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Everybody needs a treat now and then! Indulge your sweet tooth with these recipes for homemade desserts.
“Healthy dessert recipes” seems like a bit of an oxymoron, but it is possible to indulge your sweet tooth with real food ingredients.
Featuring sweet treats like cookies and cake, quick breads, and breakfast muffins, these recipes might become favorites at your house, too!
From fruit-laden healthy dessert recipes like this strawberry cobbler to my famous not-one-bit-healthy gourmet fudge, you’ll find a variety of flavors to please your tastebuds.
The common thread running through all of these dessert recipes? They’re homemade and feature real food ingredients that you can pronounce.
Some of these desserts and sweets are a great way to enjoy in-season produce (like my Grandma’s apple pie). Others are recipes that come out just once a year for holiday baking. And because at least a couple of people in my household avoid eating wheat, many of these recipes are gluten free, too.
This gluten free banana bread recipe makes a moist, dense loaf. It gets high praise from everyone who tries it — even the people who can eat wheat!
Want a not too heavy but slightly sweet breakfast? These homemade orange muffins do the trick! They’re ready to eat in under an hour, no box required.
This easy apple cobbler recipe makes a perfect not-too-sweet dessert to savor the apple harvest. Serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
This homemade lemon meringue pie recipe might just be the perfect dessert. A sweet & tangy filling with a flaky pie crust and a fluffy meringue for the win!
For an easy-to-make gift, cookies in a jar can’t be beat. Everyone loves homemade cookies! Make a bunch of these for gift giving & hostess gifts.
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This homemade cranberry sauce with orange and ginger will rock your holiday table. It’s sweet and tangy and very flavorful. A perfect addition to the Christmas or Thanksgiving buffet. It’s got much more flavor and depth than the jellied cranberry sauce that comes in a can. Cranberry sauce with orange is a winner!
My mom’s apple pie recipe is straight off the apple farm, tastes fabulous, and is a crowd-pleasing dessert every time it’s served.
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Making pies from scratch is a worthwhile endeavor! I’ve modified Grandma’s pie crust recipe a bit but it’s still our go-to recipe for pie making.
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This easy fig jam recipe starts with fresh figs and is sweetened with honey, maple syrup, and a surprise ingredient. You may want to double the batch!
