14 Beloved American Desserts You Need to Try Before the Year Ends
Are you a fan of the beloved American desserts? You’re in for a treat because this list covers the most delicious, must-try American desserts you need to be making ASAP. Whether it’s for a snack, after-dinner dessert, or a special occasion, these desserts won’t disappoint.
Brownie Pie
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!
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Red Velvet Muffins
These heavenly red velvet muffins topped with a light and creamy cream cheese frosting are incredibly moist, super fluffy, and simply scrumptious! With all the same rich flavor of a red velvet cake and a dash of magic with my secret baking tricks, this recipe is the ultimate handheld version of the beloved classic!
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Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting
If you’re looking for a chocolatey addition to your dessert table, you have to try these melt-in-your-mouth brownies with cream cheese frosting! Ready in less than an hour, these moist, gooey brownies are baked to perfection and then topped with a creamy, yet not overly sweet, cream cheese frosting. Serve them alongside a bowl of vanilla ice cream for the perfect after-dinner dessert!
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Best Vanilla Cupcakes
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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Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
These are the best baked cinnamon sugar doughnuts to make when you want light and fluffy doughnuts but without the hassle of deep frying. Whether you enjoy donuts with coffee, for breakfast, or as a delicious dessert, this is the recipe for you. Even though this is a baked donut recipe, they still have that light, fluffy texture and delicious flavor. Every bite is loaded with delicate cinnamon spice, but all the flavors are perfectly balanced.
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Peach Cobbler
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.
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Red Velvet Brownies
You have to try these perfectly moist, dense, and fudgy red velvet brownies with a rich, marbled cream cheese crackly top! This easy recipe offers the famous red velvet flavor in brownie format—the best of both worlds!
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Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers
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.
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Vanilla Muffins
These delicious vanilla muffins are so moist and fluffy that they will practically melt in your mouth! The easy recipe cleverly combines butter and oil to keep them tender long after they’ve been baked. Sweetened with sugar and enriched with pure vanilla extract, they offer a beautifully balanced, natural flavor that’s yummy any time of day.
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Apple Cinnamon Roll
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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No-bake Peanut Butter Pie
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!
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Brownie Blondies
Can’t choose between brownies vs. blondies? You don´t have to! This brownie blondies recipe might become your favorite, the perfect combination of chewy chocolate brownies and fudge blondies! It is rich, yet very well-balanced in sweetness! Absolutely out of this world, a must-try recipe for brownie and blondie lovers!
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Oreo Cupcakes
Cookies and cream lovers unite because these Oreo cupcakes will knock your socks off! This delicious recipe takes moist, chocolate sponge cupcakes, infuses them with crunchy Oreo cookie bits, and tops them with creamy Oreo buttercream frosting. Once you have one, it will be hard to resist having another!
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No Bake Chocolate Pie
This no-bake chocolate pie recipe is the ultimate combination of convenience and elegance! Featuring a rich and velvety chocolate ganache filling nestled within a heavenly Oreo cookie crust and crowned with fluffy Chantilly whipped cream, this delightful dessert is a true masterpiece perfect for any occasion and sure to impress any crowd!
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