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47 Desserts To Make Super Bowl Sunday Sweet, No Matter Who Wins

Win or lose, you've got dessert.

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PHOTO: JOSEPH DE LEO; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON

Want to know the easiest way to feel like a winner while watching the Super Bowl LIX (Sunday, February 9, 2025) this year? Make sure your dessert defensive line is stacked. That's why, on top of our plans for wings, the dips, and sliders, we're heading for a touchdown with some winning dessert recipes, ofc! Though maybe not the first thing that comes to mind when you think Super Bowl, we’re all about offering a little something sweet to help celebrate the wins (or soothe the stress of losing!). These 47 best Super Bowl desserts are the perfect options, whether you’re looking for Instagram-worthy football-shaped treats, portable bites that don’t require a plate, or shareable dishes your whole crowd can dive into.

If you truly want to impress your guests this game day, there's nothing better than a dessert shaped like a football. Our football brownies, football cookies, football cake, or football cupcakes are TOO cute and will have your guests oohing and ahhing way past halftime.

If you’re less into the cute and more into down-and-dirty delicious eats, you’ve got to try one of our dessert dips, skillets, or nachos (yep, we said it!). Our Reese’s nachos, our Funfetti dip, our confetti cookie dough ball, and our Oreo cheesecake football are all just as good for sharing as their savory counterparts, but with a delish sweet twist.

It’s gotta be said: Super Bowl parties can get a little… messy. Many of the classic apps are practically known for being extra saucy and unwieldy—and that’s one of the reasons we love 'em! If this stresses you out more than any penalty or a fumble, try one of the bars, cookies, or bites we included on this list just for you. Our chocolate chip cookie bars, our cheesecake egg rolls, our buckeyes, our no-bake cereal milk truffles, or our copycat Auntie Anne's cinnamon sugar pretzel nuggets are all easy to handle without making a mess, whether you’re serving them on plates or letting people pick them up from an app table. Hot tip: Cut them smaller so they’re easier to eat in fewer bites (less crumbs!).

Want even more Super Bowl inspiration? Check out our favorite game day snacks, apps, and drinks too.

1

Bacon Weave S'mores

smores with weaved bacon
PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING: BARRETT WASHBURNE

Caramelized brown sugar and crispy, salty bacon take these s'mores to the NEXT LEVEL. And they're technically gluten-free too!

Get the Bacon-Weave S'mores recipe.

2

Cinnamon Bun Popcorn

popcorn covered in cinnamon and a sugar glaze
PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON

Forget caramel corn—cinnamon bun popcorn is the sweet snack you need. This classic movie snack gets an extra sweet upgrade with the addition of a brown sugar and cinnamon mixture and a simple powdered sugar glaze.

Get the Cinnamon Bun Popcorn recipe.

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3

Chocolate Pizza

chocolate covered pizza dough topped with marshmallows, pretzels, and candy
PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING: ADRIENNE ANDERSON

Easy to make and incredibly versatile, this is the dessert that will shake up any party this year. We start with our favorite homemade pizza dough, but you can absolutely use store-bought if that's what you prefer.

Get the Chocolate Pizza recipe.

4

No-Bake Cereal Milk Truffles

truffles coated in cereal pieces
PHOTO: RYAN LIEBE; FOOD STYLING: ADRIENNE ANDERSON

While drinking the milk at the bottom of your own bowl of sugary cereal is definitely a treat, we wanted to find a way to achieve that cereal milk magic without. Enter the cereal milk truffle: a honeyed white chocolate treat rolled in crushed cereal.

Get the No-Bake Cereal Milk Truffles recipe.

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5

Nutella-Stuffed Cookies

nutella stuffed cookies
PHOTO: BRYAN GARDNER; FOOD STYLING: TAYLOR ANN SPENCER

Much as we love chocolate chip and double chocolate cookies, this recipe may just be our all-time favorite chocolate cookie. These Nutella-stuffed cookies are a bit of culinary magic: A tender, intensely chocolatey cookie exterior gives way to melty, gooey Nutella inside. And as if that weren't enough, a sprinkling of flaky sea salt gives the cookies the perfect salty-sweet finish.

Get the Nutella-Stuffed Cookies recipe.

6

Auntie Anne's Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Nuggets

auntie anne's sweet cinnamon pretzel nuggets with cream cheese dip
PHOTO: JOSEPH DE LEO; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON

The joys of making these copycat mall-flavored pretzels is that they require basic ingredients you likely already have: flour, yeast, milk, butter, sugar, and cinnamon. They’re plush, buttery, and very sweet with a hint of salt. They’re all around the best pretzel nuggets you’ll want to keep popping as you stroll to your favorite stores.

Get the Auntie Anne's Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Nuggets recipe.

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7

Chocolate Caramel Coffee Pretzel Bars

dessert bars with pretzels, coffee flavor, caramel, and chocolate
PHOTO: JULIA GARTLAND; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE

Cookies usually get all the love, but dessert bars are the real sleeper hit. Between the choose-your-adventure Ghirardelli brownies (hello, cheesecake swirl) and the multi-layer classics like our magic cookie bars, there’s a bar cookie out there for everyone. When the mood strikes for a salty-sweet crowd-pleaser chock-full of crunchy pretzels, gooey coffee-caramel, and chocolate, these check all the boxes.

Get the Chocolate Caramel Coffee Pretzel Bars recipe.

8

Football-Shaped Cookies

football shaped cookies
Parker feierbach

These sugar cookies are so easy to design, even the kids can get in on it—turn it into a game day activity the whole fam can do together! Hot tip: Freeze your cut-out cookie dough for 10 minutes before baking to ensure they hold their adorable football shape.

Get the Football Cookies recipe.

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9

Caramel Crunch Tart

chocolate tart with a caramel middle
PHOTO: RYAN LIEBE; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE

Tarts don’t have to mean complicated. Exhibit A: This chocolate dessert that isn’t fussy and requires zero (yes, zero) baking. It mainly uses store-bought ingredients, and the majority of time required for this recipe is just letting it chill in the refrigerator. 😍

Get the Caramel Crunch Tart recipe.

10

Caramel Crunch Bars

chocolate and caramel layered dessert bars
PHOTO: JULIA GARTLAND; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE

Who can resist the allure of dark chocolate, caramel, and Rice Krispies? These caramel crunch bars are a world of irresistible layers where each bite is a symphony of sweet perfection.

Get the Caramel Crunch Bars recipe.

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11

Confetti Cookie Dough Ball

chocolate chip cookie dough ball rolled in sprinkles served with pretzels and nilla wafers
PHOTO: JOSEPH DE LEO; FOOD STYLING: TAYLOR ANN SPENCER

Our favorite old-school appetizer gets the dessert treatment in this colorful cookie dough version of a cheese ball Swap out the rainbow sprinkles for ones in the colors of your favorite team to make it extra fun for the Super Bowl.

Get the Confetti Cookie Dough Ball recipe.

12

Peanut Butter Pretzel Butterscotch Blondies

peanut butter pretzel butterscotch blondies cut up on a marble surface
PHOTO: ERIK BERNSTEIN; FOOD STYLING: RILEY WOFFORD

Love a salty-sweet dessert? Prepare to meet your new obsession. Studded with pretzels and butterscotch chips, these rich peanut butter blondies rival any brownie or magic bar out there.

Get the Peanut Butter Pretzel Butterscotch Blondies recipe.

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13

Sugar Cookie Bars

sugar cookie bars
PHOTO: ROCKY LUTEN; FOOD STLYING: TAYLOR ANN SPENCER

The easiest way to make sugar cookies for a crowd is to turn them into bars. Somewhere between a blondie and cookie, these sugar cookie bars are thick and soft with buttercream spread on top. They take less time than scooping individual cookies and are just as good (plus they're easy to customize to match your team's colors!).

Get the Sugar Cookie Bars recipe.

14

Cookie Brittle

cookie brittle
PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE

Cookie brittle is a particularly great hack for the holidays or any time you’re entertaining when you don’t have time or the oven space to bake multiple trays too. Think of it like a faster, easier way to make a big batch of chocolate chip cookies. 😍

Get the Cookie Brittle recipe.

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15

Cinnamon Crunch Soft Pretzels

cinnamon sugar crunch pretzels
PHOTO: ERIK BERNSTEIN; FOOD STYLING: BARRETT WASHBURNE

These pretzels have a soft, pillowy inside with a chewy exterior and crunchy cinnamon sugar topping, just like the iconic bagels from Panera. Before baking the pretzels, they get a quick boil in a baking soda mixture, which not only causes them to puff, but also creates that chewy outside.

Get the Cinnamon Crunch Soft Pretzels recipe.

16

Football Brownies

football brownies
Parker Feierbach

These brownies are all about the boozy ganache, so we kept things simple and started with a boxed mix.

Get the Football Brownies recipe.

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17

Caramel Popcorn

caramel popcorn
Andrew Bui

Making from-scratch caramel corn couldn't be easier, but don't be hesitated to rush it—baking at a low temperature for about an hour is key to popcorn with that irresistible sweet crunch.

Get the Caramel Popcorn recipe.

18

No-Bake Buckeye Cheesecake Bars

nobake buckeye cheesecake bars
PHOTO: ERIK BERNSTEIN; FOOD STYLING: RILEY WOFFORD

Buckeyes are a beloved truffle made of a rich peanut butter filling and dipped in chocolate. It’s similar to a homemade Reese’s in the easiest way possible. This no-bake cheesecake might be even easier. The cheesecake is lighter and creamier than the truffle, but still has all of the peanut butter and chocolate elements you love.

Get the No-Bake Buckeye Cheesecake Bars recipe.

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19

Skillet Texas Sheet Cake

skillet texas sheet cake

For a traditional Texas sheet cake, both the batter and the icing are prepared on your stovetop. Using a skillet eliminates a dish and makes things way more fun. Especially when everyone digs in while it's still warm... with tons of ice cream on top. 😉

Get the Skillet Texas Sheet Cake recipe.

20

Tiramisu Dip

tiramisu dip with ladyfingers
PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING: ADRIENNE ANDERSON

Classic tiramisu is a no-bake labor of love and the perfect ending to nearly any meal. But what do you do when you’re craving tiramisu, but you don’t have the time or patience to chill it for hours? Enter tiramisu dip. It’s got all the right flavors—creamy mascarpone, rich espresso, and a generous dusting of cocoa powder—and it comes together in just 10 minutes.

Get the Tiramisu Dip recipe.

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