desserts and sweets

Best Holiday Desserts

Best Holiday Desserts

Desserts for the Holidays all in one spot!! I hope you’ll check out my Best Thanksgiving Recipes Post to find all my…

No Fail Homemade Pie Crust

No Fail Homemade Pie Crust

No Fail Homemade Pie Crust – Is there such a thing? I often hear people complain that they cannot make homemade pie…

Ultimate Strawberry Shortcake

Ultimate Strawberry Shortcake

I love to serve strawberry shortcake or any berry shortcake for dessert when I make chicken and dumplings because I already have the dough prepared. I’ll give you 4 tips on making life easy serving this recipe for dessert!

Easy Berry Sauce

Easy Berry Sauce

This Easy Berry Sauce is great over pound cakes, ice cream, cheesecake, lemon cake or pie.  One of my fondest memories of…

Berry Parfait

Berry Parfait

Does it get any better than a healthy dessert? I don’t think so, especially if that dessert is also gorgeous enough to…

French Apple Cake

French Apple Cake

Made with rum, this gooey French apple cake is simple and not too sweet. The delicate taste and soft-yet-crunchy texture of Granny…

Cowboy Cookies

Cowboy Cookies

These oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, aka “Cowboy Cookies,” do an impressive disappearing act at our house. They’re here one second and gone…

Gooey Butter Cake

Gooey Butter Cake

There’s no getting around the amazing textures of this Gooey Butter Cake—its cookie-like crust and gooey composition form a combination that words…

Danish Pastries

Danish Pastries

I bet you didn’t think Danish pastries were a make-at-home kind of treat, did you? They’re a lot easier than I expected! …

Sugar Cookies from Scratch

Sugar Cookies from Scratch

Homemade sugar cookies have been a family tradition of ours ever since my kids started babbling their first words. Actually, I think…

Old-Fashioned Homemade Eggnog

Old-Fashioned Homemade Eggnog

Christmastime wouldn’t be complete without a nice cup of old-fashioned homemade eggnog, now would it? This eggnog recipe will leave you with…

Candied Pecans

Candied Pecans

Candied Nuts can be used for toppings on all kinds of desserts, from ice cream to pies, puddings, custards, trifles, and more!…

Blackberry Crumble

Blackberry Crumble

In the spring, our family has a special tradition of picking wild blackberries and coming straight home to make this wonderful Blackberry…

Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Sweet Potato Pie is a staple in the South. This is the land of sweet potatoes after all! Some say you shouldn’t…

Southern Fried Banana Pudding Pie

Southern Fried Banana Pudding Pie

If you haven’t been introduced to the wonderful world of fried desserts yet, you’re missing out! There’s no diet in the world…

Banana Pudding In Mason Jars

Banana Pudding In Mason Jars

This recipe for Banana Pudding in Mason Jars will go with you wherever you need it! Banana Pudding is a classic southern…

Homemade Pear Pie

Homemade Pear Pie

I need to use up all my garden pears this year, AND this Homemade Pear Pie does just the trick! It perfectly…

Best Baked Apple Dumplings

Best Baked Apple Dumplings

This recipe for apple dumplings is almost too good—and too easy—to be true. The homemade pastry dough is simple enough that you…

Cantaloupe Ice Cream

Cantaloupe Ice Cream

Cantaloupe grew profusely in our garden this year, so we decided to try a few “experimental” recipes to make good use of…