Dessert Recipes

Cheesecake cookie bars with a buttery brown sugar shortbread crust, creamy lemon-vanilla filling, and crumbly streusel topping. Cut into squares for a portable cheesecake fix.

Peanut butter bars are no-bake crowd-pleasers with a graham cracker and peanut butter base topped with melted chocolate. Five ingredients, one pan, refrigerate overnight. Buckeyes in bar form.

Pumpkin pie with sweetened condensed milk and orange zest, finished with a tangy sour cream and orange juice concentrate topping. The citrus brightens the spices and the sour cream cuts the sweetness.

Silky cheesecake made with fat-free cream cheese and graham cracker crust. Lightened-up classic with creamy texture that doesn't taste like diet food.

Sweet potato pecan pie with brown sugar, dark corn syrup, warm spices, and a praline liqueur whipped cream topping. Two Southern classics merged into one rich, custard-set slice.

Low fat fudge brownie sundae cake is made with cocoa powder, low-fat milk and applesauce.

Christmas ornament cookies are sturdy rolled sugar cookies cut into large bauble shapes and pierced with a hanging hole. Bake, decorate, and hang on the tree as edible ornaments or gift tags.

Halloween candy corn bars layer chopped chocolate cookies, salty pretzels, and raisins under a white chocolate drizzle, then top with candy corn and Halloween sprinkles. A no-bake bark-style treat kids can help make.

Hobo bread is an old-fashioned raisin quick bread that starts with an overnight soak of raisins in baking soda and boiling water. Dense, moist, and easily turned into a fruitcake.

Buttery lemon-scented shortbread base spread with cherry pie filling and dotted with flattened dough rounds on top. A cobbler you can eat with your hands.

No-bake peanut butter dream pie with cream cheese, whipped topping, and chopped roasted peanuts in a graham cracker crust. Lighter and airier than the standard peanut butter pie, with a cloud-like texture.

Date oatmeal bars with a thick, jammy date filling sandwiched between two layers of buttery oat crumble. A vintage three-layer bar cookie that's chewy, sweet, and wholesome.

Imperial coconut flan made from scratch with a whole fresh coconut, homemade condensed milk, and separated eggs baked in a caramel-lined mold. A traditional Mexican showpiece.

Do you adore the taste of irish cream? Well don't wait until St. Patrick's Day. Enjoy this rich cake!

Dump cake with pie filling, crushed pineapple, yellow cake mix, and melted butter topped with coconut and nuts. A no-mix dessert where you literally dump everything into the pan and bake.

A vintage two-layer cake flavored with homemade burnt sugar syrup, folded with whipped egg whites for a light, tender crumb. An old-fashioned Southern classic that deserves a comeback.