24 Graduation Party Dessert Ideas That Will Match Your Party’s Theme
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Desserts are the most aesthetically pleasing part of any grad party.
The main course and appetizers can be displayed very nicely, but it’s hard to make them as pretty as desserts.
My favorite part about desserts is their ability to match your theme’s colors and add a perfect finishing touch to your graduation party.
These dessert ideas are customizable and guaranteed to work at any grad party!
Here are 24 graduation party dessert ideas.
GRADUATION PARTY DESSERTS
1. CHOCOLATE COVERED OREOS
Chocolate covered oreos are delicious!
Here’s a fun way to incorporate your school colors or keep up your theme’s colors with these chocolate dipped oreos in a bucket of coordinating colored candies.
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2. S’MORE BAR
A s’more bar is perfect for an outdoor graduation party.
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3. CUPCAKE DISPLAY
If you’re going for a rustic vibe at your graduation party, this tiered cupcake display will fit right in.
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4. CANDY BAR
Candy bars are super cute and very easy to throw together. Here’s a couple of my favorite displays.
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5. DIPLOMA COOKIES
Such a cute way to display these cookies!
6. STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE KABOB
These skewers with strawberries, angel food cake, and chocolate drizzle make for the perfect grab-and-go dessert idea.
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7. BUILD YOUR OWN FRUIT PIZZA
This is such a cute idea!
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8. GRADUATION CUPCAKE TOPPERS
Graduation cap cupcake toppers are perfect for adding to any cupcake
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9. ONE SMART COOKIE BAR
What a great way to display cookies!
I especially love the containers used for holding all of the cookies.
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10. GRADUATION CAP ON A STICK
These graduation caps are so cute, and easy to make!
Instead of using a sour straw, you can find something that matches your theme’s colors.
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11. BUCKET OF FREEZIES
Perfect for an outdoor graduation party!
12. ROOT BEER FLOAT BAR
A root beer float bar is such a good idea for a dessert bar, and isn’t something that’s super popular!
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13. STRAWBERRY-BROWNIE-MARSHMALLOW KABOBS
These are a perfect dessert, especially for a grad party!
Similar to fruit kabobs, these are more tedious to make but can be worth the work for such a photo perfect end result!
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14. WINE GLASS DESSERTS
I thought this was such a cute idea!
Fill plastic wine glasses with chocolate covered candies and top with a cupcake.
Try and coordinate the colors to match your grad parties theme!
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15. MACARON TOWER
Macaron towers double as dessert and decor. They’re so easy to assemble, and you can choose macaron colors to match your party theme.
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16. WAFFLE BAR
Waffle bars are such a fun and unique idea! I love food bars that allow your party guests to DIY their dessert.
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17. CHEESECAKE CUPS
Most cheesecake recipes don’t actually require baking, so these grab-and-go cheesecake cups are the cutest and easiest desserts for your graduation party!
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18. DONUT WALL
You can’t go wrong with a donut wall, especially at a graduation party!
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19. FERRERO ROCHER GRADUATION CAPS
These Ferrero Rocher Graduation Caps can be assembled in minutes, and they’re super adorable!
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20. RICE KRISPIE POPSICLES
I love how these Rice Krispie Pops are so easy to grab and munch on, and can be decorated to fit your school colors or party theme.
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21. OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO CUPCAKES
Oh The Places You’ll Go is a super popular theme for graduation parties. What better way to bring this theme to life than cupcakes?
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22. PRETZEL STICK DIPLOMAS
These pretzel sticks dipped in chocolate look just like diplomas!
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23. CHURRO CUPS
If you’re doing a taco themed graduation party (add internal link), these churro cups are the perfect dessert to complement it.
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24. CANNOLI DIPLOMAS
These Cannoli Diplomas are so creative and right on theme!
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