24 Restaurant Dessert Remakes

Turn any night into a special occasion with our simple recipes for restaurant favorites like molten lava cake, creme brulee and strawberry shortcake. No reservations required!

Tiramisu Layer Cake

"This was sinfully good, and easier to make than I expected. If I had it to do over again, I would ask for this to be my wedding cake!"

-Chef #413860

Devil's Food Cake

"This chocolate cake is absolutely the best we have ever had. It is so moist and rich that I never make anything else!"

-Karen=^..^=

Lemon Souffles

Served in a lemon, these personal desserts are both sweet and sophisticated.

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

"This was delicious! It was nice to go out to dinner and not have to order dessert because we knew this was waiting for us at home. The presentation was beautiful, too."

-BeckaBoo

Baklava

"These are every bit as good as the most delicious baklava I've bought in Greek cake shops and in restaurants. These are just so divinely yummy!"

-bluemoon downunder

Lemon Cake Doberge

"The recipe is wonderful! The lemon curd is excellent!"

-Es-trada

Molten Chocolate Lava Cake

"My entire family LOVED them. What a chocolate lover's dream. They were easy to make, too."

-Polish Chick

Chocolate Fondue

"This is an amazingly dark, rich and sinful fondue with a lot less fat. Make sure to use the best quality chocolate you can get your hands on, since that's the main flavor here."

-Maito

English Custard

"Made custard for the first time today and this recipe worked like a charm!"

-Monica E.

Brownie Sundae

Topped with ice cream and chocolate sauce, these fudgy, gooey brownies make the perfect base for a classic, restaurant-style brownie sundae. Don't forget the whipped cream!

Fried Ice Cream

"There's no need to go to the Mexican restaurant for fried ice cream anymore! Try this at home, it's delicious."

-BrendaM

Easy Chocolate Mousse

"This is a chocolate lover's dream dessert. I've always wanted to make chocolate mousse, but I didn't know how easy it was until now. I melted the chocolate chips in the microwave. The whipped cream was delicious on top, along with fresh raspberries."

-Lainey6605

Cannoli

"This is one of my favorite Italian desserts, and the perfect ending to any Italian dinner! The shells are pretty simple to make, and taste so much better than the ready-made shells you buy in the Italian markets."

-Kim D.

Chocolate Chip Panookies

"These giant chocolate chip cookies are baked in mini pie tins. The ooey-gooey 'pan cookies' are best served hot out of the oven topped with a scoop of ice cream!"

-Cupcake-Princess

Strawberry Shortcake

"This is a really nice, light shortcake. It's very moist, and I couldn't believe how little time it took to make. It's a great recipe for surprise company!"

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Creme Brulee

"This was the easiest, most delicious dessert I have ever made. It's sweet, creamy and rich, with a nice and hard candy topping. Out-of-this-world good!"

-Baby Kato

Perfect Flourless Chocolate Cake

"Something between a mousse and a cake, this is so moist it will melt in your mouth like a chocolate bar. I tried about seven different flourless chocolate cake recipes before I came up with this one."

-Catfish Charlie

Raspberry Walnut Torte

"Five stars all the way! This is a very easy recipe, with lots of texture. It smelled heavenly while baking. The contrast of the tart sauce over the sweet torte is a match made in heaven!"

-Elly in Canada

Carrot Cake

"This delicious carrot cake is moist with a wonderful flavor. The burnt sugar was a great addition. Too often carrot cake is too sweet but this recipe is perfection!"

-NcMysteryShopper

Frozen Hot Chocolate

"The kids had a great time making — and enjoying — this recipe! It's very chocolatey and yummy. We will be making it again soon."

-TheGrumpyChef

Apple Cobbler

"This is a very good cobbler! I just used a sprinkle of salt in the lovely biscuit topping. The flavor of the filling was wonderful."

-Derf

Chocolate Lava Cake

"This has become my go-to dessert recipe. I've tried many other lava cake recipes but always come back to this one! Sometimes I add vanilla or espresso just to mix it up a bit."

-Lulabelle #2

Flan

"Delicious! I followed the recipe exactly except I used little ramekins, and it turned out great. It had a very traditional taste, like the flan on my abuelita's dessert table!"

-ShanWho

Crepes

"Delish! This was my first time ever making crepes, and they turned out wonderful — just like having them from the fanciest of restaurants. My family will be enjoying these for years to come."

-Binirob

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