A wedding dessert bar is a great way to satisfy guests’ sweet cravings and provide them with a variety of options. The standard recommendation is to serve 2-4 dessert items per guest, but if guests aren’t eating a slice of cake, 3-4 mini desserts per person is recommended. For a small table, consider serving mini candy bars, cake pops, handheld pies, or itty-bitty cupcakes.
A dessert bar can be arranged in various ways, such as using traditional wedding cakes with tiers to determine the number of guests. For a wedding with 150 guests, it is recommended to provide 1-2 full-size desserts per guest or around 3 smaller desserts per guest. However, it’s always a good idea to have some extras to account for varying preferences and unexpected surprises.
A chocolate mousse bar is an alternative to cake that is equally as fancy and comes in a variety of flavors. For a full-sized dessert, guests typically expect at least one dessert option at a reception. For a miniature dessert table, plan for 2-3 pieces of dessert per guest.
In summary, a wedding dessert bar is a perfect way to let guests enjoy the sweetness of your big day while enjoying a variety of desserts. To create a successful dessert bar, consider the following factors: serving a variety of desserts, decorating the setting, and considering dietary restrictions. By following these guidelines, you can create an enticing dessert table that will leave guests wanting more.
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How many sweets for 100 guests?
10kg. We recommend 100g per person. If you have 100 guests, 10kg of sweets should be enough.
How many macarons for 100 guests?
How many macarons per person? Two macarons per person if you’re also serving other desserts. If macarons are the only dessert, serve 3-4 per person. What’s your payment policy? Payment must be made by credit card when ordering online. Call 334-8821 for cash or check payment upon delivery or pickup. What’s your policy for weddings and other large events? To reserve your date, we require a 50% deposit. The rest must be paid two weeks before the event.
How much dessert do I need for 30 guests?
Emily says we help people calculate servings. Some eat two. Some won’t eat any. One serving per person is a safe bet. You’re planning an event for 30 people? Order three dozen. That extra six is good. Fingers are put into icing, and cupcakes are dropped. Factor that in. If you’re not sure between two dozen and three, order three. They won’t go to waste! What does a serving of a Muddys Bake Shop cupcake look like? For regular cupcakes, it’s one cupcake. Three to four mini cupcakes make a serving. If you serve cookies, a standard serving is two per person. Our 8 cakes serve 12 to 16 people, our 6 cakes serve 5 to 6, and our 3-layer Cindy Lou Who and Sam I Am Cakes serve 15 to 18.
Want to serve pie at your event? Our standard pies serve seven to nine people. Baby pies are one serving each, and four pies are a larger single serving. Seven pies serve four at a simple dinner.
How do you calculate wedding desserts?
If you’re serving small treats, multiply your guest count by 2.5. This helps you estimate how many desserts you need and ensures you have enough for all your guests. If you have more money, you can serve 3.5 desserts per guest and give them take-home bags or boxes.
Ask your caterer or baker how many desserts you need. They can help you figure out how much cake or dessert you need for the reception.
How many cookies for 120 guests?
How many cookies per person? If there are other desserts, count on 2-3 cookies per person. If cookies are the main sweet treat, add another 2-3 cookies per person. If you invite families with children, they’ll probably spend more time at the dessert table. Every child on your guest list will eat twice as many cookies as adults.
Wedding example. Real-life examples help us understand how many cookies to serve at weddings. For example, if a wedding has 100 guests and offers more desserts, The rule of thumb says 200-300 cookies, but with an all-night reception and a variety of age groups, the need could be nearly 400.
How many desserts to make for 50 guests?
How many desserts for a dessert table? Plan how many desserts to order first. Make sure you have enough for your guests to eat! Plan on 3 mini desserts per person. If you’re serving 50 people, order 150 mini desserts. Split the 150 into at least 5 options.
30 cookies (maybe different kinds like sugar cookies, chocolate Oreos, etc.) Choose a color scheme or theme. I’ve included lots of ideas in this post. From dinosaur-themed tables to pink bridal showers, there’s something for every occasion. There are endless possibilities, and this first step will be the hardest.
How many dessert plates do I need for 100 guests?
You might have three desserts at your wedding reception. You can get three dessert plates for each guest. You can get 50 extra dessert plates for 100 guests.
What’s the cheapest option for dessert at a wedding?
14 Cheap Wedding Cake Alternatives: Cake pops, macarons, donuts, brownies, pies, mini parfaits, dessert/candy bar. A wedding cake is one of the most important things at a wedding reception. What if you don’t like cake or think it’s boring? Or what if the bakery prices shock you? Think about wedding cake alternatives. You don’t have to have a wedding cake if you don’t want one! Your guests will expect something, so plan an alternative. There are lots of fun, cheap wedding cake alternatives.
We’ve found some great ideas online and put them together in a list. If you missed Part 1, check it out here! Read on for Part 2.
How many desserts do I need for 100 guests?
How many desserts do you really need? If you’re serving a full-size dessert, like a cupcake or brownie, plan on 1-2 per guest. With smaller desserts, guests can take three items each. People are ready to party after missing events during the pandemic. About 80% of guests are coming to the wedding. Not everyone will have dessert. Your wedding cake servings also factor into the mix. If you invite 100 people to the wedding, you don’t need 100 servings of cake and 300 mini desserts. Ready for some math? For 100 invited guests, let’s say 80 come to the wedding. Most guests will have dessert, regardless of what you offer. A dessert table means you need desserts for about 72 people. The smallest three-tier cake I make is 56 servings. If we remove the cake servings, we only need mini desserts for 16 people. That’s only four dozen mini desserts.
How many sweets do you need for 100 people?
The amount you need depends on how many guests you’re feeding and whether you’re putting them in favor boxes or laying out a candy buffet. We recommend about 100g of sweets per person.
How many desserts should you have at a dessert bar?
We suggest 2-4 items per guest. We’ll make sure you have enough.
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I’m making the food for my wedding in a week, and I’m excited for my dessert table. As a professional pastry chef, I have some general advice. A rule of thumb that a lot of professionals use is, amongst the entire table, you need at least 1.5 “bites” per person. You want enough for everyone to have the chance to get something for the table, and maybe get seconds, but also factoring in the fact that some people also don’t want sweets. I always keep in mind the “big 3” categories: Chocolaty, Fruity, and Nutty. People have a wide variety of tastes/allergies, so it’s important to have as many differing types represented. If someone is allergic to citrus, they can’t have the lemon bars, but they can have a brownie. If someone can’t eat nuts, they can’t have the macaron, but they can have the oreo. Also, oreos are vegan, so they’re a great easy vegan option as well. Jamie’s dessert table is a good example: even though it’s a bit chocolate heavy, it still has other flavor/ingredient options. The key, if you’re setting up your own table, is to prep ahead of time. Baked cake, brownies, banana bread, cookie dough, etc. can all be frozen in advance, allowing you to space out your preparations, so you don’t have to panic on the big day. Bake a few things at a time, ahead of time, freeze it, thaw it the night before. My dessert table will have cake (earl grey and lavender flavor), cream puffs, assorted sweet breads, mini fruit and yogurt parfaits, and mini vegan puddings.
I have important advice to share about dessert tables with an assortment of desserts. I chose a dessert table for my wedding of about 90-100 guests and I ordered 32 dozen desserts for the table. When I say I didn’t even get to see the table, and it was EMPTY in under 15 minutes, I am not exaggerating. I only had about 2 cookies from it because a bridesmaid thought to grab us something before it was empty. All I mean to say, is that you’d be wise to get more than what seems like enough. When you have an assortment, people want to try a little bit of everything, and so each guest may fill a small plate for themselves! I never thought of this and so in retrospect, I now know that I should have bought more, OR had less options to choose from. Happy planning!!:)
Jamie- after rescheduling twice, our venue cancelling on us, and lots of other planning chaos, my wedding is this weekend. you have been such a huge help and perusal your articles helped me get excited about wedding planning again after a long COVID hiatus. I cant thank you enough! Wish me luck this weekend đŸ™‚
So cute! I wish I had done more with decorating my dessert table. My mother contributed some of the desserts, my mother in law made some cookies, I made some dessert …but we all made things we could make and freeze so we could do them a few weeks before. And we got mini cheesecakes from Sam’s club. They are like 64 for $14 and each is about 3-4 bites each.
Love this article! How early can you put your dessert food out before guests will be eating it? Specifically it’ll be indoors, so not in the sun, but I really don’t want anything going a bit dry and stale, but I want to make sure there’s enough time to set it up and have it looking pretty. Is before the ceremony even starts too soon?
I must admit that table would not be classed as dessert where I am from and would only feed around 20 people. It would be more like a supper served with tea/coffee/biscuits right at the end of the evening then that would do 50+. I have worked in hotels and function venues. We wouldn’t always see the dessert eaten and other times we would run out of desserts and had to scramble in the kitchen for something else. It would just depend on when courses are served, how much food is served through out the evening and the type of guests present.
Jamie!! I was thinking to make a dessert table for my wedding but I am afraid that with all of the entrées, main courses, etc, people would not touch the dessert table. because it would not be so cool if there will be cakes wastes like the article you showed us a moment while ago. let me know what you think about it!