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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.

A slice of Aunt Susan's Caramel Cream Cake.

Aunt Susan's Caramel Cream Cake

Claudia McClaran avatar
By Claudia McClaran
This is an old recipe from Aunt Susan's newspaper food column. My husband's grandmother made ...
(13 ratings)
Lemon Meringue Slab Pie

Lemon Meringue Slab Pie

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By Janice (Jan) Barlow
Serving pie for a group gets messy, but making it into a slab pie like ...
(1 rating)
Coconut Cream Pie Cake ready to be sliced.

Coconut Cream Pie Cake

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By Stephanie Morris
I got this coconut cream pie recipe some time ago. It took me a while ...
(4 ratings)
Irresistible Mud Bar.

Irresistible Mud Bars

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By FREDA GABLE
Ooh, gooey good stuff. Do you love chocolate? You'll love these. Love brownies? You'll love ...
(51 ratings)
Aunt Faye's Pound Cake ready to be sliced.

Aunt Faye's Pound Cake

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By Tosha Ware
This is my Aunt Faye's recipe. It's a pound cake, but it's not heavy at ...
(2 ratings)
These fun and festive no-bake Haystack Cookies are made with a handful of common ingredients in less than ten minutes and are customizable for any special occasion or holiday with different sprinkles.

Haystack Cookies

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By Beth Pierce
These fun and festive no-bake Haystack Cookies are made with a handful of common ingredients ...
Containers of Easy Peasy Lemon Curd.

Easy Peasy Lemon Curd

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By Nickole Smith-Palacios
This may be my favorite thing to make (and eat), but it's not friendly to ...
(6 ratings)
My Mom's Butter Cake With Fudgy Frosting.

My Mom's Butter Cake With Fudgy Frosting

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By Jill Faucher-Ross
This cake is bursting with buttery goodness! It's very moist and good with whatever icing ...
(4 ratings)
Grammy Peg's Christmas Cookies decorated.

Grammy Peg's Christmas Cookies

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By Bridget Rucki
As a child, receiving these cookies from my Grammy Peg was a huge part of ...
(2 ratings)
My Mom's Flaky Pie Crust baked.

My Mom's Flaky Pie Crust

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By Kimberly Quintal
It doesn't matter where my mom takes one of her pies, she receives compliments on ...
(5 ratings)
Pecan Pie Bars cut into squares.

Lazy Girl Pecan Pie Bars

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By Michaela Paugh
I call these "lazy girl" pecan pie bars. Bring these to a gathering, and you'll ...
(2 ratings)
A plate of Nutter Butter Cookie Balls.

Nutter Butter Cookie Balls

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By Melody Hall
Super easy and super good! The kids love to help with making them.
(2 ratings)
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

Susan Fisher avatar
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)
A plate of Mexican Wedding Cookies.

Mexican Wedding Cookies

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By Teresa Ackenback-medina
These cookies are so delicious, they melt in your mouth. I usually bake them during ...
(21 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)
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)
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