The 42 Best New Year's Dessert Recipes for 2020

Dessert is the final dish on the New Year's table. Every housewife can delight guests and family with incredible creations. No special skills are required. Simply follow the instructions carefully.

New Year's 2020 dessert selections

There are tons of recipes perfect for the winter holidays, including jelly, ice cream, cake, soufflé, and other sweets. And the best part is, you can make them yourself.

Oreo cake

Ingredients for the biscuit:

• flour - 220 g;
• sugar - 240 g;
• milk - 170 g;
• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• vegetable oil - 90 ml;
• boiled water - 170 ml;
• cocoa - 60 g;
• baking powder - 0.5 tbsp;
• soda - 0.5 tbsp.

For the cream:

• powdered sugar - 120 g;
• butter - 190 g;
• Oreo cookies;
• cream cheese - 500 g.

Preparation:

1. The ingredients are mixed into a dough.
2. The mixture is poured into two molds and baked in the oven for 40 minutes at 170 degrees.
3. The cooled cakes are cut into 2 parts, resulting in 4 pieces.
4. The ingredients for the cream are mixed and whipped.
5. The cookies are crumbled and added to the cream.
6. The cake is formed using the sweet mass and cake layers.

The finished dessert is sprinkled with cookie crumbs. The cake is decorated with whole gingerbread cookies.

Dessert "Queen of Autumn"

Ingredients for the base:

• flour - 2 cups;
• sugar - 1 tbsp.;
• vegetable oil - 3 tbsp;
• eggs - 1 pc.;
• pumpkin - 350 g;
• salt - a pinch;
• baking powder - 1 tbsp;
• vanilla - a pinch;
• starch - 0.5 tbsp.

Preparation:

1. The pumpkin is grated on a large grater and sprinkled with sugar.
2. As soon as it releases juice, add the remaining ingredients and knead the dough.
3. Grease the baking tray with oil, pour in the dough and bake in a preheated oven for 35 minutes.
4. A soufflé is made from pumpkin and sugar.
5. Blend the pumpkin and add sugar. Cook over medium heat. Gelatin is used to create a gelatinous consistency.
6. Add protein to the mixture and beat.
7. The pumpkin cake is cut into squares and each one is covered with soufflé.

Decorate the top with fruit and drizzle with chocolate icing. The dessert can be served in glasses. To do this, tear the pumpkin cake into pieces and cover it with the soufflé.

Homemade Bounty Bars

Ingredients:

• condensed milk - 200 g;
• milk chocolate - 160 g;
• coconut flakes - 230 g;
• vanilla.

Preparation:

1. Coconut flakes are mixed with milk and vanilla.
2. Line a baking sheet or large board with cling film.
3. Using your hands, form small bars and place them on the surface.
4. Once the entire mass is laid out on the baking sheet, it is sent to the freezer.

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Dip each bar into the chocolate mixture and place it on a baking sheet. Place the mold with the bars in the refrigerator to set.

Parmesan Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients:

• flour - 200 g;
• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• butter - 130 g;
• cheese - 170 g;
• salt - a pinch;
• baking powder - a pinch;
• paprika - 0.5 tbsp. l.;
• Provencal herbs - 1.5 tbsp;
• ground black pepper - a pinch.

Preparation:

1. The dough is prepared from flour, butter, baking powder, salt, cheese, paprika and black pepper.
2. The mass is formed into a sausage shape and cut into bars.
3. The future cookies are coated with beaten eggs on all sides and sprinkled with Provencal herbs.

Place the cookies on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 165 degrees Celsius. When the gingerbread is golden brown, it's ready.

Honey cake "Noble"

The dough is made from eggs, flour, butter, sugar, honey, and salt. All ingredients are mixed together. The dough should be elastic and not stick to your hands.

It's important not to add too much flour, or the cakes will turn out tough. To enhance the flavor, cognac, orange zest, and vanilla are added to the dough.

The cream is made from sour cream and sugar. Beat the mixture with a mixer at medium speed until the cream is fluffy. Decorate with crumbs from the remaining honey cake layer. You can also make a sprinkle mixture by mixing the crumbs with toasted walnuts.

Chucky Cake

The dessert's distinctive feature lies in its appearance. The finished cake is decorated with Italian meringue. "Spiky" shapes are created with a spoon. Candied fruit, chocolate, and candies can be used for additional decoration. A sponge cake is baked for the cake layers. The dough can be white or chocolate. The interior is layered with white chocolate.

Chocolate cake "Tenerina"

Ingredients:

• flour - 55 g;
• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• butter - 80 g;
• milk - 40 ml;
• sugar - 150 g;
• dark chocolate - 2 bars;
• powdered sugar;
• salt - a pinch.

Preparation begins with kneading the dough. Eggs are beaten with sugar, and the chocolate is melted in a double boiler. The cake layer is poured into a greased and floured baking sheet.

Bake at 170 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit). This takes no more than 35 minutes. Once cooled, dust the cake with powdered sugar and serve.

Slave cake

Ingredients for the dough:

• flour - 240 g;
• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• butter - 35 g;
• milk - 45 ml;
• salt - a pinch;
• vanillin - 20 g.

For the filling:

• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• almonds - 350 g;
• sugar - 300 g;
• orange and lemon zest - 2 tbsp;
• liqueur - 30 ml.

Preparation:

1. Almonds are poured with boiling water and after drying, the skin is removed and ground in a blender.
2. A smooth dough is kneaded from flour, eggs, salt, vanilla, butter and milk.
3. While the dough is resting in the refrigerator, prepare the filling.
4. Almonds are mixed with zest, eggs, sugar and liqueur.
5. The dough is divided into two parts.
6. The first one is rolled out into a thin layer and cut out into a spiral shape.
7. The filling is placed on the dough.
8. The second part of the dough is rolled out thinly and cut into strips.
9. The sides are made from pieces of dough, pressing them well to the base.

The finished product is garnished with almonds and other nuts. It's baked for 40 minutes at 110 degrees Celsius. The dough turns out golden brown and the filling is juicy.

Lemon Cake

The dessert dough is made according to the recipe for the famous "Peach" cakes. The only difference is the addition of lemon zest. The filling is a mixture of nuts, sugar, lemon juice, and zest. To make it easier to fill the cakes, it is refrigerated for 15-20 minutes.

The dough is divided into pieces, formed into flat cakes, and the filling is placed inside. The dough is then sealed like a varenyk (dumpling) and shaped into a lemon. The cakes are baked on parchment paper for 15 minutes at 175 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).

For color, carrots are shredded and juiced. Each cake is dipped in the juice, then in sugar. The dessert is left to rest for a while to allow the carrot juice to soak into the crust.

Turkish delight

First, prepare a syrup from sugar and lemon juice. The mixture is simmered over low heat for 5-10 minutes. The starch is mixed with water and lemon juice. The mixture is simmered until it thickens.

Mix the syrup with the starch mixture and simmer for 20 minutes. While stirring, add the nuts and, if desired, food coloring. Line the mold with plastic wrap and grease with vegetable oil. Pour the mixture into the mold and let it set for 12 hours.

Turkish delight is dusted with a mixture of powder and starch and cut with a sharp knife. Each cube is also dusted with powder. Store for 2 weeks in a sealed container.

Lemon dessert "Snow Queen"

Ingredients:

• butter - 35 g;
• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• whipped cream to taste;
• lemon - 2 pcs.;
• granulated sugar - 165 g.

Preparation:

1. The zest is mixed with lemon juice.
2. Add eggs, sugar and butter.
3. The mass is boiled over low heat.
4. While cooking, stir it constantly.
5. Remove from heat as soon as it begins to thicken.
6. Using a mixer or blender, bring to a homogeneous state.

Pour the dessert into glasses or bowls and refrigerate for 35 minutes. Garnish with cream, fruit, and berries to enhance the flavor.

New Year's dessert "Cockerel"

The base of the dessert is custard with orange or tangerine zest. The finished custard is poured into molds and stored in a cool place. Before serving, decorate with cocoa using a rooster stencil. Nuts and zest are also used for decoration.

Cookie house

Made from gingerbread cookies assembled into a house-like shape, the best base for this dessert is gingerbread. This dessert is prepared in advance to delight family and guests during the holidays.

Chocolate sphere

Silicone molds are coated with melted chocolate and frozen. The filling is made from grated nuts, white chocolate, cookies, and caramel. The hemispheres are removed from the molds, filled with the filling, and topped with another hemisphere. A cream made from cream and milk is served with the sphere.

New Year's cookies "Petushki"

The base of the dessert is gingerbread dough. Rooster-shaped gingerbread cookies are cut out of the base and decorated with colorful icing.

Alcoholic ice cream

Ingredients:

• condensed milk - 1 can;
• 30 g cognac;
• cream - 500 g.

Preparation:

1. Whipped cream is mixed with condensed milk.
2. Cognac is added to the mixture.
3. The ice cream is poured into a mold and placed in the freezer.

Ice cream container—a plastic container or molds. Stir the mixture every half hour. After 6 hours, the ice cream is ready to eat.

Mango Parfait

Ingredients:

• white chocolate - bar;
• mango - 1 pc.;
• crushed green tea - 1 tsp;
• plain yogurt - 1.5 cups;
• vanillin to taste.

Preparation:

1. The mango, cut into cubes, is mixed with sugar.
2. The chocolate is melted in a water bath.
3. The chocolate mass is whipped with yogurt.
4. Separately mix tea, 1 tablespoon of sugar and 2 teaspoons of hot water.
5. The paste is added to the chocolate mass.

Place the mango in the bottom of the bowls. Pour the liquid mixture over it. Chill for 3 hours before serving.

Blueberry pudding

Combine cottage cheese, sour cream, sugar, eggs, and salt in a blender. Grease a baking dish with butter and sprinkle with semolina. Sprinkle blueberries on the bottom. Pour the batter on top.

Bake the pudding for 45-55 minutes. After this time, leave the pudding in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the pan once it has cooled completely.

Chocolate-covered pear

Ingredients:

• pear - 2 pcs.;
• dark chocolate - bar;
• ice cream - 100 g;
• butter - 15 g;
• sugar - 45 g.

Preparation:

1. Peel the pears, leaving the stems.
2. Dissolve sugar in a saucepan.
3. Pears are boiled in syrup for 15 minutes.
4. The syrup in which the pears were cooked is evaporated.
5. Chocolate and butter are added to the liquid.
6. The homogeneous mass is removed from the heat.

The ice cream is divided into two portions and filled into bowls. Pears are placed on top. The whole thing is drizzled with dark chocolate.

Yogurt ice cream

Ingredients:

• yogurt - 250 ml;
• lemon - 2 pcs.;
• powdered sugar - 180 g;
• cream - 350 ml.

Preparation:

1. Mix lemon juice, zest, and powder until smooth.
2. The cream is whipped with yogurt.
3. The lemon mixture is mixed with the milk and whipped.

The ice cream is poured into molds and placed in the freezer. To ensure a smoother consistency, stir it occasionally while freezing.

The cream must be poured into the lemon mixture gradually.

Vanilla Tea Ice Cream

To make the dessert, mix milk with cream, sugar, and vanilla. While the mixture is heating, add the remaining ingredients. Cook until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Then, refrigerate the mixture along with the container. The thicker the ice cream, the easier it will be to form into balls.

Cranberry mousse

Ingredients:

• cranberries - 150 g;
• semolina - 50 g;
• sugar - 180 g.

Preparation:

1. The cranberries are squeezed out of juice and boiled in water for no more than 15 minutes.
2. Drain the juice and add sugar.
3. The liquid is brought to a boil.
4. Without stopping stirring, add semolina to the juice.

Once the mixture has cooled, beat it. Pour the mousse into molds and chill in the refrigerator. Serve after 4 hours.

Canned Peach Jelly

This dessert is made using not only peaches but also the syrup they're cooked in. The juice, water, sugar, and citric acid are simmered without boiling.

The swollen gelatin is added to the mass and heated again.

Part of the finished juice is poured into small bowls and refrigerated to set. The peaches are sliced ​​and placed on top of the jelly. The remaining juice is poured on top and the jelly is set again.

Orange ice cream

Prepared according to one of the suggested recipes, orange pulp is added during cooking. Liqueur and zest are used to enhance the flavor.

Chocolate fountain

Ingredients:

• butter - 165 g;
• dark chocolate - 165 g;
• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• flour - 80 g;
• sugar - 155 g.

Preparation:

1. Eggs are beaten with sugar.
2. Melt the butter with the chocolate in a water bath.
3. Eggs are added to the cooled chocolate mass.
4. Flour is added to the mixture.

The molds are greased with vegetable oil and dusted with cocoa powder. The cavities are filled less than halfway with dough. The mold is placed in a preheated oven. The finished fountain is sprinkled with cocoa before serving.

Anthill Cake

This classic dessert is a favorite. Margarine is ground with flour until crumbs form. Cream is whipped with baking powder and added to the batter. The result is large lumps.

Using a grater, grate the mixture into crumbs. Pour the dough onto a baking sheet and bake at 200 degrees Celsius until golden brown. For the cream, mix condensed milk with butter.

The chilled dough is mixed with the cream. The mixture is formed into pyramids. The dessert should rest before serving.

Orange dessert

To prepare this dessert, you'll need flour, oranges, cream, sugar, and strawberries. Blend all ingredients together in a blender. Pour the mixture into glasses and chill in the refrigerator.

Count's Ruins Cake

The dessert is a mixture of meringue, cream, and nuts. The ingredients are formed into a mountain. The cake is topped with chocolate and decorated with nuts.

Cottage cheese and berry soufflé with sour cream

Ingredients:

• cottage cheese - 150 g;
• milk - 150 ml;
• sour cream - 2 tbsp. l.;
• gelatin - 7 g;
• sugar - 2 tbsp;
• berries or fruits - 70 g.

Preparation:

1. Gelatin is mixed with milk and left to bloom. Then, it is simmered over low heat, without boiling.
2. Sour cream is ground with cottage cheese, sugar is added.
3. Add the gelatin mass and mix.

The finished dessert is poured into bowls. The soufflé is garnished with fruit or berries. The taste will be enhanced if the dessert is chilled before serving.

Dietary cottage cheese and yogurt soufflé

Strawberries are blended with cottage cheese and sour cream. Sugar is added and beaten again until dissolved. Gelatin is dissolved in water and added to the cottage cheese mixture. Everything is thoroughly mixed, poured into molds, and refrigerated to set.

Chocolate panna cotta with cream

The cream is diluted with milk and gelatin is added. Melted chocolate is poured into the mixture and sugar is added. Everything is mixed and heated over a flame, but not allowed to boil.

Cool the hot mixture and pour into bowls. Garnish with cocoa or grated chocolate. Fresh fruit is also a good choice.

Chocolate Orange Custard Cake

The cake is made by baking a sponge cake with melted chocolate, orange zest, and cocoa powder. The batter is poured into a mold and placed in a larger mold, which is filled with water. Cover the mold with foil. Place the entire cake on the stovetop and bring the water to a boil. Cook the batter for 1.5 hours. The finished cake shrinks in size. Any frosting can be used for the filling.

Strawberry tiramisu with cookies

Prepared like a classic dessert, strawberry puree is added to the cream. The finished tiramisu is garnished with fresh strawberries.

Chocolate covered banana popsicle

Peel the banana and cut it in half. Place each half on a skewer and dip it in melted chocolate, then in the nut mixture. Refrigerate the dessert until the chocolate sets.

Brigadeiro (condensed milk candy)

Simmer the milk over low heat for an hour. Add the baking soda, cocoa, and butter. When the mixture begins to thicken, turn off the heat and let it cool. Then, place the container in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.

Form the mixture into balls and roll them twice in cocoa powder. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Refrigerate for 1.5 hours before serving.

Custard with milk

A mixture of beaten eggs, sugar, and flour is added to warm milk. Mix until smooth. The thick mixture is turned off and butter is added. Vanilla and orange zest are added to the cooled cream.

Homemade Raffaello

Ingredients:

• butter - 150 g;
• condensed milk - can;
• coconut flakes - 100 g;
• vanillin - 5 g;
• peanuts - half a cup.

Preparation:

1. The butter is whipped with milk and vanilla.
2. Add coconut flakes and mix everything together. Place the mixture in the refrigerator to set.
3. The milk mixture is formed into balls, with a nut placed inside each one.

The finished balls are rolled in coconut flakes. Refrigerate the candies to set. This recipe makes 30 candies.

Cornflake dessert

Cornflakes are crushed with a rolling pin. Melted white chocolate is added to the mixture. Form the cooled mixture into candies. Drizzle with dark chocolate and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Chocolate truffles

Ingredients:

• butter - 25 g;
• cream - 70 ml;
• cocoa - 3 tsp;
• dark chocolate - bar.

Preparation:

1. Chocolate, broken into pieces, is mixed with butter and poured with hot cream.
2. Form the cold mixture into candies. To do this, use a tablespoon to drop the candies onto a baking sheet.
3. The dessert is placed in the refrigerator for 35 minutes.
4. The balls are rolled in cocoa.

Place the formed truffles back in the refrigerator. The mixture will set, but will still be quite soft. Truffles can also be made from milk or white chocolate.

Siberian Pineapple Cake

Ingredients:

• canned pineapple - can;
• ice cream - 400 g;
• cocoa - to taste;
• chocolate coins for decoration.

Preparation:

1. The pineapple is cut into small pieces.
2. Mix with ice cream and put in the freezer.
3. The sweet mass is placed on a plate.
4. Using a spoon, shape the pineapple.
5. The top is covered with chocolate coins, imitating scales.

A spruce branch is tucked into the end of the pineapple. The final touch is cocoa powder. It is sprinkled on the scales and the spruce.

Santa Claus made from fresh strawberries

For this dessert, you'll need large berries. Cut off the end of each strawberry and place it on a plate. Pipe a ball of cream onto the cut end and top with the cut end of the berry. Use chocolate chips to make eyes.

Yule Log Cake

This log-shaped dessert roll is very easy to make. Two pieces of the roll are assembled into a log and topped with chocolate icing. A spoon is used to create imitation bark.