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Blue Ribbon Dessert Recipes

Sweet! Indulge in this collection of favorite dessert recipes from kitchens across the globe. From fruit to fudge, there’s something for every sweet tooth.

Tropical Trifle ready to be served.

Tropical Trifle

Mary Ann Davis avatar
By Mary Ann Davis
Trifles have become one of my favorite desserts because there can be such a variety ...
(2 ratings)
Bite-Size Apple Pie ready to be enjoyed.

Bite-size Apple Pies

Melanie Ross avatar
By Melanie Ross
Make sure to make the homemade apple pie spice!
(1 rating)
Slice of Coconut Custard Pie on a plate.

Coconut Custard Pie

Brinn Hodack avatar
By Brinn Hodack
This was a successful adaptation of a few recipes I found online because my Dad ...
(3 ratings)
Robynne's Blueberry Pie Cupcakes.

Robynne's Blueberry Pie Cupcakes

Robynne Glenn avatar
By Robynne Glenn
I wasn't sure I could create a cupcake my son enjoyed more than my Banana ...
(4 ratings)
Raspberry Cream Cheese Brownie on a plate.

Raspberry Cream Cheese Brownies

Kelli Thomas avatar
By Kelli Thomas
I love chocolate, my husband loves cheesecake. But we both agree these brownies are to ...
(22 ratings)
Mom's Flat Apple Pie ready to be sliced.

Mom's Flat Apple Pie

Jen Frame avatar
By Jen Frame
This is a great pie for a picnic or potluck. You can pick it up ...
(4 ratings)
Layers of the Toasted Coconut Cream Pie.

Toasted Coconut Cream Pie

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By Kitchen Crew
Toasted Coconut Cream Pie is our twist on traditional coconut cream pie. Silky coconut cream ...
(1 rating)
Meringue topped pie ready to be sliced.

Meringue Topping

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By Kitchen Crew
Whipped egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar turn into pillowy clouds that can transform ...
(1 rating)
Amaretto Dip with strawberries on a platter.

Amaretto Dip With Strawberries

Diana Perry avatar
By Diana Perry
This dip is delicious and actually low fat and quite light! It is wonderful ...
(3 ratings)
Creamy Stovetop Rice Pudding ready to be served.

Creamy Stovetop Rice Pudding

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By Connie Kiers
This is a lovely creamy rice pudding that is very simple to make. It is ...
(4 ratings)
Slices of Portuguese Sweet Bread (Massa Sovada).

Portuguese Sweet Bread (massa Sovada)

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By Tara Pacheco
Nowhere else can make a sweet bread loaf like my hometown of Fall River, MA. ...
(14 ratings)
Slice of Lemon Tropic Layered Dessert on a plate.

Lemon Tropic Layered Dessert

Kelly Asselin avatar
By Kelly Asselin
My mother-in-law Mary made this several times. I love anything with lemon. She finally handed ...
(5 ratings)
A bowl of Cheesecake Dip on a Stick.

Cheesecake Dip On A Stick

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By Whitney Froehlich
Concocted this recipe by a total accident! It was supposed to be used as a ...
(4 ratings)
Stack of Shortbread Cookies - Prize Winning.

Shortbread Cookies - Prize Winning

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By Gloria Bernal
I loved Lorna Doones as a kid. They were pricey, so Mom didn't buy them ...
(3 ratings)
Chocolate oozing from Chocolate Lava Cake.

Chocolate Lava Cake

Lisa Johnson avatar
By Lisa Johnson
My family loves it. It is so easy and simple to make it. They were ...
(2 ratings)
Slice of Dragonfly Dark Chocolate Cake on a plate.

Midnight Dragonfly Chocolate Cake

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By Cynthia Guptill
I have been looking for a great chocolate cake recipe most of my life. I ...
(36 ratings)
Grandma's Old-Fashioned Sundae Sauce over vanilla ice cream.

Grandma's Old-fashioned Butter Pecan Sundae

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By Family Favorites
This has been our family's favorite ice cream topping for three generations. Rich, creamy, buttery, ...
(6 ratings)
A helping of Mama's Lemon Custard Delight on a plate.

Mama's Lemon Custard Delight

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By Cheryl Redes
This recipe has been handed down from my great-grandmother as an easy summer dessert to ...
(39 ratings)
A slice of My Grandmother's Chocolate Pie on a plate.

My Grandmother's Chocolate Pie

Debbie Thurmond avatar
By Debbie Thurmond
This was the recipe my grandmother always went to when she made a chocolate meringue ...
(12 ratings)
Caramel Apple Pie ready to be sliced.

Caramel Apple Pie

Richard Cooley avatar
By Richard Cooley
I like the crust. It goes well with the pie filling and it comfortably makes ...
(1 rating)
Slice of Nutty Caramel Apple Dessert on a plate.

Nutty Caramel Apple Dessert

Kathy Williams avatar
By Kathy Williams
I put this together for my parents. Apple streusel for my dad and just a ...
(1 rating)
Christmas Eve Shortcut Cinnamon Rolls ready to be served.

Christmas Eve Shortcut Cinnamon Buns

Melinda Stern avatar
By Melinda Stern
One word: AMAZING!!!
(15 ratings)
Praline Pecan Bread Pudding With Rum Sauce ready to be served.

Praline Pecan Bread Pudding With Rum Sauce

Cyndee Davis avatar
By Cyndee Davis
Extra good with a little whipped cream on top of the rum sauce.
(14 ratings)
A bowl of Royal Icing for cookie decorating.

Royal Icing

Courtney Bailey avatar
By Courtney Bailey
There are lots of great recipes out there for royal icing. This one is my ...
(3 ratings)
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