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Desserts

Dinner isn’t complete without dessert! Impress your guests and satisfy their sweet tooth with this collection of nostalgic desserts.

Chocolate Eclair Cake or Peanut Butter Pie are always a hit. Around the holidays, Grandma’s Rum Balls and Grandma’s Cocoa Drops will garner adoration from old-fashioned cookie lovers.

And don’t miss the reader favorites: Punch Bowl Cake, Ding Dong Cake, Pistachio Cake, and Chocolate Wacky Cake are some of the most popular desserts here!

slice of cherry delight with cherry pie filling on top.

Cherry Delight

slice of strawberry crunch cake on a white plate.

Strawberry Crunch Cake

strawberry crunch topping in a white bowl.

Strawberry Crunch Recipe

pay day bars stacked on a wooden board.

Pay Day Bars

icebox cake with strawberries on a white platter with a whole strawberry.

Strawberry Icebox Cake

three oatmeal caramelitas stacked on a white plate.

Caramelitas

strawberry pies, ice cream, and trifle.

15 Old Fashioned Strawberry Desserts

hot fudge pudding cake in a glass pan.

Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

mini cheesecake topped with cherries in a white muffin cup liner.

Mini Cherry Cheesecakes

stack of three lemon bars on a small green cake stand.

Classic Lemon Bars

slice of old fashioned oatmeal cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake

3 carrot cake whoopie pies stacked on a wire rack.

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

red jell-o poke cake topped with whipped cream and raspberry on a white china plate.

Jell-O Poke Cake

large pieces of saltine cracker candy on a light green tray.

Saltine Cracker Candy

Close up of 3 overripe pears on a gray surface.

37 Recipes for Overripe Pears

slice of dr pepper cake on a white plate.

Dr. Pepper Cake

slice of lemon poke cake with cool whip frosting.

Lemon Poke Cake

layered buster bar ice cream dessert on a blue and white plate, topped with chopped peanuts.

Buster Bar Dessert

special k bars on a green glass serving platter

Special K Bars

vanilla wacky cake slice on a white plate with a bite taken out and a fork in front.

Vanilla Wacky Cake with Sprinkles

homemade orange julius in a decorative glass, garnished with fresh mint.

Homemade Orange Julius

slice of 7up cake topped with a coconut frosting next to a can of 7up.

7Up Cake

slice of no-bake raspberry pie topped with whipped cream and a single raspberry on a white plate.

No-Bake Raspberry Pie

slice of chocolate wacky cake on a white plate, topped with whipped cream.

Old Fashioned Wacky Cake

5 cup salad in a glass parfait dish with a blue tea towel nearby.

5 Cup Salad (Ambrosia Salad)

glass parfait dishes filled with pistachio salad, topped with chopped walnuts

Pistachio Salad

peanut butter oatmeal cookie with chocolate chips on a silicone baking mat.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips

coconut bars stacked on parchment paper with a glass of milk

Grandma’s Chewy Coconut Bars

three red velvet brownies stacked on a white plate.

Red Velvet Brownies

corn flake candy clusters on a white marble tray.

Corn Flake Candy

stack of marshmallow fudge squares.

Marshmallow Fudge

snickers salad in a glass parfait cup.

Snickers Salad

no bake chocolate cookies on a plate.

Boiled Cookies (No Bake Chocolate Cookies)

corn flake cookies on a white table with a glass of milk and a blue tea towel.

Corn Flake Cookies

assortment of white, red, and green spritz cookies on a white cake stand with a red rim.

Old Fashioned Spritz Cookies

poinsettia cookies made with maraschino cherries on a wire rack.

Poinsettia Cookies

a stack of five snickerdoodle cookies, sitting on a white Christmas plate.

Soft and Chewy Snickerdoodles

snowball cookies on a cookie tray with ginger cookies and peppermints in the background.

Snowball Cookies with Pecans

chocolate marshmallow cookies on a wire rack.

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

slice of pumpkin bundt cake with cream cheese frosting and chopped walnuts on top on a white marble platter.

Easy Pumpkin Bundt Cake

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