Game Day Desserts Perfect for Super Bowl Parties

Looking for fun game day desserts for your next tailgate or Super Bowl party? This list of Super Bowl desserts includes cute football treats and easy desserts for when you’re hosting.

Game day might be all about the snacks, but the desserts deserve some love too. This list brings together game day desserts that are easy, shareable, and fun. They’re great whether you’re
hosting a big Super Bowl party or just hanging out with family.

These recipes are fun, low-effort, and perfect for balancing out all that salty game day food.

Football Chocolate Covered Strawberries

chocolate covered strawberries with white frosting on them to make them look like little footballs

These football chocolate covered strawberries would make a great Super Bowl party treat because they’re super cute and you can make them ahead.

Here’s how to make them:

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper where you can set dipper strawberries
Melt melting chocolate or candy melts according to package instructions. I microwave in 30 second increments on 50% power, stirring between.
Dip strawberries and place on parchment to set
Once chocolate has set, use white cookie icing to add the football design.

Football Brownies

brownies cut in the shape of footballs with frosting on them to make them look like footballs

Football brownies are classic game day treats. They’re straightforward to make and feel special for a football event.

Here’s how to make football brownies:

Bake your favorite box of brownies according to package instructions
Allow brownies to cool completely before cutting
Use a football shaped cookie cutter to cut brownies
Optional step: frost brownies with chocolate frosting
Add football lines to brownies using cookie icing

Even Easier Football Brownies

brownies in a muffin tin with white frosting on them to make them look like footballs

These football brownies are even easier, no football cookie cutter required. Simply bake up your favorite brownie mix in cupcake liners and then add the cookie icing lines once the brownies fully cool.

Apple Hand Pies

Match football’s “American” culture vibes with a quintessential American dessert: apple pie. This version makes the apple pies single serving and handheld which is great for a party.

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Whoopie pies are nostalgic and fun which makes them a great party dessert. And they’re a make ahead dessert so they’re good when you’re hosting a Super Bowl party.

Lucky Charms Chex Mix

A white bowl filled to the brim with Leprechaun Bait snack mix, highlighting colorful marshmallows, coated cereal, and pretzels

Sweet & salty Lucky Charms Chex Mix is a cute idea for a football party to give the teams a little extra “luck.” Plus, this recipe is super easy and you can make it ahead of time.

Lucky Charm Fudge

Sticking with the lucky theme, this Lucky Charm Fudge is really pretty and easier to make than it looks. It’s make a fun Super Bowl party food idea because you could change the colors to match the teams too.

Football Cookies

sugar cookies cut in the shape of footballs with brownie frosting and white frosting lines to make them look like footballs

These football sugar cookies are perfect game day desserts. Here’s how to make them:

Roll out a package of sugar cookie dough per package instructions (e.g. use the “Cutout Cookies” instructions on the Pillsbury sugar cookie package)
Use a football shaped cookie cutter to cut sugar cookie dough
Bake per package instructions. Allow to completely cool before decorating
Frost brownies with chocolate frosting OR dip cookies in melted chocolate (following package instructions on candy melt package)
Add football lines using cookie icing