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Blue Ribbon American Recipes

Check out these delicious American recipes! From mac and cheese to apple pie, we've got an assortment of traditional American recipes to add to your menu.

Reese Cup Cupcakes (buckeye Cupcakes)

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By Renee R.
Who doesnt love the great taste of peanut butter and chocolate?! These rich cupcakes will ...
(6 ratings)

Bunkhouse Beans

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By Shay Driver
My mom found the original version of this recipe in a cooking magazine when I ...
(5 ratings)
A Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake Cake on a white platter.

Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake Cake

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By Tina Reed
A personal favorite. We have so many!
(4 ratings)

Junior Mint Cheesecake

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By Erin Ellefsen
When I had nothing in the fridge but a giant loaf of cream cheese and ...
(5 ratings)
Dulce de Leche Sweet Potato Pudding Cake

Dulce De Leche Sweet Potato Pudding Cake

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By Emily Hobbs
This is a delicious, easy cake that "bakes" in a slow cooker. It's a ...
(8 ratings)

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

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By Cherie Szilvagyi
So many good recipes handed down through the generations. Grandma Lawrence used to make ...
(6 ratings)
I am 55 years old and my mom has been gone for 3 years.  Ever since I can remember on every Thanksgiving, Christmas and family reunion my mom baked her fresh apple cake in a big old bundt pan.  I have to say growing up I hated this cake done but loved the raw cake batter.  But anyone who ever tasted it could not get enough and wanted the recipe but mom would not give it out.  Well I never wanted or tried to make it until after she died.  I have always loved cookbooks and cooking so my best treasure left to me was all her cookbooks. In them she wrote her special recipes down that she did not share with anyone.  So one day about 6 months after death I started reading her cookbooks and wow!  I found all of her secret recipes and a love letter my dad had written her when they were dating what an inheritance!  My parents were married 50 plus years and my husband and I are working on 36 years of marriage.
So for the first time I made this cake.  Not quite as good as hers according to my uncles and cousins but close.  Probably because she did not write down how long to bake or what temperature so I had to try again and again. and finally I got it right.
 So now I not only have my moms treasured cake recipe but I have a treasured love letter to go with it.  Now I am calling it Mom’s Fresh Apple Love letter Cake!  I must say when this cake is baking in my oven it takes me back to my childhood sitting on the counter top and licking the batter from the empty bowl. What a heritage and tradition!

Mom’s Fresh Apple Love Letter Cake

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By Barbara Mayo
I am 55 years old,my mom has been gone for 3 years. Ever since ...
(4 ratings)

Mocho Cakes

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By Lee Sweet
These freeze wonderfully and are hardy enough to send overseas to my son in afghanistan. ...
(2 ratings)

Kim's Coconut Cream Cheesecake

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By Kim Phillips-Randolph
I tried this out on my family fourth of July. It was a hit. ...
(10 ratings)

Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake

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By Donata Natalino
Super easy to make and can be used as a dessert or a breakfast treat.
(20 ratings)

Toasted Southern Pe-can Brown Sugar Butter

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By Francine Bryson
This is too good NOT to eat every day!
(9 ratings)
Quinoa Ham and Kale Quiche

Quinoa Crustless Ham And Kale Quiche

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By Patty Bronson
Quinoa is such a versatile grain. I use it as a filler in a ...
(3 ratings)

Paul Horning Stew

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By Mary Armstrong
Growing up we had venison as a substitute for beef. This dish is delicious and ...
(2 ratings)
Photo By: Lori McClain, Honorary Test Kitchen

Ribs In The Crock Pot

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By Cammie Barker
Not sure where I got this recipe but thought I would share it with Y'all
(3 ratings)

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Cheesecake Squares

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By Beth Gordon
This just happened while standing in the grocery store. My husband was craving a snack ...
(10 ratings)

Pineapple Nut Cookies

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By Russ Myers
A little taste of the tropics in a cookie.
(8 ratings)

Sa–more S’mores, Please…

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By Irisa Raina 9
I made these for fathers day...for the adults... The other adults who didn't want this had ...
(3 ratings)

Cindy's Profiteroles

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By Cindy Dozier
I came up with this recipe & everyone LOVES them!!! We didn't like the original ...
(3 ratings)

Breaded Calamari

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By Amanda Brecht
This is a simple but tasty recipe for breaded calamari in a deep fat fryer! ...
(2 ratings)
Aunt Laura and Peggy (2012 memorial day; volunteering)

Aunt Laura's "chocolate Sheath Cake" And Frosting

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By Straws Kitchen(*o *)
This recipe was sent to me by one of my cousins from TX. and she ...
(11 ratings)

Mock Apple Crisp

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By Sandy Mika
My mother use to make this for us when we were kids, she made this ...
(2 ratings)

No-bake Energy Bites

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By Sarah Farrand
This ridiculously easy snack food is great for a quick boost of energy. It is ...
(2 ratings)
Mmmmm mmmmm!

Cookie Challenge: Pecan Bars With Cherries

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By Stacia Osborn
What's a challenge cookie you ask? I will baking and delivering to you, a new, unboring, ...
(6 ratings)

Vanilla Bean Dream Cheesecake

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By Susan Sumpter-Loebig
This has been my only cheesecake recipe for over 25 years. It's impossibly decadent and ...
(7 ratings)
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