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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.

Brown Family Butter Cookies decorated.

Brown Family Butter Cookies

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By Patti Brown
My mother-in-law used to make these cookies every Christmas. She gave me her recipe back ...
(2 ratings)
Perfect Sugar Cookies decorated.

Perfect Sugar Cookies

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By Becca Smith
The BEST sugar cookies you will ever make. Great for cut-outs and decorating! Depending on ...
(6 ratings)
Two slices of Sponge Cake With Pecan Topping on a plate.

Sponge Cake With Pecan Topping

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By Susan Fisher
This simple cake is outrageously good! My mom got it from a friend of our ...
(4 ratings)
Granny's Old-Fashion Tea Cakes with a cup of tea.

Granny's Old-fashion Tea Cakes

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By Darla Hill
Here is a taste of childhood! These will take you back to those warm summer ...
(3 ratings)
Basic Cream Pie Filling in a pie crust ready to top.

Basic Cream Pie Filling

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By Sena Wilson
Cream pies are a big hit in our family, as well as our friends. This ...
(3 ratings)
Cheater Cheesecake drizzled with raspberry sauce.

Cheater Cheesecake

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By Laurie Sanders
A friend of mine gave me a version of this recipe. I added the pudding ...
(2 ratings)
Homemade Peach Cobbler in a bowl with ice cream.

Homemade Peach Cobbler

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By David Brandon
I love a nice and juicy peach cobbler with some good crust on top and ...
(4 ratings)
Grandma Cookie's Carrot Cake sliced.

Grandma Cookie's Carrot Cake

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By Cara Metzger
This recipe came from my mom, a.k.a. Grandma Cookie. When my mom and dad ...
(10 ratings)
Arroz Doce (Portuguese Cinnamon Rice Pudding) in a serving glass.

Arroz Doce - Cinnamon Rice Pudding

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By Genny Miller
My Portuguese grandmother would make this wonderful rice pudding as a special treat for me ...
(13 ratings)
A slice of Lemon Poppy Seed Cake on a plate.

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

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By Brittany Clapp
First off: YOU WILL NEED A BUNDT PAN :) Now, that's out of the way, ...
(14 ratings)
A platter of Fruity Cream Cheese Delights.

Fruity Cream Cheese Delights

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By Rick Casteel
Great in under 30 minutes.
(1 rating)
A platter of Nana Rose's Butter Fingers.

Nana Rose's Butter Fingers

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By Ceree Archeval
This recipe comes from my grandmother. She started making these at Christmas time back in ...
(3 ratings)
A slice of Italian Pound Cake on a plate.

Italian Pound Cake

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By Jim Frigyes
My Nonna (grandmother), Nonno (grandfather), and my mom love anything lemon. They brought over the ...
(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)
Crushed Pineapple Upside Down Cake ready to be sliced.

Crushed Pineapple Upside-down Cake

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By Lyn Starr
Getting more pineapple in every bite, led me to the crushed pineapple. I love the ...
(3 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 platter of Sugar Doughnuts From Canned Biscuits.

Canned Biscuit Sugar Donuts

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By Kathy Sterling
My mother made these for us since we were young, and she made them when ...
(5 ratings)
A platter of Coconut-Pecan Cookies.

Coconut Pecan Cookies

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By Jennifer Jones
This is one from one of my grandmothers, Dorothy Wadkins. She baked these for a ...
(39 ratings)
Praline Pecan Bread Pudding With Rum Sauce ready to be served.

Praline Pecan Bread Pudding With Rum Sauce

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By Cyndee Davis
Extra good with a little whipped cream on top of the rum sauce.
(14 ratings)
Inside of the Apple Burritos.

Apple Burritos

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By Agnes Stroud
This is a great, easy recipe that can be served for breakfast or for dessert ...
(4 ratings)
A slice of Lemon Meringue Pie on a plate.

Lemon Meringue Pie

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By Penny Burdge
Originally from my grandmother via my mom. I've adjusted it through the years to make ...
(5 ratings)
A dish of baked Apple Dumplings.

Apple Dumplings

Laura Davis avatar
By Laura Davis
Serve this with vanilla ice cream. This recipe could very easily be made for a ...
(25 ratings)
Funnel Cakes topped with powdered sugar, chocolate sauce, strawberries, and whipped cream.

Funnel Cakes

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By Chris Elizondo
Everyone loves funnel cakes! Who knew they were so easy to make at home? Load ...
(2 ratings)
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