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    All-American Treats: 15 Classic Dessert Recipes Perfect for Memorial Day Barbecues

    Published: May 18, 2024 by Barbara Curry

    Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links.

    Whether you are hosting or bringing the dessert, make your Memorial day cookout spectacular with an amazing dessert. What will you choose – banana pudding or peach cobbler or something in between?

    The Easiest Banana Pudding Recipe 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.

    Get the Recipe: Banana Pudding

    Southern Peach Cake Cobbler Recipe

    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.

    Get the Recipe: Peach Cobbler Cake

    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.

    Get the Recipe: Strawberry Lemonade Pie

    Southern Blackberry Cobbler with Peaches (optional Bourbon!)

    Combine sweet blackberries and Southern peaches in a cobbler that’s perfect for any occasion. A little bourbon adds a nice twist to this cake-like dessert that’s bursting with fruit. A blackberry dessert you can enjoy all year long with frozen fruit when fresh is no longer available.

    Get the Recipe: Blackberry Cobbler with Peaches

    Blueberry Pie Recipe That’s Not Runny

    As someone who is lives in a area with blueberry orchards and can eat their weight in blueberries, I know a little about this fruit. While I love a blueberry cobbler with ice cream, fresh blueberry pie should not be runny or gummy. 

    Get the Recipe: Blueberry Pie

    Berry 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.

    Get the Recipe: Berry Cream Cheese Squares

    Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

    This recipe for blueberry bundt cake is made from a beautifully simple homemade vanilla cake, real blueberries, and a perfectly sweetened lemon cream cheese frosting. Greek yogurt makes sure that every bite will be moist.

    Get the Recipe: Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

    Blueberry Self-Saucing Pudding Cake

    Make a self-saucing pudding by pouring boiling water over batter topped lucious blueberries, and you’ll have the most heavenly dessert. It creates a caramelized coating over the top of a cake-like filling surrounded by a warm blueberry sauce. It’s a little magical!

    Get the Recipe: Blueberry Self-Saucing Pudding

    Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Pie – No Pie Crust Needed

    Calling all chocolate lovers, this dessert is like a super fudgy brownie in pie form. No pie crust required for this rich and decadent Brownie Pie. The soft, moist, and chewy brownie filling has an unexpected touch from toasted pecans! 

    Get the Recipe: Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Pie

    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. 

    Get the Recipe: Old Fashioned Kentucky Butter Cake

    Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies With Pecans

    These chocolate cookies with pecans are nothing short of heavenly. With their gooey texture that somehow remains perfect even at room temperature, they offer a decadent treat that’s hard to resist. The subtle touch of espresso enhances the rich chocolate flavor without overwhelming it, creating a sophisticated depth that chocolate lovers will appreciate.

    Get the Recipe: Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies With Pecans

    Old Fashioned Southern Pecan Praline Recipe

    Old Fashioned pecan pralines are a Deep South tradition. Found around the holidays in most areas and all year round in New Orleans and Savannah. Mastering this creamy candy is not as hard as it sounds and if they don’t set perfectly no one will care, they still taste scrumptious.

    Get the Recipe: Pecan Pralines

    No Bake Key Mousse Lime Pie with White Chocolate

    At the end of a savory meal, there’s nothing better than a slice of key lime pie. When it’s a no-bake key lime pie, even better! My version uses real limes, cream cheese, and white chocolate to make a dreamy filling that tastes as creamy as a cheesecake – no oven required.

    Get the Recipe: No Bake Key Mousse Lime Pie with White Chocolate

    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.

    Get the Recipe: No-Bake Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

    Banana Pudding Recipe with Cream Cheese 

    A Southern banana pudding is a good old-fashioned classic dessert, and for good reason! The combination of sweet bananas, creamy pudding, and sweet and crispy vanilla wafer cookies is comfort food at it’s best. However, make this Southern staple even better by adding cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk for an over-the-top dessert.

    Get the Recipe: Banana Pudding Recipe with Cream Cheese 

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    Barbara Curry is the culinary adventurer of Butter & Baggage. With a dedicated enthusiasm for real butter made from happy cows she is in constant pursuit of delicious recipes and tasty dishes. She shares her experiences, ventures, and occasional misadventures because let’s face it things can get messy in any kitchen.

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