If you’re looking for graduation party dessert ideas, you found them here! Graduation parties are such an exciting time, and planning a graduation celebration is not complete without an all star dessert line up!
Throwing a grad party is no small feat, but as graduation season approaches you might be diving in to the planning. The first thing I always think about when planning a party is what food to serve everyone.
Whether your graduate is ending their high school career, walking across the stage as college graduates, or simply moving on from preschool to the elementary school life, we have the perfect graduation dessert ideas to help you celebrate!
Why You’ll Love these Graduation Party Dessert Ideas
- Throwing a graduation party is a fun idea, until you think about creating and serving mountains of food to hungry guests! The nice thing about these ideas is that they are simple and easy to throw together in a pinch.
- All of these desserts are easy to serve to a crowd and fit perfectly on a graduation dessert table!
- Most of these graduation dessert ideas can be customized with the graduate’s school colors, making them a part of the party decor. Yay for less decorating, and more eating!
So whether you are looking for diploma cookies, chocolate graduation caps, or your baking skills extend to setting out fresh fruit, we have the best graduation dessert ideas that you can dream up for your special events!
Ingredients to Have on Hand for These Delicious Graduation Desserts
- Peanut Butter Cups
- Chocolate Chips
- Graham Crackers
- Chocolate Squares
- Ice Cream
- Betty Crocker Cake or Cookie mix
Supplies Needed
- Cupcake Topper
- Cute Sign for Dessert Table
- Cupcake Wrappers
- Lollipop Sticks
- Plastic Wine Glasses for serving
Graduation Party Desserts
The first graduation party dessert that probably comes to mind is a graduation cake! This cute cake is made out of cupcakes, which will make it easy to serve to a crowd.
Mini graduation sugar cookies will be a party favorite! Sugar cookies are affordable to make at home, and these are decorated with buttercream making them the perfect sweet treats for your graduation party.
These graduation cap chocolate desserts are so much fun as your graduate moves on to the next chapter! Serve these on their own, or as part of a dessert board (see below).
When it comes to graduation party food, a "charcuterie" or snack board is the perfect addition to your dessert table. There are so many creative ideas to make your dessert board a focal point of your party table, but I definitely love the graduation cap cookies made with peanut butter cups.
If cake is on the menu for your graduate, you can't go wrong with these graduation cap cupcakes! There's no better way to celebrate the big day! Cupcakes are also one of the easiest graduation desserts to make, or you can order from a local bakery if you're short on time.
These adorable graduation diplomas use chocolate chips, melted white chocolate, and twinkies in a creative way to make a delicious treat for your special graduate!
Make graduation hats out of Ferro Rocher candy for party favors or a tasty treat to add to your dessert bar! These adorable DIY graduation treats are sure to be a crowd favorite.
Rice Krispies are a fun party dessert because they are easy to make and transport, and crowd friendly too! How adorable are these rice cereal treats transformed into school books for your grad?
These chalkboard vanilla cupcakes are another fun way to incorporate the school theme into your graduation party! Themed desserts are simply the best, and these festive cupcakes literally take the cake.
An easy way to add a little nutrition to your dessert table is to provide a fruit tray with a side of this delicious fluffy cream cheese fruit dip!
The combination of cream cheese and lemon juice in these adorable mini cheesecake bites are a graduation dessert every lemon lover will enjoy!
These funfetti cookie bars make a good idea for an easy customizable treat for your grad! You can change up the color of the sprinkles to match the graduate's school colors for extra spirit.
We love these little key lime parfaits because they are easy to serve in cute little cups at your graduation party!f
These sugar cookie cake bars are so fun and an easy way to add dessert to your party without a lot of extra cost!
These cheesecake stuffed strawberries are the perfect bite sized dessert to celebrate your graduate!
If your graduate loves pie, then you'll love these cherry pie bars because they are so much easier to serve than the real thing!
This Hersheys Bar Chocolate cake is the ultimate graduation dessert for chocolate fanatics!
These graduation cake pops can really be made for any occasion! Simply change up the sprinkles and icing colors and you've got the perfect portable graduation dessert!
Strawberry Prosecco cupcakes add a touch of elegance to your dessert table for your college age graduation party guests!
I love to have a dessert option that is made in single serving sizes at my parties! A great idea is serving your usual favorites inside an ice cream cone! Genius!
Making these cakesicles in your little graduate's favorite colors or school colors would be the best part of the dessert table!
If you're needing a last minute dessert idea for your graduation party, you can't go wrong with these easy no bake Reeses Chex bars!
This angel food cake is another easy dessert that looks gorgeous on your dessert table!
This easy dark chocolate pretzel bark is fun and bite sized for any party or celebration!
What to Serve with Your Graduation Party Desserts
Wondering what you should serve as the main meal at your graduation party? Here are a few simple ideas that feed a crowd!
Conclusion
When searching for easy dessert recipes to serve at your graduation party, we know they need to be delicious and crowd pleasing! Whether you are looking for chocolate cake, graduation cookies, funfetti graduation cupcakes, we hope you found exactly what you’re looking for here.
What are your favorite decadent desserts that have been successfully served at your grad parties? Let me know in the comments below if you tried any of these!