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    Best Showstopping Dessert Recipes

    My best showstopping dessert recipes are indulgent and perfect for special occasions. I love to enjoy these in moderation and share them with others!

     

    Cinco de Mayo: Mexican Chocolate Cookies

    Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies are so easy to make and a great way to use a box of cake mix for a purpose other than cake! There's so many fun flavor combinations you can make with this basic recipe.

    Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies {aka what you really should do with cake mix}

    Overhead view of peach crumble bars on a white serving plate.

    Pecan Butter and Peach Jam Crumble Bars

    This easy blueberry cobbler recipe can be made with fresh or frozen blueberries and is the perfect patriotic dessert to serve for the 4th of July!

    Easy as Pie Blueberry Cobbler

    A rectangular baking dish with mixed berry crumble inside and scoops of ice cream on top with spoons on the side.

    The Best Freezer Fruit Crumble

    Sweet Tea Granita with Lemon Syrup

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    Red Velvet Cheesecake Bars

    Two cups of hot chocolate topped with jumbo marshmallows.

    The BEST Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate

    Two dishes of Cupid Crack on white table with design hearts decoratively spread.

    Cupid Crack, A Snack Mix for Your Valentine

    A frosted pink heart cookie on a white countertop.

    Vegan Chocolate Cutout Cookies with Buttercream Frosting

    Chocolate-dipped frozen bananas on a blue plate.

    Chocolate-Dipped Frozen Banana Pops

    Overhead view of chocolate fudge cake on a rack.

    Back Pocket Chocolate Fudge Cake

    This recipe for old-fashioned buttermilk chess pie is perfect for fall. A Southern favorite!

    Old-Fashioned Chess Pie

    An overhead shot of a glass casserole dish with a baked bread pudding.

    Very Best Bread Pudding with Buttery Vanilla Sauce

    Apple dumplings in a round red baking dish with a serving spoon on the side.

    Apple Dumplings with Sparkling Cider Sauce

    A white plate filled with boiled cider pecan praline candies on a marble countertop.

    Boiled Cider Pecan Pralines

    A side shot of an apple tart on a white plate topped with ice cream and caramel sauce.

    Individual Apple Tart

    Carrot cake sliced into bars on a parchment paper lined cutting board.

    Carrot Apple Snack Cake

    A close-up shot of a chocolate cupcake topped with red striped frosting, a cherry, and a red striped paper straw.

    Cherry Cola Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

    A blue plate with three mini chocolate fruit tarts on a white marble counter.

    Mini Chocolate Tart with Cream Cheese and Fruit

    White serving tray with 19 strawberry cupcakes displayed. Each cupcake has an icing flower on top of it.

    Strawberry Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting

    This peach Bellini pie recipe is made with market fresh summer peaches poached in sweet Moscato wine and baked in a buttery, flaky, lattice-top crust.

    Peach Bellini Pie

    A double crust strawberry balsamic pie on a grey tea towel.

    Fresh Strawberry Balsamic Pie

    Lemon zest-laced cutout cookies iced with colorful buttercream frosting are a festive treat for Spring or Easter!

    Spring Cutout Cookies with Buttercream Frosting

    Brownie Bites with Caramel and Sea Salt

    Mixed Berry Crumble Pie

    Side view of banana pudding crepe cake on a cake stand.

    12-Layer Banana Pudding Crepe Cake

    A fresh lime tart with sliced lime and blackberries on top. This is an overhead view and on a white marble background.

    Fresh Lime Tart with Blackberry Sauce

    This recipe for summery mango granita is just what the doctor ordered for a hot day - cool, icy and refreshing with a kick from a drizzle of sweet chile milk!

    Mango Granita with Sweet Chile Milk

    A peach fruit pizza on a wire charger with whole peaches and a vase of flowers on the side.

    Peaches N' Cream Fruit Pizza

    Bread pudding in white dishes on a speckled blue tray.

    Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

    This fresh berry flag cake is made from scratch and is moist, flavorful, and perfect to serve for the 4th of July or Memorial Day! It's decorated with loads of berries and cream cheese frosting!

    Fresh Berry Flag Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

    This hearty recipe for whole grain chocolate chunky chip cookies is one of my favs for when I'm craving chocolate!

    Oatmeal Chocolate Chunky Chip Cookies

    An overhead shot of a Pot O' Gold chocolate stout cake on a pink marble backdrop.

    Pot O' Gold Chocolate Stout Cake

    An overhead shot of the top of a glass filled with watermelon juice and mango sorbet with a red striped straw and sprig of mint.

    Watermelon Mango Floats

    An overhead shot of a cranberry cheesecake tart on a black wire charger.

    Cranberry Cheesecake Tart

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    The Best Strawberry Cake + A Wedding Anniversary Ode to Star Wars

    A stack of pumpkin cookie butter doodle cookies with a bite taken out of the top cookie.

    Pumpkin Cookie Butter Doodles

    Holiday Baking: My Tips for Creating an Epic Christmas Cookie Tin! DIY tutorial.

    Baking Essentials: My Tips for Creating an Epic Christmas Cookie Tin!

    This recipe for creamy coconut rice pudding is made with coconut milk, arborio rice, and subtly steeped with Thai basil. It's such a refreshing summer dessert!

    Thai Basil-Infused Coconut Rice Pudding with Mango

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