How To Make Easy Party Dessert Recipes In Under 20 Minutes
Written by jheelum basu | October 21, 2025
Simple and quick desserts often save your day. Especially when you have an impromptu party to host. Friends are coming? No time to jump into those hours-long, elaborate dessert recipes? Well, there’s absolutely nothing to worry about. We have got your back with some quick recipes using basic ingredients to satisfy the taste buds of your dessert-loving friends without spending hours in the kitchen.
To share the true essence of joy and togetherness through desserts, one doesn’t always need to get into a complex culinary extravaganza. If you are running out of time, you can quickly assemble the items lying around the kitchen to create truly exquisite yet easy party dessert recipes.
Be it a chocolate fudge cake or a strawberry shortcake, you can now say hello to endless easy party dessert recipes.
To surprise your guests with those visually appealing and lip-smacking desserts, you simply need to elevate your dessert game. And we will show you how. Let’s get started with the absolute showstopper desserts for your house party!.
Chocolate Fudge Cakes
This small batch recipe for chocolate fudge cakes under 20 minutes is perfect when you are racing against time. Be it an impromptu house party or a date night, this scaled-down fudge cake recipe can uplift your mood like nothing else.
Homemade Strawberry Shortcake
Running out of time? This sweet treat will take under 12 minutes to bake. If you love strawberries and shortcake, with this recipe, you can completely skip the store-bought ones and prepare a batch that's perfect for your guests.
Strawberries, sweet biscuits, sugar, flour, butter and whipped cream- that’s all you need to prepare this delicious 1-layer dessert.
Don’t forget topping this super moist and tender shortcake with freshly whipped cream and fresh strawberries!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Lava Cakes
Who doesn’t like the camaraderie of sweet and salty tastes in one dessert? Homemade peanut butter chocolate lava cakes are the ultimate examples of sweet and salty at the same time. Except for the peanut butter filling, the other ingredients are similar to those of any chocolate lava cake.
While the fresh-from-the-oven, fudgy, warm chocolate cake is filled with melty peanut butter, it is often topped with vanilla ice cream, which makes it unapologetically indulgent in nature.
Lemon Coconut Drop Shortbread Cookies
These easy and quick lemon coconut drop shortbread cookies are buttery and light in nature with a tender, yet crumbly shortbread-style texture. To make it even more delicious, you can top it with smooth lemon glaze and garnish it with coconut or sprinkles.
Fruit Custard
A sweet, creamy vanilla custard topped with freshly sliced fruits and chopped dry fruits. Is there anything better and quicker than this for the guests? For decades, the aesthetic mix of fruits and vanilla custard-flavored milk has been enjoyed by all.
The delicious dessert is made with cut fruits, milk, and custard powder. From grapes, apples, and chickoo to banana, pomegranate, and ripe mangoes- a bowl of custard always comes with the benefits of a fruit basket. Apart from the commonly used fruits, the recipe can be made equally tasty with any seasonal and locally available fruit of your choice.
No-Bake Greek Yogurt Fruit Tart
This quick yet extremely filling Greek yogurt fruit tart can be assembled in minutes by combining protein-packed Greek Yogurt and all your favorite seasonal fresh fruits. While satisfying the taste buds, this naturally gluten-free, no-bake recipe takes good care of your health as well.