12 Best American Desserts You’ll Want to Make On Repeat
Celebrate the good old American flavors with these classic favorites to adorn your dessert table. You and your family will enjoy digging into these sweet treats and give you more reasons to be grateful to celebrate any special occasion.
Best Vanilla Cupcakes
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Featuring a flavorful vanilla base and topped with a delightful creamy vanilla buttercream, these are undoubtedly the best moist vanilla cupcakes you will ever try! Whether you serve them for a special occasion or just as a simple dessert, these cupcakes will impress everyone!
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Pecan Brownies
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This brownie with pecans is the perfect combination of thick, fudge, and gooey inside and crinkly, crispy top with an intense chocolate taste, crunchy pecans, and a pinch of cinnamon. It is rich, yet very well-balanced in sweetness!
Go to the recipe: Pecan Brownies
Peach Cobbler
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Peach cobbler with pie crust is a classic dessert that combines juicy peaches with a flaky, buttery pie crust. This homemade peach cobbler recipe is the perfect way to make the most of peach season when the fruit is extra ripe and flavorful.
Go to the recipe: Peach Cobbler
Apple Crumble Muffins
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These moist, delicious apple crumble muffins will be the best thing to appear on your breakfast or dessert table this fall! Fresh apple chunks are baked into a moist cinnamon muffin and topped with a crunchy, homemade crumble, creating the perfect combination of flavors to have everyone running back for seconds!
Go to the recipe: Apple Crumble Muffins
Puff Pastry Pumpkin Turnover
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Puff pastry pumpkin turnovers are a quick and easy dessert that everyone at your Thanksgiving Dinner table will love. Crunchy and flaky on the outside and sweet and creamy on the inside, these warm pumpkin treats are irresistible and super easy to make.
Go to the recipe: Puff Pastry Pumpkin Turnover
Brownie Pie
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This fudgy brownie pie is a dream come true for brownie and pie lovers! It has a fudgy, gooey brownie set on top of a buttery, flaky pie crust, providing the best of both worlds. Serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the perfect after-dinner dessert!
Go to the recipe: Brownie Pie
Apple Roses Puff Pastry
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If you have been looking for an elegant treat to add to your dessert table, these easy apple roses with puff pastry are just what you have been looking for! Made with fresh apples, cinnamon, sugar, and a light and flaky puff pastry crust, this dessert is not just eye-catching but mouthwateringly delicious. This super simple puff pastry apple rose recipe requires no unique ingredients or equipment.
Go to the recipe: Apple Roses with Puff Pastry
Apple Bread Pudding
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If you’ve been wondering what to do with that leftover bread sitting on the counter, this apple bread pudding is a delicious way to use it! Made with fresh apples, everyday bread, and warm cinnamon, this old-fashioned apple bread pudding recipe takes little effort yet packs plenty of sweet flavor. Serve it with your favorite toppings or a bowl of vanilla ice cream for a delightful and comforting dessert!
Go to the recipe: Apple Bread Pudding
Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers
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Baked to golden brown perfection, these delicious puff pastry apple turnovers are perfectly flaky & crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside filled with cinnamon-spiced sweet apples.
Go to the recipe: Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers
Apple Cinnamon Roll
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There’s nothing quite like apple cinnamon rolls during the Fall. With this easy-to-make recipe using brioche dough, apples, and cream cheese icing, you’ll be able to whip up your own mouthwatering apple pie cinnamon rolls at home in no time.
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Double Chocolate Muffins
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Chocolate fanatics will love these irresistibly decadent double chocolate muffins. Made with a moist chocolate sponge, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips, they aren’t just packed with chocolatey flavor but also have a melt-in-your-mouth texture that you won’t forget. Once you try this recipe, you will never want to go back to store-bought muffins again!
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No-bake Peanut Butter Pie
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Crunchy and decorative Oreo crust filled with smooth and creamy peanut butter mousse is the ultimate crowd-pleaser any time of the year! This no-bake peanut butter pie is super light and tastes amazing with just the right amount of sweetness!
Go to the recipe: No-bake Peanut Butter Pie