Dessert Recipes

80+ budget-friendly homemade dessert recipes to satisfy your sweet tooth without killing your budget. We’ve got everything from cakes, pies, muffins, and cookies to mug cakes, dessert dips, and more.

Popular Dessert Recipes

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Easy Lemon Cream Pie

$4.26 recipe / $0.53 per slice

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

$1.65 recipe / $0.14 each

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Super Fudgy Homemade Brownies

$3.93 recipe / $0.44 serving

Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

$2.86 recipe / $0.32 serving

Jello Salad

$7.87 recipe / $1.12 serving

No-Bake Desserts

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Newest Dessert Recipes

No-Bake Cheesecake

$14.37 recipe / $1.79 serving

This No-Bake Cheesecake is sweet, rich, and tangy with a buttery graham cracker crust. The perfect easy dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth!

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Coconut Cream Pie Bars

$16.96 recipe / $0.71 serving

Coconut Cream Pie Bars are made with a buttery cookie crust, a rich and velvety coconut cream filling, and vanilla whipped cream.

Lemon Pound Cake

$4.85 recipe / $0.40 serving

This delicious, moist and easy lemon pound cake recipe is made with fresh lemon juice and zest, and perfect for dessert or paired with coffee or tea.

Jello Salad

$7.87 recipe / $1.12 serving

Jello salad is a sweet, creamy, popular dessert that’s easy to make and always a crowd favorite for potlucks, picnics, and holidays!

Cherry Turnovers

$9.85 recipe / $1.23 serving

Cherry Turnovers are a delicious baked dessert made with flaky puff pastry and sweet, tart cherry sauce. This is the best easy dessert recipe!

Cherry Sauce

$3.88 recipe / $0.24 serving

Make this easy and delicious Cherry Sauce recipe for a sweet and tart topping for your favorite desserts or as a filling for Cherry Turnovers!

Peach Cobbler

$7.15 recipe / $0.89 serving

This buttery peach cobbler hits! You can use fresh or canned peaches, which makes this easy peach cobbler recipe a crowd and wallet-pleaser!

Cheese Danish

$6.07 recipe / $1.01 serving

This buttery, flaky, and budget-friendly Cheese Danish recipe is ridiculously easy to make and can be on your table in under a half hour.

Limber

$4.57 recipe / $0.76 serving

A limber is a refreshing and delicious Puerto Rican tropical fruit puree popsicle that's the perfect budget-friendly option for cooling down on a hot day.