15 Gorgeous Desserts That Are Instagram-Ready But Also Easy to Make
Want to make your Instagram feed explode with likes? Just make one of these incredible 15 desserts! Each one is so jaw-droppingly gorgeous that your followers will be amazed by your baking skills. But don’t worry! These recipes are nice and easy to follow, so anyone can easily make these delicious, beautiful treats. Try them all, and make sure to have your camera ready for the picture-perfect results!
Pumpkin Brownies
These gooey pumpkin brownies take the season’s best flavors and combine them to create an unforgettable combination! Made with creamy pumpkin puree sandwiched between fudgy brownie layers, they are the perfect fall treat for all ages.
Go to the recipe: Pumpkin Brownies
Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
These easy chocolate chip walnut cookies are a delicious way to give the nut lovers in your family a sweet treat. Semi-sweet dark chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, and a sprinkle of bright sea salt to balance the flavors make this an indulgent cookie to enjoy during those darker evenings as we move into fall and winter. Everyone will love the chewy texture and the gooey inside that is the hallmark of the best chocolate chip walnut cookies!
Go to the recipe: Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
Chouquettes
Made with fluffy choux pastry dough and sweet Swedish pearl sugar, these light and airy chouquettes may be only one or two bites, but they are absolutely irresistible! Serve these delicious French sugar puffs for breakfast with a hot cup of tea or coffee, and enjoy a few as an afternoon snack or after dinner.
Go to the recipe: Chouquettes
Mocha Cupcakes
When it comes to combining two unforgettable flavors into a tiny handheld treat, these mocha cupcakes take the win! These moist, fluffy cupcakes combine moist chocolate cake and creamy, fluffy coffee buttercream to create an irresistible dessert you can enjoy anytime.
Go to the recipe: Mocha Cupcakes
Chocolate Ganache Cake
This chocolate ganache cake is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser that everyone will love. Made with silky chocolate ganache frosting and a single layer of moist chocolate sponge cake, this drool-worthy dessert is delectable to the taste buds and a breeze to make.
Recipe: Chocolate Ganache Cake
Nutella Cupcakes
These Nutella cupcakes are a chocolate lover’s dream. Deliciously flavored, perfectly moist, and filled with creamy Nutella spread, this chocolate hazelnut cupcake recipe is an indulgent dessert fit for any occasion.
Recipe: Nutella Cupcakes
Creme Brulee Cookies
This easy creme brulee cookies recipe combines two dessert favorites to create an irresistible handheld treat! Gooey, soft sugar cookies are topped with a creamy pastry cream and then finished with a crispy caramelized sugar topping. It is a cookie lover’s dream come true!
Go to the recipe: Creme Brulee Cookies
Hazelnut Cake
This is seriously the best hazelnut cake. It is a festive cake consisting of melt-in-your-mouth buttery hazelnut sponge cakes and a silky hazelnut mousseline cream enriched with hazelnut praline paste. This hazelnut layered cake recipe is easy to follow and results in a delicious, moist cake that will tantalize your taste buds.
Recipe: Hazelnut Cake
Limoncello Tiramisu
This bright and refreshing Limoncello tiramisu puts a citrusy twist on the classic Italian dessert! Made with Limoncello lemon curd, sweet ladyfingers, and creamy mascarpone cream between each layer, it will surely leave an impression.
Go to the recipe: Limoncello Tiramisu
Paris-Brest
Paris-Brest, a delicate ring-shaped Choux pastry with Hazelnut Praline Crème Mousseline filling, is definitely the Queen of French pastries! Crispy Pâte à Choux bonds together with silky, nutty Creme Mousseline filling in my Classic French recipe! Extra praline paste and roasted hazelnuts in the filling bring additional crunchiness, making this Paris-Brest one of the most impressive desserts of all!
Recipe: Paris-Brest
Apple Roses with Puff Pastry
If you have been looking for an elegant treat to add to your dessert table, these easy apple roses with puff pastry are just what you have been looking for! Made with fresh apples, cinnamon, sugar, and flaky puff pastry, this dessert isn’t just eye-catching but mouthwateringly delicious.
Recipe: Apple Roses with Puff Pastry
Creme Brulee Cake
Your classic crème brûlée dessert just got even better with this irresistible vanilla crème brûlée cake! This eye-catching dessert is made with a light and spongy vanilla cake base, topped with a creamy homemade vanilla pastry cream, and then brought to life with a caramelized layer of crunchy burnt sugar
Go to the recipe: Creme Brulee Cake
Pecan Upside Down Cake
This exceptional pecan upside-down cake is a perfect dessert. Its excellent harmony of moist yogurt cake as the base and caramelized pecan topping makes it a cake that can be made in any pan you have, even a Bundt pan, to turn it into a festive Pecan Upside-Down Bundt cake!
Go to the recipe: Pecan Upside Down Cake
Bavarian Cream Donuts
There are many delicious types of cream filled donuts out there, but these delightful Bavarian cream donuts are hands down a treat that everyone will love! Made with buttery brioche donuts and then filled with a creamy, rich French vanilla cream, they are super light, flavorful, and perfect for breakfast or dessert! The vanilla-flavored cream is light and creamy, made with a Crème Anglaise base combined with gelatin and whipped heavy cream.
Go to the recipe: Bavarian Cream Donuts
German Bee Sting Cake
This delicious two-layer traditional German bee sting cake is sure to be the talk of your guests at your next gathering! It is a traditional dessert made with soft, airy, French brioche bread filled with creamy vanilla pastry cream and a honey-glazed, crunchy almond topping. It is more than tasty but also eye-catching!
Go to the recipe: German Bee Sting Cake
