You knew it was coming!
This post was a lot of fun to put together. After compiling the most popular dessert recipes of 2011, here’s what I found:
You guys go crazy for:
- Anything NO BAKE!
- Quick & easy
- Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate
- Chewy, crunchy things
- Peanut butter AND chocolate
- Short ingredient lists
- Healthy blizzards (1, 2, and 3)
- Bite-sized
- Healthy “dessert-like” snacks (see end of post for list)
- Cookie dough galore
- Classic desserts made vegan
- Balls, balls, balls
What kind of desserts did you love the most? Or maybe you want to let me know about a non-vegan dessert that you’d like to see “veganized” in 2012? Let me know in the comments below and I will add it to my list.
Here are the top 21 dessert recipes that you drooled over, indulged in, raved about, and baked (or didn’t bake) the most in 2011…
21. Peanut Butter and Jam Nanaimo Bars (a personal fav of mine & also no bake)
20. Sinless Sticky Toffee Pecan Pudding
19. 5-Ingredient Almond Butter Chews & Almond Butter Rice Crisp Treats (tied)
18. 5-Ingredient No Bake Date Squares
17. Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Spiced Doughnuts
16. Rustic Chocolate Chip Banana Cake
15. Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream
14. Brownie Pumpkin Pie with a Crunchy Pecan Topping & Pumpkin Pie Brownie Cupcakes
13. Itty Bitty Carrot Cake Cookies
12. Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
11. Vegan and Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies – the crispers!
10. No Bake Double Chocolate Torte
9. Healthy Strawberry Oat Squares
8. Vegan Pumpkin Pie, three ways (with gluten-free crust option)
7. Dense, gooey, flakey Vegan Brownies, two ways (with killer gluten-free version!)
6. No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Crispies with “Fudge”
5. 80-calorie No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
4. Pumpkin Gingerbread with Spiced Buttercream
3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard
2. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls
1. Double Chocolate Torte (I would have to agree with the #1 pick, although I’m partial to the no bake version too)
This torte photo was clearly before I learned how to white balance my photos…heh
If you are looking for a lighter treat, check out some of the healthier recipes below:
- Itty Bitty Carrot Cake Cookies
- Healthy Strawberry Oat Squares
- Rustic Chocolate Chip Banana Cake
- 80-calorie No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls + Blizzard
- 5-Ingredient Almond Butter Chews & Almond Butter Rice Crisp Treats
- 5-Ingredient No Bake Date Squares (high in natural sugars, but uses all natural ingredients)
- Almond Butter Rice Crisp Treats
On that note, I see carrot cake cookies in my future…
I’ll be making those peanut butter chocolate crispies, I promise you that!
These all look so amazing I want to make them and eat them as soon as I can! Just found your blog and I’m definitely going to follow regularly now! Love getting new vegan ideas!
Hey Michele, Glad you found the blog! Thanks for your comment.
Oh my….. this is my favorite post of all! I have made so many of these wonderful desserts and you are a master of making them healthy.
My family and I are planning a trip to Vancouver and Victoria and wanted to see if you had any recommendations? Are you in Ontario? I may be asking the wrong person:)
Thanks for sharing.
Abby
Hey Abby,
Yup I’m in Ontario! I haven’t had the opportunity to go to BC yet but it’s on my list for sure. I hope you enjoy your trip!
All of these recipes look fantastic but my personal fav is number 17. They’re super healthy and yummy!
My favorite, favorite, Favorite are the Strawberry Oat Squares. I can’t wait until strawberry season is here again!!
I can’t believe we’re going to have another whole fabulous recipe compilation this time next year! No pressure ;)
heh….it’s a bit crazy to think that I made all those things in 2011, right?
I’d love to see a vegan-ized trifle …but first I better get to makIng some if these treats! The pumpkin gingerbread calls my name…
That’s a lovely idea!
No bake will definitely be on the menu as the weather heats up!!! Love all your recipes :)
Hey Angela,
I absolutely love your site and all of your delicious (& nutritious) recipes! It took me a while to attempt drinking a Green Monster and now I am hooked!! and spreading the word :)
Two deserts I would love see are French Toast and Crepes ….I am addicted to Crepes with Nutella!
Keep up the good work & can’t wait to see the future desserts
Thanks for the kind words!
I am adding your great ideas to my list…yum.
time to up date your blog header to a winter theme
AWESOME! I’d love to see some more healthy blizzard recipes (maybe once it’s warmer!) because those things are darn good!!
I’m not sure if you have an ice cream maker or not but I would love to see some veganized ice cream! (Besides the banana trick – which I love) Awesome list!
All of them. I want ALL of them. ;)
You know I don’t know much about photography when I have no idea what you are talking about in that last photo (the white balance thing), lol!
I have made that pumpkin gingerbread about 10023 times. It is one of the best things I have ever eaten.
That’s ok, I had no idea what it was for a long time ;)
I have made 9 out of 21 vegan dessert recipes you have created and I agree the chilled double choc torte (no-bake version) is da BOMB!!!! Hands down!!
The Choc Torte is so amah-zing .Without doubt, that’s the BEST CHOCOLATE DESSERT EVER!
I love to see more recipes in 2012 : Fruitcake (dense with fruits & nuts kind), Bread Pudding, Rum and Raisin Cakes, Rocky Road, Apple crumble, Crispy cookies (not chewy types), Meringue and of coz more low fat and less-oil desserts!!
Thank you Ange for creating all these delicious treats for us!
Great ideas! Thank you :)
This is an amazing round up. Amazing and appetite-inspiring! I enjoyed the carrot cake cookies when I made them but many of the others are still on my bookmarked list. I think I’ve just been motivated to get to them that little bit sooner…
Oh heavens, every single one of those looks amazing! I’ve made a ton of your desserts, and all have turned out fabulous.
You are a dessert GODDESS!!
I just made the pumpkin spiced donuts to take to work this morning and printed the recipe. The recipe directions say to add flours, plural, but there is only one flour listed. I thought that was weird, but went and double checked the online version and again only one flour was listed.
It only made 9 regular sized donuts and baked the donuts and they tooka bit longer to bake than suggested. I searched your recipes again and found the recipe for mini pumpkin spiced donuts and realized that the 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour did not copy over into the recipe you posted on THIS post. With a little extra baking it evened out, but they’re still a bit moist in the middle.
Just wanted to give you a heads up!
Hey Alyssa, Thanks for letting me know! I’m so sorry about the discrepancy! Recipage has just created a super useful embedding code for recipes, so I won’t have to enter the recipes in twice, which will mean less room for error. Thanks for letting me know and I’ve added the flour into the page.
All these desserts look wonderful! I love how your posting your top recipes! This makes it easier for me to decided on what one to make. Ok, not really, but I like it anyway! Everything looks so good and I personally love your Gingerbread Cake, the frosting on top is perfect!!
Ok, can’t lie, I think this is my fav category, I am such a sweets gal…but I am choosing to cut back so as to cure my small addiction to healthy treats! I have tried the banana oat cake and the cookie dough balls for sure and they are delish…glad they made the list!