5 Desserts To Rock Your New Year's Eve Parties

New Year's Eve is the party ruler of the year. Christmas has its perks of presents and prayers, Thanksgiving is a party of food and gratitude, Easter has its egg hunts and Hail Mary's, Halloween is a venture into alternate realities and sweets, and the Fourth of July is an extravaganza of fireworks and barbecue delights.

New Year's Eve is a celebration of the passing of time. It's "out with the old and in with the new." Outside of that, it's all about the party. Lots of people go out to different establishments to dance, drink, and frolic the night away, but lots of people like to host their own parties.

If you're looking for some creative, retro, or unusual sweet treats to furnish to your guests, here are five dessert ideas to put some riff into your riot.

Fruit Cake

Yes, let the groaning begin. Fruitcake has long been a holiday standard, and somewhere along the line, it started to become the dreaded gift. But, don't count this out as a dead horse. Fruitcake is the kind of retro food that can turn into your biggest hit. With new recipes available to spice up and put some kick into your old recipes, or your mother's, you can make a new kind of fruitcake that will put the pizzazz into your selection of sweets.

Giant Fortune Cookies

Fortunes are big commodities at the edge of the New Year. Everyone wants to believe that life will pick up in some part of their life. Fortune cookies are awesome conversation starters, possible game tokens, and provide that little nuance of change on the year's biggest party night. If you get some giant fortune cookies, then you have a sure hit on your hands. Giant fortune cookies bestow giant fortunes. Combine these with the giant party and you can't lose.

Jell-O Molds

Another oldie, but goodie. Jell-O molds, or gelatin molds can become popular again now that they've mostly stopped using animal parts to produce it. Highly popular through the 60s and 70s, the molds can accommodate fruit, cottage cheese, alcohol, and all sorts of designs topped with whipped cream that will delight your guests.

Cereal Wonders

Stuff like Rice Krispy's treats and Chex mix bring the memories back and will always bring back a person's inner child. And what better night to be a little childlike?

Bon Bon's

The name itself just gives everything around a little more class. The fact is, despite their elite reputation, they aren't very hard to make, and they can come in various shapes and flavors, too.

You can take it from there, but having successful and popular desserts becomes even more special with novel and retro ideas from giant fortune cookies to bouncy bon bon's. Party on!