Step back in time with a collection of beloved summer desserts from your grandmother’s recipe box. From refreshing no-bake pies to juicy peach cobbler, these timeless desserts are sure to bring up memories and satisfy your sweet tooth. Rediscover these cherished recipes and bring a piece of the past into your kitchen today. Get ready to fall in love with these delicious desserts all over again!

Homemade Peach Cobbler with Pie Crust

 

This classic summer dessert gets an exciting makeover with pie crusts and pecans instead of biscuits. This Peach Cobbler is packed with sweet peaches, brown sugar, and warm spices and then baked until mouthwatering perfection. 

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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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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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Really, Really Good Old Fashioned Rice Pudding

Comforting, classic, and creamy, this rice pudding is more like a rich vanilla custard while the bourbon-soaked raisins take it to the next level. Like a soothing hug in a bowl, it’s perfect as dessert or breakfast! It takes just 45 minutes to prepare and thickens as it cools on the stove or in the fridge.

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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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Chocolate Walnut Kentucky Derby Pie (+ Bourbon Whipped Cream)

Derby pie is like a gooey walnut chocolate chip cookie in pie form. Served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, it’s a Southern tradition served all year round, not just on the 1st Saturday in May. You can prep this in 15 minutes, even easier than a batch of cookies. 

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weetly 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! This has been a longtime Southern classic—and I’m sure it’ll become a family favorite in your house too. 

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The Creamiest No Bake Coconut Cream Pie

Savor the scrumptious flavors of a no-bake coconut custard pie that’s not too sweet so you can enjoy the coconut flavor and creamy custard. A make-ahead pie that is perfect for any occasion.

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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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Homemade Fresh Peach Buckle with Blackberries

What better way to use juicy summer peaches than baking them into a simple cake with a lot of flavor? This Peach Buckle recipe is a cross between a coffee cake and a cobbler, with its soft crumb cake topped with fruit instead of streusel. Pair it with slightly tart blackberries to round out the sweetness of the juicy peaches. 

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Sweet Potato Pie (Southern Classic)

Enjoy the comforting flavors of a Southern sweet potato pie, a timeless dessert that epitomizes the essence of the South. With its velvety texture and heavenly blend of warm spices, this pie is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser at any gathering.

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Southern Peach Cake Cobbler

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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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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Peach Ice Cream Sandwich

This famous copycat recipe for the Masters Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwich is a delicious southern dessert sandwich served only during the Masters Golf Tournament. This recipe creates a delicious ice cream sandwich with peach ice cream, sandwiched between two soft chewy sugar cookies.

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Fresh Custard Based Peach Ice Cream

This homemade peach ice cream recipe is a blissfully cold, creamy delight featuring one of the best summer flavors. Its custard-style base, gently cooked with egg yolks, sugar, and milk, has a super smooth texture that’s then studded with juicy chunks of peaches, so you get real peach flavor in every spoonful.

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Creamy Strawberry Mousse With White Chocolate

This homemade Strawberry Mousse recipe has the dreamiest, creamiest texture. It feels like you’re scooping up little pink clouds! It’s thick, full of fresh strawberry flavor, and has a lovely white chocolate touch to take it over the top. Plus, this mousse doesn’t get weepy as it sits so you can make it up to two days in advance. 

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Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Pie – No Pie Crust

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! Top it off with melty chocolate and serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It’s like a brownie sundae.

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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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Old Fashioned Southern Pecan Praline 

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.

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No-Bake Lemon Chiffon Pie

This Lemon Chiffon Pie is light as a feather with a crunchy salty pretzel crust. Ricotta cheese gives it the richness of a cheesecake, but egg whites keep it light and fluffy for a fabulous no bake dessert.

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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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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.

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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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