Need a sweet treat to bring to your next brunch gathering? These 25+ Sweet Brunch Desserts are easy to make (but impressive) and SO good!
From easy-to-make cinnamon streusel muffins to tiramisu oats and cookies & cream cinnamon rolls (omg!), it’s safe to say that sweet desserts and brunch are a match made in heaven. Don’t get us wrong – we love a good, savory brunch recipe, too. But we’re living for these 25+ Sweet Brunch Desserts right now and know you’ll love them, too!
The BEST Brunch Desserts
1. Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
Decadent, fluffy, and easy to make, these Cinnamon Streusel Muffins are a new favorite! The warm cinnamon spice combined with the rich brown sugar streusel is perfectly balanced, and the surprising addition of almond extract makes them unforgettable.
2. Cinnamon Roll Peach Cobbler
This Cinnamon Roll Peach Cobbler recipe is a delicious combo of two classic desserts: cinnamon rolls and peach cobbler! The cinnamon roll topping gives a unique twist to traditional peach cobbler while the sweet and juicy peaches provide a flavorful base. This cobbler is easy to make and can be served as a warm, indulgent brunch or dessert recipe!
3. Strawberry Pancakes Recipe
These Strawberry Pancakes are next-level good and sure to impress! Not only are they easy to make, but they are also made with fresh strawberries and simple pantry staples, making them the perfect way to start your day. They’re thick, fluffy, light, sweet, and perfect for an everyday breakfast or weekend brunch!
4. Glazed Doughnut Strawberry Shortcake
A delightful twist on traditional strawberry shortcake using a glazed doughnut. Easy to prepare, yet an impressive dessert! Use store-bought doughnuts or your own glazed doughnut recipe.
5. Easy Bavarian Cream Donuts
These Bavarian Cream Donuts are light, fluffy, and filled with the most flavorful Bavarian cream! Perfectly fried and dipped into a sugar coating, every bite of these delicious donuts is full of flavor and the best texture. They’re SO good!
6. Brioche French Toast Casserole
The BEST Brioche French Toast Casserole recipe! With a soft, buttery, custardy center and a lightly crunchy cinnamon brown sugar topping, this French toast casserole is absolute perfection. Make this easy brunch recipe for a treat that everyone will love!
7. Tiramisu Overnight Oats
These Tiramisu Overnight Oats are rich and creamy and have that subtle coffee and cocoa kick that we all know and love. They’re made with healthy ingredients and higher in protein, making them the BEST treat for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!
8. Apple Pie Filling Cinnamon Rolls
These Apple Pie Filling Cinnamon Rolls are the perfect way to enjoy the best flavors of fall in one easy dish! Comforting and sweet, this brunch recipe is made by adding pie filling to the bottom of a casserole dish and topping with cinnamon rolls and icing. Add fresh apples and brown sugar on top to take things up a notch!
9. Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread
Combining cinnamon rolls and monkey bread is no doubt an amazing idea! The two ideas combined into this cinnamon roll monkey bread create a flaky, sweet, and indulgent treat that’s simply next level.
10. Pumpkin Banana Muffins
These Pumpkin Banana Muffins are such a delicious and easy-to-make treat! They’re perfect for breakfast, brunch, or fall-inspired desserts. These delicious muffins are light, fluffy, moist, and flavorful, and the streusel topping adds the perfect touch of sweetness and crunch!
11. Cookies & Cream Cinnamon Rolls
These Cookies & Cream Cinnamon Rolls are next-level delicious! Soft, chocolatey, buttery, and SO good, there’s nothing like these sweet rolls for a unique twist on the classic recipe.
12. Strawberry Pop Tarts
These Strawberry Pop Tarts are truly one of the BEST sweet brunch desserts and way better than the store-bought version! Made with a melt-in-your-mouth flaky, buttery pastry crust and balanced to perfection with a sweet strawberry jam filling, these homemade pop tarts are DELICIOUS.
13. Blueberry-Lemon Ricotta Stuffed French Toast
Stuffed with a rich, lilac-colored blueberry ricotta, this blueberry-lemon ricotta stuffed french toast is exactly what we crave when we’re dreaming of a sweet breakfast to go with our morning coffee.
14. Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
These Lemon Blueberry Pancakes are the BEST for a delicious breakfast treat! Light, fluffy, and sweet. Fresh lemon and blueberries are mixed into an easy-to-make pancake batter, then cooked to buttery perfection.
15. Maple Gluten-Free Donuts
These Maple Gluten-Free Donuts are light, fluffy, and melt-in-your-mouth good! Made with oat flour and almond flour, you’d never guess that these soft and doughy donuts are gluten-free. With notes of vanilla and warm brown sugar, then topped with a sweet maple glaze and chopped pecans, every bite is so yummy!
16. Buttermilk French Toast
Buttermilk French Toast that’s easy to make and perfect for brunch! Thick, freshly sliced bread soaked in a vanilla buttermilk egg mixture, then cooked to golden perfection with melted butter. Fluffy on the inside, caramelized on the outside, and a recipe you’ll definitely want to have on hand for any occasion!
17. New York-Style Crumb Cake
This is mega buttery and moist New York-style crumb cake with EXTRA brown sugar cinnamon crumb topping. Yes, the crumb topping is just as thick as the cake layer! The topping is soft, not crunchy, and the cake is perfectly sweet.
18. Lemon Turmeric Cake
Sweet, zesty, light, and fluffy. This Lemon Turmeric Cake is the BEST and incredibly easy to make. Perfectly moist and flavorful, everyone will love how amazing this tea cake is!
19. Maple Blueberry Scones
The BEST Maple Blueberry Scones that are easy to make and perfect for brunch or a delicious treat! These better-than-the-bakery scones are slightly crumbly on the crust and perfectly soft on the inside. Light and flaky, with added depth and sweetness from the maple syrup, these scones are truly a recipe for perfection!
20. Apple Cider Muffins
Sweet and delicious, these Apple Cider Muffins are perfect for fall! Made with real apple cider and applesauce, these easy muffins have so much flavor. They’re soft, light, and SO yummy, especially when they’re warm out of the oven!
21. Triple Chocolate Scones Supreme
Want to eat brownies for breakfast? Here’s the acceptable solution! These melt-in-your-mouth chocolate scones are rich and moist inside with deliciously crumbly edges. Dunk in a glistening glaze coating, then top with a drizzle of chocolate.
22. Pumpkin Bread w/ Cream Cheese Frosting
This delicious Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting is the ultimate brunch recipe! It’s light, fluffy, sweet, and full of warm pumpkin spice flavors. Topped off with a cream cheese frosting recipe that’s true perfection, you can’t go wrong with this festive cake loaf recipe!
23. Carrot Cake Pancakes Recipe
These Carrot Cake Pancakes are sweet, fluffy, and delicious! Made with a mix of all-purpose and whole wheat flour, freshly grated carrots, vanilla, ground cinnamon, a little bit of nutmeg, and brown sugar, these flavorful pancakes are absolutely the BEST for brunch desserts.
24. Apple Goat Cheese Puff Pastry
Creamy, sweet, and so flavorful. This Apple Goat Cheese Puff Pastry recipe is the BEST appetizer, brunch treat, or even delicious dessert! Make these easy, effortless tarts in no time at all for a treat that everyone will enjoy.
25. Snickerdoodle Cake Recipe
Fluffy, perfectly moist cake with layers of cinnamon sugar swirl and a cream cheese icing drizzle. This Snickerdoodle Cake recipe is so delicious, easy to make, and perfect for any occasion!
26. Small-Batch Cinnamon Rolls
Small-Batch Cinnamon Rolls that are indulgent and delicious! This recipe is easy to make, can be made the night before, and is perfect for when you only need a few.
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25+ Sweet Brunch Desserts: Cookies & Cream Rolls
Ingredients
Dough
- 2 Tablespoons active yeast
- 2 cups warm water
- 1/2 cup powdered milk
- 1/2 cup sugar separated out 2 Tablespoons
- 6 Tablespoons butter
- 1 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 cups flour
- 1 Tablespoon oil
Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 cup crumbled Oreos
Icing
- 2 Tablespoons butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 Tablespoons milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup crumbled Oreos
Instructions
Make The Dough
- Dissolve the active yeast in the water.
- In a mixer using a dough hook, combine the powdered milk, dissolved yeast, and 2 Tablespoons of sugar until well combined.
- Add in the butter, remaining sugar, and salt.
- Slowly add in the flour until well combined, forming the dough into a ball.
- Place the dough on a well-floured surface.
- Top with oil, cover with a towel, and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Make Filling
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9×13″ pan.
- Combine the cream cheese, butter, and sugar.
- Add in the egg and cocoa powder, then mix until well combined.
- Fold in the crumbled Oreos.
Bake Rolls
- Roll out the dough to 1/4″ thick on a well-floured surface.
- Spread the filling to evenly cover the dough.
- Roll up the dough lengthwise, then cut into 1/4”-1/2” slices.
- Place close together in the pan.
- Cover with a towel and let rise for about 20-30 minutes.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until browned.
Mix Icing
- Mix the butter, vanilla, and milk together.
- Slowly mix in the powdered sugar until well combined.
- If the mixture is too thick, add a little bit of milk (1 Tablespoon at a time) until you get the desired consistency.
- Let the cinnamon rolls cool for about 10 minutes, then cover with icing and top with remaining crushed Oreo pieces.
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