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Blue Ribbon Summer Dessert Recipes

Cool and refreshing summertime sweets. Everything from ice cream to cupcakes...and back!

Stack of Old-Fashioned Graham Cracker Cookies.

Old-fashioned Graham Cracker Cookies

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By Becky Kuck
These, my mom, made for me and my brother when we were kids. She always ...
(1 rating)
Chocolate Raspberry Creme Trifle ready to be served.

Chocolate Raspberry Creme Trifle

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By Jane Whittaker
I was just notified that this took the grand prize of the online recipe club, ...
(2 ratings)
Easy Key Lime Pineapple Pie ready to be sliced.

Easy Key Lime Pineapple Pie

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By Francis Sterling
I can eat this whole pie! However, I do share it with my boys... and ...
(3 ratings)
S'more Pudding in a serving cup.

S'more Pudding

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By Melinda Wolowicz
I served this for dessert at game night and everyone raved about how fluffy and ...
(2 ratings)
A tray of Peaches and Cream Dumplings.

Peaches And Cream Dumpling

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By Sherry Kinkel
Fall is my favorite time of year. With fall, we get beautiful fall foliage, apples, ...
(3 ratings)
Blueberry Lemon Trifle ready to be served.

Blueberry Lemon Trifle

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By Patsy Fowler
This is delish. It is easy to make. All my family and friends love this.
(2 ratings)
Wild Black Raspberry Pie ready to slice.

Wild Black Raspberry Pie

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By Linda Smith
We lived in the country when we were first married. One spring, I found the ...
(3 ratings)
Oreo Dirt Cake decorated with gummy candies.

Oreo Dirt Cake (low Calorie)

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By Cindy Van Kirk
Love this recipe. It's light, with a touch of sweet, but Weight Watcher friendly.
(2 ratings)
Easy Peach Cobbler with a scoop of ice cream on top.

Easy Peach Cobbler

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By Andrea Rotar
This is a dessert favorite and perfect for summer potlucks. You can make this ...
(11 ratings)
No-Bake Strawberry Cake ready to be sliced.

No-bake Strawberry Cake

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By Shanita Langley
This recipe was given to me by a dear friend before she passed away. Every ...
(2 ratings)
Pineapple Pudding Salad in two serving glasses.

Pineapple Pudding Salad

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By Michelle Procopio
This is all 8 of my children's favorite side dish! It's sweet and delicious. Everyone ...
(5 ratings)
Fresh Raspberry Pie ready to be sliced.

Fresh Raspberry Pie

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By Jen B
Makes a really nice raspberry pie. I've never tried anything but fresh berries with it. ...
(2 ratings)
Grandmama Watson's Fresh Blueberry Cobbler baked until golden brown.

Grandmama Watson's Fresh Blueberry Cobbler

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By Bobbi Jo Lathan
I posted the recipe all written out in longhand by Grandmama herself.
(4 ratings)
Ice Cream Sandwich Ice Cream Cake ready to be sliced.

Ice Cream Sandwich Ice Cream Cake

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By Teri Mahana
This is a delicious recipe that can be tweaked to your individual tastes. Peanuts can ...
(3 ratings)
A slice of Peanut Butter Fudge Ice Cream Pie on a plate.

Peanut Butter Fudge Ice Cream Pie

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By Laurie Lenartowicz
I recently bought some French vanilla ice cream to use with a Dutch Apple Pie. ...
(4 ratings)
Yummy Fruit Salad Dressing poured over fruit when serving.

Yummy Fruit Salad Dressing

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By Lynn Troutman
My grandchildren love a fruit salad, yummy yummy, and this dressing is simply marvelous.
(3 ratings)
Chocolate sauce and white chips on top of the White Chocolate Pie.

White Chocolate Pie

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By Betty Graves
If you want a change from your usual Chocolate Pudding Pie made from Jell-O, this ...
(4 ratings)
Maple Brown Sugar Peaches over pound cake with vanilla ice cream.

Maple Brown Sugar Peaches

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By Michelle Bates-Phipps
I tasted something similar to this on some French toast somewhere in Indiana. I loved ...
(1 rating)
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)
Ice Cream Pie ready to be sliced.

Ice Cream Pie

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By Kris Krajacic
I wanted to make something with ice cream & sundae toppings & came up with ...
(2 ratings)
Moist Strawberry Cake ready to be sliced.

Moist Strawberry Cake

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By Mary Ann F
I was inspired to bake Wanda Harrison's "Mama Seward's Strawberry Cake" from scratch using fresh ...
(7 ratings)
The Best Glazed Fruit Salad ready to be served.

The Best Glazed Fruit Salad!

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By Megan Haskins
I found this recipe in a 1950s magazine. I tweaked it by adding orange marmalade, ...
(2 ratings)
Summertime Strawberry Pie ready to be sliced.

Summertime Strawberry Pie

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By Rachel Weyerman
This is a great summertime recipe. It is a cold pie. The ginger ale gives ...
(7 ratings)
Bea's Pineapple Cake With 7 Minute Frosting iced and decorated.

Bea's Pineapple Cake W/seven Minute Icing

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By Bea L.
My family loves for me to make this cake. Granted, it is a very good ...
(17 ratings)
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