diff --git a/reflex/utils/serializers.py b/reflex/utils/serializers.py
index 614257181..9167656f3 100644
--- a/reflex/utils/serializers.py
+++ b/reflex/utils/serializers.py
@@ -189,16 +189,37 @@ def get_serializer_type(type_: Type) -> Optional[Type]:
     return None
 
 
-def has_serializer(type_: Type) -> bool:
+def has_serializer(type_: Type, into_type: Type | None = None) -> bool:
     """Check if there is a serializer for the type.
 
     Args:
         type_: The type to check.
+        into_type: The type to serialize into.
 
     Returns:
         Whether there is a serializer for the type.
     """
-    return get_serializer(type_) is not None
+    serializer_for_type = get_serializer(type_)
+    return serializer_for_type is not None and (
+        into_type is None or get_serializer_type(type_) == into_type
+    )
+
+
+def can_serialize(type_: Type, into_type: Type | None = None) -> bool:
+    """Check if there is a serializer for the type.
+
+    Args:
+        type_: The type to check.
+        into_type: The type to serialize into.
+
+    Returns:
+        Whether there is a serializer for the type.
+    """
+    return has_serializer(type_, into_type) or (
+        isinstance(type_, type)
+        and dataclasses.is_dataclass(type_)
+        and (into_type is None or into_type is dict)
+    )
 
 
 @serializer(to=str)
@@ -214,7 +235,7 @@ def serialize_type(value: type) -> str:
     return value.__name__
 
 
-@serializer
+@serializer(to=dict)
 def serialize_base(value: Base) -> dict:
     """Serialize a Base instance.
 
diff --git a/reflex/utils/types.py b/reflex/utils/types.py
index 0adbe6162..d58825ed5 100644
--- a/reflex/utils/types.py
+++ b/reflex/utils/types.py
@@ -303,30 +303,6 @@ def get_property_hint(attr: Any | None) -> GenericType | None:
     return hints.get("return", None)
 
 
-def can_access_properties(cls: GenericType) -> bool:
-    """Check if the class can access properties.
-
-    Args:
-        cls: The class to check.
-
-    Returns:
-        Whether the class can access properties.
-    """
-    from reflex.model import Model
-
-    return (
-        hasattr(cls, "__fields__")
-        or (isinstance(cls, type) and issubclass(cls, DeclarativeBase))
-        or (
-            isinstance(cls, type)
-            and not is_generic_alias(cls)
-            and issubclass(cls, Model)
-        )
-        or (is_union(cls) and all(can_access_properties(arg) for arg in get_args(cls)))
-        or (isinstance(cls, type) and dataclasses.is_dataclass(cls))
-    )
-
-
 def get_attribute_access_type(cls: GenericType, name: str) -> GenericType | None:
     """Check if an attribute can be accessed on the cls and return its type.
 
diff --git a/reflex/vars/base.py b/reflex/vars/base.py
index 40eb986da..d0e71b871 100644
--- a/reflex/vars/base.py
+++ b/reflex/vars/base.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ from reflex.utils.types import (
     GenericType,
     Self,
     _isinstance,
-    can_access_properties,
     get_origin,
     has_args,
     unionize,
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ def can_use_in_object_var(cls: GenericType) -> bool:
     return (
         inspect.isclass(cls)
         and not issubclass(cls, Var)
-        and (can_access_properties(cls) or serializers.has_serializer(cls))
+        and serializers.can_serialize(cls, dict)
     )