cookies and the best cheesecake flavor.
Oreo Cheesecake Cookies

12. Easy Dirt Cups

Here’s a treat the little ones would enjoy the most: Oreo chocolate pudding with gummy worms! Hence the name, easy dirt cups. Let the kids have fun around dirt every once in a while.

Dirt Cups with gummy worms
Easy Dirt Cups
Layers of pudding and Oreo cookies topped with gummy worms make a fun treat or dessert.
Easy Dirt Cups

13. Red Velvet Mug Cake

If you have more glassware sitting in the cupboard, try our red velvet mug cakes! It takes only minutes to prepare and serves the perfect amount of cake in a serving. Fill those dessert tables up with lines of these adorable mug cakes.

Red Velvet Mug Cake
Red Velvet Mug Cake is the perfect single-serving cake that is easy to make. This moist and fluffy cake is topped with a delicious cream cheese frosting.
Red Velvet Mug Cake

14. Banana Pudding Fluff

No one can resist a plateful of good, fluffy pudding. Our banana pudding fluff will take you to the fluffiest cloud nine upon first taste. Make sure to make extra servings, for this will definitely run out fast!

Banana Pudding Fluff
This easy dessert with crushed vanilla wafers, pudding, whipped topping and more will be a hit.
Banana Pudding Fluff

15. Cloud Cake

One dessert’s cloud nine is short-lived. One banana pudding’s fluff is never enough. So buff up those banana pudding fluff cravings with a complementary cloud cake!

Cloud Cake
We take the guesswork out of making caramel with our foolproof microwave method. After it cools, chop and sprinkle over the cake for a sweet crunch.
Cloud Cake

16. Snickers Ice Cream Cake

Hungry? You’re not you when you haven’t eaten dessert. Grab yourself a plateful of our Snickers ice cream cake!

Snickers Ice Cream Cake
Snickers Ice Cream Cake has luscious layers of ice cream, chocolate sauce, Snickers bars and more. This dreamy ice cream cake recipe is topped with whipped cream and loaded with more toppings.
Snickers Ice Cream Cake

17. Honey and Peanut Butter Blondies

Behold a New Year’s Eve dessert version of the classic peanut butter and jelly! The honey brings just the right amount of sweetness to blend with peanut butter. Melt your cravings away with generous helpings of these honey and peanut butter blondies.

Honey and Peanut Butter Blondies
They're thick and chewy with all of the honey flavor shining through and will make you feel like a kid again. The peanuts add a great crunch to every bite, but are totally optional.
Honey and Peanut Butter Blondies

18. Limoncello and Pistachio Tiramisu

Bring one of Sicily’s favorite desserts to your New Year’s Eve party. Despite its lengthy name, Silvia Colloca’s limoncello and pistachio tiramisu are extremely easy to prepare. It’s nice to get a little fancy with food now and then.

Silvia Colloca’s Limoncello and Pistachio Tiramisu
Pay tribute to the classic, magical pairing of coffee and cocoa with this new formula… pistachio and limoncello. The flavor of Sicily in every bite!
Silvia Colloca’s Limoncello and Pistachio Tiramisu

19. Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie

Have a delectable pecan treat with a touch of chocolate! This dessert looks more like something bought straight out of the best bakeries. Entertain your guests with our homemade Bourbon chocolate pecan pie.

Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie
Creamy chocolate combines with crunchy nuts in a great, gooey filling.
Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie

20. Easy Fried Ice Cream

Don’t judge a dessert by how it’s fried. Crispy on the outside has never been so creamy inside. Leave your friends and family screaming in delight with our fried ice cream!

Easy Fried Ice Cream
Typically the ice cream is coated in corn flakes and briefly fried to perfection. This treat is topped with chocolate syrup, whipped cream and a cherry.
Easy Fried Ice Cream

21. Tropical Fruit Crepe Cake

There’s nothing more refreshing to the taste than a decadent cake with a tropical touch. Give this tropical fruit crepe cake a try. Don’t be surprised to see this crepe slowly creep into your most memorable family occasions.

Tropical Fruit Crepe Cake
If they like piña coladas, and gorgeous sweets for dessert, they'll go gaga for this crêpe cake layered with coconut-infused pastry cream.
Tropical Fruit Crepe Cake

22. Chocolate Covered Cherries

Finally, a dessert item you could also use to decorate other dessert dishes. Or you could keep these treats to yourself for a quick, chocolatey fruit snack. Cherry up your lonely nights with platefuls of our chocolate covered cherries.

Chocolate Covered Cherries
Easy Chocolate Covered Cherries Recipe is quickly made with a few baking staples. This decadent treat with a tasty cherry mixture is coated in milk chocolate.
Chocolate Covered Cherries

23. Butterfinger Cupcakes

It always comes down to no questions asked with a blend of chocolate and peanut butter. One taste of these butterfingers is just not enough.

Butterfinger Cupcakes
With a chocolate cupcake base, Butterfinger candy pieces, and a creamy peanut butter frosting, the result is a decadent treat.
Butterfinger Cupcakes

24. Spumoni Ice Cream Cake

Lose yourself in layers and layers of the most luscious ice cream there is. Take a look at this Spumoni ice cream cake recipe. You’ll never find ice cream wowing with layers and bursting with flavors like this one.

Spumoni Ice Cream Cake
Inspired by the trio of flavors common in Italian spumoni, or molded gelato, this ice cream cake demands attention. With 6 whole pints of ice cream, it feeds a big, hungry crew.
Spumoni Ice Cream Cake

There’s no such thing as a bad time for chocolate chip cookies. So why not add its chocolate goodness to a cake? Close your eyes as melted fudge from our chocolate chip cookie cake melts perfectly in your mouth.

Crock Pot Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
It is fudgy and the chocolate chips are melted and so decadent. It is like a giant chocolate chip cookie meets chocolate cobbler all combined for a fabulous dessert. This Crock Pot Cookies is made simple in your slow cooker.
Crock Pot Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

26. Buttermilk Doughnuts with Whisky Chocolate Glaze

Just reading the name makes me want to feast on dessert already. Stray away from the usual doughnut recipes. Serve your New Year’s Eve crowd with batches of these buttermilk doughnuts with whisky chocolate glaze!

Baked Buttermilk Doughnuts with Whisky Chocolate Glaze
Coat these homemade buttermilk doughnuts with a rich whisky chocolate glaze for the ultimate winter dessert!
Baked Buttermilk Doughnuts with Whisky Chocolate Glaze

27. Meringue with Pepper and Vodka Strawberries

Pepper and vodka with strawberries? This New Year’s Eve party has seen enough —- but not enough dessert for everyone. Scoop away with this delightful meringue with pepper and vodka strawberries!

Meringue with Pepper and Vodka Strawberries
This deconstructed Pavlova and boozy strawberry dessert is a great alternative to traditional cream-topped meringues.
Meringue with Pepper and Vodka Strawberries

28. Red Velvet Cream Cheese Muffins

Give your regular muffins a massive boost in flavor with red velvet and cream cheese. Keep your friends’ hands occupied with a loaded bunch of red velvet cream cheese muffins. It’s one of the best New Year’s Eve desserts.

Red Velvet Cream Cheese Muffins
Soft and fluffy red velvet muffins made with a swirl of cream cheese in the batter and crispy, crumbly butter topping.
Red Velvet Cream Cheese Muffins

29. Ricotta and Cinnamon Trifle

Ever tasted cinnamon and cheese bundled up in a soft, flavorful cake? That is what a luscious ricotta and cinnamon trifle is. Make space in your belly for some ricotta and cinnamon trifle with salted amaretto.

Ricotta and Cinnamon Trifle with Salted Amaretto
Take out the competition once and for all with this decadent, multi-layered trifle that's sure to be a knockout.
Ricotta and Cinnamon Trifle with Salted Amaretto

30. Espresso Martini Tiramisu

Nothing is more comforting on a stressful day than hot espresso and some good tiramisu. Imagine having both in just one plate, in one sitting. End the year right with a comforting serving of luscious espresso martini tiramisu.

Espresso Martini Tiramisu
Choose the best quality mascarpone for this luscious recipe for an espresso martini tiramisu.
Espresso Martini Tiramisu

And as if you haven’t had enough chocolate chip cookies in a year, here’s more. It’s vanilla ice cream pressed between two delightful chocolate chip cookies. Greet the incoming year with a mouthful of chocolate chip, cookie ice cream sandwich!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich
There really isn’t anything better than vanilla ice cream squeezed between two chocolate chip cookies. Then rolled again in chocolate chips.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich

32. Chick-fil-A Peppermint Milkshake

Too lazy to go out for some classic Chick-fil-A? We’re here to bring Chick-fil-A to you starting with our version of Chick-fil-A Peppermint Milkshake.

Chick-fil-A Peppermint Milkshake
This milkshake is made with simple ingredients and it tastes just like the one they get at Chick-Fil-A.
Chick-fil-A Peppermint Milkshake

33. Pomegranate, Vodka, and Violet Granitas

Talk about fancy again, here is a colorful experience for a cocktail. Keep in mind that this is only for those who are still young at heart. The young ones have no business sipping these Pomegranate, vodka, and violet granitas.

Pomegranate, Vodka, and Violet Granitas
Talk about fancy again, here is a colorful experience for a cocktail. Keep in mind that this Pomegranate, Vodka, and Violet Granitas is only for those who are still young at heart.
Pomegranate, Vodka, and Violet Granitas

34. Deep Fried Honey Buns

Pour lots of honey on this New Year’s Eve with these deep fried honey buns! These are very easy to make and are super light on the budget. Gone are those days of eating plain old honey buns.

Deep Fried Honey Buns
This recipe is so simple but the results are outstanding. The process of deep frying honey buns really elevates the basic honey bun.
Deep Fried Honey Buns

What beats the usual red velvet cookie? A red velvet skillet cookie, complete with luscious vanilla hot fudge ice cream on top. If you’re tired of your old cookie recipes, try using a skillet for a change.

Red Velvet Skillet Cookie
Thick and chewy Red Velvet Skillet cookie with white chocolate chips, baked in a deep dish pan!
Red Velvet Skillet Cookie

36. Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Frangelico Tart

It’s nice to get your hands on a balance of crispness and sweetness in a pastry. Check out this chocolate, hazelnut, and Frangelico tart that could easily satisfy an entire crowd. Those hazelnut crisps are sure to give a nice touch to the sweet tartness of chocolate.

Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Frangelico Tart
The earthy crunch of hazelnuts with the richness of chocolate in this tart is a classic Italian dessert combination.
Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Frangelico Tart

37. Dreamy Caramel Milkshake

Follow those grandiose dreams with every gulp of this dreamy caramel milkshake. We highly recommended to drink a few of these to fulfill your dreams for the upcoming New Year. Cheers to all dreamers!

Dreamy Caramel Milkshake
This deliciously decadent caramel milkshake is quick and easy to make at home. You’ll just need 3ingredients: vanilla ice cream, milk, and caramel.
Dreamy Caramel Milkshake

38. Homemade Cracker Jacks Popcorn

Every year comes and goes like something straight out of a movie. What movie experience is complete without a huge batch of popcorn to end the year? Bid the past year adieu with our homemade cracker jacks.

Homemade Cracker Jacks Popcorn
Homemade Cracker Jacks Recipe is easy to make and perfect for family movie nights. Each bite is loaded with caramel corn, peanuts, and so much delicious flavor.
Homemade Cracker Jacks Popcorn

39. Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn

Put some variety in that popcorn with different flavors. Bring a sweet and salty surprise with our chocolate peanut butter popcorn! Keep the New Year’s Eve party poppin’ with more popcorn for everyone.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn
The popcorn is coated with a luscious mixture of melted chocolate and peanut butter.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn

40. No Bake Eclair Cake

Are you too busy to bake extra batches of cake for dessert? Our no bake eclair cake recipe is here to save you from all that trouble. A perfect layering of pudding and crushed Grahams to last an entire night of beloved guests.

Close up image of slice of eclair cake on a white plate.
No-Bake Eclair Cake
No-Bake Eclair cake is an easy no-bake treat with delicious layers of pudding, chocolate, and more. This can be assembled in no time at all for an easy dessert that is so decadent.
No-Bake Eclair Cake

41. Black Forest Layer Cake With Cherry Preserves

Chocolate rarely fails to blend in perfect unison with fruit flavors. This black forest layer cake with cherry preserves is a prime example. Just picturing this in your head will make you feel like it’s New Year’s Eve already.

Black Forest Layer Cake with Cherry Preserves
Some chocolate cakes can be overwhelmingly intense, but this one manages to feel light and balanced, with no single component dominating the others.
Black Forest Layer Cake with Cherry Preserves

42. Toasted Pecan Torte with Butterscotch Topping

This toasted pecan torte with butterscotch topping will surely catch the eye of everyone on that dessert table. Get yourself some fast while it’s still there.

Toasted Pecan Torte with Butterscotch Topping
This low-profile torte is elegant, understated, and—here's the key—make-ahead-able. Plus, it eats like a cross between a pecan pie, sticky toffee pudding, and a butterscotch sundae.
Toasted Pecan Torte with Butterscotch Topping

Who doesn’t love a ball of cookie dough? Why not make it a dessert in itself then? Ball up those fists in excitement for this confetti, cookie dough ball recipe!

Confetti Cookie Dough Ball
Who doesn’t love a ball of cookie dough? Why not make it a dessert in itself then? Ball up those fists in excitement for this confetti, cookie dough ball recipe!
Confetti Cookie Dough Ball

44. The Best Frozen S’Mores

Had enough dessert already? How about S’more? Dig in, and enjoy this fun frozen S’mores recipe for New Year’s Eve.

The Best Frozen S’Mores
Frozen S’mores is a delicious spin on the classic smores recipe. Enjoy tasty layers of chocolate and marshmallows in this frozen treat sure to impress. 
The Best Frozen S’Mores

45. Sour Patch Grapes

If you love sour patch kids as a child, it’s time to be a kid again. Surprise your loved ones with a hearty bowl of these sour patch grapes. Share the joy of a taste that brings back so many memories!

Sour Patch Grapes
If you love sour patch kids as a child, it’s time to be a kid again. Surprise your loved ones with a hearty bowl of these sour patch grapes.
Sour Patch Grapes

46. Finger Licking Good Mini Cream Puffs

Wash your hands properly and keep those fingers clean. You can never resist licking off a few crumbs of these finger licking good, mini cream puffs. It is a crime for any party, let alone New Year’s Eve, to have non of these!

Finger Licking Good Mini Cream Puffs
This recipe is quick and easy to whip up and the kids will love it!
Finger Licking Good Mini Cream Puffs

47. Dulce de Leche Lava Cake

Of all these desserts listed, this is the one where it’s literally bursting with flavor. Have you ever heard of dulce de leche lava cake? You better start making some for those guests who have yet to hear about it as well.

Dulce de Leche Lava Cake
Of all these desserts listed, this is the one where it’s literally bursting with flavor.
Dulce de Leche Lava Cake

48. Slow Cooker Chocolate Pots de Creme

If you’re looking for a new way to present chocolate pudding, this recipe won’t fail. Check out this slow cooker, chocolate Pots de Creme. This dessert is guaranteed to keep guests consistently coming for your New Year’s Eve party.

Slow Cooker Chocolate Pots de Creme
Lunch on the go just got a whole lot sweeter. Tuck the jars of rich chocolate custard into lunch bags for a midday treat.
Slow Cooker Chocolate Pots de Creme

49. Cinnamon Spice Sopapillas

Fried pastries are always one of the most underappreciated desserts. But one bite from these cinnamon spice sopapillas will make anyone appreciate everything about it. Keep the party going with these delightful cinnamon pastries!

Cinnamon Spice Sopapillas
Fried pastries are always one of the most underappreciated desserts. But one bite from these cinnamon spice sopapillas will make anyone appreciate everything about it.
Cinnamon Spice Sopapillas

50. Cocoa Meringues with Berries

Meringues are the softest cookies one could easily buy at local bakeries. It’s always a calming experience to munch on some of these on a lazy afternoon. Add more to your meringue experience with this cocoa meringues with berries recipe.

Cocoa Meringues with Berries
Meringues are the softest cookies one could easily buy at local bakeries. Add more to your meringue experience with this cocoa meringues with berries recipe.
Cocoa Meringues with Berries

51. Tangerine Chocolate Semifreddo

Tangerine Chocolate Semifreddo is a pleasant, frozen pudding best enjoyed with a cloud of whipped cream. A touch of tangerine zest and tangerine juice gives it a unique kick. Add a bit of melted chocolate to it, and your semifreddo is good to go!

Tangerine Chocolate Semifreddo
Citrusy, chocolaty version of classic Italian semifreddo. For an elegant presentation on special occasions, top each serving with whipped cream, a tangerine section, and baking cocoa.
Tangerine Chocolate Semifreddo

52. Easy Blueberry Coffee Cake

Imagine yourself in the streets of France, strolling across the windows of the most aromatic cafes. Say goodbye to all those days of craving and imagining. Bring the streets of France to your home with our easy blueberry coffee cake!

Easy Blueberry Coffee Cake
This moist and delicious Blueberry Coffee Cake has a decadent crumb topping that is heavenly. Plus, the entire coffee cake is drizzled with the best glaze.
Easy Blueberry Coffee Cake

53. Cranberry Orange Cake with Lemon Glaze

While this is the type of cake usually seen on other occasions, now is an exception. This dessert is sure to be a showstopper for every family gathering. Wait and see as your loved ones glaze over your lemon glazed cranberry orange cake!

Cranberry Orange Cake with Lemon Glaze
Pretty, super moist cake with cranberries in the batter and sometimes, sugared ones on top.
Cranberry Orange Cake with Lemon Glaze

54. Creme de Menthe Cream Puff Tree

Watch the fruit of your kitchen labor form into this beautiful pastry tree. And watch as this fruit of your labor gets torn down by hungry sweet tooths. Embellish your party tables with the towering presence of your creme de menthe, cream puff tree!

Creme de Menthe Cream Puff Tree
A tower of creme de menthe-flavored puffs makes a spectacular centerpiece for your dessert table. Guests will have this sumptuous pyramid deconstructed in no time at all!
Creme de Menthe Cream Puff Tree

55. Orange Chocolate Mousse Mirror Cake

Feast your eyes on your reflection and gaze upon this finely glazed dessert. Make every New Year’s Eve party complete with a plate of this cake with a touch of orange. Dig into the perfect orange chocolate mousse mirror cake!

Orange Chocolate Mousse Mirror Cake
A shiny, mirrorlike orange glaze covers a chocolate mousse cake to create a delicious showstopping dessert your guests will be talking about for weeks to come.
Orange Chocolate Mousse Mirror Cake

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