Trying to find great Father’s Day dessert recipes your dad will love? We have them all here! From bourbon bundt cake to peanut butter pop tart brownies (yup, they’re a thing), Homemade Recipes has all the desserts you need to celebrate Father’s Day.
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Father’s Day Dessert Recipes for Dads With a Sweet Tooth
1. Tee Off Cupcake
Wait, your dad loves to golf? Awesome! Forgo the striped polo and make him these homemade cupcakes instead!
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Best Chocolate Cupcakes
- 1package purchased vanilla frosting, or 1 recipe Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- Golf tee
- Golf Ball
2. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge
Dads are the best, so what better way to show your love and appreciation than by making him the best recipe around? Enter the homemade chocolate chip cookie dough fudge recipe! Decadent, creamy, and made for fathers, by fathers. (Okay, that last bit wasn’t true, but didn’t it just sound better?)
Ingredients
For the cookie dough:
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons half and half
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
For the fudge:
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup butter
- pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup half and half
- 4-5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
3. Homemade Frozen Banana Split Recipe
Thankfully, Father’s Day is on a Sunday which means a lazy morning, brunch, and this recipe! (Because there is no better way to follow up that Brazilian French Toast you made with a frozen homemade banana split dessert.)
Ingredients
- 3½ cups graham cracker crumbs, divided
- 4 or 5 large bananas, sliced
- ½ gallon vanilla ice cream, softened
- 1 cup salted peanuts (pecans or walnuts would be good too)
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1½ cups evaporated milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 16 oz. whipped topping
4. VeganPeanut Butter Chocolate Stout Cupcakes
This Fathers Day cupcake recipe is so manly even Nick Offerman would approve. For the best tasting, moistest cupcake, use Guinness as your beer.
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (margarine, for vegan)
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs, at room temperature (1/2 cup applesauce, for vegan)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup stout beer
For the Frosting:
- 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature (margarine, or 1/2 margarine and 1/2 vegetable shortening for vegan)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter spread
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream (soy or almond milk for vegan)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the Glaze:
- 2 tablespoons stout beer
- 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
5. Peanut ButterPop Tart Brownies
Even if your dad doesn’t have a sweet tooth, he’ll go gaga over this homemade peanut butter pop tart brownie recipe. And if he doesn’t, well, that means more pop tarts for you!
Ingredients
- 1 13×9″ Brownie Mix Of Your Choice and ingredients called for on the box
- 1 Box Of Gone Nutty Pop-Tarts
- 1/3 cup peanut butter, slightly melted in the microwave
- 1/4 cup peanut butter chips
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
6. Apple Rhubarb Hand Pies
Maybe your dad is a little old school and if he is, we’ve probably already seen him on this site. But that’s not the point. The point is that these hand pies are just as awesome as your dad is, so give him a gift he’ll actually like this year and make these hand pies!
Ingredients
- 3 cups/355g rhubarb, sliced (about 4 large stalks)
- 3 cups/345g apples, small sliced chunks (about 3 medium apples)
- ¾ cup/172g sugar (use ½ cup if you like the tartness)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 quantity butter pastry or use good quality shop-bought
- 1 egg, beaten for brushing
- 2 tablespoons coarse sugar for sprinkling
7. Ice Cream Football Sandwiches
With all the Deflategate stuff that happened, we needed a little break from football. But then this recipe entered our lives and well, let’s just say we’re back on the bandwagon. If your dad is a major football fan, he’ll absolutely love these ice cream sandwiches.
Ingredients
- Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Wooden Spoons
- Sharpie
- Rubbermaid storage containers
- White cake icing
- Resealable bag
- Icing tip #4 and connector
- Knife
- Optional: Chocolate sprinkles
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8. Sports-Dipped Strawberries
How awesome are these strawberries? Definitely meant to be reserved for the burliest of fathers, these little sports-dipped strawberries will have your dad talking babytalk to them. Isn’t that right, you wittle, cute stwawbewee.
Ingredients
- Wilton’s candy melts- white, orange, cocoa and red
- 2 pints of strawberries
9.Cinnamon Sugar Graham Cupcakes
This little guy is one of the greatest Fathers Day cupcakes we’ve come across and that’s saying a lot. Think snickerdoodle cookie meets honey graham cracker meets the Dalai Lama all in cupcake form! (And please don’t forget the mustache decoration – it’s the best part!)
Ingredients
- 3 1/4 cups cake flour, sifted
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup or 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 5 large egg, separated into 5 yolks and reserving only 3 egg whites, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons Madagascar bourbon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 1/3 cups whole milk, room temperature
- Cinnamon Sugar Graham Cream Cheese Icing
Cinnamon Sugar Graham Cream Cheese Icing:
- 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Madagascar bourbon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- Graham cracker crumbs, for garnish
- Cinnamon sugar graham crackers, for garnish
- Ground cinnamon, for garnish
10. Beer and Bacon Pancakes
O, Father! my Father! these bacon beer pancakes are for you,
With delicious maple syrup running down its sides, the prize we sought is won,
…the point I’m trying to make is, that if Walt Whitman can write a poem about these beer and bacon mancakes, then your father deserves to eat them.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb bacon (8 slices)
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 cups Original Bisquick® mix
- 1 cup of your favorite regular or nonalcoholic beer
- 2 eggs
11. Summer Lime Pie
If your dad’s not really the beer, bacon, or soda kind of guy, then this is definitely the recipe for him. This summer lime pie is so tasty, your dad might just break out in his awkwarddad dance after one bite. We apologize ahead of time!
Ingredients
- 1 box (4 serving) Lime Jello
- ⅔ cup boiling water
- ½ teaspoon freshly grated lime peel
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ cup of cold water
- Ice cubes
- 1 tub (8 oz) Cool Whip or whipped topping, thawed
- 1 prepared Graham Cracker crust
12. Cherry Hand Pies
Hand pies stuffed with sweet and tart cherry filling are perfect for surprising your dad with! This recipe is easy to make and will leave your dad sneaking away to the kitchen in search of more.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 cups fresh cherries, stemmed and pitted
- 2/3 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 package puff pastry, thawed in the refrigerator
- Flour (for dusting)
- 1 large egg white
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse sugar
13. Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake Cake
Whoa, chocolate peppermint overload! If your father is into minty chocolate, then he will absolutely love this Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake. The best part about this recipe: the frosting contains Andes peppermint chips.
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Cake Layers:
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup brewed coffee, cooled
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
For the Cheesecake Layer:
- 2 pkg (8oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- pinch of salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 bag (10oz) Andes Peppermint Crunch baking chips
For the Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 5 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 bag (10oz) Andes Peppermint Crunch baking chips
14. Blueberry Banana Pancakes
Looking for a recipe that’s easy to make, yet still super delicious? Then these blueberry banana pancakes are for you! This recipe is for all our granola-crunching, Birkenstock-wearing fathers of the world.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup full fat coconut milk
- 2 ripe banana, mashed
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- coconut oil
- maple syrup and fruit for topping (optional)
15. Low Fat 3-Ingredient Parfait
In a time crunch? Never fear! This recipe only requires 3 ingredients and is super easy to put together. And with a presentation like that, your dad will think you took hours pouring over this parfait. He doesn’t have to know the truth.
Ingredients
- A box of yellow (or white) cake mix
- 1 can of Diet Sprite and food coloring (green)
- Fat-free whipped topping, one carton
16. Dairy-Free Black Forest Popsicles
We haven’t forgotten about you, vegan dads! As a matter of fact, we were saving the best for second-to-last. This black forest popsicle is sweet, tart, and perfect for bonding over your father with.
Ingredients
- 2 cans of coconut milk
- 1/3 cup dutch-processed cocoa
- 5 tablespoons agave syrup (3 for the chocolate sauce, 2 for the “cream”)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup cherry jam or any kind of store-bought cherry compote (use something with less sugar)
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Dark chocolate for shavings
17. Chocolate Bourbon Bundt Cake
Hubba hubba! Have you ever seen anything so tall, dark, and handsome? I mean, I guess your dad can have this, but it’s okay to take a couple of “test bites” beforehand.
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus 3 tablespoons for dusting the baking pan
- 1½ cups brewed coffee
- ½ cup Bourbon
- 16 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups of sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1¼ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- raspberry jam to spread on the individual slices (optional)
- whipped cream (optional)
For the glaze:
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon instant espresso powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons Bourbon
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 4 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
Watch this video from Cooking With Talia for other Father’s Day dessert recipes you can make for the family:
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