Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate chips, old-fashioned oats, and pecans give these drop cookies a generous, home-baked texture.
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Old-fashioned Southern desserts including cobblers, pies, puddings, and cakes.
Desserts by texture and occasion
Southern desserts include chilled pies, fruit bakes, cookies and cakes. Select by preparation time, refrigerator space and the texture you want: custard, crisp topping or tender crumb.
If serving several dishes, a chilled dessert may be easier to prepare ahead than a warm cobbler.
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Date Nut Balls
Chewy dates, crisp rice cereal, and finely chopped pecans rolled into small powdered-sugar treats.
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Fresh Blueberry Lattice Pie
A buttery lattice crust over fresh blueberries, with a bubbling violet filling and a crisp sugared top.
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Million Dollar Pie
A rich baked pie with granola, pecans, and chocolate chips in a buttery brown-sugar filling.
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Peach Cobbler
Banana Pudding
Blackberry Cobbler
Buttermilk Pie
Pecan Pie
Red Velvet Cake
Chocolate Cake
Rice Pudding
Apple Crisp
Lemon Icebox Pie
A Southern Dessert Table for Every Season
From cobblers to cakes and puddings
Southern desserts cover a wide range of textures and occasions. Fruit cobblers and apple crisp are relaxed family desserts; banana and rice puddings are soft and nostalgic; red velvet and chocolate cakes suit celebrations; pecan, buttermilk, and lemon icebox pies work beautifully for gatherings and holidays.
Choose dessert around the meal
After a rich supper, a fruit dessert or chilled lemon pie can provide a brighter finish. Cakes and pecan pie fit festive meals when dessert is meant to be a centerpiece. Puddings are useful when you want something spoonable and easy to portion. Consider whether the dessert needs oven time, chilling time, or same-day assembly before planning the rest of the menu.
Prepare, serve, and store with care
Allow baked desserts to cool as directed so fillings and crumbs can set properly. Refrigerate dairy- and egg-based desserts when required, and keep crisp toppings separate from excess moisture when possible. Every recipe in this collection links to a full page with ingredients, detailed steps, storage notes, FAQs, and related dishes.
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