If you need something sweet to feed a crowd, look no further than our Big Batch Baking Recipes collection! With 25 recipes that feed anywhere from 8 to 20+ people, you're sure to find a crowd-pleasing dessert recipe that's perfect for the occasion.
Getting ready to entertain a crowd?
Need a dessert that will feed at least 8 people and up to 20 people?
This recipe collection of Big Batch Baking Recipes has got you covered!
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🌟 About these recipes
This recipe collection includes 20 big batch dessert recipes. You'll find a wide variety of sweet baking recipes here.
From cookies to cupcakes, from pies to muffins, these are recipes that are perfect for entertaining.
These recipes are all:
- made by baking.
- designed to feed a crowd, with servings of 8 or more.
- easy dessert recipes.
- made with simple ingredients that are easy to find in almost any local grocery store.
- family-friendly.
👩🏻🍳 Baking FAQs
In general, here are some guidelines to help you plan how much dessert to make or bring to a party:
Cookies - 2-3 per person if part of a dessert table; 4-6 per person if they are the only dessert.
Cakes and pies - 1 slice per person.
Dessert bars - 1 dessert bar per person.
Desserts that need to be refrigerated should not stay out longer than 2 hours at room temperature.
You can find specialty food carriers for everything from cupcakes to cakes that help make it easy to transport desserts to parties. You can also place desserts in a sturdy box that is just slightly bigger than the dessert serving plate.
Best big batch baking recipes
Big Batch Dessert Recipes
This banana coffee cake is the #1 recipe that Urban Bliss Life readers LOVE, and once you make it, it's sure to become a favorite in your baking rotation, too! Fluffy and tender coffee cake is topped with a crunchy, sweet streusel topping that's irresistible. This is a favorite to make for brunches, bridal showers, baby showers, and anytime you have family over.
These almond sprinkle cookies are fun, colorful sugar cookies with big almond flavors.
Bright purple Ube white chocolate chip cookies are a vibrant version of chocolate chip cookies perfect for parties and potlucks.
Make a big batch of these chocolate chip almond biscotti, perfect for brunches and teas. Or for dunking with your morning coffee!
These chewy soft gingerbread molasses cookies are delicious and feed a crowd! Make a batch to serve at your next holiday party, and freeze a batch for later.
These soft gingerbread cutout cookies are ideal freezer-friendly cookies for Christmas season and the holidays!
This cinnamon spritz cookie recipe is great for the holidays, but you can use any spritz cookie shapes you want to make them year-round!
Rich chocolate and bright peppermint flavors mingle in every bite of this luscious chocolate peppermint pie.
Although it's delicious for Thanksgiving, this sweet potato pie with graham cracher crust is great to make year-round thanks to canned pumpkin pie filling.
These pumpkin cheesecake bars with gingersnap crust are a yummy celebration of fall flavors. The recipe makes a large batch - perfect to feed a crowd!
When you need to serve a crowd, sometimes bars instead of a full pie is the way to go! These Apple Pie Bars have a shortbread crust, savory and sweet apple pie filling, and crunchy streusel oat topping.
Sometimes simple is the best way to go. These chocolate chip bars are so easy to make and are great for serving a crowd, as well as taking on road trips!
These funfetti cookie bars add a festive vibe to any gathering! They're so easy to make, and are a delicious make-ahead treat.
Salted caramel bars are given the luscious chocolate treatment in this easy to make recipe. It's a great recipe to make for any gathering.
Sometimes, mini desserts are the best way to feed a crowd! These bite-sized mini pecan pies were featured on The Drew Barrymore Show. They are delightful to serve at Thanksgiving and any fall-themed party.
These mini citrus bundt cakes are the perfect way to celebrate spring and citrus season. So great to serve at brunches, baby showers, bridal showers, and afternoon tea parties.
This recipe has total nostalgic vibes of those popular strawberry cream bars of the past. They are easy to make, and great to serve with any spring or summer soiree.
Chocolate lovers will love these chocolate fudge cupcakes!
Springtime is the perfect season to bake up a big batch of these lemon poppy seed cupcakes! They are fun to decorate and serve for spring brunches, teas, Mother's Day, bridal or baby showers, and outdoor summery dinners.
If you're looking for an easy and elegant dessert to bake up and feed a crowd, make this beautiful Earl Grey Lavender Cake.
These banana chocolate chip muffins are a delicious way to use up those overripe bananas on your counter!
Perfect for Easter or any spring occasion, this Easter egg cheesecake brightens up any dessert table and serves a crowd.
Chocolate and coffee is a classic flavor combination that shines in this moist, tender, fluffy chocolate coffee cake.
Irish coffee cake is a delicious, rich, simple cake to make for any gathering. But it's especially fun to make for St. Patrick's Day!
Got holiday guests that have stayed overnight? Make this make-ahead overnight baked French toast. It feeds a lot of people and is so simple to make.
🍳 Kitchen tools and equipment
Ready to make these recipes? Here are some of the kitchen tools and equipment you'll need for many of these recipes.
- Stand mixer and/or hand mixer
- Kitchen scale
- Baking sheets
- Mixing bowls
- Whisk
- Silicone spatula
- Rolling pin
- Cooling rack
- Muffin tin
- Square baking pan
- Cake pan
- Parchment paper
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