Trying to dream up some desserts that will make your kids’ eyes light up this Christmas?
I’ve rounded up a list of my favorite kid-friendly Christmas dessert ideas that you can prepare with your kids and serve during your Christmas party.
As we know, there are a few kids who are always present at any holiday party who are picky eaters, so it is very hard to satisfy them with your food. We all know the drill: one minute they love it, the next they won’t touch it.
So, here’s a list of go-to Christmas desserts that are always a hit with the little ones that you can consider for your Christmas party:
Christmas Tree and Santa Hat Cupcakes
Make your kids crafty in the kitchen with these yummy Christmas tree and Santa hat cupcakes.
Prepare these cute cupcakes using buttercream, sprinkles and green or red food colors. Top these sugar cones on vanilla or chocolate-flavored cupcake.
Christmas Sugar Cookies
These delicious Christmas sugar cookies are the perfect idea to serve during Christmas.
The best part? You can make them ahead of time, which is a total lifesaver. Add cream cheese for extra softness. Kids are going to love these cookies in different Christmas shapes, decorated with white icing and a variety of holiday sprinkles.
Gingerbread House Icing
A gingerbread house is a holiday must-have, and this icing recipe is a game-changer.
Cover this gingerbread house with white and red fondant and provide your kids with edible markers. They will be engaged and enjoy coloring it on their way. This is a great recipe for the whole family to be involved in.
Peanut Butter Blossoms
These peanut butter blossoms are a classic treat that your kids are going to love to help you make.
Get your kids in on the fun by letting them roll the dough and pressing it to give the shape of a cookie, and top it with a Hershey’s Kisses chocolate candies.
Polar-bear cupcakes
These adorable polar bear cupcakes are guaranteed to steal the show.
Prepare vanilla-flavored cupcakes and top them with whipped cream and shredded coconut. Finally, decorate it by making a cute bear face by using marshmallows and candy to make eyeballs. Your kids will love this dessert.
Snowman Cupcakes
These sweet snowman cupcakes are easy to make.
Involve your kids in making a snowman from cupcakes, black frosting, buttercream and different colored fondant. They will enjoy this fun-loving activity while learning skills to make cupcakes on their own.
Christmas Tree Spritz Cookies
These Christmas tree spritz cookies are one of my favorite desserts that I used to bake during my childhood.
These are very easy to make and involve your kids in baking these cookies. You need a cookie press and the tree pattern disc to prepare these cookies. Decorate them with melted white chocolate to look beautiful.
Chocolate Christmas Mice
These little cute chocolate Christmas mice will be a huge hit among the kids.
The body of the mouse can be prepared by dipping cherries in melted chocolate and the mouth can be made by gluing Hershey’s kiss to the opposite side of the tail. Add chopped almonds to resemble ears. Later, refrigerate them, and your chocolate Christmas mice are ready to serve.
Christmas Wreath Cookies
These Christmas Wreath Cookies are very easy to prepare as they are an easy no-bake recipe.
Create festive Christmas wreath cookies by using sugar or gingerbread cookie dough along with green-tinted buttercream or royal icing and colorful sprinkles. Shape dough into rings and bake before cooling them down to decorate with piped icing and festive sprinkles for a wreath appearance.
Mini Hot Chocolate Brownies
Prepare these irresistible chocolate brownies along with your kids.
They will enjoy making these mini brownies, as they are so easy to make. Top with desired drizzles, nuts, and berries. They taste yum when paired with cocoa or coffee.
Christmas Reindeer Cake
Another interesting and delicious cake option is Christmas reindeer cake.
I am sure kids will enjoy decorating it with candy antlers and making face and eyes with buttercream. Use red buttercream for making the nose and for a twist, you can even use black buttercream to make a Rudolph cake.
Candy Cane Cookies
You’ll definitely want to add these candy cane cookies to your baking list for the Christmas party.
These are buttery candy cane cookies with a peppermint flavor, which are liked by almost every kid. Try these goodies by dipping them in milk after having dinner.
Pull-Apart Brownie Bite Christmas Tree
Another interesting and eye-catching dessert for kids is this a pull-apart brownie bite Christmas tree.
These can be prepared by simply arranging brownies on a board. Teach your kids to arrange and decorate them in a fun way. Top it with swirls of green and lime green frosting and decorate with your favorite sprinklers. To eat this dessert, you don’t need to slice or cut it, just take out one piece of brownie and enjoy.
Christmas Cake Balls
These Christmas cake balls are cute mini balls that can be prepared easily.
Engage kids in preparing these cake balls, they will love mixing and rolling these cake balls with their hands. Decorate them by dipping them in melted white or brown chocolate and add your favorite sprinklers on top.
Candy-Coated Christmas Sandwich Cookies
These candy-coated Christmas sandwich cookies taste yum as well as these can also be a fun and engaging activity for the kids.
Bring some Oreo or other sanswich cookies and dip them in candy melts and decorate them with sprinkles of different colors.
Almond Paste Cookies
These almond paste cookies are chewy and sweet and can be a great addition to your Christmas dessert table.
You can easily prepare these candies from almond paste. Take a small amount of almond paste and give it the shape of a cookie. Then press a little bit in the middle and add glazed cherry at the center to give a beautiful red look.
Chocoholic Truffles
If your kids love chocolates, then these chocoholic truffles are perfect for serving them and their friends on Christmas Eve.
These homemade chocolate truffles need minimal effort for their preparation. Try to prepare these chocoholic truffles along with your kids, they will love seeing their hands covered with chocolates while preparing these truffles. Top them with your favorite sprinklers.
Glazed Gingerbread Donuts
Prepare these gingerbread donuts with added flavors of various spices like cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, pepper and molasses. Your kids will definitely be attracted to the smell of various spices. Decorate it with glazed white chocolate and sprinklers.
Chocolate Fudge
Celebrating Christmas without chocolate fudge is like missing something.
This is a great starter recipe for kids, involve them in the preparation of this chocolate fudge. You can add toppers of your kid’s choice, like nuts, chocolate chips, or even you can add any holiday sprinklers.
Saltine Toffee Bark
I am sure that when your kids taste one bite of this saltine toffee bark, they can’t stop themselves from taking another bite.
This is so yummy and tasty dessert prepared from saltine crackers. Spread dark cocoa candy melts with brown sugar over these saltine crackers and your flavorful punch is ready to serve.
Rice Cereal Treat Cake
If you are looking for some dessert ideas for Christmas that require little to no baking time, then this rice cereal treat cake can be a great choice for you.
To prepare this sweet treat, use a tree-shaped pan and prepare a chocolate brownie. Decorate it with green frosting, piped to resemble tree branches and sprinklers of your choice.
Strawberry Santa Claus
These cute edible Santas are prepared from strawberry, pineapple and cream cheese icing. To secure it properly, add a long toothpick. I am sure your kids will like these Santas so much that you will get 10 out of 10 on the cuteness scale.
Frosted Reindeer Cookies
These reindeer cookies can be the cutest dessert recipe that you can serve for your kids during a Christmas party.
To make this recipe simple, use dough and frosting. Engage your kids in making these cookies, they will find it fun making antlers from chocolate-covered pretzels and red nose from a red M&M.
Snowman Pops
Prepare these cute snowman pops with the help of your kids.
Use black disco balls sprinkles to make the eyes of the snowman, use orange sunflower seeds to make the nose and draw the mouth using a black edible ink pen. Use mini and regular-size Oreos to make the hat of these cute snowman pops.
Winter Wonderland Snowflake Cake
This winter wonderland snowflake cake is a great recipe for beginners and kids.
Bake a simple vanilla cake and decorate it with light blue icing and top it with edible lace balls, ice balls, snowflakes and white color sprinklers.
Christmas Tree Meringues
Encourage your kids to help you in preparing these cute Christmas tree meringues.
It will help them to practice their hand-eye coordination while making the swirls of the tree. Decorate these trees with powdered sugar to resemble snow and add a cherry at the top of the tree for a beautiful look.
Sugar Plums
These colorful sugar plums are another eye-catching treat for your kids.
Prepare these goodies with graham crumbs, coconut, and jello. Mix all these ingredients together using milk and ask your kids to roll them into 1-inch balls. Chill it and let your kids enjoy.
Finishing Up
Planning a Christmas party and selecting the dessert menu for kids can be challenging.
The above dessert ideas for kids will help you engage the kids in a fun way to help you prepare these desserts. I promise, even the pickiest eaters in your crew won’t be able to resist these treats.
Happy planning!
