Graduation Party Dessert Table Ideas

Surprise your guests at your next graduation party by filling a dessert table with ready-to-go treats that friends and family won’t be able to keep their hands off of! Below are five themed desserts that will be immediate favorites at any grad party. After planning your dessert table (and using some of my tips below), make sure to take a look at our other Graduation Theme Party Ideas and Personalized Graduation Party Supplies for more inspiration!

5 Graduation Dessert Table Ideas

Smartie-Pants: Fill a bowl with Smarties, the traditional candy favorite, and make a sign that says, “Congratulations, Smartie Pants! You did it!” Guests will love filling favors bags with this delicious (and themed!) treat.
Diploma Ho-Hos: This no hassle dessert looks great unwrapped and tied in a paper ribbon in the grad’s school colors. Your guests won’t be able to keep their hands off of these mini “diplomas”!
Graduation Cap Reese’s Suckers: Stick a mini Resee’s cup onto a sucker stick, and then attach a square of milk chocolate on top with piped melted chocolate. Add a “tassle” to the top of the cap with a 1-inch piece of Pull-N-Peel Twizzlers and a dot of melted chocolate. These easy suckers look wonderful displayed upright in Styrofoam.
Class Ring Pops: Another no hassle treat, fill a glass jar with individually wrapped ring pops (a favorite with the kids)! Make a sign to go with this dessert that says, “Don’t forget your Class Ring Pop!”
Smart Cookies: Show your graduate that they’re a “smart cookie” by serving a variety of family favorites, like peanut butter, chocolate chip chunk, and oatmeal raisin. Make your dessert table all about cookies by making it a potluck; ask family and friends to each bring a couple dozen of their favorite. As favors, guests can fill personalized graduation favor bags to take home, too! Party411 even has a Graduation Photo Custom Cookie that you can personalize with the grad’s photo along with a message! Don’t forget to add a sign, too. Something like “Christine is one smart cookie!” would be great.