I'm also a fan of virgin desserts

Exactly, if you're in charge of barbecue you should be saving the best cuts for yourself, especially burnt ends

"Eh, you guys can have it"

Me: 'I am the dessert'

Or quarters. I love seeing how the last donut in the box keeps getting smaller and smaller as the morning goes on.

This is good advice - thanks!

I also discovered that when serving brownies, cut them into pieces that are about 1” X 1”.

I used to cut them into 3X3” pieces and there would always be leftovers. When I cut them smaller, they all disappeared.

IMO people would think, “oh, I don’t want that many calories,” but with the small pieces they’re more likely to think, “oh, they’re so small I’ll have just one more.” 😉👍🏼

Can I get one too? I promise I will have the first slice if it's necessary

Used day old dessert, come and get it!

I’ll take it a step further and suggest bringing bite-sized desserts (that can be picked up individually and consumed without silverware or a plate) rather than one large item.

The pan is also bite-sized. Just many bites. 😁

I just always take the first slice in front of everyone so they feel comfortable doing the same.

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You clearly haven’t met me

You need to take a slice out, then put it next to the rest of the stuff if it’s a cake for example, or on top in the case of something like a brownie. Then there’s a gap, but also a pre-cut piece just begging to be taken.

Gotta test it

And after you eat that piece, stop cutting more pieces off to eat! Lol

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People don’t? I would be thrilled to be the first one to butcher any goodies available but someone always beat me to it

At pot-luck dinners, A friend started cutting brownies into bite sized pieces instead what would be considered a “square”. So much more was consumed.

This is incredibly wholesome.

On a similar note, if there is ever a single piece of something left, sitting out in front of people, cut that fucker in half. Nobody wants to be the guy who eats the last piece, but if it magically turns into 2 pieces then, in my experience, someone will eat one piece and then someone else wont feel as bad and it eventually all gets eaten.

People think you brought a gently-used desert. "it's a bit dry."

Or don’t, if you want a higher likelihood of bringing your dessert home.

There should be some perks to being the cook.

Or do what I do. Bake a dessert for a function but then just eat it all yourself and tell everyone you don't bake.