My kitchen has been filled with the sweetest kind of sourdough baking… desserts! With my starter bubbling away (and plenty of discard to use), there’s no better time to bake. I’ve rounded up The Best Sourdough Dessert Recipes you can make right now. Some with simple sourdough discard and others built with active sourdough starter or levain for more advanced bakes.
Sourdough adds something special to dessert. It brings a natural depth of flavor and gives you a texture you can’t get any other way. Worried about sour flavor? Don’t be! Fresher discard gives a milder taste, and you can easily adjust the sour flavor in most recipes based on what you like.
From easy discard favorites like my Sourdough Vanilla Cupcakes and Sourdough Apple Crisp, to 100% sourdough recipes like this dreamy Chocolate Strawberry Sourdough Focaccia, this collection has something for every baker and every craving. Whether you’re looking to use up discard or want to dive deeper into sourdough desserts, you’ll find plenty of inspiration here.
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Family favorites like these Sourdough Donuts – a snow day tradition in my house!
The Best Sourdough Dessert Recipes
Chocolate Cobbler with Sourdough Discard
4.92 from 24 votes
This chocolate cobbler is a rich, fudgy dessert that is perfect served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Made with sourdough discard, chocolate chips and a bunch of easy ingredients you probably already have in your pantry, this is an easy weeknight treat or splurge for your weekend!
This Sourdough Pound Cake is rich, buttery, and perfectly tender with a light, melt-in-your-mouth texture. Made with sourdough discard and a mix of butter and cream cheese, it’s a sweet, simple dessert that’s always a hit—especially topped with fresh berries or whipped cream.
Rich and chocolatey these homemade sourdough Oreo cookies are so soft and tender sandwiched between a sweet marshmallow buttercream. Easy to make, these homemade sourdough discard Oreos are the perfect cookie to enjoy with a glass of milk!
Crispy edges and a soft middle this chocolate strawberry sourdough focaccia is the perfect sourdough treat. A rich chocolate dough filled with chocolate chips and strawberries, you're going to love this show-stopper focaccia bread.
Chocolate Sourdough Bread is dangerously delicious! Bloomed cocoa powder and chocolate chips make this bread rich and full chocolatey goodness. I love the addition of the melty chocolate chips with the tender crumb. This is no ordinary chocolate sourdough – it's a chocolate lover's dream come true.
Soft, gooey, and packed with graham cracker, marshmallow, and chocolate—these sourdough s’mores cookies are everything you love about a campfire treat, no fire required.
A light, tender White Texas Sheet Cake made with sourdough discard and topped with fresh fruit and a hint of almond flavor. You're going to love this crowd-pleasing sourdough sheet cake recipe.
Sweet berries bake down in this flaky sourdough pie crust resulting in the most delicious sourdough berry pie. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and enjoy this sweet and flaky dessert the whole family will love.
Cinnamon roll focaccia is crispy on the outside, sweet on the inside – filled with ribbons of cinnamon sugar swirled throughout and topped with a cream cheese glaze. This is my unique take on a sweet focaccia and it's a crowd pleaser.
These sourdough brownies check every box: rich chocolate flavor, a gooey center, and a sweet icing on top. They're easy to make, freezer-friendly, and the perfect way to use up sourdough discard. Your whole family will love them!
Soft and chewy oatmeal chocolate chip sourdough cookies with crispy edges are the perfect sweet treat. The texture from the oatmeal, little tang from the sourdough and a whole lot of chocolate chips make this an incredibly delicious sourdough cookie.
Light, fluffy and oh so tender, these sourdough discard donuts are melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Lightly fried sourdough donut dough topped with a rich vanilla glaze, there's no better way to start your weekend!
Need a quick and delicious cupcake recipe? Sourdough vanilla cupcakes bake up light and tender. Use your sourdough discard and enjoy these moist, delicious cupcakes that are perfect for any celebration!
A pull-apart sourdough cranberry orange wreath that is perfect for your holidays. Sweet sourdough dough filled with cranberry and orange filling and drizzled with an orange glaze. You will love this recipe for a holiday brunch or Christmas morning breakfast.
Warm, tender apples topped with a sourdough oat crisp topping and drizzled with homemade caramel sauce. This sourdough apple crisp is the perfect sweet treat for fall.
These Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are soft, chewy, and packed with gooey chocolate chips. Plus it's an easy way to use up your sourdough discard. Just press the dough into a pan, bake, and slice (no chilling or shaping needed). The whole family will love this recipe!
Looking fordessert recipes that don’t use sourdough? While I love finding ways to add sourdough discard to just about anything, this Strawberry Buttermilk Cake is perfectly delicious on its own. If you do have discard on hand, you can try my Strawberry Sourdough Cake variation. It’s just as sweet, tender, and full of fresh strawberry flavor.
You also can’t go wrong with easy desserts that feed a crowd like my Sweet Lemon Bars or my family’s favorite Derby Day Bars. They are simple to make and always a hit when you need a sweet treat.
Which sourdough dessert will you try first? Let me know by leaving a review on the recipe so others in our sourdough community can enjoy it too!
And if you want my whole comprehensive list of amazing sourdough desserts, you can find all my favorite desserts with sourdough on my website. Or for a quick treat, look through all of my Sourdough Cookie Recipes too!
If you try any of these Sourdough Dessert Recipes or any other recipe on my website leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it went in the comments below. Happy Baking!
