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Desserts

Quick and easy desserts are my specialty!  Our family craves chocolate desserts like Peanut Butter Oreo Pie, Chocolate Syrup Brownies and Cake Bites the most.

Our most popular dessert on Pinterest is hands down these Cinnamon Cream Cheese Bars.  We love cream cheese in a dessert.  It’s so simple to add to a box of cake mix to make Gooey Butter Cake or better yet Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake.

Old-fashioned recipes like the refreshing Lime Jello Salad with Cottage Cheese, Orange Jello Salad and 7-Up Jello Salad are fun to make too!

The most popular cake we have shared is our Best Moist and Delicious Chocolate Cake from a box mix.  It’s always served at family birthday parties unless another classic is requested like Oreo Dirt Cake or Butterscotch Delight.

The desserts I crave most often are Cream Puff Cake, Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins, Pineapple Pretzel Salad and Old-Fashioned Homemade Ice Cream.

If no-fuss desserts are your thing I hope you’ll take a look around and find something you love!

May 20, 2021

Lime Jello Salad with Cottage Cheese

by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Piece of cool lime jello salad

Lime gelatin, crushed pineapple, cottage cheese and Cool Whip are mixed together to make Lime Jello Salad with Cottage Cheese. Tart and zesty with a sweet twist this easy vintage green Jello salad recipe is refreshing and delicious. Vintage Lime Jello Salad Recipe This old-fashioned Lime Jello Salad with Cottage Cheese Recipe is just like…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Easy Recipes, Food & Recipes, Holiday Food, Seasonal Favorites Tagged With: dessert salad, no-bake dessert, potluck

May 15, 2021

No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake

by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Slice of easy no-bake cheesecake recipe covered with cherry pie filling

This easy No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake recipe only calls for 5 ingredients and is the perfect weeknight treat or dessert for a big gathering. When we need a last-minute homemade dessert that’s easy and delicious this is one of our family’s favorite recipes! No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Recipe Smooth and sweet with a fluffy texture this…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Easy Recipes, Farmhouse Favorites, Featured, Food & Recipes, Holiday Food Tagged With: cheesecake, no-bake dessert, pie

May 6, 2021

Cottage Cheese Cookies

by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Delicious cottage cheese cookies on a blue napkin

With a moist and fluffy cake-like texture, only six simple ingredients mix together to make homemade Cottage Cheese Cookies.  Cottage Cheese Cookie Recipe These icebox cottage cheese cookies are quick to mix up, roll into a log and put in the refrigerator overnight.  When you’re ready to bake slice into thin pieces and a warm…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Food & Recipes, Holiday Food Tagged With: Christmas cookie, cookie

May 4, 2021

Sherry Cake

by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Slices of sherry cake from a yellow cake mix

Sherry Cake mixes sherry wine with a box mix to make a warm and easy bundt cake with wonderful flavors at the holidays. Sherry Wine Cake A sherry cooking wine creates such a warm and delicious flavor when combined with a golden butter cake mix and instant vanilla pudding. The pudding mix makes each bite…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Food & Recipes Tagged With: cake, cake from box mix

April 21, 2021

Pecan Pie Surprise Bars

by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Pecan covered pie bars in baking dish

Easier than a pecan pie these Pecan Pie Surprise Bars are a sweet and chewy dessert recipe that is a staple on the Thanksgiving table. Farmhouse Pecan Pie Bar Recipe A cross between a candy bar and a pie, pecan lovers are delighted by every bite. Each pecan surprise bar is loaded with chopped pecans….

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Filed Under: Desserts, Farmhouse Favorites, Food & Recipes, Holiday Food Tagged With: bar cookie, Thanksgiving

April 19, 2021

Orange Jello Salad

by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Cool whip frosting on classic orange jello salad

This vintage Orange Jello Salad recipe is simple and delicious! Mandarin oranges and crushed pineapple are mixed into orange gelatin and topped with a Cool Whip and vanilla pudding frosting that is wonderful! Mandarin Orange Jello Salad Recipe  Triple orange flavors come from orange gelatin, orange juice concentrate and mandarin oranges.  When the tropical crushed…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Easy Recipes, Farmhouse Favorites, Food & Recipes, Holiday Food Tagged With: dessert salad, no-bake dessert, party food, potluck

April 15, 2021

Chocolate Cherry Bars

by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Fork full of chocolate and cherry dessert

A box of cake mix and a can of cherry pie filling come together to make a rich and delicious Chocolate Cherry Bars dessert recipe! Chocolate Cherry Bars Recipe  A combination of cake and cherries with a rich chocolate icing makes a chocolate cherry dessert that’s bursting with flavor. Get a big bite of chocolate…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Easy Recipes, Food & Recipes Tagged With: cake, cake from box mix, chocolate

April 6, 2021

Butterscotch Cookie Bars

by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Big butterscotch cookie bar on a white plate

Thick and chewy with a rich flavor and little bit of nutty crunch these Butterscotch Cookie Bars are heavenly! Butterscotch Cookie Bars Recipe  Caramelized brown sugar creates a sandwich bar cookie with a soft sweet filling that is unique and wonderful. This butterscotch bars cookies recipes stands out on the dessert table at potlucks, picnics…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Food & Recipes Tagged With: bar cookie, Christmas cookie, potluck

April 2, 2021

Carrot Cake Loaf

by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Moist carrot cake loaf with cream cheese frosting

Sweet cream cheese icing is the perfect topping to this moist Carrot Cake Loaf recipe. A light crunch from chopped pecans or other nuts gives a wonderful contrast to fresh carrots. Carrot Cake in a Loaf Pan Traditional carrot cake is made with freshly shredded carrots and chopped nuts and baked in a loaf pan….

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Filed Under: Desserts, Food & Recipes, Holiday Food Tagged With: cake

March 30, 2021

Cream Cheese Carrot Cake Muffins

by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Carrot cake muffin baked with cream cheese in the center

A light crunch on the edges with a soft cheesecake center makes these Cream Cheese Carrot Cake Muffins irresistible! Freshly shredded carrots give a warm pop of flavor to this sweet and rich cross between a cupcake, cheesecake and muffin. Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Filling Part muffin, part cupcake and mini cheesecake this…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Food & Recipes, Holiday Food, Snack Tagged With: brunch, muffin, vegetable

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