How Many Mini Desserts Per Person

How Many Mini Desserts Per Person for a Large Crowd or Wedding Party?

Lets for define what mini desserts are. They are also known as mini pastries, petits fours, and mignardises.

While there are many types of mini pastries they can basically be referred to as desserts or food that typically contains lots of sugar plus carbohydrates. These are also referred to as bakers’ confections and are made by a French patissier or in the United States a pastry chef.

Mini cakes are often baked in small individual tins which makes them ideal for entertaining. They are usually served with tea or coffee and are perfect for after-dinner parties or when you want something sweet but don’t want to eat too much. You could also have them at breakfast time.

One of the most simple and common types of mini dessert is the sponge filled with jam. It’s made from eggs, butter, flour, and milk. It’s then filled with jam, cream, or custard before being covered with icing.

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How many pieces of mini dessert should each person have per person at a wedding?

Because there is usually wedding cake and the guests have just had a wedding dinner then budgeting of 3 mini desserts per person should be enough for each guest. However, if these small desserts are served as the main event on a dessert table you may what to serve up to 6 per person.

How many pieces of mini dessert should each person have per person at a baby shower?

For a baby shower where guests have had a few savories and other snacks first you could budget on 3 mini desserts per person. But if you are having just these with tea and coffee you may want to have 5 per person.

How many pieces of mini desserts should each person have per person at a large family gathering or reunion? For a big family holiday gathering, you should budget on 6 mini desserts per person for a 3 hour plus party.

How Many Mini Desserts Should Be on a Dessert Table?

If you are serving cake, ice cream, or another featured dessert you need fewer mini desserts on a dessert table.

How many mini desserts should be on a dessert table for a wedding.

For a wedding, you will need six different types of mini desserts on a dessert table or bar.

You may also serve other kinds of sweets including cookies, brownies, etc.

How many mini desserts should be on a dessert table for a birthday party?

A good rule of thumb is to make sure that your guests get enough mini desserts so that everyone has one piece of every type of mini dessert.

For a birthday party, you should plan on 3 different types of mini pastries or desserts, because there will normally be a birthday cake and perhaps chips or cookies.

How many mini desserts per person for a birthday party?

• For 10 People you should have 30 mini desserts or 3 per person. You also should have three varieties of mini desserts.
• For 20 People you should have 60 mini desserts. 
• For 30 guests at a birthday party, you should have 90 mini desserts
• For 50 guests at a birthday party, you should have 150 mini desserts  

Some good examples of mini desserts for a  birthday party are

• Chocolate dipped strawberries
• Cherry pie bites
• Strawberry shortcake
• Fruit salad mini cups
• Pineapple upside-down cake
• Lemon Bars
• Apple crisps (healthy)
• Brownie with double cream,
• Tiramisu mini
• Ice cream sandwiches

Dessert Table Wedding Tips A dessert table is an important part of any wedding reception.

The purpose of the dessert table is to provide guests with a variety of delicious treats to enjoy while mingling and socializing.

Here are some tips for creating a successful dessert table:

1. Create a theme for your dessert table.
   1. This helps guests know what kind of treats they’re going to find.
   2. For example, if you are having a chocolate themed wedding, you might consider making chocolate cupcakes, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate mousse, chocolate fondue, chocolate truffles, chocolate ganache, chocolate macarons, chocolate cake pops, chocolate fudge, and chocolate bark.

Use a variety of flavors.

• Try using fruit as a base for most of your desserts.
• Use fresh fruits like berries, peaches, apples, pears, grapes, melon, kiwi, pineapple, oranges, watermelon, and plums.
• Add in dried fruits like apricots, dates, figs, raisins, and prunes.
• Use nuts like almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazel for texture to your mini desserts.

How do you plan a dessert party?

Focus on flavors that work together for a successful dessert party. It will help if they go well with coffee or a cup of tea as many people like to have a small or mini sweet treat with their after-dinner hot drink.

When choosing your flavor combinations, think about how much time people will spend eating their desserts.

If it’s just a short event stick with simple flavors like vanilla and strawberry.

But if you want to wow your guests, try more complex flavors such as caramelized banana, peanut butter, lemon curd, coffee, espresso, raspberry cheesecake, orange marmalade, mango salsa, coconut lime sorbet, and gingerbread.

Other top dessert buffet tips to plan a dessert buffet are

• Use small portions.
• You don’t want to spend too much time preparing your dessert table, but you do want to offer a wide selection of flavors.
• To help keep your time in check, try using a few basic recipes and combining them into a variety of flavor combinations.
  • For example, you could use a simple vanilla pudding recipe and add chocolate syrup, caramel sauce, marshmallow fluff, whipped topping. People just love to grab these mini dessert flavors.

Mini cupcakes are often used at wedding parties  see our article on How Many Mini Cupcakes Per Person for Different Events and Occasions