15 Desserts to Celebrate Your Dad
Cakes, brownies, ice cream, and pie — these 15 Sweet Dessert Recipes are sure to make Dad feel special and appreciated on Father's Day. From caramel-infused to fruit-topped and everything in between, there's something for every taste bud and sweet-treat-longing. Show Dad that you think he's the best this year with a homemade dessert!
1. Black Forest Cake
Black Forest Cake is one of Germany's most recognized and prized desserts. It's no wonder why! Rich and light chocolate sponge cake, layered with ripe cherries and sweet cream frosting, makes for a joyous dessert. Add in the pleasant boozy buzz from the infusions and soakings of kirsch — a cherry liqueur — and you have a cake that's the literal life of the party! Sweet, tart, fruity, chocolatey, creamy, and with just a touch of spirits for extra vibrancy, Black Forest Cake is as thick with wondrous flavors as its namesake is with trees!
See More2. Death-by-Chocolate Cake
Death-by-Chocolate Cake doesn't sound like a bad way to go... when it comes to selecting your dessert that is. What did you think we meant?! Anyway, every piece of this ultra-fudgy, super moist, chocolate-on-chocolate-on-chocolate delight will bring you back to life! And whatever shape you decide to slice it into, be sure to have a glass of ice-cold milk or a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream to wash all that chocolatey richness down with. The bold, cocoa-y flavors of Death-by-Chocolate Cake will make you feel more alive than ever!
See More3. Better-Than-The-Mall Cookie Cake
An ode to the American shopping trip to the mall! The vibrant storefronts, the shining floors, the really odd escalator locations, and the aromas. Oh, the aromas! Soft pretzels, food court fries, and... look at those cookies! They're huge, they're chocolatey, and they are positively calling your name. If only you could create this same experience at home! The Better-Than-The-Mall Cookie Cake lets you make those wonderful giant cookies to your heart's content, which might just mean making them over and over again. Rich, buttery, and with plenty of brown sugar and chocolate chips for fantastic sweetness, Better-Than-The-Mall Cookie Cake goes beyond impressing and straight to wowing. You can even decorate or ice your cookie cake with luscious chocolate fudge frosting as your heart desires! So if you aren't in the mood for a shopping trip, how about a trip to the kitchen instead?
See More4. Grilled Apple Crisp
It seems like you can make every kind of meal on the grill: burgers, chicken, pork chops, steaks, and hot dogs, with toasted buns for each. Your barbeque is sure to be a success! But wait, what about dessert? Surely that needs some kind of oven or stove-top? Not at all! Grilled Apple Crisp uses a cast-iron skillet and foil so you can cook up a wonderful summertime dessert without cooling down the grill. The results are a bubbling, sweet sensation filled with tender, cinnamon-infused apples and topped with a crunchy brown sugar crust. Grilled Apple Crisp is the perfect finishing touch for your cookout. Make sure you have plenty of ice cream on hand!
See More5. Dulce de Leche Milkshake
Smooth and creamy! That's all you need to know about this Dulce de Leche Milkshake. Blended smooth are lovely churros, vanilla bean ice cream, coconut rum (or nonalcoholic, if you choose), and some warm dulce de leche, which all then come together to create the ultimate treat. With yummy churros taking the lead in this Dulce de Leche Milkshake, we just know you'll especially love this sweet sipper. It's "cinnamon-liciously" good!
See More6. Homemade Bananas Foster
Don't let the restaurants fool you into paying too much. Homemade Bananas Foster is a fun, economical dessert that is really very easy, yet very elegant, to make. Surrounded in a seasoned buttered rum sauce, the tropical bananas are sautéed with some crunchy walnuts, then used as a topping in a bowl of creamy vanilla ice cream to make the perfect fancy at-home dessert. Homemade Bananas Foster will make every day special. Homemade is always better anyway!
See More7. Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever
The search for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe is over. The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever truly lives up to its name! This recipe will become your new favorite, by far, with its crispy edges surrounding the ooey-gooey chewiness of the rich, chocolatey middle. Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever are delicious on their own, or you can serve them warm with some vanilla ice cream on top for an added treat!
See More8. Brownie Sundae
Does anyone remember going to the ice cream shop back in the day, getting the perfect hot fudge sundae, and being so jealous of the soda jerks, thinking they had the perfect job? Well, relive your childhood dream by creating your own bliss-in-a-bowl that we call the Brownie Sundae. Any day is the perfect day for a moist, fudgy brownie with the creamiest and most vanilla-y ice cream mound, slathered with ooey, gooey, hot, and fantastic fudge sauce, and all the other toppings that you long for. You're in charge this time, so add all the goodies you want to your Brownie Sundae. You've earned a new job title now and you will quickly come to realize it's truly the best day when ice cream and brownies are involved!
See More9. No-Bake Lemon Icebox Pie
This dish is a dream. Or perhaps our No-Bake Lemon Icebox Pie is just what you'll be dreaming of once you give it a try! It's a creamy, luscious, and truly rich pie, with plenty of bright, sunny lemon flavor melting in your mouth with each bite! All this on top of a crumbly graham cracker crust that provides a lovely contrasting crunch! No-Bake Lemon Icebox Pie is the perfect summer dessert, no question!
See More10. Blueberry Pie
If there is any dessert that embodies the freedom, the beauty, and the warmth of summer, it would be a classic Blueberry Pie. The rich, tart, jammy, and sweet blueberry filling, surrounded by a golden crust with just the right amount of buttery flavor... there's nothing better, except maybe topping it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! This Blueberry Pie isn't a challenging dessert to make and it is an instant crowd-pleaser after a cookout or just a day in the sun!
See More11. Rocky Road Brownies
These brownies capture one of the greatest ice cream flavors ever invented! Rocky Road Brownies are topped with melted, shiny chocolate, puffy pillowy marshmallows, and crunchy walnuts. With a foundation of fudgy brownie, these treats are truly incredible! They may be called Rocky Road Brownies but enjoying them is a smooth road!
See More12. Dessert Nachos
Dessert Nachos have the same scoopable sensationalism of their savory cousins, but with sweetness instead! The tortilla chips are coated in cinnamon sugar and butter to invoke the delight of churros and then topped with ice cream because, what dessert is complete without ice cream? Everything gets piled around a tart, fruity, and sugary berry salsa and drizzled with a homemade chocolate sauce. If you love Taco Tuesdays, then Dessert Nachos are how you bring the evening to its most incredible conclusion!
See More13. Homemade Pop-Tarts®
Homemade Pop-Tarts® are even better than what you can find in a box; they’re fresher and more flavorful! Your favorite fruit jam is brighter and sweeter than what you’d find in traditional Pop Tarts, and the crust has a flakier and more buttery texture that will leave you swooning! Iced with a creamy, luscious, fruit-infused frosting, Homemade Pop Tarts will delight your inner child.
See More14. Butter Pecan Ice Cream Pie
Who needs the ice cream truck for a frosty summertime confection when you have your own home cooking at the ready? Butter Pecan Ice Cream Pie starts with a crunchy, crumbly, and buttery brown sugar and pecan crust and layers it with creamy butter pecan ice cream, homemade buttered pecans (for added crunch and richness), and a smooth, salty-sweet butterscotch sauce. The distinct butteriness of the pecan is enhanced by every ingredient in this ice cream indulgence. Butter Pecan Ice Cream Pie requires some patience, but once you have it ready, you'll think of ice cream cakes as a thing of the past!
See More15. Oreo® Cookie Pie
Oreo® Cookie Pie is a must-make recipe for any fan of one of the greatest cookies ever invented! This pie doesn’t even require baking; just spread some rich cookies-and-cream ice cream and fluffy whipped topping on a pie crust, and top it with crunchy, sweet crushed cookies! Oreo Cookie Pie is the answer to all your dessert cravings.
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