12 Best Desserts To Buy at Aldi for Under $5

Aldi has no shortage of delicious desserts to buy for less than $5. However, most consumers know it’s important to save money and not spend the majority of a weekly shopping budget on sweets. With so many frozen and baked choices, what’s worth your $5?

GOBankingRates is helping you shop, and stay within your spending limit, with our 12 picks for the best desserts. This list has it all: chocolate, ice cream, baked goods, keto-friendly buys and more, all for $5 or less. 

And don’t forget to check out our top Aldi frozen food recommendations for less than $5.

• Price: $3.75

It wouldn’t be a dessert roundup without Bake Shop’s Danish. Aldi carries these pastries in a wide range of flavors (including cheese, raspberry and strawberry) and they’re a lot cheaper than similar Danishes for sale at most local supermarkets.

• Price: $4.29

Bring along Bake Shop sliced loaf cake to your next brunch-themed potluck or to the office as a break room treat. Each container is filled with eight slices and can be found in lemon or banana nut flavors at Aldi.

• Price: $3.29

Feast on the decadence of chocolate lava cakes without the exorbitant price tags. These rich soufflés come in a pack of two and are a steal. By comparison, Target’s two-count lava cakes from the Favorite Day brand will set your wallet back $5.79.

• Price: $2.19

Crème brûlée has never been more affordable than shopping for the Specially Selected brand. A similar two-count pack from Favorite Day at Target retails for $7.99. For that price, you could get three at Aldi.

• Price: $3.29

Need a quick snack to bring along to classrooms or office gatherings? You can never go wrong with mini muffins. These Bake Shop favorites contain 12 muffins in every container and are available in chocolate chip and blueberry flavors.

• Price: $4.95

On the keto diet? Treat yourself to reaching your fitness goals with triple-berry cream bars from Keto Pint.

Each bar is filled with a blend of strawberries, blueberries and blackberries and contains zero added sugar. And with four cream bars in every box, shoppers only pay about $1.24 apiece.

• Price: $4.75

Upgrade desserts enjoyed after dinner with Specially Selected’s premium mascarpone strudel. Each flaky pastry contains a fruit filling and mascarpone cheese. Choose from cherry or apple flavors before they’re sold out.

• Price: $3.85

Take your pick of apple berry or caramel apple blossoms. Every box contains two “blossoms,” or sweet pastries made from scratch and filled with apple and topped with creamy caramel. 

• Price: $3.65

If you love chocolate, you’ll love Sundae Shoppe’s triple chocolate gelato. Better yet, this gelato is among the most affordable we’ve seen online. Most pints retail for anywhere from $6 to $10 or more, especially if you’re shopping for name brands.

• Price: $3.59

Keep a box of vanilla ice cream sandwiches handy in the freezer for the kiddos. They’ll love the classic sweet taste. You’ll love that every sandwich costs 30 cents apiece since the boxes hold 12 sandwiches.

• Price: $3.45

Aldi shoppers get plenty of bang for their buck buying Budget Saver’s cherry pineapple monster pops. 

Every bag contains 12 fruity pops, which comes out to 29 cents per pop. So much cheaper than the ice cream truck could ever be!

• Price: $2.65

These orange-flavored ice cream bars are like a Good Humor dreamsicle dupe for a lot less. Every box contains 12 tasty ice cream bars and comes out to spending 22 cents per bar. Stock up on a few boxes so you always have this sherbet-flavored treat in the freezer.

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of Oct. 9, 2025, and are subject to change.