20 Most Popular Potluck Desserts That Always Hit the Spot

Desserts are a huge part of any potluck. After all, everyone brings the best of their best to these gatherings, and that means you can always count on mind-blowing sweet treats. Our collection of 20 most popular potluck desserts gives you the kind of options you need to make your next dessert a major star, with dishes like no-bake peanut butter bars, chocolate peanut butter poke cake, banana pudding lasagna, and more.

Upside Down Fruit Cocktail Cake With Coconut

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This Upside Down Fruit Cocktail Cake with Coconut Topping recipe makes a light, fluffy cake that is filled with tender fruit.
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Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

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My grandma's Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Bars recipe is amazing with a peanut butter base topped with melted chocolate chips and more!
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Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls

These Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls are the perfect blend of sweet apple filling and soft cinnamon rolls. They're easy to make with or without icing.
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The Best Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

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The cookie bars are soft, chewy and thick with a chocolate layer on top covered with a sprinkling of M & M's.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Poke Cake

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This chocolate peanut butter poke cake combines tender chocolate cake with chocolate pudding, peanut butter frosting, and peanut butter candy.
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How To Make Broken Glass Jello

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This easy broken glass Jello recipe is simple, delicious, and beautiful. Sea glass Jello is the perfect broken glass dessert for any occasion
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Banana Pudding Lasagna

This banana pudding lasagna is a quick and easy dessert combining classic banana pudding flavor with a fun new twist.
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Nutella Brookies

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Indulge in the irresistible combination of rich, fudgy brownies, soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies and silky-smooth Nutella ribbons with our Nutella brookies.
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Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

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These rich, buttery, and creamy no-bake Blueberry Cheesecake Bars are the perfect easy and refreshing dessert for serving at all your summer get-togethers!
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Peanut Butter Cup Brownies

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Peanut butter cup brownies with peanut butter frosting for brownies are delicious. This peanut butter brownie recipe is so rich and decadent.
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Decadent Caramel Brownie Trifle

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This Brownie Trifle recipe is a rich and creamy dessert with layers of chocolate brownie, caramel, cheesecake pudding, and more, perfect for any occasion.
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Triple Berry Trifle With Cheesecake Layer

A trifle dessert with layers of sponge cake, vanilla custard, whipped cream, and mixed berries (strawberries in abundance, raspberries, and blueberries) in a glass bowl. — Triple Berry Trifle With Cheesecake Layer. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Triple Berry Trifle recipe is a show-stopping dessert made with layers of angel food cake, creamy cheesecake pudding, whipped topping, and a trio of fresh berries.
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Chocolate Mint Poke Cake

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This Chocolate Mint Poke Cake recipe is so easy, with or without mint, this Jello instant pudding cake is full of chocolate, caramel or whatever you desire!
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Butterscotch Caramel Cashew Bars

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These butterscotch caramel cashew bars are loaded with sweet and salty goodness. Everyone always loves them!
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The Best Strawberry Banana Cake

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The Best Strawberry Banana Cake recipe is an easy, super moist cake with strawberries, bananas, walnuts or pecans and the best cream cheese frosting!
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Cranberry Pretzel Salad

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This Cranberry Pretzel Salad has wonderfully balanced flavors and textures. It has a crispy pretzel crust and luscious filling, and is finished with Jello.
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Red Velvet Swirl Bundt Cake

Red Velvet Swirl Bundt Cake is a super moist chocolate bundt cake with a chocolate swirl inside and the best cream cheese frosting!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

A slice of cheesecake with a chocolate peanut butter crust, drizzled with caramel sauce and topped with whipped cream, served on a white plate. — Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake is Reese's Peanut Butter Cheesecake perfection in a rich, creamy cheesecake with an Oreo chocolate base!
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How To Make A Poke Cake

How to Make a Poke Cake recipe shows how to make a jello poke cake with fun colors and flavors, perfect for a rainbow-themed celebration.
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No-Bake Strawberry Jello Cheesecake

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This no bake strawberry jello cheesecake is easy to make and packed with flavor. There are no worries about cracked cheesecake here!
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