31 Sheet Pan Desserts That'll Feed A Crowd
Whether you're whipping up a tasty treat for a church potluck or school bake sale, these easy-to-make sheet pan desserts will save the day.
Layer cakes and pies are impressive, but there's something comforting about using one kitchen tool to bake all of your desserts. If you're baking for a crowd, don't fret. This list of our most popular sheet pan desserts will come in handy.
Say goodbye to those hard-to-learn dessert recipes—these dishes all start and end with a sheet pan. If your cabinets aren't stocked with cake pans of all sizes, don't fret. We've got cookies and cakes that only require a few ingredients and one sheet pan to pull off. For all the novice bakers, try your hand at baking Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies, and for the professional bakers, whip up a delicious Texas Sheet Cake with Fudge Icing. Baking skills aside, you'll want to store these recipes in your recipe box under desserts to feed a crowd. Whether you're whipping up a tasty treat for a church potluck or a school bake sale, these desserts will save the day.
Key Lime Slab Pie With Strawberry Whipped Cream
Key limes are a beloved fruit in the South, and this key lime slab pie puts them to great use. Topped with a light and fluffy strawberry whipped cream, this dessert looks as stunning as it is delicious.
Southern Sweet Potato Cake
If you want to make a dessert to impress your guests without too much hassle, this Southern sweet potato cake is the way to go. Filled with warm spices and topped with a simple caramel frosting, this cake will truly stand out on the dessert spread.
Fresh Apple Cake
Southerners love using apples in desserts, and this fresh apple cake is a simple, flavorful delight from 2001 that continues to be a favorite among readers.
Mixed Berry Slab Pie
Give your round pie dish a rest with this mixed berry slab pie that'll make great use of your farmers' market berries.
Kitchen Sink Cookies
Not your Mama's chocolate chip cookies—these treats are jam packed with plenty of pantry-staple, flavorful ingredients like oats, almonds, and corn chips.
Classic Birthday Cake
Who said you need a birthday to make a cake? This sheet cake delivers the beloved and nostalgic flavor and colorful sprinkles of birthday cake without the hassle.
Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
Impress guests by making these super easy red velvet cookies. You don't even have to tell them you used boxed cake mix. Your secret is safe with us.
Cranberry-Orange Butter Cookies
These refreshing citrus confections are a great addition to any decadent dessert spread.
Coconut-Carrot Cake with Coconut Buttercream
Coconut cake and carrot cake are two Southern dessert staple, and this recipe combines them to make a delicious and simple sheet cake perfect to feed a crowd.
Chocolate-Zucchini Cake
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While zucchini is typically found in savory dishes, it can level up your sweet dishes like in this chocolate zucchini cake. The zucchini adds a delicious moistness and the fudgy cake for an impressive yet simple dessert.
Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
These classic Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies bring us back to our childhood days.
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
With a crispy exterior and a gooey center, these treats won't last long on the dessert table.
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brown butter stars as the key ingredient in these extra tender chocolate chip cookies.
Salted Butter-Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Perfectly salty, sweet, and nutty, these soft shortbread cookies are an excellent choice for any gathering.
Banana Pudding Poke Cake
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Love banana pudding but need more servings than a batch makes? This banana pudding poke cake is the perfect compromise to feed a crowd.
Grandma's Chocolate Drop Cookies
These cake-like double chocolate cookies are a crowd pleaser.
Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies
If they're approved by the former First Lady, you know they'll be a hit at every gathering.
Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
Cinnamon and sugar are a tasty pair making these melt-in-your-mouth cookies an all-time favorite.
Blond Texas Sheet Cake
This oh-so-simple spinoff of the the beloved chocolate Texas Sheet Cake uses white cake mix to make a scrumptious counterpart topped with caramel-pecan frosting.
Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies
Whip up these simple, but delicious cookies when you're short on time. They're ready to eat in just 35 minutes.
Cream Soda Confetti Sheet Cake with Strawberry-Sour Cream Buttercream
Nothing says a birthday celebration quite like a colorful sheet cake and plenty of candles.
Fudgy Flourless Chocolate-Pecan Cookies Recipe
For all the chocolate lovers out there, these cookies are packed with chunks of chocolate and toasted pecans.
Coconut Cookies
These coconut cookies have a nutty flavor and crispy texture.
Belgian Spice Cookies Recipe
These irresistible spiced cookies should make an appearance at every holiday party.
Pecan Snowball Cookies
Break out your baking sheets to create these buttery shortbread cookies.
Pecan Pralines
The perfect pecan praline will melt in your mouth. It's flat and hard on the outside, but soft on the inside, giving way to a crispy, sugary texture.
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Creamy peanut butter and rich chocolate chips make a tasty pair in these bite-sized treats.
Wacky Cake
This old-school chocolate cake takes its name from the unconventional list (or lack thereof) ingredients. Even better, you mix it together in the pan, which means hardly any clean-up for the quick and easy crowd favorite.
Cheesecake Cookies
Everything you love about creamy cheesecake transformed into cherry-topped, bite-sized confections.
Lemon Thumbprint Cookies
You can't go wrong with bringing these sweet and tangy cookies to a holiday party or as a host gift.
Texas Sheet Cake with Fudge Icing
This decadent cake is made with Dr. Pepper, fudgy chocolate, and toasted pecans.
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