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

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Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

$1.65 recipe / $0.14 each

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Fudgy Homemade Brownies

$3.93 recipe / $0.44 serving

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Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

$2.86 recipe / $0.32 serving

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Jello Salad

$7.87 recipe / $1.12 serving

Holiday Dessert Recipes

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Sweet Potato Pie

$5.08 recipe / $0.64 serving

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Easy Apple Crisp

$2.48 recipe / $0.41 serving

These easy Mini Pecan Pies studded with dark chocolate make the perfectly balanced and pre-portioned dessert for all of your holiday gatherings. Budgetbytes.com

Mini Dark Chocolate Pecan Pies

$5.23 recipe / $0.44 each

This Cranberry Almond Cake is super fast to prepare and the perfect festive dessert for the holiday season. BudgetBytes.com

Cranberry Almond Cake

$3.76 recipe / $0.47 serving

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Creamy Rice Pudding

$1.68 recipe / $0.42 serving

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Chocolate Mousse

$7.57 recipe / $1.26 serving

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Homemade Vanilla Pudding

$2.79 recipe / $0.70 serving

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Homemade Biscotti

$3.46 recipe / $0.19 each

Delicious Cake Recipes

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Banana Cake

$10.80 recipe / $0.72 serving

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Strawberry Sheet Cake

$11.72 recipe / $0.78 serving

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The Best Chocolate Mug Cake

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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

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No Bake Pretzel Peanut Butter Bars

$3.94 recipe / 0.16 per square

Stacked rice krispie treats

Homemade Rice Krispie Treats

$2.30 recipe / $0.26 serving

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No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake for Two

$3.68 recipe / $1.84 serving

Newest Dessert Recipes

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Baked French Toast

$11.95 recipe / $1.49 serving

This easy Baked French Toast recipe is perfectly sweet, with a custardy middle and a gooey caramel sauce topping. So simple, but so delicious!

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Scotcheroos

$9.23 recipe / $0.61 serving

These chewy Scotcheroos are full of rich peanut butter and chocolate butterscotch flavors. Perfect for potlucks, bake sales, and parties!

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Coffee Cake

$6.31 recipe / $0.70 serving

This Coffee Cake is buttery, moist, super fluffy, and topped with an irresistible streusel crumb topping. It’s absolutely delicious any time of the day!

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!