There's something special about a potluck—gathering with friends and family to share a meal filled with a variety of dishes made with love. One of the highlights is always the dessert table, where classic, homemade treats take center stage. From gooey brownies to timeless pies, these 22 classic American desserts will make your potluck unforgettable.
Red Velvet Brownies
You have to try these perfectly moist, dense, and fudgy red velvet brownies with a rich, marbled cream cheese crackly top! This easy recipe offers the famous red velvet flavor in brownie format—the best of both worlds!
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Brownie Blondies
Can't choose between brownies vs. blondies? You don´t have to! This brownie blondies recipe might become your favorite, the perfect combination of chewy chocolate brownies and fudge blondies! It is rich, yet very well-balanced in sweetness! Absolutely out of this world, a must-try recipe for brownie and blondie lovers!
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Peach Cobbler
Peach cobbler with pie crust is a classic dessert that combines juicy peaches with a flaky, buttery pie crust. This homemade peach cobbler recipe is the perfect way to make the most of peach season when the fruit is extra ripe and flavorful.
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White Chocolate Brownies
These scrumptious white chocolate brownies elevate the classic brownie to an entirely new level of heavenly yumminess by blending rich, creamy white chocolate into a perfectly soft and fudgy baked good! Whether you’re a lover of white chocolate or looking to try a new twist on traditional brownies, this decadent sweet treat is easy to make and sure to leave you craving more!
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Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers
Baked to golden brown perfection, these delicious puff pastry apple turnovers are perfectly flaky & crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside filled with cinnamon-spiced sweet apples.
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Coffee Brownie
This is an easy yet extremely delicious coffee brownie recipe that consists of fudge brownies decorated with light and airy coffee whipped ganache. If you like brownies - and who does not like them? - you will love this version with extra coffee cream on top! These coffee brownies are a dream for brownie and coffee lovers, let´s get started!
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Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
These are the best baked cinnamon sugar doughnuts to make when you want light and fluffy doughnuts but without the hassle of deep frying. Whether you enjoy donuts with coffee, for breakfast, or as a delicious dessert, this is the recipe for you. Even though this is a baked donut recipe, they still have that light, fluffy texture and delicious flavor. Every bite is loaded with delicate cinnamon spice, but all the flavors are perfectly balanced.
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Pecan Brownies
This brownie with pecans is the perfect combination of thick, fudge, and gooey inside and crinkly, crispy top with an intense chocolate taste, crunchy pecans, and a pinch of cinnamon. It is rich, yet very well-balanced in sweetness!
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Pumpkin Custard Pie
This is hands down the best pumpkin custard pie recipe for Thanksgiving. It features a flaky, buttery pie crust filled with silky, creamy, incredible, delicious pumpkin custard flavored with aromatic orange zest and nutmeg. This Pumpkin pie is made without evaporated milk yet super rich, smooth, and full of Fall flavors everyone loves!
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Pumpkin Blondies
Super gooey and chewy pumpkin blondies loaded with warm pumpkin flavor and spices are the perfect sweet snack for Fall or Thanksgiving! I love pumpkin season, and these easy pumpkin blondies with chocolate chips are a must-try for any pumpkin lovers out there. With pumpkin pie spice, chocolate chips, and hints of caramel butterscotch undertones, they might just be your favorite easy Thanksgiving snack this season!
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Apple Pie Cupcakes
Imagine the taste of warm spices, apple pie filling, and silky whipped mascarpone frosting, all in a cupcake! A brown sugar cupcake base enhances the flavors and makes this apple pie cupcake really irresistible.
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No Bake Pumpkin Pie
This no bake pumpkin pie with Graham Cracker Crust is rich, creamy, and decadent. It features a 2-ingredient crust filled with a perfectly spiced pumpkin puree and cream cheese mixture that has the most perfect mousse-like texture. It's then decorated with a mascarpone topping, making an irresistible fall or winter dessert.
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No-bake Peanut Butter Pie
Crunchy and decorative Oreo crust filled with smooth and creamy peanut butter mousse is the ultimate crowd-pleaser any time of the year! This no-bake peanut butter pie is super light and tastes amazing with just the right amount of sweetness!
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Puff Pastry Pumpkin Turnover
Puff pastry pumpkin turnovers are a quick and easy dessert that everyone at your Thanksgiving Dinner table will love. Crunchy and flaky on the outside and sweet and creamy on the inside, these warm pumpkin treats are irresistible and super easy to make.
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Espresso Brownies
Why go to Starbucks for your brownie fix when you can make these gooey, chocolatey espresso brownies from the comfort of your own kitchen in no time? Ready in under an hour, these easy espresso brownies combine dark chocolate, cocoa powder, espresso powder, and two types of sugar to create a decadent chocolate dessert with a rich coffee flavor that tastes amazing and smells incredible!
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Bailey's Apple Pie
This Bailey's apple pie recipe is the ultimate homemade apple pie with an Irish cream twist. You will love it! Flaky, buttery pie crust is filled with a super delicious homemade apple pie filling infused with Baileys, because why not?! This is the pie everyone has to make over the Fall and for Thanksgiving!
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Funfetti Cupcakes
Homemade Funfetti cupcakes are such a fun dessert. They're full of flavor and crunch and much easier to make than you might think! My super moist vanilla cupcake recipe is studded with rainbow sprinkles and topped with a homemade silky buttercream funfetti frosting to make the best funfetti cupcakes you've ever baked.
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Coffee Cupcakes
If you love enjoying your cupcakes with coffee, you will absolutely fall in love with these delectable, super moist coffee cupcakes! This easy recipe takes moist vanilla cupcakes, adds a hint of natural coffee flavor, and finishes with a creamy coffee buttercream. Each bite packs an irresistible flavor with just the right amount of sweetness!
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Apple Bread Pudding
If you’ve been wondering what to do with that leftover bread sitting on the counter, this apple bread pudding is a delicious way to use it! Made with fresh apples, everyday bread, and warm cinnamon, this old-fashioned apple bread pudding recipe takes little effort yet packs plenty of sweet flavor. Serve it with your favorite toppings or a bowl of vanilla ice cream for a delightful and comforting dessert!
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Funfetti Cookies
These colorful funfetti cookies definitely put the “fun” in eating dessert! Made with a sugar cookie base from basic pantry ingredients and crunchy colored sprinkles, they are a soft, chewy treat that all ages will love. With so many color variations to choose from, they are the perfect cookies for your next birthday party, baby shower, or holiday party!
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Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting
If you're looking for a chocolatey addition to your dessert table, you have to try these melt-in-your-mouth brownies with cream cheese frosting! Ready in less than an hour, these moist, gooey brownies are baked to perfection and then topped with a creamy, yet not overly sweet, cream cheese frosting. Serve them alongside a bowl of vanilla ice cream for the perfect after-dinner dessert!
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Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Making pecan chocolate chip cookies is one of the easiest pecan desserts that we love! Luxurious Chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans, cinnamon, brown butter, and brown sugar make the cookies wonderfully rich yet very well balanced in sweetness with added sea salt. These cookies are chewy on the outside and gooey on the inside, with deep chocolate and nutty flavors.
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More Desserts
Unique desserts that capture attention and create a stir! This list of unique dessert ideas that break away from the norm will cause a sensation at any event.
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