It’s Officially "Quitting Day", So We’re Ditching Our Resolutions & Celebrating With These Extra-Decadent Desserts
It’s January 10th, and you know what that means? It’s New Year’s resolution “Quitting Day”! According to a number of studies, ~80% of people give up on their resolutions just two weeks into the new year. If you’re feeling very ahem, seen by that statistic, we’re right here with you. Whether you’re completely throwing in the towel or are just cutting yourself a little break (turning a dry January into a damp one, perhaps?), we say making it this far is worth more than a little celebration. With that in mind, we’ve rounded up some of our most decadent desserts (and dessert cocktails) that’ll help make the blow of quitting (or just pausing, we see you!) just a little bit sweeter.
Regular, classic desserts are fine and good, but we say, when you’ve been deprived for a few weeks, nothing but over-the-top will do. Our Biscoff tres leches, our millionaire’s cheesecake, our peanut butter cup chess pie, and our chocolate caramel coffee pretzel bars are the luxuriously-rich dessert mashups of your dreams.
We’ve also included a few extra-simple options here if you want something sweet and you want it NOW. Our tiramisu dip, our no-bake caramel crunch tart, and our chocolate pizza are so simple to make (and there’s lots to snack on during the process!). You could also mix up one of the dessert cocktails on this list—our tiramisu white Russians or our caramel snickerdoodle martinis will hit every craving.
Still holding strong to those resolutions? Incredible job! Check out our top healthy desserts, our tastiest mocktails, and our favorite high-protein winter dinners to keep you going.
Nutella-Stuffed Cookies
Much as we love chocolate chip and double chocolate cookies, this recipe may just be our all-time favorite chocolate cookie. These Nutella-stuffed cookies are a bit of culinary magic: A tender, intensely chocolatey cookie exterior gives way to melty, gooey Nutella inside. And as if that weren't enough, a sprinkling of flaky sea salt gives the cookies the perfect salty-sweet finish.
Get the Nutella-Stuffed Cookies recipe.
Edible Cookie Dough
If stealing bites of cookie dough from mom’s mixing bowl was your mission on baking day, then this edible cookie dough will be your perfect easy dessert. Loaded with mini chocolate chips and all those classic buttery brown sugar vibes, this “naughty” nostalgic treat will transport you back to childhood with just one bite.
Get the Edible Cookie Dough recipe.
Caramel Crunch Tart
Tarts don’t have to mean complicated. Exhibit A: This chocolate dessert that isn’t fussy and requires zero (yes, zero) baking. It mainly uses store-bought ingredients, and the majority of time required for this recipe is just letting it chill in the refrigerator. 😍
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Million Dollar Pie
This retro pie is everything you want in the millionaire experience—crunchy, sweet, mile-high, and make-ahead. It’s prepared by pressing a graham cracker crust into a pie plate and piling it high with a rich whipped topping base filled with pecans, coconut, and crushed pineapple.
Get the Million Dollar Pie recipe.
Spiked Chips Ahoy "Egg" Cream
This cocktail is the classic Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookie in a glass. The amaretto and rum dance together, giving the drink a rich nuttiness that represents the cookie’s signature flavor; the syrup and milk round it out with chocolatey goodness. Top it with a cherry and enjoy with a cookie—your Quitting Day afternoon is complete!
Get the Spiked Chips Ahoy "Egg" Cream recipe.
French Silk Brownies
French silk pie, known for its velvety chocolate filling and whipped cream topping, was originally created by Betty Cooper in the 1950s during the Pillsbury Bake-Off competition. Over the years, French silk pie has evolved, finding its way into various dessert forms, including these delightful brownies.
Get the French Silk Brownies recipe.
Homemade Cannoli
All dressed up with a dusting of confectioners’ sugar and sprinkled with chocolate and pistachios, cannoli are the crunchy, dreamy handheld dessert that always steal the show. No Italian bakery near by? Not to worry—thanks to this recipe, you can get your fix right at home.
Get the Homemade Cannoli recipe.
Cookie Butter Caramel Cheesecake Bars
We're not saying cheesecake needs an upgrade, but we're definitely not opposed to the occasional zhuzhing, and these cookie butter cheesecake bars are “zhuzh” in a decadent, creamy, oh-so-dreamy dessert form. And did we mention the caramel drizzle topping? There’s a Caramel. Drizzle. Topping.
Get the Cookie Butter Caramel Cheesecake Bars recipe.
Rum Crumb Cake
Coffee cake meets rum cake in this decadent homemade crumb cake. Dark rum goes into both the cake and the glaze for a warm, complex flavor that goes beyond the sum of its parts. Make it for dessert or breakfast (no judgment here!).
Get the Rum Crumb Cake recipe.
Caramel Snickerdoodle Martini
All the flavor of your favorite snickerdoodle cookie, but with a little extra buzz. Caramel vodka and a caramel rim make this drink seem impressive, but it couldn't be easier to shake up.
Get the Caramel Snickerdoodle Martini recipe.
Opera Cake
Opera cake is one of those baking projects that will make you feel like a pastry chef superstar. In it, decadent coffee- soaked almond cake, coffee buttercream, and chocolate ganache are layered together to create a French masterpiece that’s equally stunning to look at and enjoy.
Get the Opera Cake recipe.
Chocolate Pizza
We start with our favorite homemade pizza dough, but you can absolutely use store-bought if that's what you prefer. Add some sliced strawberries, marshmallows, pretzels, candy or just leave it at Nutella! The best thing about this easy dessert? You absolutely can't mess it up.
Get the Chocolate Pizza recipe.
Peanut Butter Cup Chess Pie
We LOVE a dessert mashup. Some sweet things are just made to be together. Next up? This peanut butter-chocolate dream of a dessert takes two famous desserts—Reese’s peanut butter cups and the South’s chess pie—and makes something uniquely delicious.
Get the Peanut Butter Cup Chess Pie recipe.
Cookie Butter Snowflake Crisp
For fans of Rice Krispies treats, meet snowflake crisp, a popular Taiwanese confection. Think of this as a lighter version of nougat, but much easier to make at home with just a few ingredients.For our take, we use crunchy Biscoff cookies, which lend subtle sweet notes of caramel and malt.
Get the Cookie Butter Snowflake Crisp recipe.
Biscoff Tres Leches
Tres leches cake is incredible on its own, but when we're talking about the MOST decadent desserts, incredible just won't cut it. Trust us when we say, adding cookie butter and Biscoff biscuits to the classic makes it EXTRAORDINARY.
Get the Biscoff Tres Leches recipe.
While drinking the milk at the bottom of your own bowl of sugary cereal is definitely a treat, we wanted to find a way to achieve that cereal milk magic without. Enter the cereal milk truffle: a honeyed white chocolate treat rolled in crushed cereal.
Get the No-Bake Cereal Milk Truffles recipe.
Chocolate Tart
Big chocolate fan? Us too! That's why we created a tart with an easy chocolate crust and a rich chocolate ganache filling. It's the most decadent slice that you won't be able to stop eating.
Get the Chocolate Tart recipe.
Millionaire's Cheesecake
If you love millionaire's shortbread, then you'll go crazy for this layered dessert inspired by it. To make an even more luxurious and indulgent dessert fit for a millionaire, we added a fourth layer in the form of cheesecake, a rich dessert all on its own
Get the Millionaire's Cheesecake recipe.
Caramel Crunch Bars
Who can resist the allure of dark chocolate, caramel, and Rice Krispies? These caramel crunch bars are a world of irresistible layers where each bite is a symphony of sweet perfection.
Get the Caramel Crunch Bars recipe.
Tiramisu Dip
What do you do when you’re craving tiramisu, but you don’t have the time or patience to chill it for hours? Enter tiramisu dip. It’s got all the right flavors—creamy mascarpone, rich espresso, and a generous dusting of cocoa powder—and it comes together in just 10 minutes.
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Tiramisu White Russians
Somewhere between cocktail and dessert, this Italian-influenced White Russian is hard to resist. It's got all the flavors you love in tiramisu, in an extra-boozy package.
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German Chocolate Cake
German chocolate cake is special because it's filled AND frosted with a rich, sticky coconut-pecan filling. It doesn't have the strongest chocolate flavor and is really meant for those who prefer things on the sweet side. Even still, we couldn't resist adding chocolate ganache to go in between the layers.
Get the German Chocolate Cake recipe.
Chocolate Caramel Coffee Pretzel Bars
Cookies usually get all the love, but dessert bars are the real sleeper hit. When the mood strikes for a salty-sweet crowd-pleaser chock-full of crunchy pretzels, gooey coffee-caramel, and chocolate, these check all the boxes.
Get the Chocolate Caramel Coffee Pretzel Bars recipe.
Hostess Sheet Cake
Taking inspiration from the classic Hostess dessert, this copycat sheet cake delivers on all the same flavors, in an even more show-stopping form. If you really want to complete the look, pipe icing in the traditional, iconic design the cupcakes are known for.
Get the Hostess Sheet Cake recipe.
Red Wine Milkshakes
How much red wine you choose to pour in the blender is entirely up to you—we usually just eyeball it. A fruit-forward red wine like Zinfandel is best for vanilla ice cream, but feel free to experiment with semi-sweet sparkling red wines too, like Lambrusco or Brachetto D'acqui.
Get the Red Wine Milkshakes recipe.
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