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

Overhead view of a sliced lemon cream pie with lemons on the sides

Easy Lemon Cream Pie

$4.26 recipe / $0.53 per slice

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

$1.65 recipe / $0.14 each

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

Holiday Dessert Recipes

Delicious Cake Recipes

Banana Cake

$10.80 recipe / $0.72 serving

Strawberry Sheet Cake

$11.72 recipe / $0.78 serving

Chocolate cake being lifted out of the mug with a spoon.

The Best Chocolate Mug Cake

$0.30 each

Lemon Pound Cake

$4.85 recipe / $0.40 serving

No-Bake Desserts

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No-Churn Strawberry Ice Cream

$6.60 recipe / $0.94 serving

No Bake Pretzel Peanut Butter Bars

$3.94 recipe / 0.16 per square

Homemade Rice Krispie Treats

$2.30 recipe / $0.26 serving

Two jars of no bake strawberry cheesecake side by side with whole strawberries on the side

No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake for Two

$3.68 recipe / $1.84 serving

Newest Dessert Recipes

Chocolate Pudding Cake

$5.84 recipe / $0.97 serving

This self-saucing Chocolate Pudding Cake is soft and moist, with a gooey chocolate pudding layer on the bottom. Serve it warm with ice cream!

Pecan Pie

$9.65 recipe / $1.20 serving

This Pecan Pie recipe uses simple, no-fuss ingredients to create a classic dessert for the holidays. Easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser!

Apple Crumble

$7.42 recipe / $0.61 serving

This easy Apple Crumble recipe is a classic for a reason! Full of warmly spiced, caramelized apples and a crunchy, buttery crumble topping.

Pear Galette

$6.24 recipe / $0.78 serving

This easy Pear Galette is packed with warmly spiced pears and craisins, then wrapped in a flaky crust and served with homemade caramel sauce!

Peanut Butter Pie

$9.39 recipe / $1.17 serving

This recipe for Peanut Butter Pie is made from scratch using cream cheese, homemade whipped cream, peanut butter, and an Oreo crust. So easy!

Pumpkin Brownies

$8.56 recipe / $0.95 serving

These easy Pumpkin Brownies are moist, delicious, and made from scratch. Topped with a creamy pumpkin cream cheese swirl and crunchy pecans!

Pumpkin Butter

$4.27 recipe / $0.17 serving

This recipe for Pumpkin Butter is easy, perfectly spiced, and budget-friendly. Spread it on toast, pancakes, or your favorite fall snacks!

Overhead view of butter tarts on a parchment lined cooling wrack.

Canadian Butter Tarts

$5.33 recipe / $0.44 serving

This easy Butter Tarts recipe is all you need to make delicious Canadian butter tarts at home. They're buttery, sweet, and perfectly gooey!

Pumpkin Cookies

$4.27 serving / $0.17 serving

Pumpkin Cookies are the only treat you need this fall! They're deliciously chewy, perfectly spiced, and dotted with gooey chocolate chips!

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“Do Nothing” Cake

$9.31 recipe / $0.62 serving

Do Nothing Cake is a one-bowl, one-pan dessert perfect for any occasion. It's a simple, delicious, and budget-friendly treat anyone can make!

S’mores Dip

$5.59 recipe / $0.69 serving

This oven baked S'mores Dip recipe is the cleanest, mess-free way to serve s'mores at home year-round! Zero fuss with just 4 ingredients.

Key Lime Pie Bars

$8.19 recipe / $0.54 serving

These creamy, tart, and perfectly sweet Key Lime Pie Bars are like a slice of paradise and couldn't be any easier to make!