3 ingredient peanut butter cookies
This peanut butter cookie recipe uses only 3 ingredients. They are just like the classic, old-fashioned peanut butter cookie recipe you love but they are
Desserts
Homemade cakes, cookies, bars, and more…we have all the homemade and from scratch dessert recipes you could want! For a special occasion, birthday, or just because you want to bake a cake on the weekend…we have all the best classic and old-fashioned dessert recipes with a few new favorites, as well.
Our chocolate cake is a reader favorite and can’t be missed! And the lemon blueberry cake is full of amazing flavor and quickly taking over the #1 favorite recipe spot around here.
4th of July Layered Cake (from box mix)
Nothing but easy and fun! This is a great dessert to make with the kids for Fourth of July!
Ooey Gooey Magic Butter Bars
Ooey Gooey Magic Butter bars are everything that is good in the world. Sweet, buttery, chocolate, coconut, and shortbread all smooshed into one amazing bar!
Vanilla Cupcakes (with secret ingredient)
These vanilla cupcakes are easy to make and feature a secret ingredient that helps give them their extra moist vanilla flavor! You’ll love this recipe
Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes–pretty, easy, and delicious!
These cupcakes will make you look like a baking superstar with little fuss or muss. Delicious made from scratch chocolate cupcakes stuffed with yummy cherry
to die for Salted Chocolate Pistachio Cookies
These pistachio cookies feature cocoa and sea salt for a delicious from scratch sweet chocolate cookie recipe. These Salted Chocolate Pistachio cookies will easily be
the BEST Old-fashioned Coconut Cream Pie
This is the BEST homemade Coconut Cream Pie you’ll ever have. Old-fashioned coconut cream filling with an easy and amazing graham cracker crust. This is
Bailey’s Chocolate Bundt Cake
I don’t think anything goes better with Bailey’s than chocolate. Maybe coffee. Maybe. But we put together what Bailey’s goes best with… chocolate cake… to
5-ingredient Caramel Sauce
A homemade caramel sauce that you can make in minutes with 5 easy ingredients. Ooey, gooey, smooth, and creamy…the perfect homemade caramel sauce recipe! I
easy Homemade Peanut Butter Cups (healthier)
I make my own more healthy version of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Homemade with dark chocolate (my favorite) and natural peanut butter, these are a
Butternut Squash Cake Recipe (naturally sweetened)
This cake is full of yummy spice cake flavor but is also chock full of nutritious butternut squash. The best part? Not a drop of
Natural Red Velvet Cake
Chocolate Beet Cake with a coconut butter cream frosting! Dairy free and egg free (including the frosting!) and soooo decadent! A fudgy, chocolate-y cake you
one-layer Maraschino Cherry Cake
A perfectly moist cake full of yummy cherry flavor topped with easy cherry buttercream. Your new favorite snacking cake.
The Best One Bowl Homemade Pineapple Cake
Oh my gosh guys, this pineapple cake! Like seriously, you guys. This is the cake you’ll be making ALL THE TIME and wonder how you
the best old-fashioned Peanut Butter Cake (with coffee buttercream)
This cake is full of yummy Midwest flavor, easy to make and great to serve! Topped with a yummy coffee buttercream that is the perfect
The Ultimate List of Recipes for Chocolate Cake!
The ultimate list of yummiest of chocolate cake recipes from the best bloggers on the internet! Try one this weekend!
Homemade Caramel from Sweetened Condensed Milk (multiple versions!)
Oh boy, you guys!! I have a cool trick for you. Did you know you can make homemade caramel just with a can of sweetened
Lemon Sponge Cake with Lemon Curd, Rosemary Buttercream, and Candied Pecans
This cake is a vintage lemon sponge cake made from scratch and filled with homemade lemon curd and frosted with rosemary buttercream. Topped with candied
Mini Pumpkin Pecan Pie Bites
These little bites are basically the BEST thing you can make this holiday season. Mini pumpkin pies with pecans on top. So simple, sooo cute,
Spiced Pear & Apple Pie
This is a delicious fall pie full of sliced pears, apples, spices, and flavor! This uses a classic homemade pie filling and amps up the
Wade’s Brandy Apple Crumble Pie
This pie, from my daughter’s boyfriend Wade, is the PERFECT fall apple pie! Brandy is the secret for this delicious, tender, and full of flavor
no bake Banana Cream Pie Recipe
An easy, creamy, and delicious Banana Cream Pie. This no bake dessert uses bananas, vanilla pudding, and whipped topping for a classic, old-fashioned, full-of-flavor family
Easy Strawberry Burritos
Lightly crisped Super Soft tortillas stuffed with fresh strawberry and a sweet cream cheese filling. So easy and delicious to make, perfect for fall family
Old-Fashioned Brownie Cake
This old-fashioned brownie cake reminds you of from-scratch brownies Grandma used to make. Simple and easy, this is not an overly sweet, gooey cake. It
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