My family gets together every Sunday for dinner or what we call toona’i (dinner in Samoan). Every week I look forward to a home-cooked meal by the aunties and spending time with all my cousins. For dinner I’ll usually throw together a simple dessert to take and share with the family. Here are 5 of my favorite go-to desserts that are fast and easy to make on a Sunday afternoon:
- Palmiers. A palmier is a French and flaky pastry that looks very fancy but is seriously so easy to make! All you need is a package of puff pastry sheets (thawed), sugar, cinnamon, and a rolling pin. Click here for a full set of directions.
- Chocolate Covered Strawberries. These are so fun to make and will be a hit with your family and friends!
- What you need: 1 package of strawberries, melting chocolate wafers, and sprinkles/nuts (optional).
- How to Prepare: wash strawberries and dry off well. Melt the chocolate chips then dip strawberries in melted chocolate. As an option, you can dip the chocolate covered strawberry in sprinkles or chopped nuts. Set strawberries on foil or parchment paper and let chill in the fridge before serving.
- Blondie bars. For a super quick and easy dessert I bake a pan of blondie bars which are basically a mix between a cookie and a chocolate brownie. I keep a stock of Trader Joe’s blondie bar baking mixes in the pantry when I’m short on time or for the occasional sweet tooth craving.
- What you need: 1 box Trader Joe’s Blondies mix, 2 eggs, 1 stick of butter, and an 8×8 baking pan. Throw in some chopped walnuts if you’re a nut fan.
- How to prepare: Mix together the baking mix, eggs, and butter. Pour in greased 8×8 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
- S’mores brownies. These require a few more ingredients than the other desserts in this group but its deliciousness and wow factor make up for the time.
- What you need:
- Graham cracker crust:
- 3/4 cup graham crackers (crushed)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp butter
- Brownies:
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Topping:
- 2 cups marshmallows
- 2 Hershey’s candy bars (broken into pieces)
- Graham cracker crust:
- How to prepare:
- For the crust: Mix together graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Press into bottom of 8×8 baking pan and bake for 8 minutes at 350 degrees.
- For the brownie batter: Mix together butter and cocoa powder. Add sugar and eggs. Mix in flour and salt. Pour over baked graham cracker crust.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees in the oven.
- Top brownies with marshmallows and broken Hershey’s pieces. Return to the oven to broil for 2-3 minutes or until the marshmallows are golden brown. Watch carefully as to not burn the marshmallows.
- Allow to cool before slicing! Then enjoy 🙂
- What you need:
- Brownie pie. This brownie pie is out of Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Table Cookbook and is also out of this world. The pie takes about 25 minutes to throw together but when it’s done it’ll look like you spent a lot more than that on it.
- What you need:
- 1 stick salted butter
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
- 9-inch deep-dish pie crust (DEEP dish)
- powdered sugar, for garnish
- How to prepare:
- Melt butter and unsweetened chocolate together.
- Whisk in butter until smooth.
- Whisk in the eggs one at a time. Whisk in the flour, vanilla, and salt.
- Fold in chocolate chips and pecans.
- Pour into the pie crust.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour. Cool to room temperature.
- Just before serving, dust with powdered sugar.
- What you need:
Share down below what recipes are a hit with your family! And let me know if you try any of these recipes next Sunday!
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