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Desserts

Desserts

Ah, delightful desserts! Sweet, creamy, chewy or chocolatey, desserts are a delicious indulgence. We have various cake and frosting recipes, cupcakes, fudge and bars, cookies (of course!), cheesecake, ice cream, pies - well, we have it all!

Desserts are great after a meal or as a stand alone treat.

There are also sugar free, fat free, low carb and many healthy versions too.

Warning: reading these recipes may cause drooling.



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recipe for cherry delight pie

Cherry Delight Pie

A fluffy layer of cream cheese is topped with sweet, cherry pie filling in a graham cracker crust.


Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for the creamiest no cook peanut butter fudge

The Creamiest No Cook Peanut Butter Fudge

No need to boil or bake with this recipe. Just stir and let sit and you'll have delicious, creamy fudge.


Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for easy mandarin orange pie

Easy Mandarin Orange Pie

Made with whipping cream, graham cracker pie crust, orange gelatin powder, mandarin oranges

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for easy cinnamon nut cake

Easy Cinnamon Nut Cake

Whip up this delightful cinnamon nut cake using a basic yellow cake mix, enhanced with layers of crunchy walnuts and warm cinnamon.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for the perfect chocolate chip cookie

The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

What's your favorite type of cookie? Thin and crispy? Soft and cake-like? This recipe helps you get the perfect chocolate chip cookie every time.

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

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recipe for hard rock cinnamon candy

Hard Rock Cinnamon Candy

Try your hand at candy making with this simple recipe. Cook sugar, corn syrup and water to the hard-crack stage, then add in cinnamon oil for flavor and red food coloring.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for light and easy crepes suzette

Light And Easy Crepes Suzette

These easy crepes suzette are lower in fat and calories than the traditional version. They are made with low fat milk and egg substitute and topped with a sweet orange...

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for brown sugar peach ice cream

Brown Sugar Peach Ice Cream

If you like peach pie, you'll love this ice cream! A wonderful mixture of peaches, brown sugar, and cream are frozen into a delightful treat.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for how to make homemade ice cream cones

How To Make Homemade Ice Cream Cones

Whether you love making everything from scratch or just want to impress some ice cream-loving friends, this homemade ice cream cone recipe has your back.

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for watermelon ice cream

Watermelon Ice Cream

This flavor is often overlooked in favor of more traditional options like chocolate or vanilla, but that's a mistake. Watermelon ice cream is light, fruity, and downright...


Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for new york cheesecake with graham cracker crust

New York Cheesecake With Graham Cracker Crust

Made with sour cream, eggs, vanilla extract, graham cracker crumbs, butter or margarine, cream cheese, sugar, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours


recipe for copycat ben & jerry's cherry garcia

Copycat Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia

Great texture in this ice cream and the flavor bursts of cherry and chocolate are nothing to sneeze at.


Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for chocolate malted creme brulee

Chocolate Malted Creme Brulee

If you're gonna make creme brulee, you should do it right. Right means whole vanilla bean, an eggy custard, chocolate, and malt powder for an extra-decadent dessert.

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for low fat milk chocolate ice cream

Low Fat Milk Chocolate Ice Cream

Low fat milk chocolate ice cream is a delicious alternative to regular chocolate ice cream. It is blended with fat-free milk which makes it a lower fat option.


Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for extra special pumpkin pie

Extra Special Pumpkin Pie

Buckle up for a pumpkin pie that's boldly going where no pie has gone before. This one's strutting a fancy apricot layer and a crust that'll make you want to write home about...

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for junior's cheesecake

Junior's Cheesecake

Junior's, an iconic NYC restaurant, is known for its famous cheesecake. No need to travel to the Big Apple, you can make this decadent dessert at home.

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for banana butter frosting

Banana Butter Frosting

Banana replaces some of the butter in this frosting recipe to add flavor and reduce the fat content.


Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for basic low carb cheesecake

Basic Low Carb Cheesecake

Feed your sweet tooth with this carb-reduced cheesecake recipe and still stick to your diet. Use your favorite sugar-free or low-sugar toppings (look for no sugar added pie...

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for brown sugar frosting

Brown Sugar Frosting

Made with brown sugar, milk, margarine, powdered sugar, vanilla extract

Method:   microwave
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for rich as a rockefeller iowa brownies

Rich As A Rockefeller Iowa Brownies

Thanks to chocolate syrup and chopped nuts these brownies are about as rich as can be. Oh, and that's not even mentioning the thick chocolate topping.

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for caribbean key lime pie

Caribbean Key Lime Pie

This Caribbean-style key lime pie recipe is perfect for summer. It combines the tropical flavors of lime, coconut, and rum to create a pie that is always a hit.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for baker's one bowl death by chocolate cookie

Baker's One Bowl Death By Chocolate Cookie

Made with chopped nuts, semisweet baking chocolate, brown sugar, butter or margarine, vanilla extract, eggs, flour, baking powder

Method:   microwave, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for jingle bell fudge

Jingle Bell Fudge

This fudge is all the rage at the holidays. Sweet butterscotch and rich peanut butter mixed together and topped with chopped walnuts make a perfect treat for Santa.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for traditional french-canadian sugar pie

Traditional French-Canadian Sugar Pie

Pie so sweet, you'll want to parlez-vous francais! Our traditional French-Canadian sugar pie is a delectable union of brown sugar and cream.

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for golden peach strudel

Golden Peach Strudel

If you want to take a trip to Georgia on the cheap, just close your eyes and have a bite of peach strudel.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for cotton candy sugar cookies

Cotton Candy Sugar Cookies

Made with sugar, powdered sugar, butter, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, salt, cream of tartar, baking soda, all-purpose flour

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for easy refrigerator pina colada pie

Easy Refrigerator Pina Colada Pie

If you like pina coladas and getting caught with a spoon of cool whip, this no-bake pie is all you.


Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for peanut butter fudge with the marshmallow fluff

Peanut Butter Fudge With The Marshmallow Fluff

This no-bake fudge is as quick and simple as it is addicting. The combo of creamy peanut butter and airy marshmallow fluff is heavenly.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for easy chewy cake mix brownies

Easy Chewy Cake Mix Brownies

In despair because you've got cake mix but you're craving brownies? No worries, you can bake some brilliant brownies with a classic box of cake mix.

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for sugar free chocolate chip cookies

Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Made with dietetic chocolate candy, margarine, egg, vanilla extract, dry milk, sugar substitute, water, flour, baking soda

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for chocolate chip egg free cookies

Chocolate Chip Egg Free Cookies

Trying to avoid eggs but still craving cookies? Grab your butter and chocolate chips because this recipe has got you covered without compromise.

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for microwave brownies

Microwave Brownies

Want brownies in a jiffy? This microwave version cuts down the baking time without cutting down the rich chocolatey flavor you know you're craving.

Method:   microwave
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for caramel and chocolate pecan bars

Caramel and Chocolate Pecan Bars

Made with chocolate chips, flour, pecan halves, butter, brown sugar

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for amaretto chocolate sauce

Amaretto Chocolate Sauce

Unleash your inner dessert diva with this sinfully delicious amaretto chocolate sauce that will have you feeling like a culinary genius. Trust us, it's so good you'll want to...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for mango pudding panama

Mango Pudding Panama

Made with salt, vanilla ice cream, butter, milk, mangoes, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, all-purpose flour, baking soda

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for sugar-free cream cheese frosting

Sugar-Free Cream Cheese Frosting

This sugar-free cream cheese frosting recipe is proof that you can indeed have your cake and eat its frosting too, minus the sugar.


Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for grandma's apple pie

Grandma's Apple Pie

The secret ingredient in Grandma's apple pie is love (and letting the apples sit overnight in a brown sugar and spice mixture).

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for chocolate cupcakes with chocolate cream cheese frosting

Chocolate Cupcakes With Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

These chocolate cupcakes are the perfect treat for any chocolate lover. They are moist and fluffy, with a rich chocolate flavor. The chocolate...

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for fresh pineapple pie

Fresh Pineapple Pie

Made with salt, lemon juice, lemon peel, pastry for double-crust pie, pineapple, eggs, sugar, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for aladdin restaurant baklava

Aladdin Restaurant Baklava

Aladdin Restaurant has some of the best baklava. The phyllo dough is light and flaky, and the filling is sweet and nutty. The honey syrup adds a touch of sweetness and keeps...

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for watermelon sherbet

Watermelon Sherbet

Fresh watermelon turns into a creamy sherbet in just a few hours. Nothing says summer like watermelon!

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for chocolatey football bites

Chocolatey Football Bites

There may be no sweeter way to kick off game day. These adorable football-shaped chocolate bites are almost too cute to eat. Almost. They'll be gone before the first points...

Method:   microwave
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for old-fashioned tomato soup cake with brown sugar frosting

Old-Fashioned Tomato Soup Cake With Brown Sugar Frosting

If you're looking for something a little different, give this old-fashioned tomato soup cake a try. The tomato soup enhances the flavor of the...

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for applesauce oaties

Applesauce Oaties

Made with flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, brown sugar, sugar, butter, egg

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for dolly parton's christmas sugar cookies

Dolly Parton's Christmas Sugar Cookies

The famous country singer has another talent - baking! These simple cut-out cookies are perfect for holiday baking or any occasion.

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for paradise cake

Paradise Cake

Get ready to indulge! A fun and fruity dessert made with yellow cake mix, creamy vanilla pudding, and topped with bananas and pecans. This easy recipe is great for any occasion.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for easy slow cooker brownie mix brownies

Easy Slow Cooker Brownie Mix Brownies

Crock pot brownies made from brownie mix are the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth without heating up your kitchen! These delicious treats are easy to make...

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for best vanilla fudge

Best Vanilla Fudge

Fudge may often be a chocolate affair, but a good vanilla variety can hold its own any day. This treat is great when studded with pecans or macadamia nuts, or extra-pretty when...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for pumpkin pie with splenda

Pumpkin Pie With Splenda

This pumpkin pie With Splenda is for everyone who's sweet enough already. It's the same spiced, cozy treat you love, just slimmed down in the sugar department. Hello, healthier...

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for caramelicious turtle brownies

Caramelicious Turtle Brownies

These caramelicious turtle brownies are the perfect sweet treat. A rich and fudgy brownie is loaded with chocolate chips and pecans, then drizzled with a gooey caramel...

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours





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