51 of Our Best Small-Batch Dessert Recipes
Because sometimes you want something sweet, but don’t want extras sitting around your kitchen.
By Leslie Fink
Last updated January 2, 2024
If baking a big batch of cookies or cupcakes leaves you with more leftovers than you know how to deal with, then you’ll appreciate these small-batch dessert and sweet snack recipes. They make enough servings for one, two, or just a few people. No more finding room in your fridge (or your Budget) for dozens of extras!
Single-Serving Sweets
5
Funfetti cake dip
#Easy5 MIN
9
Double-berry crunch yogurt bowl
#Easy5 MIN
4
Chocolate Pizzelle Fruit Tart
#Easy3 MIN
4
Quick Strawberry Mug Crisp
#Easy5 MIN
3
Raspberry, orange, and cream tartlets
#Easy5 MIN
4
Strawberries & Cream Chocolate Cookie Sandwich
#Easy5 MIN
8
Summer Berry Crepe
#Easy5 MIN
5
Chocolate and pear quesadilla
#Easy5 MIN
9
Baked Oat & Walnut-Stuffed Apple
#Easy12 MIN
4
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pizzelle Tart
#Easy5 MIN
7
Quick Cherry Crisp
#Easy5 MIN
5
Peanut butter mousse and banana cookie tarts
#Easy5 MIN
6
White chocolate-blueberry pizzelle tart
#Easy5 MIN
6
Berry & Marshmallow Skewers with Bittersweet Chocolate
#Easy5 MIN
8
Apple "fries" with creamy peanut butter dip
#Easy10 MIN
7
Lemon-cardamom peach crisp
#Easy10 MIN
5
Open-Faced Indoor S’more
#Easy3 MIN
6
Deconstructed strawberry cheesecake
#Easy10 MIN
10
Chocolate–peanut butter breakfast bowl
#Easy10 MIN
3
Mango shaved ice with chile-lime sprinkle
#Easy3 MIN
6
Banana cream pie pudding cup
#Easy5 MIN
4
Sweet & crunchy trail mix
#Easy3 MIN
4
Chocolate Drizzled Strawberries
#Easy5 MIN
Recipes for You and Your Plus One
7
Protein-Packed Cookie Dough Cups
#Easy15 MIN
4
Chocolate-peanut butter party dip with fruit kabobs
#Easy10 MIN
7
Cherry-berry sorbet with chocolate crunch
#Easy10 MIN
4
S'mores Popcorn
#Easy5 MIN
8
Grilled stuffed pears
#Medium15 MIN
7
Individual chocolate soufflés
#Medium10 MIN
4
Banana mango "nice" cream
#Easy5 MIN
6
Frozen Banana-Cookie Pops
#Easy5 MIN
7
Peach shortcakes with candied walnuts
#Easy5 MIN
4
White chocolate-covered strawberry fudge bars
#Easy4 MIN
7
Affogato
#Easy5 MIN
13
Chocolate peanut butter "ice cream"
#Easy10 MIN
9
Loaded apple nachos
#Easy10 MIN
Desserts That Serve Four
8
Grilled deconstructed berry pie
#Easy15 MIN
9
Banana pudding cups
#Easy15 MIN
5
Smoky Spiced Chocolate "Nice" Cream
#Easy10 MIN
5
Lemon-Berry Pizzelle Tart
#Easy10 MIN
4
Air-Fryer Cherry Pie Egg Rolls
#Easy10 MIN
1
Frozen PB & J wheels
#Easy5 MIN
2
Strawberry "nice" cream
#Easy10 MIN
4
Air fryer s'mores egg rolls
#Easy8 MIN
5
Grilled–piña colada "nice" cream
#Easy10 MIN
2
Frozen fudge bar open-face s'mores
#Easy5 MIN
7
Grilled banana split boats with peanut butter sauce
#Easy5 MIN
8
Yogurt parfait board
#Easy10 MIN
8
Mango-ginger pizzelle parfaits
#Easy15 MIN
9
Individual mixed berry crisps
#Easy15 MIN
4
Yogurt bowl with blueberry compote
#Easy2 MIN