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Winning Tailgate Desserts to pack for a sweet game day! Since it’s football season, and since we do tailgating snacks month each year (which generally includes one sweet treat to end the month), I thought I’d share a collection of all the delicious desserts that would be exciting to serve at your next football bash!

I have a bunch of fun tailgating menus from all the years of tailgating snacks months.

a collage of 6 tailgate dessert images with the title in the middle.
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What is a tailgate dessert?

I think a football dessert or tailgate dessert needs to be fun flavors. Think peanut butter, toffee, chocolate, pretzels, caramel, even sweet and salty flavors come to mind.

They also need to be easy to pack up and easy to share with a crowd. Pre-made desserts are a must – nothing that you have to fuss over to serve up. And, hand-held goodies have high priority.

This means things like cookies, bars, and brownies have the green light!

And, if it’s a no bake treat that easy to make, well those make the list too!

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Recipes

Here’s my list of simple and easy tailgate desserts. Many are taken from tailgating snacks months. And, some have made the list because of how perfectly they fit into tailgating game days! Want a nice healthy treat? check out My High Protein Dessert Recipes.

Brown Butter Sea Salt Cookies on a piece of brown parchment paper with a green cloth napkin behind them.
The perfect cookie. Brown Butter Sea Salt Cookies. These will disappear quickly!
These No Bake Peanut Butter Bars are naturally gluten-free, making them great to take to gatherings like tailgate parties.
No bake Peanut Butter Bars are a perfect tailgating dessert. Creamy peanut butter topped with a layer of chocolate!

pieces of Salted Chocolate Pretzel Toffee Bark in a wire container with one piece in front and some broken pretzels around.
Sea Salt Caramel Pretzel Bark I’ve made this for many holiday gatherings and it’s always a hit!
some loaded rice crispy treats on a piece of parchment paper with pretzels and chocolate chips around.
Loaded Rice Crispy Treats are filled with pretzels, chocolate, toffee bits, and peanuts for a game day win!

No Bake Chocolate Candy Cookies oatmeal and chocolate candy mixed together to form a cookie placed on white cloths on a red Valentine's Day background
No bake Chocolate Candy Cookies are loaded with oatmeal and chocolate. This is my mom’s recipe that she made for many occasions, including movie night! And this recipe is peanut butter free.
cookies stacked up on top of eachother with some cinnamon sticks.
Classic Snickerdoodles Cookies are a tangy cinnamon filled cookie that everyone loves!

three Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Rods on a piece of parchment paper.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Rods are a fun treat that makes the sweet and salty combination come alive.
Espresso Hazelnut Oatmeal Cookies in a wire container with one cookie outside the container.
Espresso Hazelnut Oatmeal Cookies are great for an early game ~ They will help you wake up and cheer for your team!

be the MVP of the day!

looking down on baked muffins with some of the baking supplies in cups around the muffins.
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Muffins are another great early game option, and muffins are always an early game day hit!
two cookies on a plate in front of a wire basket full of cookies, title on left: Dulce de Leche Sea Salt Cookies.
Kick the typical chocolate chip cookie to the curb and serve these Dulce de Leche Sea Salt Cookies instead!

cookies on a wire rack, title in upper left of image: Coconut Oat Cookies.
Coconut Oat Cookies are nice and sturdy so they transport easily. And they’re super delicious; I’m sure that the game day gang will love these!
Classic Peanut Butter Cookies on a brown plate with a glass of milk, title on image
The classic and great Peanut Butter Cookie. This recipe is moist and delicious and makes a cookie that isn’t greasy or heavy.

Pistachio truffles on a white serving plate with twinkle lights in the background.
Pistachio Truffles are an easy to make no bake treat that are perfect for any tailgate line up. And, they’re welcome at fancy parties!
No Bake Peanut Butter Cookie Truffles - yummy little bundles of peanuty goodness
No bake peanut butter cookie truffles will have your team voting you as the MVP. And, you don’t need to tell them how easy these are to make!

oatmeal cookies on tiles for serving with silver glitter stars around
Oatmeal cookies make them with chocolate chips, raisins, nuts, or whatever you like, and they’re perfect for any game day!
These easy to make, fun chewy Chocolate Chip Treasure Cookies are loaded with goodies like graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, coconut, almonds, and of course, chocolate chips!
Chocolate Chip Treasure Cookies have it all going on. And, with all that treasure, you know your team will win!

Football Party Dessert Spread including Pie Crust Cookies with M&M'S® Brand Milk / Peanut Chocolate Candies Game Day Mix - this is the perfect easy way to entertain during football season
Football Party Dessert Spread including Pie Crust Cookies with M&M’S Chocolate Candies is a fun way to celebrate football!
Skillet Brownies with pretzel crust with a slice next to the cast iron skillet and a small football.
Skillet Brownies with Pretzel Crust are a great way to add sweet and salty flavors to your game day spread!

square crop of a collage of 4 images of tailgate desserts.
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  1. Canopas

    These tailgate desserts are a touchdown in the flavor department! I’m tempted to try making them for the next game day gathering.

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