40+ Father’s Day Baking Recipes

Here is a collection of 40+ Father’s Day recipes including breakfast, brunch, and desserts, like fan-favorite double chocolate muffins, easy cinnamon rolls (that will surely impress any father figure in your life!!), a tastebud explosion known as everything bagel breakfast casserole, and, of course, a truly fabulous thick-filling blueberry pie.

Dad will love each and every thoughtful recipe!

collage of Father's Day recipes including cream-filled cupcakes, blackberry crumb cake, peanut butter bars, blueberry pie, and maple bacon doughnuts.

Favorite Father’s Day Baking Recipes

Happy Father’s Day weekend to every dad and fatherly figure reading this! My team and I pulled together a collection of reader-favorite recipes that celebrate the dads and father figures in our lives, and it even includes some recipes that children can help make. (Like a giant cinnamon roll cake!)

Here are 40+ Father’s Day breakfast, brunch, and dessert recipes for you to browse. By the way, if you need gift ideas for a dad who loves to bake (or wants to learn!), here’s our collection of 100+ Gifts for Bakers.

40+ Father’s Day Baking Recipes

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Double Chocolate Muffins

Besides the deep chocolate flavor, what youโ€™ll love most about this double chocolate muffin recipe is its ease. The recipe uses common baking ingredients, doesnโ€™t require a mixer, and is super straightforward.

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Sparkling Jumbo Blueberry Muffins

This recipe yields 6 jumbo blueberry muffins that are bursting with blueberries in every bite and taste just like theyโ€™re from the bakery.

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Crumb Cake Donuts

Buttery and moist, these crumb cake donuts are comfort food at its finest. If you don’t have a donut pan, this batter makes fantastic crumb cake muffins, too.

homemade maple bacon doughnuts

Homemade Maple Bacon Doughnuts

Using a soft and simple yeasted dough, these doughnuts feature a sweet and creamy maple icing and salty bacon on top. This underrated flavor pairing is unapologetically indulgent and SO satisfying.

french toast casserole with sweet cream cheese and crumb topping

Baked Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole

I’m confident that any dad would love to start his day with an extra-large serving of this baked cream cheese French toast casserole. Prep it the night before and bake it in the morning.

everything bagel breakfast casserole

Everything Bagel Breakfast Casserole

Hosting Father’s Day brunch? Combining bagels, seasoning, bacon, eggs, and cream cheese, this everything bagel breakfast casserole is a savory, satisfying, and crowd-pleasing make-ahead breakfast dish.

giant cinnamon roll cake

Giant Cinnamon Roll Cake

The only thing that can top a plate of warm cinnamon rolls is a GIANT cinnamon roll cake. Kids love helping with this one, and itโ€™s really fun to serve.

blackberry crumb cake with cream cheese filling

Blackberry Cream Cheese Crumb Cake

My blackberry cream cheese crumb cake is a family-loved treat that is guaranteed to make any dad feel extra special. It’s highly adaptable to other fruits, like raspberries, blueberries, or strawberries.

close-up photo of gooey cream cheese icing-topped cinnamon roll.

Easy Cinnamon Rolls From Scratch

These easy cinnamon rolls from scratch are perfect for yeast beginners because they only require 1 rise. Each cinnamon roll is extra soft with the most delicious cinnamon swirl!

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Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

A stack of pancakes is sure to put a smile on Dadโ€™s face, especially if they’re as fluffy and flavorful as these. A personal favorite!

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Homemade Monkey Bread (aka Cinnamon Roll Bites)

You can never go wrong with a big pan of homemade monkey bread, something the whole family can enjoy. Itโ€™s like a giant pull-apart cinnamon roll Bundt cake!

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Sour Cream Coffee Cake (with Crumb Topping)

Simple and classic, this buttery cinnamon crumb coffee cake features double the brown sugar cinnamon streusel. It’s great at breakfast, with afternoon coffee or tea, or as a dessert cake.

two frittatas in cast iron skillets on marble counter with tomatoes, red onions, chopped parsley, and eggs next to them.

Easy Frittata Recipe (Choose Your Add-Ins)

My easy frittata recipe will be your new go-to for a healthy and egg-stra delicious (ha!) dish to serve any time of day. I include two filling variations, or get creative and use Dad’s favorite omelette add-ins.

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Homemade Bagels Recipe

Easy hot and fresh bagels from the comfort of your own kitchen. Dad will be totally impressed that these didn’t come from the local bagel shop.

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Double Chocolate Banana Bread

The best of chocolate cake and banana bread in one, this quick bread is extra moist, undeniably fudge-like, and works as a breakfast treat, afternoon snack, or Fatherโ€™s Day dessert.

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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

These chewy chocolate chip cookies are the most popular cookie recipe on my website and for good reason. Sit back and watch these fly off the plateโ€”just make sure Dad gets one before theyโ€™re gone!

cream-filled chocolate cupcakes on blue platter.

Cream-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

These dreamy cupcakes start with a moist and deeply chocolatey cupcake, which is filled with fluffy whipped vanilla buttercream, and topped with rich chocolate ganache. Truly one of the best desserts I’ve ever baked!

soft Nutella chocolate chip cookies

Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

If Dad loves Nutella, your search for the perfect dessert recipe is over. These Nutella chocolate chip cookies boast chewy edges, soft centers, a little sea salt, and plenty of Nutella goodness in each bite.

stack of 3 homemade Oreos on blue linen.

Homemade Oreos

With only 10 minutes of dough chilling and no rolling pin required, making a batch of iconic Oreo cookies from scratch is quicker and easier than you think. They’re the perfect treat to celebrate any Oreo-obsessed dad.

One giant monster cookie

One Giant Monster M&M Cookie

This recipe for one giant monster cookie is full of texture and positively packed with chocolate chips and mini M&Ms. Itโ€™s the perfect size for sharingโ€”or for Dad to enjoy all on his own!

salted caramel dark chocolate cookies on brown parchment paper.

Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Cookies

Treat the #1 dad in your life to a batch of award-winning cookies. Stuffing these cookies is as simple as wrapping the chocolatey dough around a Rolo caramel candy.

stack of 3 chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches

Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

The best of fresh chocolate chip cookies and creamy ice cream combined! I include plenty of success tips for making these classic treats at home, including a quick no-chill cookie recipe.

strawberry, Oreo crunch, and chocolate ice cream cake sliced on cake stand.

Ice Cream Cake (Choose Your Flavor)

This crowd-pleasing, totally no-bake Dairy Queen-inspired treat has lots of layers to love, including two of your (or Dad’s!) favorite ice cream flavors, plus layers of crunchy Oreo cookies, homemade hot fudge, and whipped cream.

two homemade brownie ice cream sandwiches

Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Homemade brownie ice cream sandwiches are fun kid-friendly frozen treats that are excellent for making ahead of time. Don’t worry, dads love them just as much as the kids!

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Key Lime Pie Recipe

This is the best key lime pie I’ve ever had, and I think Dad will say the same. You only need 4 ingredients for the macadamia nut crust and 3 ingredients for the filling.

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Easy Key Lime Pie Bars

Or if you’re looking for an easier way to transport and share key lime pie with a crowd, try the bar version. Cream cheese adds the most delightful cheesecake flavor (and helps the bars set), and a buttery graham cracker crust is the base for the tangy filling.

blueberry pie with lattice pie crust.

Simply the Best Blueberry Pie

Paired with a deliciously flaky and buttery golden brown pie crust, my recipe for blueberry pie features a flavorful filling that is jammy and juicy yet perfectly sliceable.

stack of 2 cherry pie bars with icing.

Crumb-Topped Cherry Pie Bars

If you don’t feel like messing with pie crust, cherry pie bars save the day. A sweet-tart cherry pie filling made with fresh or frozen cherries plus a buttery brown sugar streusel that doubles as the crust and crumble make for an easy celebratory treat.

strawberry peach galette

Strawberry Peach Galette

I love galettes because you get all the goodness of traditional pie crust and filling but with half the effort and time. This strawberry peach filling is one of my favorites for summer, especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

peach pecan crisp in white round baking dish with 3 vanilla ice cream scoops on top.

Perfect Peach Crisp (Egg-Free Recipe)

Crisps are another great way to enjoy seasonal fruits in less time required than traditional pie. This one showcases sweet and juicy peaches bubbling beneath a toasted pecan oat streusel.

slice of peanut butter pie topped with whipped cream.

Unbelievable Peanut Butter Pie

Complete with an Oreo cookie crust, Reese’s Pieces, creamy peanut butter filling, and chocolate ganache, there’s only one word to properly describe this pie: unbelievable.

Lemon bars on teal cake stand

Lemon Bars With Shortbread Crust

You only need 7 ingredientsย to make lemon bars with an extra thick and creamy homemade curd filling and an irresistibleย buttery shortbread crust.

stack of cookies and cream Oreo brownies

Cookies & Cream Brownies

Over-the-top in all the best ways possible, these cookies & cream brownies include four layers of brownies, Oreo cookies, cookies & cream frosting, and chocolate ganache.

top of s'more cookie bars with graham cracker cookie

Sโ€™mores Cookie Bars

Graham cracker and brown sugar cookie dough sandwiches a thick layer of marshmallow creme and plenty of chocolate chips in these undeniably delicious s’mores cookie bars. Treat Dad to s’mores without the campfire!

stack of no bake chocolate peanut butter bars

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

My no-bake chocolate peanut butter bars have been a reader-favorite recipe for years, and they only require 5 simple ingredients.

Rice krispie treats cut into squares

Family-Favorite Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

While there are plenty of ways to make rice krispie treats, my recipe includes extra butter and marshmallows, plus a splash of vanilla, to really take this classic treat from good to great.

chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream, rainbow sprinkles, and a gold birthday candle.

Chocolate Cupcakes With Vanilla Frosting

You can’t beat the pairing of chocolate cupcakes and vanilla frosting, which is why I’m confident Dad will love this moist and flavorful iteration of a classic celebratory treat.

3 layer chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting and dark chocolate ganache on wood cake stand.

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Dark chocolate cake layers are sandwiched with peanut butter frosting, then enrobed by rich chocolate ganache. Get ready to swoon, because this is love at first bite.

slice of 3-layer chocolate raspberry cake with chocolate raspberry ganache and raspberry filling.

Chocolate Raspberry Cake

This is a decadent 3-layer cake with so much to love: layers of moist dark chocolate cake, sweet silky chocolate buttercream, and homemade raspberry filling, all covered with a luxurious chocolate raspberry ganache.

6 inch chocolate cake with chocolate ganache on top sitting on a pink cake stand.

Small Chocolate Cake (6 Inch)

This recipe yields a single 6-inch chocolate cake layer, making it perfect for smaller gatherings and celebrations. Top with chocolate ganache or your favorite frosting.

tiramisu slice.

Tiramisu Recipe

Tiramisu is a timeless, frequently requested dessert that can make any occasion feel extra special. This recipe is from the late Maida Heatter and is easily the best homemade tiramisu recipe that I’ve ever tried.

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Sally McKenney is a baker, food photographer, and New York Times best-selling author. Her kitchen-tested recipes and step-by-step tutorials have given millions of readers the knowledge and confidence to bake from scratch. Sallyโ€™s work has been featured on TODAY, Good Morning America, Taste of Home, People, and more.

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Reader Comments and Reviews

  1. Sofia says:
    August 21, 2025

    Very helpful!

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  2. Nancy Hansford says:
    June 15, 2025

    the recipes all look soooo yummy! I can’t wait to try some. Thank you for posting them!!
    Nancy H- Mississauga, ON, Canada

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  3. Sue Davis says:
    June 13, 2025

    3 things I dislike about North American cooking are bananas, peanut butter and oatmeal. Plus everything is too sweet. Your recipes are fab. I just tone down the sugar. Thanks

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  4. Gloria bue3nen says:
    June 13, 2025

    Hi Sally! i love your recipes, the only thing i don’t like is i know all these recipes i would like to see ones i haven’t already seen

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    1. Sally @ Sally's Baking says:
      June 13, 2025

      Hi Gloria! I have a robust recipe index page where you can search through the hundreds of recipes with different filters. Are there any recipes you haven’t already seen that you are interested in?

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  5. Mary Fran Neustifter says:
    June 12, 2025

    Sally, so many wonderful recipes. Thank you so much. Youโ€™re my inspiration.

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  6. Godsglory says:
    June 12, 2025

    Your recipes are amazing
    Thanks for this amazing recipes
    Review from Nigeria

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  7. Prema says:
    June 2, 2025

    Thank you so much for the recipes, so many favorites, so hard to choose. You are the best

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  8. Dorothy Fournie says:
    June 6, 2024

    I am going to try a couple of these recipes for fathers day. They all look great.

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  9. cali says:
    November 22, 2023

    these recipes are so easy thank you

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  10. Marilyn Petitto says:
    June 15, 2023

    All of your recipes are so good , thank you for sharing them.

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    1. Sally @ Sally's Baking says:
      June 15, 2023

      Thank you so much, Marilyn!

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  11. Jessica says:
    June 18, 2022

    Great list! So many of these are my faves.

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  12. Liz Brennan says:
    June 16, 2022

    I showed this post to my husband, and he said “Would it be wrong if I asked you to be barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen all day? I can’t choose just one!”

    But then he broke our oven by wiping down the glass door with a wet cloth right after we ran the self-cleaning cycle, so I guess he’s not getting any of them ยฏ\_(ใƒ„)_/ยฏ

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    1. Sally @ Sally's Baking says:
      June 16, 2022

      This comment made me laugh but OH NO about your oven! If you reeeeeeally still wanted to make something, the peanut butter bars are no bake. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  13. Betsy Cornell says:
    June 16, 2022

    I made your Herbed Tomato Flatbread earlier this week. It was delish!! Thanks for the quality recipes — keep them coming!!

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  14. Blake Moran says:
    June 16, 2022

    Thanks for these my dad will definitely enjoy them very much.

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  15. Christine says:
    June 15, 2022

    I made the white chocolate muffins, which were actually white chocolate blueberry muffins and they were out of this wonderful world.

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  16. Teresa C. Pastorfide says:
    June 15, 2022

    I tried your recipe. Itโ€™s amazing!

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