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    Your Next Favorite Dessert That Will Make You the Star of Any Potluck

    Published: Jun 8, 2024 by Barbara Curry

    Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links.

    Impress your friends and family with these mouthwatering desserts that will make you the star of any potluck. From decadent chocolate treats to a classic banana pudding, this collection has something for everyone. All easy recipes you can make with minimal effort.

    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.

    Get the Recipe: Southern Peach Cake Cobbler

    The Easiest Banana Pudding With Vanilla Wafers

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    Banana pudding in a bowl.

    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: The Easiest Banana Pudding With Vanilla Wafers

    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!

    Get the Recipe: Strawberry Jelly Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

    St. Louis Gooey 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!

    Get the Recipe: St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

    No-Bake Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

    A strawberry cream cheese pie with cut strawberries on top.

    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

    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! 

    Get the Recipe: Sweetly Southern Coca-Cola Cake With Marshmallows

    Five MInute Mini Raspberry Tarts

    Tarts with raspberries and blackberries on a wire rack.

    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. 

    Get the Recipe: Five MInute Mini Raspberry Tarts

    Decadent Mississippi Mud Brownies with Marshmallows

    These Mississippi Mud Brownies bring all the best parts of the classic dessert into a handheld form. This fan-favorite recipe has three distinct layers: a rich brownie bottom topped with gooey marshmallows followed by a decadent chocolate frosting. They take just 30 minutes in the oven and then a couple of hours for the remaining layers to set completely. 

    Get the Recipe: Decadent Mississippi Mud Brownies with Marshmallows

    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

    Buttermilk Cake with Pecan Praline Topping!

    Are you looking for a moist cake that doesn’t need frosting? You have to try this buttermilk cake recipe that is topped with a delicious brown sugar praline topping for a simple and easy recipe you can make with just a few ingredients.

    Get the Recipe: Buttermilk Cake with Pecan Praline Topping

    Old Fashioned Peach Pound Cake Recipe

    Peach pound cake is an old fashioned Southern favorite. Sweet peaches and butter create a moist cake with not only peach chunks mixed throughout, but a peach puree infused into the batter. Top it off with a simple peach glaze for the best summer dessert around.

    Get the Recipe: Old Fashioned Peach Pound Cake Recipe

    Creamy Strawberry Cheesecake Bars

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