For those moments when all you want is a taste, try one of our many mini-dessert recipes. These bite-sized desserts look great on a plate, and they taste even better. Perfect for parties where chocolate is the special guest.
Make these cute bite-sized desserts for your next gathering.
Maybe all you want is a bite. Maybe the occasion calls for a variety of desserts. Or maybe you just think mini desserts are cuter, which makes them more delicious (because they are, and it does). We've gathered our favorite mini-dessert recipes made with Hershey goodness. Serve them at your next gathering and watch them disappear!
1. Espresso-Filled Mini Cakes
Mmmm. Rich chocolate cake sandwiches an espresso cream filling, then gets topped with a cocoa glaze. The result is a coffee lover’s dream dessert. You can also adapt this recipe to other fillings, like apricot preserves. Either way, everyone will want a whole cake to themselves, and with this recipe they can — they’re mini!
GET THE FULL RECIPE2. Peanut Butter Cup Mini Cupcakes
These mini cupcakes are like a mouthful of heaven. Each one is frosted with a light and airy REESE'S Peanut Butter Creme Frosting — which hides the REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Miniature in the middle! Top them with another for next-level chocolate peanut butter fun.
GET THE FULL RECIPE3. Rich ’n Good Chocolate Truffles
Truffles are perfect for sharing. But these rich chocolate truffles are so good, it’ll be hard not to keep ’em all for yourself. This classic French recipe calls for cocoa powder or crushed nuts to keep the delicate ganache center from melting. Try mixing up your serving tray with variations like sprinkles, matcha powder and even crushed candy!
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OMG, so cute! We thought we'd seen every variation on the classic peanut butter blossom. But these bite-sized blossoms blow the competition away. Roll your tiny balls of cookie dough in granulated sugar for added texture and sparkle. Then top them with HERSHEY’S MINI KISSES Milk Chocolates.
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This recipe is perfect for passing around a holiday party! A melt-in-your-mouth brownie batter is baked into a mini cupcake shape. Then it gets topped with a single HERSHEY’S KISSES Milk Chocolate Candy or HERSHEY’S HUGS Milk Chocolate in White Creme. Dust them with confectioners sugar for some added winter wonder.
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Your guests’ eyes will be as big as dinner plates when they see these mini cheesecakes! Smooth chocolate cheesecake is baked into a chocolate crumb crust then topped with homemade chocolate glaze. And you can enjoy it all without a fork and knife.
GET THE FULL RECIPEBake your cutest desserts yet with Hershey.
Dessert is the best part of any meal. A mini dessert makes it even more fun! Try these bite-sized versions of your favorite desserts for your next party or party of one. An extravagant taste in a simple package, they can turn the most ordinary day into a celebration. And did we mention they look so cute in pictures? For more adorable dessert ideas, try our 10 HERSHEY'S KISSES Recipes to Impress Your Guests.
