RecipesPeanut Pudding Dessert I prepared this rich yummy dessert recently, and our guests wanted seconds. The crunchy chopped peanut crust is such a nice complement to the creamy chocolate and peanut butter layers. You’re sure to be asking for seconds, too! -Patricia Senkow Dickson City, Pennsylvania
RecipesLayered Pudding Dessert High on our list of longtime favorites, this fluffy, fruity refrigerated treat continues to hold its own against new dessert recipes. —Pat Habiger, Spearville, Kansas
RecipesChocolate Dessert Fondue This creamy, delectable dip is a chocolate lover’s dream. You’ll want to sample it with a variety of dippers, including strawberries, banana chunks and cake cubes. Jane Shapton of Irvine, California sent the recipe.
RecipesCreamy Strawberry Dessert Rhonda Butterbaugh shares the recipe for a fruity gelatin dessert that’s a summertime staple at her home in Weatherford, Oklahoma. “I usually prepare it the day before I need it,” she writes. “It disappears really fast.”
RecipesStrawberry Gelatin Dessert “I love desserts and strawberries, so I try to combine the two whenever possible,” says Virginia Myers of Altamont, Illinois. “This light fluffy gelatin treat goes over well whenever I serve it.”
Meal Types44 Skinny Desserts Eating healthier doesn’t have to mean giving up sweets entirely. These irresistible treats have fewer than 250 calories and 7g of fat or less per serving. Spoons up!
Meal TypesGrandma’s Best Desserts From classic cakes and homemade pies to old-fashioned cookies and candy, memories of Grandma’s kitchen make these the best dessert recipes ever.
RecipesSummer Dessert Pizza Especially refreshing during the summer months, this dessert lets fresh fruit shine. —Ida Ruth Wenger, Harrisonburg, Virginia
RecipesPumpkin Dessert Bars Put a twist on traditional pumpkin pie with this recipe. It packs the spicy pumpkin flavor you love, but in a new crowd-sized form. —Tena Huckleby, Greeneville, Tennessee
RecipesFrozen Pumpkin Dessert This frozen pumpkin ice cream dessert can be prepared and frozen weeks in advance. I’ve found it has more mass appeal than traditional pumpkin pie. —Susan Bennett, Edmond, Oklahoma
RecipesRhubarb Meringue Dessert I hear so many nice comments when I serve this special springtime dessert. I make it often when our abundant rhubarb is in its prime. It’s just as homey as a rhubarb custard pie, but it easily serves a large group. —Jessica Moch Bismarck, North Dakota
RecipesZucchini Dessert Squares We planted one too many zucchini plants a few summers ago and harvested a lot of zucchini that year. I was looking for ways to use them, and this delicious dessert is the result. —Nancy Morelli, Livonia, Michigan
RecipesSnappy Pumpkin Dessert Our town has a pumpkin-canning factory, so we’re known as the “Pumpkin Capital of the World.” New pumpkin recipes are always welcomed by our family, and this has become a favorite. The gingersnap crust is the perfect flavor pairing to the pumpkin. —Nilah Fischer, Morton, Illinois
RecipesMakeover Dirt Dessert This lightened-up dessert from the original sent in by Kristi Linton of Bay City, Michigan makes an amazing after-dinner treat. Break out the spoons and make sure you get a bite, because this is one dessert that won’t be around for long!
RecipesChocolate Eclair Dessert “My father, who’s diabetic, loves chocolate and baked goods,” explains Owen Jack Hiatt of Colorado Springs, Colorado. “Our whole family can enjoy this beautiful mouthwatering dessert.”—Owen Jack Hiatt, Colorado Springs, Colorado