If you need a dessert that will impress a crowd without a ton of effort, you’re in the right place.
This list of the best potluck desserts is packed with easy, crowd pleasing options that are perfect for any occasion.
From quick desserts for a crowd and no bake treats to rich chocolate desserts and fresh summer favorites, this collection has something for everyone.
Whether you’re planning for work events, church potlucks, holiday gatherings, or family get-togethers, these potluck dessert ideas are simple to make, easy to transport, and guaranteed to disappear fast.
Most Popular Potluck Dessert Recipes
Cherry Delight is an easy no bake dessert with a graham crumb base, cream cheese and Cool Whip filling and topped with canned cherry pie filling.
Rolo Sugar Cookie Cups are an easy dessert recipe using Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix. These delicious cookies are baked in mini muffin tins and loaded with Skor bits, mini chocolate chips and Rolo chocolates.
Reese's Peanut Butter Captain Crunch Bars are an easy dessert recipe perfect for peanut butter lovers. These peanut butter and marshmallow treats are like rice krispie treats but with Captain Crunch cereal instead.
Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cookie Bars are an easy and delicious dessert. These peanut butter cookie bars are soft and chewy and loaded with Skor bits.
These Peanut Butter Cup Stuffed Monster Cookie Cups are a fun and easy dessert recipes. The oatmeal peanut butter cookies are loaded with mini M&Ms and each cookie cup has one mini Reese's peanut butter cup pressed into the center.
Red Velvet Brownies are delicious and chewy homemade brownies loaded with white chocolate chips, dark chocolate chunks and milk chocolate chips. These decadent red velvet treats are the perfect Valentine's Day dessert.
Pistachio Pudding Sugar Cookie Bars are soft, chewy and delicious. This super easy cookie bar recipe uses pistachio instant pudding mix and Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix.
Homemade Brownies from Scratch are a decadent and chewy chocolate dessert. These delicious brownies are loaded with semi sweet and dark chocolate chips.
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Crisco are an easy and addictive cookie recipe using Golden Crisco instead of butter. These chewy chocolate chip cookies are loaded with semi sweet chocolate chips.
Monster Cookies are an easy no flour cookie recipe perfect for peanut butter lovers. These chewy peanut butter oatmeal cookies are loaded with M&M's.
Peanut Butter Cup Sugar Cookies are a cute and colourful dessert perfect for spring. These sugar cookie cups are made in mini muffin tins and contain mini Reese's peanut butter cups and white chocolate peanut butter cups.
Homemade Chocolate Chips Cookies are a classic dessert everyone loves. These easy chocolate chip cookies from scratch are soft and chewy.
M&M cookies are soft, chewy and loaded with regular M&Ms and mini M&Ms. These delicious homemade cookies will please both kids and adults.
Cookies and Cream Sugar Cookie Bars are chewy sugar cookies made with vanilla pudding mix and loaded with Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme baking bits and snack size Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme bars.
Brownies with Cream Cheese are a decadent chocolate dessert loaded with chocolate chips and a rich cheesecake swirl.
Easy Peanut Butter Fudge is an easy three ingredient microwave fudge recipe made with vanilla frosting, Reese's peanut butter baking chips and smooth peanut butter.
Nutella Fudge is an easy two ingredient microwave fudge recipe using Nutella and milk chocolate chips.
Mint Chocolate Fudge is an easy microwave fudge recipe using sweetened condensed milk, milk chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, green food colouring and mint extract.
No Bake Peanut Butter Bars are tasty treats with a peanut butter and Ritz cracker crumb base and topped with chocolate.
Peanut Butter Cup Fudge is an easy microwave fudge recipe made with vanilla frosting, peanut butter baking chips, smooth peanut butter and loaded with mini Reese's peanut butter cups and mini Reese's pieces.
M&M Brownies are delicious fudgy brownies loaded with semi sweet chocolate chips and M&M's candies.
Cookie Dough Bites are delicious no bake treats loaded with mini chocolate chips.
Slutty Brownies are delicious triple layer brownies with a chocolate chip cookie base, Oreo middle and chocolate brownie batter on top.
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are chewy and delicious peanut butter cookies made using just peanut butter, brown sugar and an egg.
Funfetti Cookies are delicious soft and chewy cookies loaded with white chocolate chips and tons of colourful sprinkles.
Haystack Cookies are easy no bake cookies loaded with quick oats, shredded coconut, melted chocolate and peanut butter.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are simple and delicious peanut butter cookies loaded with semi sweet chocolate chips.
Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies are soft and chewy cookies made with vanilla instant pudding mix and loaded with semi sweet chocolate chips.
Brownie Mix Cookies are an easy chocolate cookie recipe using boxed brownie mix and loaded with chocolate chips.
Vanilla Brownies are delicious chewy blonde brownies loaded with white chocolate chips.
Pecan Tarts are delicious pastries with a sweet caramel and chopped pecan filling.
Banana Pudding Brownies are a decadent dessert with a fudgy chocolate brownie base topped with a banana pudding and Cool Whip mixture, sliced bananas and crumbled vanilla wafer cookies.
Dunkaroo Dip is a simple and delicious funfetti cake batter dip recipe that will remind you of the childhood treat.
Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are a tasty bite sized snack or dessert recipe that both children and adults will love.
Peanut Butter Balls with Rice Krispies are a decadent no bake chocolate peanut butter dessert.
Slutty Cheesecake Bars are a decadent dessert recipe with a base of chocolate chip cookie dough topped with Oreo cookies, cheesecake and Skor toffee bits.
Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball is a tasty dessert dip recipe perfect for parties loaded with cream cheese, mini chocolate chips, toffee bits and chopped pecans.
Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Cookies are delicious chewy cookies loaded with semi sweet chocolate chips and gooey mini marshmallows.
Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies are delicious chewy cookies loaded with semi sweet chocolate chips and chopped pecans.
Nutter Butter Bars are a delicious dessert recipe with a layer of chewy peanut butter blondies topped with creamy chocolate and Nutter Butter cookies.
Chocolate Chip Brownies are delicious chewy blonde brownies loaded with semi sweet chocolate chips.
Oreo Dip is an easy no bake dessert recipe made with cream cheese, Cool Whip, powdered sugar and loaded with crumbled Oreo cookies.
Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies are delicious chewy chocolate chip cookies loaded with chopped maraschino cherries.
Oreo Fluff is an easy no bake dessert recipe made with cream cheese, instant vanilla pudding and Cool Whip and loaded with mini marshmallows and crumbled Oreo Cookies!
Oreo Cheesecake Cookies are delicious, soft and fluffy cookies loaded with cream cheese and crushed Oreos.
Banana Chocolate Chip Bars are an easy dessert recipe made with ripe bananas and loaded with semi sweet chocolate chips.
Cannoli Dip is an easy no bake dessert recipe made with ricotta cheese, cream cheese, confectioner's sugar and loaded with mini semi sweet chocolate chips.
Boston Cream Poke Cake is a moist and delicious dessert recipe made with boxed yellow cake mix covered in creamy vanilla pudding and topped with chocolate ganache.
2 Ingredient Fudge is an easy microwave fudge recipe using sweetened condensed milk and milk chocolate chips.
Scotcheroos are delicious peanut butter rice krispie treats topped with a layer of melted butterscotch and chocolate chips.
Oreo Fudge is an easy microwave fudge recipe using vanilla frosting, white chocolate chips and mini Oreo cookies.
Fruity Pebbles Treats are delicious and colourful marshmallow cereal treats.
Peanut Butter Crunch Bars are an easy no bake dessert recipe made with base made from crunchy peanut butter, Rice Krispies, corn syrup, peanut butter baking chips and all topped with a layer of chocolate.
No Bake Chocolate Oat Bars are an easy 7 ingredient dessert recipe with layers of oats and a chocolate peanut butter center.
Cosmic Brownie Cookies are rich and chewy cookies made with boxed brownie mix and topped with chocolate ganache and colourful candy coated chocolate chips.
Peanut Butter Blondies are chewy peanut butter bars loaded with peanut butter baking chips, chocolate chips and mini Reese's pieces candies.
Turtle Poke Cake is a decadent chocolate cake filled with a caramel and condensed milk mixture and topped with chocolate frosting, chopped pecans and mini chocolate chips.
Oreo Poke Cake is a a simple but decadent cake recipe made with boxed chocolate cake mix, Oreo cookies n' creme pudding mix, milk, Cool Whip and Oreo cookies.
Lemon Poke Cake is a sweety and tangy dessert recipe made with boxed lemon cake mix, lemon instant pudding mix and Cool Whip.
Strawberry Icebox Cake is a 3 ingredient no bake dessert recipe made with graham crackers, Cool Whip and fresh strawberries.
Pumpkin Delight is a rich and creamy dessert with layers of whipped topping, pumpkin pudding mousse mixture, cinnamon cheesecake and a gingersnap cookie crust.
Maraschino Cherry Brownies are decadent chocolate brownies made with boxed brownie mix, chocolate chips, maraschino cherries and instant coffee.
Pecan Pie Bars are delicious dessert bars with a shortbread base topped with a pecan pie filling layer made with eggs, maple syrup, corn syrup, brown sugar, butter and chopped pecans.
Cake Mix Lemon Bars are a sweet and tangy three ingredient dessert recipe made with boxed lemon cake mix, butter and lemon pie filling.
Cotton Candy Ice Cream Cake is an easy summer dessert recipe made with Twinkies, cotton candy ice cream, Cool Whip, cotton candy and sprinkles.
Black Forest Ice Cream Sandwich Cake is an easy 4 ingredient no bake dessert recipe made with chocolate ice cream sandwiches, whipped topping, cherry pie filling and chocolate sauce.
Easter Dirt Cake is an easy no bake dessert recipe perfect for feeding a crowd.
This fun and colourful dessert is made with crushed Oreo cookies, vanilla pudding, cream cheese, white chocolate, Cool Whip and loaded with sprinkles, mini Oreos and mini eggs.
Cookie Dough Fluff is a quick and easy no bake dessert recipe perfect for summer.
This rich and creamy dessert is loaded with cream cheese, Cool Whip, instant vanilla pudding, mini marshmallows, chunks of Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough and mini chocolate chips.
Peanut Butter Poke Cake is a delightfully rich and moist cake that is perfect for chocolate and peanut butter lovers.
This easy cake recipe uses a boxed chocolate cake mix, vanilla pudding mix and creamy peanut butter and is topped with Cool Whip and chopped Reese's peanut butter cups.
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