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20 Festive Mardi Gras Dessert Recipes

By A Cultivated Nest Team

Mardi Gras Dessert Recipes

There is no celebration quite like Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Everything is over the top, including dessert!  King Cake is the most well-known Mardi Gras dessert, but it’s really only the beginning. Across the city, you will find pillowy, powdered sugar-covered beignets, pralines and pecans in all shapes and forms, and banana-flavored everything! If you can’t be in New Orleans, bring the party to you and make one (or more) of these colorful and Festive Mardi Gras Dessert Recipes!

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We all need a reason to throw a party now and then, and Mardi Gras is the perfect excuse! Don’t be afraid to go over the top and make a bold and daring Mardi Gras Dessert!

20 Festive Mardi Gras Dessert Recipes

In addition to being flavorful, Mardi Gras Dessert Recipes are usually bold in color and style. Mardi Gras’ traditional colors have special meanings (purple= justice; green= faith; gold= power) and should be included in your festivities, along with a few other trinkets.

  • King Cake Baby – A tiny baby (symbolizing baby Jesus) is hidden into King Cake. The person who finds the baby is said to receive luck and prosperity in the coming year. Note: Plastic king cake babies should be added after the cake has been baked so they don’t melt.
  • Masquerade – Mardi Gras masks were originally worn to allow people to escape societal and class constraints and be who they wanted to be – if only for a day. Masquerade symbol cookie cutters can give your cookies a celebratory flare.
  • Purple, Green, and Gold – Add the traditional colors of Mardi Gras to all of your desserts with colorful sprinkles or food coloring.

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  1. Mardi Gras Mini Cakes from Artsy Momma
  2. Mardi Gras Layered Jello from Wondermom Wannabe
  3. Crescent Roll King Cake from Accidental Happy Baker
  4. Homemade Beignets from What A Girl Eats20 Festive Mardi Gras Recipes- Have a fun and festive Mardi Gras with some of these delicious Mardi Gras dessert recipes! They're so colorful, and so tasty! | #MardiGras #desserts #MardiGrasFood #MardiGrasRecipes #ACultivatedNest
  5. Caramelized Bananas from Keep Calm and Eat Ice Cream
  6. Mardi Gras Cookies from Buttercream Parties
  7. Mardi Gras King Cake Monkey Bread from Operation $40K
  8. Mardi Gras Pretzels from Catholic Icing20 Festive Mardi Gras Foods- Have a fun and festive Mardi Gras with some of these delicious Mardi Gras dessert recipes! They're so colorful, and so tasty! | #MardiGras #desserts #MardiGrasFood #MardiGrasRecipes #ACultivatedNest
  9. Mardi Gras Cupcakes from Mooshu Jenne
  10. King Cake Milkshake from This Ole Mom
  11. Bananas Foster Cheesecake from Sense & Edibility
  12. King Cake Donuts from Moore or Less Cooking20 Festive Homemade Mardi Gras Foods- Have a fun and festive Mardi Gras with some of these delicious Mardi Gras dessert recipes! They're so colorful, and so tasty! | #MardiGras #desserts #MardiGrasFood #MardiGrasRecipes #ACultivatedNest
  13. King Cake Bites from Scrappy Geek
  14. Bananas Foster Cheesecake with Toffee from Burrata and Bubbles
  15. Mardi Gras Meringues from Drug Store Divas
  16. Mardi Gras Jell-O Snacks from Catholic Icing20 Festive Homemade Mardi Gras Themed Desserts- Have a fun and festive Mardi Gras with some of these delicious Mardi Gras dessert recipes! They're so colorful, and so tasty! | #MardiGras #desserts #MardiGrasFood #MardiGrasRecipes #ACultivatedNest
  17. Keto Pecan Pralines from Joy Filled Eats
  18. Carnival Queen Cocktail from Style On Main
  19. Mardi Gras Candy Bark from Drug Store Divas
  20. Mardi Gras Cinnamon Pecan Vanilla Cake Pops from Barth Bakery

What do you usually make for Mardi Gras?

20 Festive Mardi Gras Dessert Recipes- Make your Mardi Gras celebration even more fun with some of these delicious Mardi Gras dessert recipes! They're so colorful, and so tasty! | #MardiGras #MardiGrasDesserts #MardiGrasFood #dessertRecipes #ACultivatedNest

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