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    Home » Recipe Roundups

    Best Desserts of 2023

    December 21, 2023 by Amee Leave a Comment

    As the year draws to a close, it's time to check out the Best Desserts of 2023! These are the top 10 most popular recipes from Live to Sweet, the most baked by you in 2023!

    Collage of the Best Desserts of 2023.

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    Here they are: the Best Desserts of 2023! These are the top 10 most baked recipes from Live to Sweet this year! No matter which is your favorite, I think we can agree it was one sweet year!

    If you enjoy this post check out the posts with my 15+ Baking Recipes for Beginners, 30+ Winter Dessert Recipes, and 40+ Unique Desserts!

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    • 10 - Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
    • 9 - Chocolate Cherry Pie
    • 8 - No Bake Turtle Pie
    • 7 - Cinnamon Roll Bars
    • 6 - Honey Lavender Latte Cookies
    • 5 - Chocolate Ganache Cake
    • 4 - Date Pinwheel Cookies
    • 3 - Honey Cookies
    • 2 - Lavender Lemon Cake
    • 1 - Lemon Curd Cookies
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    10 - Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

    Strawberry Cream Cheese Cookies on white plate.

    It's no surprise that these Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies made this year's list! From Valentine's Day to baby showers and all Spring and Summer, these beauties are perfect for so many occasions! And did I mention they're delicious?

    Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
    These Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies are cream cheese sugar cookies sandwiched with swirls of strawberry cream cheese frosting! Just sweet enough, these beauties are perfect for dessert or an afternoon pick-me-up with a cup of coffee or tea!
    Check out this recipe!
    Strawberry Cream Cheese Cookies on white plate.

    9 - Chocolate Cherry Pie

    Slice of Chocolate Cherry Pie on a white plate with a bowl of cherries in the background.

    To me this Chocolate Cherry Pie is a Summer treat, but you are all making it for Thanksgiving and Christmas as well! This is the second year that this pie has made my top 10 post. Clearly you love this beauty as much as I do!

    Chocolate Cherry Pie
    This Chocolate Cherry Pie has juicy, fresh cherries and chopped dark chocolate in a crisp, flaky chocolate pie crust! I think the two-tone lattice gives it a little pizazz, too! 🙂
    Check out this recipe!
    Slice of Chocolate Cherry Pie on a white plate with a bowl of cherries in the background.

    8 - No Bake Turtle Pie

    Slice of Turtle Pie on a white plate.

    This Turtle Pie is a decadent, completely no-bake treat! Gorgeous enough for a holiday and easy enough for a casual Summer day, I think this pie's versatility earned it the #8 spot on the blog this year!

    No Bake Turtle Pie
    This No Bake Turtle Pie has an Oreo crust filled with a dulce de leche cream cheese filling, and topped with vanilla bean whipped cream, chocolate, more dulce de leche, and toasted pecans!
    Check out this recipe!
    Slice of Turtle Pie on a white plate.

    7 - Cinnamon Roll Bars

    Closeup of Cinnamon Roll Bar with bite missing.

    These Cinnamon Roll Bars are another treat that made my top 10 list two years in a row! These babies held the #1 spot last year, and still kept to the top 10 with all sorts of new competition!

    Cinnamon Roll Bars
    These Cinnamon Roll Bars are chewy, super cinnamony and slathered in vanilla-cinnamon cream cheese frosting! They taste just like biting into the gooey center of a cinnamon roll!
    Check out this recipe!
    Cinnamon Roll Bar with bite on a white plate.

    6 - Honey Lavender Latte Cookies

    Honey Lavender Latte Cookies on a pan with fresh lavender and espresso beans.

    I am *enchanted* with these Honey Lavender Latte Cookies! They were a total experiment, and something Google hates (because who would think to search for this recipe?). BUT--you saw the unique and delicious possibilities of this recipe, and enough of you made them to put this recipe in the #6 spot for the year!

    Honey Lavender Latte Cookies
    These Honey Lavender Latte Cookies are espresso sugar cookies frosted with honey lavender buttercream! They're your favorite drink in cookie form!
    Check out this recipe!
    Closeup of Honey Lavender Latte Cookies on a pan.

    5 - Chocolate Ganache Cake

    Slice of Chocolate Ganache Cake with a blackberry on top.

    This Chocolate Ganache Cake is simple, decadent, and a stunning addition to any table! With such wide appeal, I'm not surprised to see it in the #5 spot!

    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.

    4 - Date Pinwheel Cookies

    This recipe for Date Pinwheel Cookies is close to my heart! My family has been making these cookies every Christmas since before I was born--they taste like home to me! I put this recipe on the blog waaay back in 2018 (that's like eons ago in blog time), and they've never made the top 10 before now! All your Christmas baking brought this recipe from the depths of the blog to the #4 spot this year!

    Date Pinwheel Cookies
    Even if you're not a date person, hear me out. These Date Pinwheel Cookies have a buttery brown sugar cookie dough filled with a gooey date filling and chopped pecans. These cookies are crisp, tender, crunchy, and gooey...all in one bite!
    Check out this recipe!

    3 - Honey Cookies

    Glazed Honey Cookies on a gold cooling rack with a honey dipper nearby.

    These Honey Cookies are simply perfect, and deserving of their spot as the #3 most popular recipe on the blog! You can make them plain, drizzle them with glaze, or spend an afternoon making them into a patterned masterpiece! They are so versatile, it's no wonder that so many of you chose to make them, too!

    Honey Cookies
    These Honey Cookies are tender and chewy, with the floral flavor of honey! Drizzled with a honey vanilla bean glaze, these cuties are simple and delicious!
    Check out this recipe!
    Glazed Honey Cookies on a gold cooling rack with a honey dipper nearby.

    2 - Lavender Lemon Cake

    Slice of Lavender Lemon Cake on a white plate with lavender flowers alongside.

    I developed this Lavender Lemon Cake because I just can't get enough of the delicate, floral flavor of lavender! Apparently you all agree, and this pretty cake holds the #2 spot for all of 2023!

    1 - Lemon Curd Cookies

    Lemon Curd Cookies on a silver cooling rack with a jar of lemon curd in the background.

    Here it is, the most popular recipe on the blog in 2023: Lemon Curd Cookies! You went WILD for these babies on social media this year, which skyrocketed them to the #1 spot by a landslide! They're so delicious, they definitely deserve the honor!

    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.

    So now that we've reminisced about the Best Desserts of 2023, here's to all things sweet in 2024! I have so many ideas, and can't wait for you to bake all my tried-and-true recipes and new additions along with me in the new year! Wishing a very happy New Year to each of you!

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