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These potluck desserts are a list of my go-to sweets and treats that are perfect for serving a crowd at parties, events, or any occasion! From cookies and cakes to cupcakes and pies, there's something for everyone on this list. Don't show up empty-handed at your next potluck when you can impress your friends and family with one of these irresistible desserts!
Best Easy Desserts To Take To Potlucks
Potluck desserts are a delicious and fun way to enjoy a sweet treat while spending time with friends, family, or coworkers. Ideally, they are easy to make, easy to transport, and have plenty of servings for feeding a crowd.
From decadent dessert bars to cupcakes, cookies, and pies, these recipes fit the description and always come with rave reviews. You'll be the most popular person at the potluck if you show up with any of these sweet treats!
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- Potluck Desserts
- 1. Fudge Brownies
- 2. Preachers Cake
- 3. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- 4. Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
- 5. Mexican Pralines
- 6. Strawberry Dump Cake
- 7. Blueberry Pie Bars
- 8. Buttermilk Pie
- 9. Whipped Shortbread Cookies
- 10. Peanut Butter Filled Cupcakes
- 11. Chocolate Billionaires
- 12. Cowboy Cookies
- 13. Pumpkin Fudge Poke Cake
- 14. Gumdrop Cookies
- 15. Easy Chocolate Cake
- 16. Granny Smith Apple Pie
- 17. Sugar Cookie Cherry Cobbler
- 18. Chocolate Frosting Fudge
- 19. Apple Crisp
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Potluck Desserts
Whether you like cakes, cupcakes, brownies, pies, confections, or cookies, you'll find an easy recipe on this list to bring to your next potluck, party, or gathering! These desserts are tried and true and will come with rave reviews from anyone that tries them.
1. Fudge Brownies
Brownies are always an easy and delicious treat to share with a crowd making them a perfect choice for a potluck! These fudge brownies will satisfy any chocolate lover that you know with their dense fudge-like texture.
Plus, they're prepared in one bowl so the cleanup is extra quick! Trust me, everyone will be asking for the recipe because they are so much better than any boxed version.
Fudge Brownies
My fudge brownies are rich and decadent while still being easy to make because you can mix up the batter in just 1 bowl! Chocolate lovers will thoroughly enjoy their dense fudgy texture (which is so much better than anything from a box). Indulge your sweet tooth with a warm batch of these brownies the next time a chocolate craving hits!
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2. Preachers Cake
This simple yet tasty cake is loaded with a lot of mix-ins like pineapple, walnuts, and sweetened coconut flakes. Then it's topped off with cream cheese frosting, more crushed walnuts, and toasted coconut!
With a whopping 12 servings, everyone can enjoy a slice (or two)! Don't worry if you are not an experienced baker because this cake is extremely straightforward to follow.
Preacher Cake (Preachers Delight) with Cream Cheese Frosting
This old fashioned Southern dessert cake is a snap to make and absolutely tasty!
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3. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Oatmeal raisin cookies are a classic treat that won't ever disappoint at a party or gathering! My version results in a soft, tender, and chewy texture that everyone will adore.
Even if you have people in your family that normally skip over oatmeal cookies, have them give mine a try and their minds will surely change! Get ready to share these 30 cookies the next time are invited to a potluck.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Oatmeal raisin cookies are a classic cookie that is chewy, tender, and loaded with sweet and tasty raisins! This recipe is perfect in both flavor and texture, yielding a soft and delicious cookie that your family is guaranteed to love! In fact, they are better than any oatmeal raisin cookie that you've tried before!
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4. Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
These sopapilla cheesecake bars are creamy, rich, and always highly requested at all of my family gatherings! For my recipe, I use two layers of canned crescent rolls and fill them with a tasty cream cheese filling. After that, I top the bars with a mixture of butter and cinnamon sugar!
Trust me when I say that these dessert bars are the first dessert to vanish at all of our potlucks. Everyone will be begging you for the recipe!
Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
These sopapilla cheesecake bars are a rich and creamy dessert that is perfect for any party or get-together! It is simple and easy to prepare and can even be made ahead of time! Two layers of fluffy crescent rolls are filled with a sweet cream cheese filling and topped off with butter and cinnamon sugar for a truly irresistible treat!
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5. Mexican Pralines
Mexican pralines are sweet, creamy candies full of pecans, brown sugar, vanilla, and butter! They're a Southern classic confection that is perfect for serving large crowds, plus they only take 10 minutes to make.
These pralines are a great gift for any occasion as well! If you've never tried them before, this recipe is an absolute must that will satisfy anyone's sweet tooth!
Mexican Pralines
These Mexican pralines are a super rich and decadent kind of homemade candy that only take 10 minutes to prepare! They are sweet, creamy, and loaded with delicious pecans! Not to mention, this beginner-friendly recipe is super easy to make!
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6. Strawberry Dump Cake
If you've never heard of or made a dump cake before, then this recipe is about to change your potluck game! Dump cakes are incredibly effortless, yet flavorful desserts that will feed a crowd.
This recipe features 3 simple ingredients - strawberry pie filling, butter, and a box of yellow cake mix! All you have to do is pour the filling into the bottom of a 9X13 baking dish, combine the cake mix with melted butter, then sprinkle the mixture over the top and bake!
Strawberry Dump Cake
This strawberry dump cake recipe is a winning combination of delightfully flavorful and nearly effortless to make. Grab a baking dish, pie filling (plus fresh berries if desired), and a box of cake mix to whip up a family favorite dessert in no time.
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7. Blueberry Pie Bars
These delicious pie bars are the perfect shareable dessert to bring to potlucks, parties, or any summer gathering! They're loaded with blueberry pie filling and topped with a sweet vanilla glaze.
Not only are they visually stunning, but the flavors will wow your guests leaving everyone wanting seconds (so make a few batches!). If you've never made pie bars before, this recipe is a great place to start because it requires minimal ingredients and basic kitchen equipment!
Blueberry Pie Bars
Blueberry pie bars are loaded with blueberry pie filling and topped with a drizzle of a sweet vanilla glaze. They are great for any occasion or get-together! In fact, once you serve these tasty dessert bars, everyone will want to know how to make them!
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8. Buttermilk Pie
This buttermilk pie is a classic Southern dessert that is full of tangy, sweet deliciousness! The key ingredient in this recipe is buttermilk and it's used to make a creamy custard-like filling that will balance the sweetness of the pie.
The best part is that this pie is perfect for inexperienced bakers! You don't have any special baking tools to impress your guests at a potluck.
Buttermilk Pie
Buttermilk pieis a Southern classic dessert filled with a sweet custard like filling that has a creamy texture and slightly tangy flavor! This simple pie is easy to make from scratch, even if you aren't an experienced baker. You can serve it chilled or at room temperature, it's a wonderful dessert for any occasion!
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9. Whipped Shortbread Cookies
If you love soft, easy-to-make cookies, then my whipped shortbread cookies won't disappoint! All it takes is a few simple ingredients to make a dessert that will satisfy a crowd.
Plus, you can easily customize them with decorative sprinkles to match any holiday or special occasion! They are sure to be a hit with anyone that tries them and they're especially fun to make with the kids.
Whipped Shortbread Cookies
These whipped shortbread cookies are a soft, easy, and delicious holiday dessert perfect for adding to your Christmas baking list! With just a few classic baking ingredients, you will have a cookie that is so simple and addicting! Add some festive sprinkles or your favorite candy on top for a wonderful holiday treat!
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10. Peanut Butter Filled Cupcakes
For all of the peanut butter lovers in your life, this easy chocolate cupcake with peanut butter buttercream recipe is just the thing! They're a delightfully moist treat to bake up for your next potluck or just because.
One batch of cupcake batter will yield 20 servings! Plus, if you frequently bake, you'll most likely have all or most of the ingredients in your pantry already.
Peanut Butter Filled Cupcakes
Peanut butter filled cupcakes are a wonderfully moist treat to bake up for any occasion, or just because you are craving some peanut butter! The soft chocolate cake base and rich peanut butter buttercream frosting are sure to please all the chocolate and peanut butter lovers in your life! With the delightful surprise of creamy peanut butter in every bite, these cupcakes always come highly requested!
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11. Chocolate Billionaires
This amazing candy recipe combines Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal and chopped pecans that are coated in melted caramel and milk chocolate chips! With a whopping 36 servings, your friends and family can enjoy a few pieces each at your next party.
Chocolate Billionaires
Chocolate billionaires are a tasty candy that features Rice Krispies and pecans that are coated with caramel and then dipped in chocolate! These bite-sized treats are crazy delicious and perfect for any occasion! It's hard to believe they are so good when they only use 6 ingredients!
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12. Cowboy Cookies
These filling cookies are loaded with a ton of delicious mix-ins to create a thick and chewy treat everyone will enjoy! If you are a fan of chocolate, coconut, pecans, and old-fashioned oats, this recipe is a must-try!
Cowboy Cookies
Cowboy cookies are thick, chewy, and packed with tasty mix-ins like shredded coconut, chocolate chips, and chopped pecans! Loaded with flavor, they taste like they are fresh from the bakery! These easy cookies are a real crowd-pleaser and perfect for any occasion.
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13. Pumpkin Fudge Poke Cake
My pumpkin fudge poke cake is a super simple 9X13 dessert that's full of fall flavors! The holes you 'poke' into the cake allow the rich chocolate fudge sauce to seep inside, giving you a decadent dessert that your whole family will enjoy.
Pumpkin Fudge Poke Cake
Pumpkin fudge poke cake is a deliciously rich and decadent 9x13 dessert cake that is great for sharing with large crowds! My pumpkin poke cake is made by combining ingredients to bake the pumpkin cake, then holes are poked all over to create space for hot chocolate fudge sauce to seep through. Make this ultra-moist pumpkin fudge poke cake for your next fall party and everyone will want the recipe!
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14. Gumdrop Cookies
Gumdrop cookies are a delightful treat that combines the soft and chewy texture of a classic sugar cookie with the sweet and fruity flavor of gumdrops. They're chewy and delicious, plus you can customize the colors of candy to fit any theme!
Gumdrop Cookies
These fun and tasty gumdrop cookies will delight kids of all ages with each bite of colorful fruit-flavored candies packed in a tender sugar cookie! They're also incredibly easy-to-make cookies with no chilling required before popping them in the oven to bake. Though they make great holiday cookies, they are so tasty you'll want to bake them year-round!
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15. Easy Chocolate Cake
Sometimes simple cakes are the best, and this easy chocolate cake is the perfect example! It's rich and moist with a heavenly chocolate ganache on top. It's the perfect cake for birthday parties or any other celebration!
Easy Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache
This easy chocolate cake recipe couldn't be more simple, and it turns out moist, fluffy, and deliciously rich every time! All you have to do is combine the ingredients and bake! It will be your new go-to cake for birthday parties, celebrations, or just because!
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16. Granny Smith Apple Pie
When in doubt, whip up a homemade apple pie with fresh Granny Smith apples. My easy recipe features freshly sliced apples, rich brown sugar, and a few other simple baking ingredients!
Granny Smith Apple Pie
My granny smith apple pie is chock full of freshly sliced apples, rich brown sugar, and homemade apple pie spice for a truly unforgettable dessert. This classic, fall favorite pie tastes great any time of the year. Don't worry about mushy apples or soggy crust, this recipe is fool-proof.
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17. Sugar Cookie Cherry Cobbler
Two classic desserts come together in one epic dessert! This recipe only requires two ingredients: sugar cookie dough and cherry pie filling, yet it tastes like you've been slaving over it for hours!
Sugar Cookie Cherry Cobbler
Sugar cookie cherry cobbler is a sweet, tart, and tasty fruit dessert that's perfect for sharing with large crowds! This easy 2-ingredient recipe combines juicy cherry pie filling topped with crumbled sugar cookie dough. Even a new baker can impress their guests with this easy cobbler dessert recipe!
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18. Chocolate Frosting Fudge
If baking isn't your forte, this chocolate frosting fudge is almost impossible to mess up. It only requires 2 ingredients, plus you can customize your fudge with your favorite toppings and flavors!
2 Ingredient Chocolate Frosting Fudge
Chocolate frosting fudge will satisfy any chocolate lover's sweet tooth. This fudge recipe only requires 2 ingredients! Customize your fudge with your favorite flavors and toppings or enjoy the chocolatey goodness as it comes. It's a great dessert recipe for beginners or for when you need a last-minute sweet treat!
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19. Apple Crisp
My delicious apple crisp features fresh apples and a crumbly oatmeal streusel topping! It's an easy dessert to make during the fall or any time of the year.
Apple Crisp
This apple crisp recipe is chock full of fresh apples with just enough sweetness and an irresistible crumbly oatmeal streusel topping. It's an easy dessert that features all your favorite fall flavors, but it's worth making any time of the year. Top your apple oatmeal crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and you'll be in pure dessert heaven!
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I hope that you find a new favorite potluck dessert on this list! Let me know what you think by leaving me a message in the comment section below!
😋 More Tasty Desserts To Try
- Orange Loaf Cake - A moist and tender cake chock full of irresistible orange flavors!
- Thumbprint Cookies - These tasty thumbprint cookies are made with traditional sugar cookie dough and your favorite jam!
- Lemon Almond Cookies - The zesty combination of lemon and almond make these cookies irresistible!
- Key Lime Pie - A homemade key lime pie is the ultimate summer dessert with plenty of bright citrus flavor!
- Sweet Potato Coffee Cake - Sweet potatoes are the key ingredient in this super moist coffee cake, and they add a unique flavor that is hard to resist!
- Red Hot Cookies - These red hot cookies will spice up your life and satisfy your sweet tooth at the same time!
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Best Potluck Desserts: Strawberry Dump Cake (+More Great Recipes To Make!)
These potluck desserts are a list of my go-to sweets and treats that are perfect for serving a crowd at parties, events, or any occasion! From cookies and cakes to cupcakes and pies, there's a recipe on this list for everyone's taste. Don't show up empty-handed at your next potluck and impress your friends and family with one of these irresistible desserts!
Author | Angela Latimer
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 363kcal
Prep 5 minutes minutes
Cooking 45 minutes minutes
Total Time 50 minutes minutes
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Ingredients
- 42 oz strawberry pie filling (2 21-ounce cans)
- 15.25 oz yellow cake mix (Or use white, chocolate, or strawberry cake mix)
- ¾ cup butter (melted, or cut into ½ tablespoon pats. *See notes)
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Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray.
Pour the strawberry pie filling into your baking pan and spread it evenly with a silicone spatula over the bottom of your baking dish.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the package of yellow cake mix and melted butter. Mix until it reaches a shaggy consistency. Spread small pieces of the cake mixture evenly over your strawberry pie filling.
Bake the strawberry dump cake at 350°F (175°C) for 40-45 minutes, or until the crumble topping becomes a light golden brown.
Remove from the oven and let the cake cool at room temperature for at least 5-10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- In place of the 2 cans of strawberry pie filling, you could use 2 cups of fresh or frozen (thawed) strawberries.
- 1 standard box is equal to 15.25 ounces of cake mix. Some brands will vary, but 1 box of cake mix should do the trick.
- You can use between ½ - ¾ cups (or 1 to 1 ½ sticks) of butter. The larger amount helps to keep you from having any dry spots on your topping if you're sprinkling the cake mix over the pie filling.
- Instead of adding the melted butter directly into the cake mix as directed, you could also first sprinkle the cake mix evenly over the top of the pie filling and then pour the melted butter over the top or cut the butter into pats and place it evenly over the top of the cake mix.
Note: When making dump cakes with one of these options, they will usually take about 10 minutes longer to bake to get the juices and butter to make a nice crust with the cake mix. - If you notice that your cake is browning too quickly (but not fully done) while baking, cover the top with aluminum foil and finish baking as stated above.
- Your cake is finished baking when it's no longer jiggly in middle and the top crust has set.
- To store: Transfer any leftover dump cake into an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Alternatively, you could cover your baking pan with aluminum foil or plastic wrap.
- To freeze: Store in a shallow, airtight freezer storage container to freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight before enjoying.
- To reheat: If you are reheating your strawberry dump cake leftovers straight out of the freezer, go ahead and let it thaw in the refrigerator overnight first. Bake at 325℉ (160℃) for 10-20 minutes or until the cake has warmed to your liking. Alternatively, single portions can be heated in a microwave-safe bowl on high power for 1 minute.
Nutrition
Calories: 363kcal (18%) | Carbohydrates: 59g (20%) | Protein: 1g (2%) | Fat: 13g (20%) | Saturated Fat: 8g (50%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg (10%) | Sodium: 377mg (16%) | Potassium: 20mg (1%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 37g (41%) | Vitamin A: 355IU (7%) | Vitamin C: 21mg (25%) | Calcium: 103mg (10%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
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Course Cake Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Fruit Desserts
Cuisine American