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Super Bowl food is all about crunchy snacks, cool dips, and plenty of beer. To make your spread as low-fuss as possible, stick with simple desserts that everyone will love — we’re thinking quick cookies, single-bite snacks, and no-bake treats. Here are crowd-pleasing, low-lift Super Bowl desserts to make for any football watch party.
Oatmeal Cream Pies
Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Melissa Gray / Prop Styling by Shell Royster
Chicago chef Sarah Mispagel-Lustbader’s next-level throwback treats feature tender, chewy cookies made with oats, dark brown sugar, molasses, and toffee bits. A light, creamy vanilla filling is the perfect complement. This recipe makes 25 sandwich cookies — ideal for your Super Bowl party.
Rocky Road Brownies
Morgan Hunt Glaze / Prop Styling by Joshua Hoggle / Food Styling by Marianne Williams
These gooey, chocolatey brownies have a few fun surprises inside, including chocolate chips and salted almonds. A golden marshmallow topping toasts under the broiler.
Melted Ice Cream Cake
Food & Wine / Photo by Robby Lozano / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christina Daley
Light, airy, and perfectly moist, this one-bowl cake from Pooja Bavishi, owner of artisanal ice cream shop Malai in Brooklyn, is made with an entire pint of melted ice cream. The recipe calls for vanilla, but feel free to use whatever flavor is speaking to you.
PB&J Blondies with Raspberry Swirl
Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless
These nostalgic treats from pastry chef and cookbook author April McGreger upgrade a chewy, caramel-y blondie base with creamy peanut butter and sweet-tart raspberry jam.
S’mores Icebox Cake
Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
This no-bake dessert channels all the best parts of the campfire classic with graham crackers, chocolate fudge, and toasted marshmallows swirled into store-bought vanilla ice cream. It takes just over half an hour to put together plus additional freezer time; make it up to three days in advance.
Texas Sheet Cake
Food & Wine / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Tucker Vines
The hallmark of a Texas sheet cake is the warm chocolate icing that’s poured over the top fresh out of the oven, creating an irresistible fudgy layer. Our version is sprinkled with cinnamon and cayenne-spiced candied pecans for extra points.
Chocolate Salami
Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Julian Hensarling / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless
These Italian biscotti- and pistachio-studded logs from 1990 F&W Best New Chef Nancy Silverton are all treat, no meat. Spend half an hour mixing and shaping, then chill them in the fridge for about four hours before slicing and serving.
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
Jordan Provost / Food Styling by Thu Buser
This giant cookie for a crowd boasts crisp edges and a tender interior, perfect for serving with a scoop of ice cream. Feel free to play with the flavors by swapping out a portion of the chocolate chips with toffee bits, peanut butter chips, or whatever else you can dream up.
Cinnamon-Sugar Churros with Cajeta
Greg DuPree
Keep the fans dipping through all four quarters. Chef Claudette Zepeda has pro tips to pull off this extra-fun treat that serves 14.
Vanilla Cupcakes
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Debbie Wee
These vanilla cupcakes would look especially striking decorated in your team’s colors. Their rich vanilla flavor sets them apart from the rest, so don’t skimp on the quality of the vanilla extract you use here.
Black and Tan Chocolate Popcorn
Christopher Testani / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Christine Keely
Half of the popcorn is tossed in caramelized white chocolate, and the rest in dark chocolate, creating a spectrum of bittersweet to milky sweet flavors and also a beautifully contrasting deep brown and golden tan color on the popped kernels.
Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream Sandwiches
Food & Wine / Photo by Stacy Allen / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Tucker Vines
Who says ice cream sandwiches are only for the summer? Red velvet cake goes down easy any time of year and is especially delicious paired with tangy, no-churn cream cheese ice cream. Plus, these sweet sandwiches are ideal for making ahead.
Brown Butter Peanut Butter Cookies
Food & Wine / Photo by Brie Goldman / Food Styling by Annie Probst / Prop Styling by Breanna Ghazali
These soft, chewy peanut butter cookies are grounded by the deep, toasted flavor of brown butter.
Bourbon Balls
Food & Wine / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Food Styling by Julian Hensarling / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless
This version of the boozy Kentucky treat combines ground chocolate wafer cookies with bourbon, sugar, and cocoa powder. Sharpen the flavors of the chocolate and bourbon with the addition of espresso powder.
Chess Pie
Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Lydia Pursell
Keep things easy by using a store-bought frozen pie shell for this simple Southern classic. The sweet, luscious custard comes together with pantry staples such as cornmeal, sugar, and eggs.
Toasted Pepita and Ancho Chile Peanut Brittle
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Thom Driver
Chef LaMara Davidson’s super-snackable brittle features toasty peanuts, pepitas, warm cinnamon, and smoky, sweet ancho chile powder — and is ready in one hour.
Banana Sheet Cake with Walnut Streusel and Rum Glaze
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Rishon Hanners / Prop Styling by Heather Chadduck Hillegas
With the familiar flavors of banana bread, this super-moist sheet cake is balanced by a crunchy, nutty streusel topping and finished with a boozy rum glaze. Bake the cake in advance, then drizzle on the icing shortly before serving.
Cake Cookies
Jordan Provost / Food Styling by Thu Buser
F&W’s Sean Flynn says his grandmother’s cake cookies are a staple at celebrations in his home. They’re also a piece of cake to make — feel free to swap out the chocolate icing for another flavor and use sprinkles to match your favorite team’s jersey.
Salted Tahini-Chocolate Shortbread
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Ruth Blackburn / Prop Styling by Christina Daley
These buttery cookies have a nutty, salty edge not typically found in shortbread. Plus, they’re wonderfully tender and make a pretty addition to your dessert tray.
Chocolate Brownie Cookies
Julia Hartbeck
Combine the virtues of brownies and cookies in a single treat with this crispy-chewy recipe. Cookie connoisseur and former F&W editor in chief Dana Cowin declares them the most delicious she’s ever had.
Chocolate and Hazelnut Nanaimo Bars
For these bite-sized beauties, Gail Simmons layers a chocolate and coconut crust with buttercream frosting, hazelnuts, and tahini-swirled chocolate ganache. The result is an irresistible treat that’s easy to share.
Mini Mangonada Floats
Antonis Achilleos / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Thom Driver
These mini no-bake trifles combine layers of crushed graham crackers, sweetened whipped cream, and spiced mangoes. They require just 40 minutes to make but need additional time to chill — feel free to assemble them a day in advance.
Alfajores de Maizena (Argentine Cornflour Sandwich Cookies with Coconut)
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Torie Cox / Prop Styling by Lydia Pursell
One of the most popular cookies in Argentina, these soft and tender alfajores are sandwiched with extra-thick store-bought dulce de leche and rolled in shredded coconut.
Monkey Bread with Honey-Bourbon Sauce
Smother pull-apart monkey bread with honey-laced brown butter before baking in this recipe from Michelle Gayer of Salty Tart bakery in Minneapolis. Serve the shareable dessert with a cream cheese–based, bourbon-spiked dipping sauce.
Salty-Sweet Chocolate Pretzel Bars
Marcus Nilsson
The perfect balance of salty and sweet, you’ll only need a handful of ingredients and one hour to make this simple but outrageously decadent snack-dessert mashup.
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