Food

12 Sloth-Inspired Sweets for a Lazy Afternoon

by Jenn Fujikawa
Aug 9 2018 • 8:02 AM

Some days you just want to channel your inner sloth and retreat into a sleepy, sloth-like state. Keep it slow, keep it calm. There’s something magical about the luxuriously lackadaisical sloth state of mind.

The makers of these sloth treats are anything but lazy. The amount of time and energy put into these cute confections is enough to lull you into a daze, but their adorableness is too much to ignore. Take a look at some of these fun sloth-inspired sweets, then channel your inner sloth and go ahead and take a much deserved nap.

Hand-painted Sloth Cookies

There’s no better way to covey the beauty and majesty of sloths than with hand-painted works of art. These little sweeties look calm and happy, all painted using food coloring on a sugar cookie base.

Sloth pretzels

I will never look at pretzels the same way again. Wilton, the king of food decor, put together a very doable DIY for using candy melts to make happy little sloth faces on pretzels. Their little sugary faces are irresistible.

Sloth cake

If you’re going to have a party, why not make it a sloth party! This sloth is living his best life, party hat, birthday cake, and all. The whole thing is edible making this the most delicious sloth party the world has ever seen.

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Sloth cake pops

If you prefer your edible sloths in a more manageable form, cake pops are always the way to go. Fun, portable, and so very Instagrammable, you can’t help but want to pick one up and cuddle it forever.

Sloth macarons

Having a laid back Slotherday? Watching this real time video of sloth macaron piping is calm, cute, and will likely lull you to sleep in the best of ways.

Resting sloth cupcakes

Is there such a thing as resting sloth-face? It would likely be the cutest face ever. These cupcakes showcase beautiful, grassy, natural elements, with a few napping sloths thrown in there for good measure.

Sloth cupcakes 🙂 #cupcakes #cupcakesdaily #sloths #slothcupcakes

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Sloth cupcakes

Perfectly decorated sloth heads in a perfectly decorated box. My heart is bursting with cute overload. These desserts would easily make a slow slothy day more exciting.

Just some sloth cupcakes hanging out

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Hanging Sloth cookies

I think it was the great Cyndi Lauper who said, “Sloths just wanna have fun.” These adorable sloth cookies are just hanging out, waiting for the excitement to begin.

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Sloths in love cookies

There’s no greater love than sloth love. These two friendly sloths are embraced in a hug, all creatively piped onto a heart cookie base.

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DIY sloth cookies

There’s something magical about watching DIY cookie videos. The magic being: you are magically convinced making cookies is easy to do. Watch the masters at work as this sweet sloth appears right before your eyes.

I hope you enjoy this quick sloth video! #valentinesday #sloths #cookiedecoratingvideo

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Sloth party cupcakes

Ain’t no party like a sloth party, ‘cause a sloth party don’t stop…being really lazy and is probably super tiring. These sloth cupcakes are a fun way to celebrate your love of sloths and party supplies.

Sloth candy cake

This sloth cake speaks to me on so many levels. Not only is it super cute, but the entirety of the decor is made from pre-bought candy. Let’s call it the sloth-like mentality of decorating. Yes to candy, plus cake, because my life’s motto is, “Two desserts are better than one.”

Featured image: Wilton