40 of Grandma's Favorite Pies, Cakes, Bars, and More You'll LOVE

From bright citrus flavor to deep chocolaty dishes, and everything in between, this collection of 40 of Grandma's favorite pies, cakes, bars, and more has something for everyone. These recipes deliver tons of sweet flavor in every bite, with sweet treats like lemon raspberry loaf cake, blueberry cheesecake bars, layered carrot cake, and more.

Lemon Bar Cheesecake

This Lemon Bar Cheesecake is the perfect combination of sweet and tangy. You'll love the creamy texture and added lemon zest!
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Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

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These rich, buttery, and creamy no-bake Blueberry Cheesecake Bars are the perfect easy and refreshing dessert for serving at all your summer get-togethers!
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

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This soft Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake is bursting with chocolate flavor with a layer of creamy peanut butter in the middle. It’s a tasty and creative dessert!
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Easy Creamy Peach Squares

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Creamy Peach Squares are so easy and the perfect layered dessert, with cream cheese, a graham cracker crust, and canned peaches in every bite!
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Apple Upside Down Cake

Tender apples, rich caramel, and warm spices come together in this soft, moist, and luxurious apple upside down cake recipe that's a great fall dessert to try!
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Chewy Cream Cheese Brownies

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These Chewy Cream Cheese Brownies are so soft and totally chewy. A little bit of the cream cheese mixture in every chocolaty bite!
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Grandma's Old-Fashioned Hummingbird Cake

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Indulge in the most incredibly moist, delicate, and crunchy Grandma’s old-fashioned Hummingbird cake. Try this easy and fail-proof recipe that you'll love.
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Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes

Close-up of a lemon bundt cake with glaze and lemon sprinkles, accompanied by fresh lemon slices on the side. — Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

These Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes are the best combination of tangy and sweet! The lemon glaze pairs perfectly with the moist cake. It’s a match made in heaven!
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Naked Pastel Rainbow Cake

This nake pastel rainbow cake recipe features the perfect amount of cake and frosting in every bite. It's as tasty as it is pretty!
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Best Ever Lemon Raspberry Loaf Cake

A lemon-raspberry loaf cake with white icing and whole raspberries on top, sliced on a wooden board with more cakes in the background. — Best Ever Lemon Raspberry Loaf Cake. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This tart and sweet raspberry lemon loaf recipe makes the best ever lemon raspberry cake using fresh raspberries and a bright lemon flavor.
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Crock Pot Chocolate Lava Cake

Crock pot chocolate lava cake is the best slow cooker chocolate lava cake recipe served with your favorite toppings like vanilla ice cream, toffee bits and more.
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A close-up of stacked peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie bars, showcasing visible chunks of chocolate chips and swirls of peanut butter – a delightful treat perfect for any sweet recipes. — Caramel Cookie Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

These Caramel Cookie Bars are a deliciously soft and chewy cookie with a gooey chocolate and caramel center. They are the perfect treat for caramel and chocolate lovers!
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Snickerdoodle Bars

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These Snickerdoodle Bars are sweet and chewy with just the right amount of cinnamon flavor. They’re topped with a luscious frosting that balances the dessert!
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Heath Bar Cheesecake

This Heath Bar cheesecake recipe combines classic cheesecake with the delicious sweetness of Heath Bar toffee for a tasty twist.
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Reese's Brownies

Reese's Pieces brownies are super moist, oh so chewy, full of Reese's peanut butter candy flavor and always disappear lightning fast.
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Easy Blueberry Pie Bars

A hand holding a blueberry-filled bar with a crumbly topping, with more bars visible in the background. — Easy Blueberry Pie Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

These Blueberry Pie Bars are a delicious combination of sweet blueberry filling nestled between a buttery crust and crumble topping.
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Cherry Cream Cheese Pie (No Bake)

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This Cherry Cream Cheese Pie is the ultimate dessert for cherry lovers. It is a sweet and tart no-bake cherry cheesecake pie recipe made with cherry pie filling.
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Easy Chocolate Cream Cheese Pie

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This Chocolate Cream Cheese Pie with graham cracker crust is so indulgent! It has the flavor of a chocolate cheesecake and the texture of a chocolate icebox pie.
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Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie

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This butterscotch cinnamon pie recipe is so rich and sweet. It might look complicated, but it's actually very simple, so get baking!
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No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie With Oreos

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This No bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie recipe is the best. The flavors of chocolate, peanut butter, and Oreos make this one pie you'll love
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Reese's Peanut Butter Pie

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This Reese’s Pie is the ultimate peanut butter dessert. It has a rich and creamy peanut butter filling and then is topped with peanut butter cups and chocolate!
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Peanut Butter Banana Brownies

Peanut butter banana brownies are super-moist and tender and loaded with chocolate, peanut butter, banana, and nuts. Delicious!
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Upside Down Fruit Cocktail Cake With Coconut

Close-up of a serving of peach cobbler on a plate, showing the fresh fruit topping and crumbly biscuit base. — Upside Down Fruit Cocktail Cake With Coconut. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Upside Down Fruit Cocktail Cake with Coconut Topping recipe makes a light, fluffy cake that is filled with tender fruit.
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Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

A pile of bars with top one missing bite. — Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Bars Recipe. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

My grandma's Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Bars recipe is amazing with a peanut butter base topped with melted chocolate chips and more!
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Fruity Pebbles Cheesecake

This no bake Fruity Pebbles cheesecake recipe is so easy to make and explodes with the classic, fruity childhood cereal we all love.
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How To Make Cake Roll With Box Cake Mix

We're talking about how to make cake roll with box cake mix. This vanilla swiss roll recipe is so simple. it's a great vanilla cake roll!
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Layered Carrot Cake From Scratch

This layered carrot cake recipe is absolutely delicious. This 2 layer carrot cake is one of the best carrot cake layer cake recipes out there
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The Best Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

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The cookie bars are soft, chewy and thick with a chocolate layer on top covered with a sprinkling of M & M's.
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Lemon Cream Cheese Pie

A lemon pie garnished with whipped cream and blueberries, paired with crunchy cookies on the side and two halves of a lemon placed in the background. — Lemon Cream Cheese Pie. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This lemon cream cheese pie is rich and creamy with bright citrus flavor. It's the perfect lemonade cream cheese pie recipe!
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Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake

A bundt cake with rich chocolate glaze on a white plate, showing a moist, dense texture, perfect as a decadent dessert. — Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This chocolate fudge brownie cake is loaded with rich chocolate flavor in a tender, moist bundt cake and a delicious chocolate glaze.
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Chocolate Loaf Cake

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This rich and decadent Chocolate Loaf Cake is perfect to satisfy all your sweet cravings and makes for a great family dessert that you can put together quickly.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie

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This soft and chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie is the ultimate dessert! It has all the flavor and texture of a traditional chocolate chip cookie in pie form.
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Easy Oreo Dirt Pie

A chocolate pudding pie with a crumbly chocolate crust, topped with gummy worms. — Easy Oreo Dirt Pie. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Oreo Dirt Pie is a rich treat that’s great any time. It has a homemade filling and crust, then topped with gummy worms like the classic dirt dessert.
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Chocolate Chip Pound Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting

Chocolate Peanut Butter loaf cake with a creamy topping, displayed on a wire cooling rack. — Chocolate Chip Pound Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Chocolate Chip Pound Cake is rich and tender cake topped with a creamy peanut butter frosting. This chocolate pound cake recipe is the perfect dessert.
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Ultimate Easy Baked Homemade Cheesecake

Ultimate Easy Baked Homemade Cheesecake recipe no sour cream uses 7 ingredients, is light, creamy and the best cheesecake in the world!
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Fruity Pebble Cake

Have your cake and eat it, too with Fruity Pebble cake. This homemade Fruity Pebbles cake recipe is easy to make and a fruity dream to eat.
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How To Make Funfetti Cake

This homemade funfetti Patriotic Cake recipe from scratch is the best dessert for Memorial Day, Independence Day, or just a fun summer treat.
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Drakes Coffee Cake

A bundt cake with a slice cut out, showcasing its moist yellow crumb and coffee bean-infused crunchy topping, on a white cake stand against a light background. — Drakes Coffee Cake. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Drake's Coffee Cake is the best cinnamon coffee cake made with sweet cinnamon flavored streusel and pecans, the perfect cake with coffee.
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Snickers Bar Layer Cake

This Snickers bar layer cake may look complicated, but it's so easy. This Snickers cake recipe is semi-homemade and super delicious!
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Pineapple Cream Cheese Pie

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This pineapple cream cheese pie is luscious, decadent, and full of tropical pineapple flavor paired with a graham cracker crust.
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Easy Vanilla Bundt Cake

Easy Vanilla Bundt Cake is a unique recipe, super moist, can be festive or not, includes the best chocolate cake glaze. It's worth a try!
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