July 4th desserts recipes costing less than $1.5 per serving

Rhubarb-Ginger Upside-Down Cake

Rhubarb cake gets a delightful update with the spicy-sweet addition of crystallized ginger to its caramelized topping. Cake flour provides an…

Peanut Butter TandyKake (Girl Scout Tagalong cookie cake)

If you like TastyKake Peanut Butter tandykakes or Girl Scout Tagalongs this cake is for you. It's so good! And…

Saint Hildegard Cookies of Joy

Hildegard von Bingen was born in 1098. She was a visionary, a Benedictine abbess, a scholar and correspondent with popes, scholars, kings and…

Aunt Birdie’s Easy Sour Cream Coffee Cake (Two Versions)

This recipe brings fond memories of a favorite aunt who was a terrific cook. (My cousin and I used to say the…

Peanut Butter Cookies

Easy, delicious peanut butter cookies. The kids love them and can make them on their own, they're so easy.

Apple, Cinnamon Rice Pudding

Rice pudding with twist. My husband's favourite dessert.

Applesauce Honey Cookies

These sweet, moist, spice-scented cookies are a cinch to make.

Rhubarb and Strawberry Layered Delight

OMGoodness - this trifle-like beauty will steal the show at your next dinner or event. Don't let the 3 layer…

Chocolate Boston Cream Cake

Glazed Apricot, Orange, Lemon Bundt Cake

Many recipes of glazed cakes are out there to be enjoyed. Try this one. It is quick, easy and delicious. Has…

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

*Using shortening instead of butter produces a thicker more ‘cake-like’ cookie. Don’t use margarine or butter substitutes!

Key lime pie cheesecake in a jar

This dessert is absolutely amazing, if you like Key lime pie. Tangy, creamy with sweet crumbs.

Potluck Apricot Cobbler

An old-fashioned cobbler makes a hit with crowds and one of my favorite cobbler fruits is apricots. These perky golden first fruits of summer have…