Summer treats should be fun to make and even better to eat. These kid-friendly desserts use familiar flavors, simple steps, and plenty of room for little helpers. They are great for rainy afternoons, family cookouts, or school-break boredom. Expect sticky fingers, proud smiles, and very few leftovers.
Banana Nutella Muffins
These irresistible banana Nutella muffins combine the cozy flavor of banana bread with the creamy chocolate-hazelnut flavor of Nutella. With a moist, banana bread crumb and gooey Nutella inside and on top, they're perfect for a sweet breakfast, a midday treat, or an after-dinner dessert paired with a bowl of ice cream!
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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
These chocolate crinkle cookies are fudgy and irresistibly soft with a crackled appearance that looks straight out of a bakery window. Made with deep cocoa flavor and rolled in two layers of sugar, they bake into soft cookies with a brownie-like center that everyone loves!
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Peanut Butter Brownies
Made with two rich, fudgy chocolate brownie layers and a luscious, creamy peanut butter filling in the center, these peanut butter brownies are a flavor combo made in heaven! Whether baking for a gathering with friends or treating yourself to a crave-worthy dessert at home, keeping your hands off these mind-blowing treats will be almost impossible!
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No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake
This easy no-bake Oreo cheesecake recipe is a must for Oreo and cheesecake lovers! A crunchy Oreo cookie crust filled with a silky, smooth, and rich cream cheese mousse loaded with Oreo pieces. It's super light and smooth with just the right amount of tang and sweetness.
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Chocolate Donuts
These are the Ultimate baked chocolate donuts with a chocolate glaze that is simply out of this world! This crazy, delicious, must-try homemade doughnut recipe uses chocolate in the dough, the glaze, and the decoration (which might remind you of Brigadeiros)!
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Funfetti Cupcakes
Homemade Funfetti cupcakes are such a fun dessert. They're full of flavor and crunch and much easier to make than you might think! My super moist vanilla cupcake recipe is studded with rainbow sprinkles and topped with a homemade silky buttercream funfetti frosting to make the best funfetti cupcakes you've ever baked.
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Brownie Muffins
Crackly on the top, chewy on the edges, and fudgy in the center, this 7-ingredient brownie muffin recipe is a brownie lover's dream! Baked in a large muffin pan, they are full of decadent chocolate, perfectly balanced with a dash of salt, and downright gooey good!
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Butterscotch Pudding
This butterscotch pudding is a luxuriously creamy, velvet-rich dessert that shows off the deep flavor of real butterscotch. Caramelized brown sugar and butter are slowly cooked with cream, then turned into a rich, custardy pudding with milk and egg yolks for a perfectly smooth texture.
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Edible Brownie Batter
This super easy edible brownie batter delivers the same rich chocolatey, fudgy goodness without any of the potential risks associated with consuming raw eggs and untreated flour. Made with a handful of basic pantry ingredients in just about 10 minutes, you no longer have to resist the temptation of indulging in brownie batter bliss!
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven, and these peanut butter chocolate chip cookies prove it! Unlike other recipes, my ingredient ratios and technique are carefully tested to give you chewy, bakery-style cookies, not the dry, disappointing ones often found with other methods.
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No Bake Chocolate Pie
This no bake chocolate pie recipe is the ultimate combination of convenience and elegance! Featuring a rich and velvety chocolate ganache filling nestled within a heavenly Oreo cookie crust and crowned with fluffy Chantilly whipped cream, this delightful dessert is a true masterpiece perfect for any occasion and sure to impress any crowd!
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Edible Cookie Dough Bites
Indulge in nostalgia with these edible cookie dough bites – the perfect no-bake, hassle-free treat to satisfy your sweet tooth! Crafted from just a few simple ingredients, the dough is infused with aromatic vanilla and generously studded with mini chocolate chips, offering a delightful mix of buttery goodness and chocolatey crunch.
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Bavarian Cream Donuts
There are many delicious types of cream-filled donuts out there, but these delightful bavarian cream donuts are hands down a treat that everyone will love! Made with buttery brioche donuts and then filled with a creamy, rich French vanilla cream, they are super light, flavorful, and perfect for breakfast or dessert! The vanilla-flavored cream is light and creamy, made with a Crème Anglaise base combined with gelatin and whipped heavy cream.
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Oreo Cupcakes
Cookies and cream lovers unite because these Oreo cupcakes will knock your socks off! This delicious recipe takes moist, chocolate sponge cupcakes, infuses them with crunchy Oreo cookie bits, and tops them with creamy Oreo buttercream frosting. Once you have one, it will be hard to resist having another!
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Chouquettes
Made with fluffy choux pastry dough and sweet Swedish pearl sugar, these light and airy chouquettes may be only one or two bites, but they are absolutely irresistible! Serve these delicious French sugar puffs for breakfast with a hot cup of tea or coffee, or enjoy a few as an afternoon snack or after dinner.
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Brownie Muffins
Crackly on the top, chewy on the edges, and fudgy in the center, this 7-ingredient brownie muffin recipe is a brownie lover's dream! Baked in a large muffin pan, they are full of decadent chocolate, perfectly balanced with a dash of salt, and downright gooey good!
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Mochi Donuts
Mochi donuts, well known as Pon-de-ring In Japan, are delicious mochi-like ring-shaped donuts with a signature bouncy and chewy texture and colorful chocolate ganache glazings on top. Apart from their fun shape and versatility in flavoring them (that will mainly come from the glaze), I love them because of their texture: crisp outside with a bouncy, chewy, soft mochi-like inside.
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No-Bake Cookies
These chocolatey, delicious no-bake cookie are the perfect addition to any dessert table. Made with decadent dark chocolate chips, cocoa powder, old-fashioned oats, and a touch of vanilla, you won't be able to resist having more than one of these delicious sweet treats. The best part is, no oven is required!
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Ferrero Rocher Bonbon
This homemade Ferrero Rocher recipe is seriously the most delicious chocolate bonbon ever: a whole roasted hazelnut in the heart, a delicious creamy hazelnut filling around, all covered with chocolate and crunchy hazelnut pieces.
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Mini Brownie Bites
There can't be many people in the world who don't love brownies. Certainly, baking mini brownie bites is one of my favorite things to do, and brownie bites are the perfect mini-chocolate desserts to make for parties, snacks, and more.
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Nutella Puff Pastry Twists
Filled with rich, creamy chocolate hazelnut, these crisp, flakey Nutella Puff Pastry Twists are scrumptious! It's a quick and easy 2-ingredient recipe using store-bought puff pastry that takes just 30 minutes to make! Perfect for breakfast or dessert, this Nutella pastry is also a fantastic kid-approved afternoon snack or sweet appetizer at any party!
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Easy Twix Cookies
If you can’t resist a Twix candy bar, then add this easy semi-homemade Twix cookie recipe to your next baking adventure. These delightful treats combine buttery shortbread cookies with layers of gooey caramel and luscious chocolate, making for a sweet and satisfying dessert that’s both simple to prepare and utterly delicious.
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No Bake Twinkie Cake
This No Bake Twinkie Cake recipe is a quick and easy dessert that’s perfect for any occasion. It layers soft Twinkies with fresh bananas, creamy vanilla pudding, and juicy pineapple. All are topped with a generous spread of whipped topping and crunchy pecans.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich
Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches feature homemade chewy chocolate chip cookies sandwiched with vanilla bean ice cream for a deliciously fun dessert.
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Funfetti Blondies
This funfetti blondies recipe features deliciously chewy brown sugar and vanilla-laced cake batter-flavored cookie bars. Fun, festive rainbow sprinkles, and creamy vanilla frosting take it over the top!
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