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American Dessert Recipes

Whether you're looking for a simple dessert recipe or something over-the-top, you'll find countless recipes for decadent cakes, fudgy brownies, chewy cookies and so much more.
A sweet potato casserole cake with toasted meringue frosting on a cake stand
Sweet Potato Casserole Cake
A red plate with two pecan pie brownies, served with a glass of milk, with another plate of pecan pie brownies in the background
Pecan Pie Brownies
A bowl with five scoops of pumpkin ice cream
Pumpkin Ice Cream
3 millionaire cooke bars stacked on a plate
Salted Millionaire Cookie Bars
A serving of apple brown betty in a bowl, served with vanilla ice cream, with a baking dish of apple brown better on the side
Apple Brown Betty
A stack of lactation cookies on a plate, served with a glass of milk
Lactation Cookies
A plate of stacked blondies with a second plate in the background
One-Bowl Blondies
Whiskey cake with a brown butter whiskey glaze on a serving platter, with a slice removed
Whiskey Cake With Brown Butter Whiskey Glaze
eggnog cookies on a plate
Eggnog Cookies
A plate of glazed brown butter apple cookies
Brown Butter Apple Cookies
A slice of apple snacking cake with a platter of apple snacking cake
Apple Snacking Cake
A slice of Appalachian apple stack cake, topped with whipped cream and served with a mug of coffee
Appalachian Apple Stack Cake
A plate of strawberry cheesecake cookies, with one ripped open showing a cream cheese center
Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
Three glasses of peanut butter crunch McFlurry with straws sticking out
Copycat McDonald's Peanut Butter Crunch McFlurry
Buttery pie crust with berries and lattice work baked and served with plates and forks
How to Prevent a Soggy Bottom Pie Crust
Kentucky butter bundt cake sliced and sprinkled with confectioners' sugar
Classic Kentucky Butter Cake
Fresh Peach Crumble
Fresh Peach Crumble
No bake strawberry icebox cheesecake recipe
No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cheesecake
Two bowls of roasted banana dulce de leche ice cream
No-Churn Roasted Banana Dulce de Leche Ice Cream
A plate with a strawberry shortcake, topped with extra strawberries
The Ultimate Guide To Strawberry Shortcake
Blackberry cobbler served with whipped cream
Blackberry Cobbler
Homemade Sprinkles
Homemade Sprinkles
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Rocky Road Ice Cream
Rocky Road Ice Cream
Fresh strawberry pie
Fresh Strawberry Pie
Chocolate Frosty in a tall glass with a straw
Copycat Wendy's Frosty
A three layer cake coated very lightly in frosting
Basic Naked Cake
A slice of cheesecake with blueberry compote
Copycat Cheesecake Factory Original Cheesecake
A plate of rice crispy treats with a pan of rice crispy treats in the background
Rice Crispy Treats
Sopapillas
Sopapillas
miso peanut butter and jelly sandwich cookies
Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookie Sandos
butterscotch cookies
Butterscotch Cookies
decorated gingerbread house
How To Make a Gingerbread House
Peppermint Swirl Brownies
Peppermint Swirl Brownies
pumpkin chiffon pie
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
Ding Dong Cake
Ding Dong Cake Recipe
Ho Ho Cake
Ho Ho Cake
Strawberry angel food cake recipe
Strawberry Angel Food Cake Recipe
bananas foster with ice cream
Bananas Foster
Best Brownies
Best Brownies
Funnel Cake
Funnel Cake Recipe
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Mini Apple Pies
Mini Apple Pies
Easy Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Easy Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Angel Food Cake
Angel Food Cake
Football Cupcakes
20 Crowd-Pleasing Super Bowl Desserts
Donut Recipe
How to Make Donuts From Scratch
Creamy Slow Cooker Rice Pudding
6 Easy Slow Cooker Desserts
grilled apple pie
Grilled Apple Pie Recipe
Strawberry Whipped Cream
Strawberry Whipped Cream Recipe
red velvet dougnuts
Red Velvet Doughnuts
Barbecue Jerk Ribs Cooks With Soul
2021 Juneteenth Virtual Cookout
Haupia Cut Into Squares
Haupia Recipe
Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookie
Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
slice of doberge cake with lemon and chocolate filling
Doberge Cake
apple turnovers
Apple Turnovers
chocolate chip skillet cookie with ice cream
Pizookie
Blue velvet cake
Blue Velvet Cake Recipe
homemade nutter butters
Copycat Nutter Butter Cookies
Haupia Pie on a plate
Haupia Pie Recipe