Dessert Tier List: The Best Desserts, Head-to-Head
All 24 desserts here, ranked by 141 players. Brownies leads: it wins 71.2% of its matchups (n = 372) and was champion in 21 of 141 brackets. Disagree? Your first pick is right here. No sign-up.
Size
Bread PuddingWarm & custardy
Banana PuddingSouthern layered dessert
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Desserts: the community’s best
Win rate across 2,787 head-to-head picks from 141 finished brackets. n is the number of matchups behind each win rate; only entrants with 30 or more are listed.
| # | Dessert | W–L | Win rate | vs .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrowniesFudgy chocolate squares | 265–107 | 71.2% | 21 | 372 | |
| 2 | 218–105 | 67.5% | 21 | 323 | ||
| 3 | 214–106 | 66.9% | 13 | 320 | ||
| 4 | 196–108 | 64.5% | 18 | 304 | ||
| 5 | 174–112 | 60.8% | 14 | 286 | ||
| 6 | Ice Cream SundaeTopped & loaded | 164–124 | 56.9% | 7 | 288 | |
| 7 | Chocolate CakeRich & decadent | 145–112 | 56.4% | 6 | 257 | |
| 8 | 135–122 | 52.5% | 3 | 257 |
Desserts: the community tier list
From 2,787 head-to-head picks in 141 finished brackets. Placed by win rate, steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups: S is 75% or more, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%.
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- Brownies
- Molten Lava Cake
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Tiramisu
- Cheesecake
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Ice Cream Sundae
- Chocolate Cake
- Churros
- Crepes
- Apple Pie
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Tres Leches Cake
- Red Velvet Cake
- Carrot Cake
- Macarons
- Cannoli
- Creme Brulee
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Banana Split
- Key Lime Pie
- Banana Pudding
- Pumpkin Pie
- Baklava
- Pecan Pie
- Panna Cotta
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Bread Pudding
How the Desserts bracket works
This dessert tier list is played, not dragged into rows. You get one matchup at a time — Chocolate Cake or Apple Pie? Cheesecake or Brownies? — and after 15 picks the bracket has a champion, with everything else placed by how far it got. Comparing two choices is far easier than sorting 24 of them at once, which is why the finished list tends to survive a second look.
This bracket runs 4 rounds at the default 16-slot size (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final), drawn from a pool of 24 choices. The draw is seeded: the same for everyone today, different tomorrow, and different again whenever you press New draw. You can also play it at 8 or 24 slots for a shorter or longer run.
15 picks, 4 rounds
- Round of 168 matchups
- Quarterfinals4 matchups
- Semifinals2 matchups
- Final1 matchup
Roughly 1-2 minutes start to finish at the default size.
All 24 entrants
All 24 entrants are listed below, including Chocolate Cake, Apple Pie, Cheesecake and Brownies. Updated
- Chocolate CakeRich & decadentPhoto: Tracy Hunter / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- Apple PieAmerican classicPhoto: The-Wuje / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- CheesecakeCreamy & richPhoto: zingyyellow / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- BrowniesFudgy chocolate squaresPhoto: Ɱ / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- TiramisuCoffee-soaked ItalianPhoto: Raffaele Diomede / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- Creme BruleeCaramelized custardPhoto: Takeaway / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ice Cream SundaeTopped & loaded
- Banana SplitThree scoops classicPhoto: Edward Allen Lim / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- Red Velvet CakeCream cheese frostingPhoto: Hennem08 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Key Lime PieTart & tangyPhoto: Louiemantia / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pumpkin PieThanksgiving staplePhoto: Evan-Amos / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chocolate Chip CookiesWarm & gooeyPhoto: brainloc on sxc.hu (Bob Smith) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Carrot CakeSpiced & frostedPhoto: Elitre / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Banana PuddingSouthern layered dessertPhoto via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- ChurrosFried & cinnamon-sugarPhoto: Joy / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- Molten Lava CakeOozing chocolate centerPhoto: FotoosVanRobin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- CannoliItalian filled pastryPhoto: Ensahequ / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pecan PieNutty & sweetPhoto: Joe Hakim / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- Bread PuddingWarm & custardyPhoto: Roly Williams / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- MacaronsFrench meringue cookiesPhoto: Michelle Naherny / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panna CottaItalian cream dessertPhoto: hiro / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- CrepesThin French pancakesPhoto: David Monniaux / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- BaklavaLayered filo & nutsPhoto: Sakaman / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tres Leches CakeThree-milk soaked cakePhoto: @joefoodie / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Tier list instead?
Load all 24 into the tier list maker and sort them into S through F yourself: same entrants, no matchups.
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Open the bracket makerGetting a ranking you actually agree with
- Answer as if both options were in front of you and you could only eat one.
- Start at 16 slots. If the result feels too obvious, replay at 24 so more of the 24 choices make the field.
- Use undo the moment you regret a pick. One reflex answer in an early round can knock out a favourite before it gets going.
Questions people ask
What is the best dessert?
According to 141 BracketRanker players, Brownies (Fudgy chocolate squares). It wins 71.2% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 372) and was champion in 21 of 141 brackets (14.9%).
How many choices are in the Desserts bracket?
The pool holds 24 choices. A default run uses 16 of them and takes 15 picks across 4 rounds: Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final. Other field sizes are available too — 8, 16, 24 slots.
Which choices are included?
Chocolate Cake, Apple Pie, Cheesecake, Brownies, Tiramisu, Creme Brulee, Ice Cream Sundae, Banana Split, Red Velvet Cake, Key Lime Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip Cookies, plus 12 more. Every entrant is listed further down this page with its artwork.
How long does the Desserts bracket take?
About 1-2 minutes — 15 choices at the default size, or 7 if you drop to an 8-slot bracket. There is no sign-up, and your progress is saved on this device after every pick.
Is this a desserts tier list or a ranking?
Both are here, and the bracket is closer to a tier list than it looks. It ends with a champion, a runner-up and then every other choice grouped by the round it went out in — which is exactly a set of tiers, decided by 15 direct comparisons rather than by your first guess at a layout. What it deliberately does not do is claim a precise gap between two choices that never met. If you would rather place the choices into S through F rows yourself, the tier list maker loads all 24 of them at bracketranker.com/tier-list-maker.
Is there a community desserts ranking?
Every completed bracket feeds the Desserts community results page, which aggregates win rates across all plays and tracks how often each of the 24 entrants takes the title. It updates continuously, so it moves as more people play.
Can I change which choices are included?
Use the bracket maker: add your own choices, name it, and share the link so other people play the same field. That is the route to take when this pool of 24 is missing something you would have picked, or when you want a version scoped to one era, label or franchise.