11 Cozy Winter Desserts
ByMia R.•December 3Winter is the perfect time to cozy up with a sweet treat! Combine the winter flavors of cinnamon, cranberry, chocolate and more with these 11 Winter Dessert Recipes that will delight your taste buds and put you in the mood for winter!
The Winter Berry Bake is truly a treat that you could fall in love with no matter the season! But wow does it brighten up even the darkest winter night! A bubbly, sweet, tart, and juicy blackberry filling, delicately sweetened and topped with sugary pie crust... isn't that just the stuff of dreams? With rich butter to enhance the fruity goodness and served alongside ice cream, the Winter Berry Bake may not seem snowy, but it's the warm, wonderful treat that will make the holidays even brighter!
Later on, we will conspire about your thoughts on this dream of a dessert! Winter Wonderland Trifle will be a beautiful sight at the holiday dessert buffet. The sleigh bells will ring in delight when you take off with a dish full of angel food cake layered with a glistening, white-chocolate-infused whipped cream that's topped with a dollop of peppermint-flavored whipped cream. Are you listening?! Winter Wonderland Trifle is the plan that we've made for a lovely stroll along the perfect lane of dessert choices. In the kitchen you can build this trifle and we'll pretend that it is calorie-free (ha, ha)!
When beauty and food collide, it's such a wonderful treat! Snow-Kissed Cupcakes are not only beautiful, they are super yummy, too! Light and airy angel food cupcakes are topped with sweet whipped cream, a fresh raspberry, and gently glistening with a dusting of confectioners' sugar. Warm a blustery winter's day with Snow-Kissed Cupcakes for an enchanting and delightful dessert. It's a sweet vision to behold!
This dessert looks like a winter wonderland and tastes even better than that! White Chocolate Raspberry Pound Cake is decorated with all sorts of incredible flavors, from the bursts of sweet and tart raspberries in the cake to the creamy, luscious white chocolate ganache on top! And of course, White Chocolate Raspberry Pound Cake has the cake itself, a tender and buttery confection that captures your tastebuds' attention! Let the magic of the wintery season manifest in your kitchen any time of the year with this decadent dessert!
Sir, would you like to try a piece? Don't be shy, we know you will instantly have a secret crush on Pattie's Peppermint Pie and we don't blame you! The tease of crushed peppermint candies on top of the peppermint-marshmallow creme filling is the alluring catch that makes that chocolate wafer crust sing. Chuck or punt those boring holiday desserts aside, Pattie's Peppermint Pie is sporting the cutest look along with the most attractive kick of peppermint flavor you can find. If you haven't tried it, you don't know peanuts about how wonderfully, festively fantastic this peppermint wonder really is! It's kickin'!
When you add your own personal touch, it just tastes better. With Homemade Apple Cobbler, you will never look at one of those grocery-store-wannabe cobblers again. Simple but so delicious, perfectly seasoned jammy apples are baked inside of a fluffy cake for that balanced ratio of cake and fruit in every bite. Homemade Apple Cobbler won't keep you in the kitchen long and your guests will never need to know just how easy it really was... and we won't tell (wink, wink)! Goodbye boxed wannabe cobbler and hello to homemade goodness!
There's nothing like coming in from the cold and finding a welcoming mug of hot chocolate piled high with mini marshmallows. If only you could enjoy this same feeling in a dessert... oh wait! You can! Hot Chocolate Cookies are rich, chocolatey, melty delights loaded with fluffy-on-the-inside and caramelized-on-the-outside marshmallows, so each bite is like a sip from its namesake wintertime wonder! Hot Chocolate Cookies are simple to put together and such a welcome sight that they will warm you up just by seeing them!
Molasses brings the wonderful contrast of sweet and smoky, a depth of flavor that makes desserts like Classic Iced Molasses Cookies such a treat! Tender and moist, with plenty of warming aromatic spices and a creamy, cool icing lusciously spread on top, Classic Iced Molasses Cookies can bring a smile to your face during even the coldest winter days; they'll certainly make the most of your next party! Classic Iced Molasses Cookies aren't just called classic for fun—they're an old-fashioned dessert that feels like a new invention!
Is there any way to celebrate the winter season with more joy than with a slice... or two... or three... of this Cranberry Season Cake? If there is, we haven't found or tasted it! This tender vanilla cake is filled with tart, juicy cranberries and then topped with a snowy, creamy, tangy cream cheese frosting. Mmm but the cherry (or in this case, the cranberry) on top is the syrup-soaked and coated cranberries with sparkling sugar all over! Cranberry Season Cake might just be the magic of the winter in dessert form!
Lines and lines of luscious luxury! That's the beauty of the Pumpkin Dessert Lasagna! A sandwich cookie crust topped with creamy, warming, autumn-loving pumpkin pudding and a tangy cream cheese filling. The beautiful, inviting stripes of scrumptious sweetness will make you feel the magic of fall even in the depths of winter or in the heat of summer! Pumpkin Dessert Lasagna might not be lasagna in the traditional sense, but it packs a powerful flavor all the same!
One of the best things about winter is watching the snow as it falls outside the windows with a warm mug of hot cocoa in your hands. The only thing that could make it better is a little extra merriment in every sip. Boozy Hot Chocolate is a richer and more chocolatey hot cocoa — made with real chocolate — with just a splash of liquor to lift your spirits. For the creamiest Boozy Hot Chocolate, we recommend a cream liqueur, but you'll find that any of your favorite brews blend well with this dessert drink!