Get ready to impress at your 4th of July potluck with these 20 unforgettable desserts. From an impressive strawberry cream cheese pie and classic peach cobbler to irresistible 9 x 13 cakes, this collection has something for everyone. These show-stopping treats are perfect for potlucks and will leave your guests begging for the recipes.

Peach Cobbler Bread Pudding with White Chocolate Sauce

 

Enjoy the warm comfort of Peach Bread Pudding—a scrumptious dessert that combines soft, moist bread cubes with juicy peaches for a magical spin on a classic dessert. It’s baked to perfection and then drizzled with a simple white chocolate sauce for an easy recipe that screams summer. 

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Red White & Blue Cream Cheese Squares

Blueberry Cream Cheese Squares are scrumptious, hand-held cheesecake bars that have a buttery crust made of caramel cookies, a creamy cheesecake filling, and a mixed berry cheesecake swirl on top made from real raspberries and blueberries.

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Light and Airy Strawberry Mousse Cake

A cake topped with strawberry mousse is a fabulous way to showcase fresh strawberries.  The creamy and airy texture of the mousse perfectly complements the moist vanilla cake. It’s not quite as sweet as frosting but still bursting with flavor.

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From Scratch Mississippi Mud Cake with Marshmallows

This Mississippi mud cake recipe is a straightforward dessert that quietly steals the show with its unassuming charm. Start with a moist from-scratch chocolate cake and top it with mini marshmallows and the most drool-worthy butter frosting. It’s a classic at any Southern potluck.

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Sweetly Southern Coca-Cola Cake With Marshmallows

Decadently sweet and perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, this moist chocolate Coca-Cola cake is made with the iconic soda, mini marshmallows, and unsweetened cocoa powder for extra rich chocolate flavor. It’s so chocolatey, you wouldn’t even know that there’s soda in it! 

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Southern Peach Cobbler Cake

Add sweet peaches to a buttery cake and create a scrumptious peach cobbler cake. A thin layer of butter on the bottom transforms a simple batter into a peach dessert you’ll be making over and over again.

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Strawberry Jelly Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Loaded with fresh strawberry sauce and a cream cheese frosting, this easy Strawberry Jam Cake will be your new go-to dessert for potlucks and gatherings. It’s so much better than a traditional strawberry poke cake, you’ll never go back to Jello again!

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The Easiest Banana Pudding With Vanilla Wafers

Banana pudding is a classic Southern dessert featuring layers of bananas, creamy vanilla pudding, and crunchy vanilla wafer cookies for a no-bake dessert that is as delicious as it is easy to make. Made with instant pudding mix, this simple recipe is perfect for both novices and experts in the kitchen. You can’t have a cook-out or BBQ without it.

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Tasty Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

Your favorite childhood treat gets an upgrade with yummy melted chocolate and creamy peanut butter. These Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Bars are a little slice of heaven that are super easy to make and keep well! They’re perfect for afterschool snacks, car rides, or cookouts, but also perfect for sending a little love to your friends and family out of state. 

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The Creamiest Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream

This homemade custard-based strawberry ice cream recipe has been passed down by my family for generations. You make it on the stove, then transfer it to an ice cream machine for a creamy texture that store-bought strawberry ice cream dreams of.

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No-Bake Homemade Cereal Bars with Chex Cereal

These chocolate covered homemade chex cereal bars are a crunchy, no-bake treat, chock full of caramel and peanut butter. Made on the stovetop in less than 15 minutes, (no baking required!) and so easy to make, you won’t even mind that they disappear so quickly!

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Creamy Strawberry Cheesecake Bars

Bite into these sweet and creamy strawberry cheesecake bars! With a classic buttery crust and rich strawberry compote, these little bars of heaven have all the best parts of cheesecake in a convenient handheld form. No need to worry about finding a plate and fork when these are on hand!

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St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

This rich, delicious dessert is a St. Louis classic , but is it as good as a Kentucky butter cake? With the texture of a lemon bar and the base of a cinnamon roll, this gooey butter cake is made with pantry staples like flour, sugar, baking powder, and butter. Finish it off with a sprinkling of confectioners’ sugar and you’re all set to enjoy this signature St. Louis delight!

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No-Bake Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

This scrumptious no-bake strawberry cream cheese pie with fresh or frozen strawberries is a must for a summer get together. Creamy and rich it’s a no fail pie that will hold it’s shape even in the heat and make you the star at the next potluck or cookout.

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Mini Pecan Pie Tarts with a Cream Cheese Crust

Mini pecan pie tarts are one of life’s great little pleasures. A Southern tradition at weddings, parties, and of course Kentucky Derby parties. A flaky cream cheese crust surrounds a richly sweet, gooey pecan pie filling. Like a mini pecan pie but better, no fork required.

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Not So Classic Strawberry Shortcake with Frosting

This strawberry shortcake is a layered masterpiece of buttery cake, juicy strawberries, and slightly sweet frosting. Adding frosting makes it more of a layer cake than your typical strawberry shortcake with whipped cream topping. This beautifully rustic cake is perfect for special occasions or just to celebrate strawberry season.

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Peach Cake Recipe with Blueberries

Are you looking for a light and simple bundt cake to make with sweet summer peaches, try a homemade peach cake recipe with blueberries and top it with a peach glaze. A welcome addition for a weekend brunch or as a show stopper dessert that you’ll make over and over again.

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Old Fashioned Kentucky Butter Cake

This moist and decadent vanilla pound cake is baked in a bundt pan to get it’s signature shape. Kentucky Butter Cake is rich with a tender crumb that’s soaked in a sweet butter sauce while still warm. This one of a kind cake is a Southern staple that’ll quickly become a family favorite. 

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Five MInute Mini Raspberry Tarts

Thanks to premade tart shells and no cooking needed, these mini raspberry tarts come together in just five minutes and are a great option for special occasions or your weekly brunch. Small enough to pop the whole thing in your mouth (okay, maybe two bites), these mini tarts taste just like raspberry cheesecake. 

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Refreshing Strawberry Lemonade Pie with Just 5 Ingredients

Strawberry lemonade pie is the ultimate dessert that can be served any time of year. It’s amazingly creamy and rich with a bright lemon flavor, and the addition of sweet, juicy fresh strawberry slices makes it even better.

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