Southern Desserts

Browse classic Southern dessert recipes for pecan pie, peach cobbler, bread pudding, sweet potato pie, and pralines complete with ratings, reviews and cooking tips.
Sweet tea peaches in jar and 2 halves on cutting board
Sweet Tea Peaches
1 Rating
close up on a single serving of sweet potato pie on a plate, topped with whipped cream
Sweet Potato Pie
3,473 Ratings
high angle looking at a bowl full of peach cobbler
Fresh Southern Peach Cobbler
4,217 Ratings
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a bowl of bananas foster, topped with vanilla ice cream
Bananas Foster
1,129 Ratings
A Mardi Gras king cake, decorated with green, purple, and green sugar, on a yellow plate with a slice removed
Mardi Gras King Cake
387 Ratings
Best Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce
Best Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce
611 Ratings
Southern-Style Banana Split Cake
149 Ratings
A plated slice of Texas sheet cake topped with walnuts
Texas Sheet Cake
851 Ratings
close up on a bunch of Kentucky bourbon balls with one cut in half
Kentucky Bourbon Balls
148 Ratings
close up on a few pralines on a plate
Pralines
209 Ratings
looking down at a large bowl of cinnamon sugar popcorn
Cinnamon-Sugar Popcorn
161 Ratings
A scoop of Georgia peach ice cream, garnished with mint and served with sliced peaches
Homemade Peach Ice Cream
133 Ratings
Grandma's Iron Skillet Apple Pie
551 Ratings
Sweet potato pound cake with fresh orange glaze
Sweet Potato Pound Cake
344 Ratings
a low angle view looking into a pig pickin cake, topped with mandarin oranges, with a slice removed.
Pig Pickin' Cake
326 Ratings
Southern-Style Baked Banana Pudding
60 Ratings
looking at a Kentucky butter cake on a platter, with a serving on a plate
Kentucky Butter Cake
1,280 Ratings
Georgia Cornbread Cake
34 Ratings
Divinity on a stone surface.
Divinity
210 Ratings
Buttermilk Chess Pie
281 Ratings
Mississippi Mud Pie I
83 Ratings
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Southern Pecan Pie
272 Ratings
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Irresistible Pecan Pie
714 Ratings
Peach Pound Cake
602 Ratings
Southern Peach Cobbler
335 Ratings
Mini Key Lime Pies
49 Ratings
Piece of sweet potato pie on plate
Easy Sweet Potato Pie
80 Ratings
close up view of Eggnog Cake garnished with white icing
Deep South Eggnog Cake
48 Ratings
Peach Cobbler VI
543 Ratings
Sweet Potato Pie II
400 Ratings
close up view of Fresh Peach Cobbler in a white baking dish
Fresh Peach Cobbler I
141 Ratings
Southern Moon Pies
106 Ratings
Banana Pudding with Meringue
66 Ratings
Virginia Apple Pudding
137 Ratings
close up view of red Peanut Patties on a checkered tablecloth
Peanut Patties
27 Ratings
Doberge Cake
34 Ratings
Buttermilk King Cake with Cream Cheese Filling
22 Ratings
Fourteen Layer Chocolate Cake
49 Ratings
close up view of Elvis Presley Cake garnished with pecans, icing and pineapple on a cake stand
Elvis Presley Cake
125 Ratings
close up view of Peach Cobbler in a cast iron baking dish
Chef John's Peach Cobbler
221 Ratings
perfect slice of sweet potato pie iv on square white plate
Sweet Potato Pie VII
232 Ratings
Lime Fluff
59 Ratings
close up view of a Black Walnut Cake with powdered sugar on a cake stand
Black Walnut Cake
44 Ratings
French Quarter Bread Pudding
63 Ratings
Southern Praline Pecan Cake
Southern Praline Pecan Cake
321 Ratings
Old Southern Chocolate Pecan Sheet Cake
37 Ratings
Florida Key Lime Pie
123 Ratings
Georgia Spiced Peaches
26 Ratings
a close up view of a persimmon cake with a slice cut sitting on top with a fresh slice of persimmon.
Persimmon Cake
37 Ratings
Cajun sheet cake topped with coconut
Cajun Cake
157 Ratings
close up view of a pile of Mississippi Mud Cookies on a white platter
Mississippi Mud Cookies
34 Ratings
close up view of Apple Butter Bars garnished with icing on a cooling rack
Apple Butter Bars
105 Ratings
Jefferson Davis Pie
17 Ratings
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Mountain Apple Cobbler
323 Ratings
close up view of a slice of Kentucky Pecan Pie on a plate with pecans
Kentucky Pecan Pie
271 Ratings
Super Easy Mardi Gras King Cake
48 Ratings
Memaw's Milk Pudding
16 Ratings
Chocolate Chips Cookies with Tennessee Whiskey
25 Ratings
Phoenician's Key Lime Pie
Phoenician's Key Lime Pie
250 Ratings
Texas Pralines
57 Ratings
King Cake in a Bread Machine
77 Ratings
Fresh Grapefruit Cake
26 Ratings
King Cake
102 Ratings
Chef John's Bananas Foster
33 Ratings
Basic Sugar Cookies - Tried and True Since 1960
27 Ratings
Doberge Cake (Dobash)
8 Ratings
Southern possum pie, sliced and ready to serve.
Southern Possum Pie
25 Ratings