Looking for something sweet? Browse my homemade dessert recipes for cakes, cookies, pies, candy, and more. Whether you’re baking for a holiday, bringing dessert to a family gathering, or making a treat to enjoy at home, find a recipe to suit the occasion. Browse all of the dessert recipes below.
These Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars remind me of a treat we sometimes had with our school lunches. With plenty of chocolate, creamy peanut butter, and rolled oats, they’re an easy homemade snack or dessert—and there’s no baking involved. I usually use honey for a batch we’ll enjoy at home. When I’m taking them to…
After retiring from his full-time job, my dad took a part-time maintenance position at the nursing home where his mother was staying to keep busy. One day, he brought home this Crock Pot Candy recipe and decided to make it himself. Dad didn’t cook very often, so he was proud to share his homemade candy…
As far back as I can remember, every holiday and special occasion with my paternal grandmother included these soft iced sugar cookies. Grandma’s soft sugar cookie recipe came from one of her cousins many years before I was born. Finding freshly baked cookies in Grandma’s Tupperware container was always a welcome surprise. Sometimes they had…
Lemon sponge pie was one of my father’s favorite desserts. My grandmother, his mother, taught me how to make it when I was a kid. Even as an adult, I would sometimes bake one for a special event or holiday for my dad. It’s a family recipe that brings back memories of both of them….
This peanut butter icing is what I like to use on our Black Joe Cupcakes. Creamy peanut butter, butter, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream come together to make a light, fluffy topping for the chocolate cupcakes. One batch generously frosts about 24 cupcakes when I spread it on. Add the cream gradually to adjust…
These Black Joe Cupcakes come from an old church cookbook of Pennsylvania Dutch recipes. They were one of the many recipes made in our house when I was growing up, and I still bake them today. Made with cocoa and strong black coffee, these chocolate cupcakes are especially good with peanut butter frosting. I prefer…
Creamy ambrosia salad with cream cheese, mandarin oranges, pineapple, coconut, and marshmallows. A make-ahead dessert or sweet holiday side dish.
