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    Home » Winter

    30+ Winter Dessert Recipes

    January 12, 2021 by Amee Leave a Comment

    I think winter baking is about food that is flavorful with ingredients you can still find on-hand. Oh, and they should be comforting and cozy...and Winter is definitely the time for decadence! With this in mind, here are the 30+ Winter Dessert Recipes from Live to Sweet!

    Collage of Winter Dessert Recipes.

    Of course, I'm a big fan of making whatever you want, whenever you want. That said, these recipes have flavors that are warm, cozy, and indulgent. Make them anytime, but especially in Winter!

    If you enjoy this roundup, check out my posts with 25+ Christmas Cookie Recipes, 15+ Decadent Dark Chocolate Recipes, and 30+ Valentine's Day Desserts!

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    • Winter Cakes & Cupcakes
    • Winter Pies & Tarts
    • Winter Cookies & Brownies
    • Winter Pastries
    • Winter Cheesecakes
    • More Winter Recipes
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    Winter Cakes & Cupcakes

    Cake is definitely a year-round treat! Here are some decadent, cozy, seasonal cake recipes that are perfect for the Winter months!

    Sliced Chocolate Ganache Cake with chocolate, blackberries, and fresh mint on top.
    Chocolate Ganache Cake
    Chocolate Ganache Cake
    This Chocolate Ganache Cake is one layer of soft chocolate cake drenched in dark chocolate ganache! The cake mixes up easily (no mixer required!), and the ganache takes about five minutes. So easy and delicious!
    Check out this recipe!
    Slice of Chocolate Ganache Cake with a blackberry on top.
    Orange Upside Down Cake
    A just-sweet-enough orange olive oil cake topped with candied navel, cara cara, and blood oranges! Served with a sweetened sour cream, you can definitely sneak this one in as breakfast!
    Make it!
    Caramel Ginger Date Cake
    This Caramel Ginger Date Cake combines the warm flavors of ginger, dates, and salted caramel with the goodness of cream cheese frosting!
    Bake it!
    Caramel Ginger Date Cake
    Chocolate Orange Cake
    This Chocolate Orange Cake is a single layer of moist, fluffy chocolate orange cake topped with chocolate orange buttercream! You will love this cake's depth of flavor!
    Check out this recipe!
    Chocolate Orange Cake with bite missing.
    Mocha Banana Cake
    This Mocha Banana Cake is four layers of banana cake filled with espresso cream cheese frosting, cocoa nibs, and grated chocolate!
    Make it!
    Mini Lemon Meringue Pound Cakes
    Sweet and tart, these little beauties would be beautiful to serve year-round!
    Check out this recipe!
    Mini Lemon Meringue Pound Cakes
    Chocolate Champagne Cake
    This Chocolate Champagne Cake has super chocolatey champagne cake with champagne Italian meringue buttercream and dark chocolate ganache! For your next celebration, or anytime!
    Bake it!
    Slice of Chocolate Champagne Cake on a black plate.
    Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
    Three layers of decadent chocolate peanut butter cake frosted with peanut butter Swiss meringue buttercream and topped with dark chocolate ganache.
    Make it!
    Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
    Death by Chocolate Cupcakes
    Dark chocolate cupcakes filled with dark chocolate ganache, and topped with the deepest, darkest chocolate cream cheese frosting you've ever seen!
    Bake them!

    Winter Pies & Tarts

    Pies and tarts dominate dessert tables in Summer and Fall, but what about Winter? These pies and tarts feature seasonal fruit and aaaaall the chocolate!

    Ginger Grapefruit Tart with bite missing on a white plate.
    Ginger Grapefruit Tart
    Chocolate Coconut Pie with Dalgona Coffee Topping
    This Chocolate Coconut Pie has a toasted coconut pastry crust filled with dark chocolate custard, topped with dalgona coffee swirled with whipped coconut cream! It's toasted coconut meets a mochaccino and I am HERE for it!!
    Make it!
    Kahlua Brownie Pie
    A decadent dark chocolate Kahlua icebox pie with brownie crust, topped with three flavors of whipped cream!
    Bake it!
    Ginger Grapefruit Tart
    Grapefruit rarely get the spotlight, but it's all about the sweet-tart grapefruit in this Ginger Grapefruit Tart! A sweet, grapefruit-and-ginger pastry crust filled with grapefruit curd and topped with toasted honey meringue and crystallized ginger!
    Make it!
    Mocha Tart
    This Mocha Tart has a chocolate shortbread crust filled with chocolate espresso custard and topped with (five shades of) fresh whipped cream!
    Bake it!
    Chocolate Salted Caramel Hazelnut Tartlets
    A chocolate pastry crust filled with homemade salted caramel, toasted hazelnuts, and dark chocolate ganache, all topped with toasted meringue.
    Make them!
    Champagne Citrus Tart
    This Champagne Citrus Tart has an orange-scented sweet pastry crust filled with champagne pastry cream and topped with champagne-glazed citrus! A mimosa in dessert form!
    Make it!
    Champagne Citrus Tart on a white stand with flutes of champagne nearby.
    Caramel Banana Cream Pie
    A flaky pastry crust filled with salted caramel sauce, caramel pastry cream, and fresh bananas, all topped with fresh whipped cream.
    Bake it!

    Winter Cookies & Brownies

    Is there anything cozier than curling up with a warm mug of tea, coffee, or hot cocoa with a cookie or two? These flavors (chocolate, dates, lemon, cranberries) just scream Winter to me!

    Stack of Orange Shortbread Cookies with Cranberry Glaze on parchment paper with fresh cranberries and oranges nearby.
    Orange Shortbread Cookies with Cranberry Glaze
    Orange Shortbread Cookies with Cranberry Glaze
    These Orange Shortbread Cookies are the most flavorful, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread you've ever tasted! Flavored with orange zest and orange oil, with a beautiful glaze made from fresh cranberries, you'll want make these beauties for the holidays and all winter long!
    Check out this recipe!
    Stack of Orange Shortbread Cookies with Cranberry Glaze.
    Bailey's Chocolate Chip Cookies
    These soft, chewy Bailey's Chocolate Chip Cookies have homemade Bailey's Irish cream in both the cookies and the buttercream!
    Make them!
    Bailey's Chocolate Chip Cookies on a baking sheet.
    Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers
    These Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers are crisp homemade graham crackers dipped in chocolate! Whether you use dark, milk, or white chocolate (or a combination of all three) is up to you!
    Check out this recipe!
    Closeup of Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers, one with a bite missing.
    Lemon Curd Cookies
    These Lemon Curd Cookies are soft, chewy lemon cookies topped with homemade lemon curd! The mix of textures and the sweet-tart lemon flavor will make these a new favorite!
    Check out this recipe!
    Lemon Curd Cookies on a silver cooling rack with a jar of lemon curd in the background.
    Sage Cookies with Cranberry Buttercream
    These Sage Cookies with Cranberry Buttercream are an unexpected treat! The sage sugar cookies are sandwiched with cranberry buttercream, for an outstanding combination of flavors and textures!
    Bake them!
    Stack of three Cranberry Sage Cookies on parchment paper with a candied sage leaf on top.
    Date Pinwheel Cookies
    These Date Pinwheel Cookies have a buttery brown sugar dough filled with swirls of dates and pecans. These babies are crisp, chewy, crunchy, and gooey all in one bite!
    Make them!
    Oatmeal Brownies
    These fudgy Oatmeal Brownies have a buttery, crisp oatmeal crust! A recipe tried-and-true from my childhood, and a regular occurrence at my house during the holidays!
    Bake them!
    Top view of Oatmeal Brownies with one brownie turned on its side.
    Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies
    These Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies are crisp at the edges, soft and chewy in the center, and absolutely delicious! With a little tweak to my go-to recipe, you don't need eggs to make perfect chocolate chip cookies!
    Check out this recipe!
    Closeup of Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies, one with a bite missing.
    Lemon Sugar Cookies
    These Lemon Sugar Cookies are simple, lemony perfection!! Crisp on the edges, chewy in the middle, and with fantastic lemon flavor, you won't be able to stop at one!
    Make them!
    Blondie Brownies
    These Blondie Brownies are two desserts in one! The browned butter blondie layer is topped with a fudgy brownie layer for the ultimate treat! I drizzled a few of mine with homemade salted caramel sauce for a truly decadent dessert, but these are so rich and delicious they don't really need it!
    Check out this recipe!
    Stack of Blondie Brownies with salted caramel sauce dripping down the side.
    Mocha Swirl Cookies
    These crisp Mocha Swirl Cookies combine chocolate cookie dough and espresso-cocoa nib cookie dough for a not-too-sweet treat! Pro tip: for a little extra sweetness, use chopped chocolate-covered espresso beans instead of nibs!
    Bake them!
    Mocha Swirl Cookies

    Winter Pastries

    Here we have pastries with winter coziness and decadence, specifically sweet rolls and cream puffs! This section has the best ways to start and end your Winter days!

    Partially eaten chocolate dulce de leche roll on a white plate.
    Chocolate Dulce de Leche Rolls
    Chocolate Rolls with Espresso Glaze
    These rolls are filled with chocolate-espresso filling, then topped with espresso glaze and crushed chocolate-covered espresso beans! Like a mocha for breakfast!
    Make them!
    Square image of partially eaten Chocolate Roll with Espresso Glaze on a white plate.
    Dulce de Leche Cream Puffs
    These gorgeous Dulce de Leche Cream Puffs are filled with dulce de leche cream, dipped in thick, shiny dark chocolate glaze, then drizzled with more dulce de leche!
    Bake them!
    dulce de leche cream puffs
    Chocolate Dulce de Leche Rolls
    These soft Chocolate Dulce de Leche Rolls are filled with chocolate filling and homemade dulce de leche, then topped with dulce de leche cream cheese frosting swirled with chocolate ganache! The ultimate in breakfast decadence!
    Make them!
    Closeup of partially eaten chocolate and dulce de leche roll.
    Cookie Dough Cream Puffs
    These Cookie Dough Cream Puffs are filled with a smooth, fluffy, safe-to-eat chocolate chip cookie dough, then drizzled with dark chocolate ganache!
    Bake them!
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    Winter Cheesecakes

    I loooove cheesecake, and these recipes have the flavors that I crave in the cold winter months!

    Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake with Date Caramel
    This beauty is a dark chocolate cheesecake with hazelnut graham cracker crust, topped with date caramel!
    Make it!
    Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake
    Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake
    A classic graham cracker crust filled with creamy vanilla bean cheesecake, swirled with homemade cranberry sauce!
    Bake it!
    Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake
    Cookie Dough Cheesecake with Brownie Crust
    This Cookie Dough Cheesecake with Brownie Crust is three desserts in one! A fudgy brownie is topped with (eggless!) chocolate chip cookie dough, then with a layer of no-bake vanilla bean cheesecake!
    Make it!
    Top view of Cookie Dough Cheesecake with Brownie Crust.

    More Winter Recipes

    Not to be overlooked, these recipes are either desserts that don't fit into another category, or something that's not technically a dessert, but deserves a mention! Last, but definitely not least!

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins in a pan with scattered peanuts and chocolate chips.
    Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins
    Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins
    These delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins are soft and moist double chocolate muffins with peanut butter streusel! They're an amazing way to start the day!
    Check out this recipe!
    Closeup of Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins.
    Moist Date Bread
    This Date Bread is moist and delicious with dates, spices, and loads of orange zest!
    Make it!
    sliced date bread on a cooling rack.
    Honey Ginger Pear Muffins
    These Honey Ginger Pear Muffins are made with whole wheat pastry flour and no refined sugar! The sweetness from the honey and spiciness from the ginger make them a fabulous breakfast (or anytime) treat!
    Make them!
    Butterscotch Banana Muffins
    These Butterscotch Banana Muffins are soft, moist banana muffins with butterscotch chips! A twist on a classic! <3
    Make them!
    Butterscotch banana muffin on a plate with butterscotch chips and banana slices.
    Hazelnut Espresso Truffles
    Dark chocolate, hazelnuts, and espresso combine into a decadent treat! Beautiful and delicious!
    Make them!
    Cookie Dough Bark
    This Cookie Dough Bark is a classic dark chocolate bark covered with safe-to-eat sugar cookie dough cut-outs and festive sprinkles!
    Make it!
    Easter Cookie Dough Bark in a small wooden crate with Easter grass.
    Dark Chocolate Champagne Truffles
    Dark chocolate truffles flavored with champagne! Simple ingredients combine for a decadent treat!
    Make them!
    Chocolate Champagne Truffles

    Happy baking, everyone! I can't wait to hear about how these Winter Recipes are warming your homes, bellies, and (if you're like me) souls! <3 <3

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