American desserts recipes costing less than $1.5 per serving

Sugar Donut Muffins

A soft and tender cake muffin with a crusty coating of sugar on the outside that will melt in your mouth like a little bite of heaven.

Shoofly Pie

Traditional PA Dutch food and prize winning recipe.

Dutch Pearl Tapioca Pudding

This is also known as "fish eye" tapioca. The "pearls" are large round pieces of tapioca.

Chocolate Gobs

I love making these during the summer to give my kids a sweet treat. Just wrap them in plastic wrap and store in the frigde. The kids will love…

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…

Spicy Persimmon Bundt Cake

OLD FASHIONED PEACH COBBLER

this is easy to make and very delicious. a great way to make your family smile! a great dessert to have any time of the year!

Jelly Bean Sugar Cookies

An adorable little sugar cookie that is sure to put a smile on anyone's face. This cookie is soft on the inside, slightly chewy with lightly crispy…

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…

Angel Food Waldorf Cake

A company-best cake recipe with real WOW factor, from my recipe archives. Originally from the Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library (1971) though the…

Hershey's Special Dark Truffle Brownie Cheesecake

Sand Art Bars (Brownie Mix in a Jar: Holiday Gift Idea!)

This is one of the “bars in jars” recipes so popular a few years ago, and every so often during the holidays I…

Delicious Blueberry Lemon Crunch Cake

A delicious and easy recipe made with fresh or frozen blueberries and cornmeal for an added crunchy texture.…

Applesauce Cake Made From Scratch

This cake has become a family tradition during the holidays. I look forward to Christmas just to eat this…

Banana Pudding Pizza

If you are a lover of the Southern dessert “banana pudding”, you will love this dessert pizza. Nothing is better than a big bowl of the traditional…