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Headshot of Beth holding spoon and mixing ingredients in a bowl.

Hi, I'm Beth!

I believe that everyone should have a go-to dessert to bring to gatherings! With 600+ recipes, I'll help you find yours!

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Popular Recipes

A plate of soft, round lemon sugar cookies, some sprinkled with sugar, arranged with fresh lemon slices. One cookie has a bite taken out of it. The plate sits on a bright turquoise surface.

Cookies

Lemon Sugar Cookie Recipe

A close-up of chocolate chip muffins in paper wrappers, topped with sugar crystals and chocolate chips, with a few chocolate chips scattered on the light surface around them.

Muffins

Homemade Chocolate Chip Muffins

Closeup of a cheesecake cupcake on cake stand

Cheesecake

Mini Cheesecake Cups

an assortment of scone flavors with fresh blueberries, raspberries and mini regular and white chocolate chips scattered around

Scones

Simple Scone Recipe

orange fluff salad in a bowl surrounded by mandarin oranges and a spoon

Miscellaneous Desserts

Orange Fluff Salad

No Bake

Not Your Mama’s Banana Pudding

Fall Desserts

A slice of crumb-topped coffee cake with visible cranberries and drizzle of icing, served on a plate with fresh orange slices and whole cranberries, set on a red cloth.

Cake Ideas

Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake

Two crumbly fruit bars with a red filling are stacked on a white plate, surrounded by fresh cranberries and orange slices. More bars and ingredients are blurred in the background.

Brownies and Bars

Cranberry Crumb Bars

Sliced cranberry orange bread sits on a cutting board, with visible cranberries and orange pieces. Orange slices and whole cranberries are scattered nearby for decoration.

Bread

Cranberry Orange Bread

A square slice of pumpkin cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, topped with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon, sits on a plate with a bite taken out.

Fall

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Close-up of several fudgy chocolate brownies swirled with a golden brown peanut butter layer, with one brownie positioned at an angle above the others.

Brownies and Bars

Pumpkin Swirl Brownies

A pumpkin cupcake with swirled cinnamon frosting sits on a white plate, with cinnamon sticks nearby and other cupcakes in the background.

Fall

Pumpkin Cupcakes

more fall desserts

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