If you're looking for a classic Southern recipe that's sure to wow your family and friends, Hummingbird cake is guaranteed to be a hit. This comforting, moist cake with its creamy cream cheese icing and dried pineapple flower garnish is perfect for impressing your guests and is a no-fail dessert.

These easy-to-make Cheerwine Brownie Doughnuts have a chocolate cherry flavor with a cherry Cheerwine glaze for the perfect amount of sweetness. Makes approximately 2 dozen doughnuts. Try this delicious recipe using this uniquely southern soda today!

My Grandma’s Persimmon Pudding is a vintage classic and southern style, beloved in our family. This caramelized and sweet soggy style of Persimmon Pudding is what we grew up eating in North Carolina and the added fall spices give this classic vintage recipe a kiss of fall. Easy to make with simple ingredients.

This DAIRY-FREE Skillet Pumpkin Pie with Snickerdoodle Crust is a delicious twist on a thanksgiving classic. It’s so easy to make, you can wait till your afternoon coffee time to throw together and serve warm, right out of the skillet. The snickerdoodle crust is the perfect compliment for the light and creamy pumpkin filling. Easy Thanksgiving dessert.

These DAIRY-FREE Pumpkin Pie Snickerdoodle Cookie Bites are such a delicious bite of the season. Cinnamon spiced and soft on the inside snickerdoodle crust with a light and creamy pumpkin pie filling, sweetened with honey. You won’t believe how easy these are to make with the help of Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix and a few simple ingredients. Makes 24 mini cookie bites.

It’s no wonder that the inspiration for creating these Sweet Potato Casserole Cookies came from my favorite thanksgiving side dish. Sweet potatoes and warm fall spices baked into a soft cookie and topped with a pecan crumble and toasted marshmallows. Enjoy the delicious essence of sweet potato casserole all captured in a hand held soft cookie. Makes 12 large cookies.

This Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake with gingersnap crust and Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting is sure to be a pleasure for your taste buds. Creamy cheesecake filling, reminiscent of pumpkin pie, in a flavorful gingersnap crust and topped off with cinnamon cream cheese frosting dollops and a few gingersnap cookies and caramel drizzle for a delicious garnish. Would make a great addition to your thanksgiving dessert table or an anytime fall sweet treat!

My Dairy-Free Candy Corn Banana Pudding Trifle keeps the beauty of the trio of candy corn colors with a great combination of flavors. Vanilla pudding, fresh bananas, soft orange cake and dairy-free whipped topping all join together to make this a delicious Halloween party food without using actual candy corn.

These Caramel Apple Cake Pops are such a great fall or Halloween party treat. Inspired by a fall classic, caramel apples. I used a vintage recipe from my grandma’s treasured recipe book: First Prize Applesauce Cake. It’s so moist and delicious, filed with fall flavors and spices.

The inspiration for these Spider Molasses Cookies came from my terrifying fear of spiders and all things creepy crawly. I thought I would turn my fear of spiders into a delicious and much “less scary” treat to gobble up! I decided to change it up a little and use a molasses cookie for a unique combination that gives you hints of a toffee taste. Make these delicious treats for your Halloween party.

These Fudge Oatmeal Cookies go by several names. Some people know them as no-bake cookies, others refer them by drop cookies or stovetop cookies. They are quick and easy to make and yield a very delicious cookie with a peanut butter and chocolate fudge taste, along with a slight chewy bite, but melts in your mouth. I adapted my grandmother’s recipe into a dairy-free version that tastes exactly like I remember. A vintage and nostalgic recipe.

This fig and apple cider bread is full of sweet warming spices, delicious chunks of apples and figs topped off with a cinnamon orange glaze. It’s a moist bite, not overly sweet and has a very rustic, vintage feel. This bread would be a great accompaniment with a glass of my easy hot apple cider on a cool crisp fall day.

The inspiration for these Cheerwine cupcakes are definitely my son, and his love obsession with this “uniquely southern” soda. As the name suggests, it’s full of “CHEER” for many who have tasted and fell in love with this burgundy-red, cherry tasting soda. These cupcakes combine two of my son’s loves: Chocolate and the cherry goodness in Cheerwine, enjoy!

These Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with fresh mint from my mother’s herb garden. Steeping the mint with the butter creates the perfect mint amount, not too strong, but a nice fresh, decadent taste. Give them a try, using dark chocolate chips, preferably Ghirardelli.

These adorable Luau Mermaid and Clam cupcakes will definitely make you feel like you are eating a slice of tropical paradise. With the help of a few silicone molds, candy melts, and a little crushed graham crackers, you can easily recreate these adorable beach themed cupcakes.

These delicate looking Luau Mini Cakes are easier to make than you may think, especially with a little help from some silicone molds. Use any cake box mix flavor, crush some graham crackers, find some edible pearl sprinkles and order some molds to help with this elegant beach scene.

These Jello beach cups are so adorable, they will be the envy of your Luau or pool party! Refreshing Jello, sweet and sour candies, and cute little graham cracker bears. Simple to put together, yet clever and delicious! Tiki party food ideas on my luau party page for poolside treats and eats for a beach theme party.

These Shark Brownie Bites are the perfect size for a sweet treat at your annual Luau or Shark Week party. Using a shark fin ice mold, I created chocolate fins atop a round brownie with buttercream icing waves. You can easily achieve the same fun effect.

Wow, just wow!….these Lemon Shortbread Cookies will amaze you in more ways than one. Take for instance that you don’t need a mixer, it’s fairly quick to make these, uses minimal ingredients and the best part…they are melt in your mouth delicious, sweet, but with that tangy lemon flavor, made with fresh lemon juice and zest for that natural, summertime taste…or any time of the year!

This Kentucky Derby pie is a scrumptious trio, rich with chocolate, pecans and Kentucky bourbon. Super easy to make and serve for your Kentucky Derby party, or any special occasion.