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  • 27 years event-planning experience
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  • Kevin Spacey……and more

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popular dessert table treats

  • While 30% of your dessert table food should be devoted to ‘entertaining’ your guests,
  • with quirky, unusual, or eye-catching desserts,
  • combined with ‘a few of my favorite things’; treats that reflect the guest of honor’s taste,
  • the remaining 70% should be devoted to actually ‘feeding’ your guests.
  • So focus on crowd-pleasing ‘safe-bet’ options; familiar, palatable, and popular dessert table treats,
  • likely to be enjoyed by most people.
  • This means classic treats, such as cupcakes, brownies, donuts, cookies, pies, and dessert bars.
  • These are typically more dense and filling, so guests feel satiated quicker,
  • which reduces the number of desserts / treats you’ll need and helps maximize your budget.
  • Don’t forget, you can still finesse and elevate humble treats like these by cutting into smaller, bite-size portions,
  • and serving on mini tasting plates, tasting spoons, tasting forks, and novelty treat containers.
  • Check out my page of Dessert Table Presentation Ideas for more serving suggestions.
  • If you’re not one for baking,
  • or you just want to reduce the amount of food preparation you’ll need to do before the party,
  • many of these popular dessert table treats can be ordered online.
  • The other advantage being that the presentation of handmade treats bought online is generally of a higher standard
  • than something you might make at home,
  • while still having a homemade look and feel.
  • Plus you can often choose from more exciting and original flavors that you might not be able to make yourself.
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HANDMADE DONUTS TO ORDER

Whether glazed, baked, vegan, or keto, sometimes you just want a gooey, stodgy, old fashioned, rustic-looking donut without all the designer froufrou, like these handmade donuts to order.

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handmade rustic apple cider donuts
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DESSERT BARS TO ORDER

Whether you prefer cherry, lemon, or chocolate peanut butter, save yourself time with these dessert bars to order

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handmade lemon bars
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HANDMADE COOKIES TO ORDER

Whether it’s butter pecan, white chocolate & pistachio, or chocolate & cherry, these handmade cookies to order are rustic-looking enough to pass off as homemade!

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rustic handmade gourmet cookies Cherry Garcia flavor
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PIE POPS TO ORDER

A great alternative to cake, these pie pops to order add a different texture to your dessert table treats and are available in a range of gooey fillings

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handmade blueberry pie pops
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WHOOPIE PIES DELIVERED

Save yourself time by getting handmade whoopie pies delivered. Flavors include red velvet, peanut butter, oatmeal cream, and funfetti

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handmade peanut butter brownie whoopie pies
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HANDMADE BROWNIES TO ORDER

These rich and decadent handmade brownies to order are gooey and rustic enough that you can easily pass them off as your own!

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handmade peanut caramel brownies to order
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CINNAMON ROLLS TO ORDER

From classic cinnamon or sticky pecan, to blueberry, and orange & almond, these cinnamon rolls to order are a quick and easy alternative to making your own

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iced cinnamon rolls in a baking pan
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MINI PIES TO ORDER

With flavors including cherry, blueberry, and bourbon pecan, these handmade mini pies to order are a lot less hassle than making your own

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handmade mini dessert pies
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CAKE IN A JAR TO ORDER

Cake in a jar to order allows you to serve a variety of flavors without the hassle of making separate batches and lets guests eat more easily while mingling

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Oreo cookie cupcakes in a jar
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DECORATED PRETZEL RODS

A great ‘filler’ option that also lends visual flair to your dessert table treats, decorated pretzel rods are far easier to buy in than to make

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decorated pretzel rods dipped in white chocolate with yellow sprinkles
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dessert table food ideas

Hit the ‘Read More’ button below to check out my main page of dessert table food with ideas for customized, unusual, and eye-catching treats.

custom photo personalized Happy Birthday m&m's
personalized Polaroid style custom photo cookies of a man 'through the years' for his 60th birthday
pink and gray cakesicles with gold leaf decoration
Rosé wine flavored pink lollipops for adults
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