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Desserts

Browse easy desserts, party dessert recipes, gift ideas, and great endings perfect for any occasion. Big on taste but easy to share—we have dozens of dessert recipes to choose from!

From Southern Peach Cobbler to Pumpkin Bread Pudding to the BEST Easy Lemon Bars, find the perfect tasty desserts to share with friends and family and have them coming back for seconds and thirds!

Slices of pound cake on a plate.

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

2 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Strawberry buttercream on a cupcake with a fresh strawberry.

Strawberry Buttercream

10 minutes mins

A stack of fried apple pies.

Fried Apple Pies

2 hours hrs

Closeup of meringue nest filled with tangy lemon curd with a silver spoon on the side.

Meringue Nests

6 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

A side view of one Easter cupcake with green buttercream frosting.

Easy Easter Cupcakes

Blackberry buttercream frosting in a glass.

Blackberry Buttercream Frosting

chocolate cupcakes on a white cake stand.

Chocolate Cupcakes 

Closeup of chocolate cookie with white chocolate chips.

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

23 minutes mins

jar filled with strawberry mousse with a strawberry on top

Strawberry Mousse

1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

a white bowl filled with pretzel bark with green and purple sprinkles for halloween

Pretzel Bark

45 minutes mins

strawberries and whipped cream on crust

Strawberry Pizza

Closeup view of the inside of a 4th of July cupcake pinata with sprinkles.

4th of July Cupcakes

55 minutes mins

Hershey's Chocolate Cake is absolutely the best chocolate cake there is! Cocoa gives it a rich chocolate flavor and it's never dry!

Hershey’s Chocolate Cake

55 minutes mins

Baked apple crisp with no-oats topping on a white plate.

Apple Crisp Without Oats

1 hour hr

Overhead view of half a sweet potato pie in a white plate.

Southern Sweet Potato Pie

1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Southern Sweet Potato Casserole features a traditional pecan and brown sugar streusel topping rather than melted marshmallows.

Sweet Potato Casserole

2 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Pecan Pie Bars with a buttery shortbread crust topped with the best pecan pie filling. They're easy to make, easy to eat, and a great make ahead dessert.

Pecan Pie Bars

1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Slices of pumpkin bread on a white plate.

Pumpkin Bread Recipe

1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Strawberry shortcake recipe with easy, homemade biscuits using cream and brown sugar.

Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

25 minutes mins

A serving of blackberry cobbler with whipped cream on a white plate.

Blackberry Cobbler

1 hour hr

A plate with a slice of chess Pie which is an old-fashioned Southern favorite custard-type pie made from a few simple ingredients. It's easy and everyone loves it!

Chess Pie

1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

These award winning chocolate chip cookies are soft in the middle and a little crispy around the edges—with extra brown sugar and two kinds of chocolate! Hundreds of reviews say these are some of the best!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 day d 12 hours hrs 45 minutes mins

Two pieces of easy peanut butter cake on a white plate with the whole cake in the background.

Easy Peanut Butter Cake

35 minutes mins

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake with mini chocolate chips is the easiest cheesecake! No springform pan needed and it whips up in about 15 minutes!

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

55 minutes mins

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