North american summer desserts recipes

Baked Caramel Corn

Original recipe from Jiffy Pop Popcorn. The trick to this recipe is to stir the caramel until the sugar is dissolved and then don’t touch it again…

Foolproof Sugar Cookie Recipe

This recipe is the best sugar cookie recipe ever! There is no mess with a pastry board full of flour! I use parchment paper to roll out the dough.…

Quick and Easy Fresh Cherry Pie

With the abundance of summer fruit, I regularly make pies. We are particularly fond of cherry pie and as such I've developed a quick and easy…

Zucchini Chocolate Cake

If there's a most-requested recipe for my year this would be it. Mini-chocolate chips and chopped pecans serve as the "frosting" for this cake. I…

Seven Up Lemon Jello Trifle

This recipe has been passed down for four generations in my family. I have made it for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter since my mom passed. I…

Crystalized GINGER candy

This pungent, intense root of GINGER has now been integrated in my kitchen for at least 10 years or so. Admittedly at first, I could only stand to…

Strawberry Jello Pretzel Dessert

Double Butter Bundt Cake

Moist and rich, this unfrosted Bundt cake is versatile as a stand-alone snack with tea or coffee, or as a pastry base for ice cream or strawberry…

Chocolate Rum Pecan Pound Cake

Let us celebrate holiday baking with this incredible chocolate pound cake. It’s great for holiday entertaining since it makes such a striking…

Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yummy chocolate chip cookie

Never Fail Chocolate Cake

One of the easiest, and moistest chocolate cakes you will ever bake. My grandmother, Eva Koehler, called it her "never fail" recipe. It is nearly…

Push Up Pop Desserts

Push Up Pops can be filled with Ice Cream, Cake (and Cupcakes), Mousse, Cheesecake and much more to make great party desserts. Kids love these,…

Celestial Pie

Why limit a great dessert like lemon meringue pie to just one kind of citrus fruit? Thanks to orange and lemon, this lovely pie packs a bold…

Banana Split Pops

This king of pops is based on the classic flavors of a banana split. Traditionally, the banana is split lengthwise, but I put the banana on the pop…

Glorified Rice

This is an Amish dessert sometimes called Heavenly rice. It light and popular with all ages. Great potluck dessert.