Summer Blueberry Cobbler

Warm blueberry cobbler topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream is comfort food dessert at its finest! It is an easy summer dessert that is moist, sweet and always a hit!

So when I was testing (aka obsessing over making the very, very best blueberry muffin recipe), I started to play around with other blueberry recipes. I had overflowing containers of blueberries so how could I not?

I had originally planned on making a perfect blueberry crisp like our marionberry version but the whole fluffy muffin tops had me intrigued. Here’s the thing, cobblers are often have a topping that is way too heavy and sometimes gummy and I just was not a fan. After lots of testing I decided a cross between a delicious crumble and fluffy cake-like cobbler topping was the way to go.

So yes, you’ll prepare this by cutting in the butter but then a small amount of cream will be added along with baking powder to add the light and airy rise of a cake. It still gets crumbled all over those gorgeous berries and it ends up the most delicious summer blueberry dessert.

And if blueberries aren’t your jam, then any of these comfort food desserts should cure your cravings… peach cobbler, lemon blackberry cobbler, or apple crisp.

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White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies

Giant chewy white chocolate raspberry cookies that melt in your mouth and are so indulgent, you’ll feel like you’re cheating on your boyfriend, the giant chocolate chip cookie.

Ok, so our daughter is crazy obsessed with the raspberry white chocolate cookies at Goodly here in Utah, but each location is just far enough away from us that we don’t get them very often. So, for over two years I’ve been bouncing around different versions of the cookie but they never hit the mark. Too fat, too thin, too wet, etc. and then I tried freeze dried raspberries. It was allllll over! They pack so much raspberry flavor, and I mean like fresh-off-the-bush raspberry, but without the added moisture.

Trick number two? I subbed a little cream cheese in there and oh man, they were so good!

Final tip? Chop up white chocolate bars vs chips, they melt down all creamy and wonderful while the chips tend to dry out and brown anywhere that’s exposed to the oven heat.

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Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

I’m going to say it…the “M” word…this chocolate mayonnaise cake is moist, decadent, and so delicious! And it is topped with the most creamy chocolate cream cheese frosting! You’re going to fall in love with it!

What was the “M” word? Mayo or moist? Hahaha…originally I was thinking “moist” because it’s so taboo, but then I realized that some of you might have thought I meant “mayonnaise”. Mayonnaise in a cake? Heck yes!

Ok so this is typical me, but I heard about mayo cake as a kid and swore it off. First of all, I grew up on Miracle Whip. Say whatever you want, it happened. And I loved it on a grilled cheese Anyway!!!

As an adult everyone was swearing by it and I’ll be honest, mom’s chocolate zucchini cake is more moist and delicious (thank you zucchini!) in my humble opinion, but I have worked out the kinks and practiced and perfected and finally humbly bow to the Southerners that swore I just HAD TO TRY IT. It is moist and delicious and you were all right!

Ingredients for Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

Something so delicious shouldn’t be so easy! The list of ingredients is brief and just the basics. You might just have everything already in the pantry and fridge. Cha-ching!

Reeses Ice Cream Pie

For those hot summer days or quiet winter nights Reeses Ice Cream Pie with chocolate crust is a cinch to throw together and absolutely no stress!

I know this makes me slightly un-American but I am not a huge ice cream fan. I am married to one and our kids are somewhere in between. After making our crazy popular peanut butter pie recipe the kids wanted an ice cream version and since it’s what we used to make for ice cream cakes minus the brownie bottom I decided to go for it. 

I was shocked that out of all of us it was little Grayson who devoured slice after slice. 

HOW?! I expected him to be sick to his stomach but ice cream does not phase the child! 

Peanut butter chocolate ice cream and gobs upon gobs of reese’s are piled high in a chocolate graham cracker pie crust. And here’s the best part, you can do whatever you want to it to make it your own!

Ingredients for Reeses Ice Cream Pie

The ingredients are simple and all revolve around chocolate and peanut butter…heaven!! I’ve linked to the different Reese’s products on Amazon just so you can see what I’m talking about. You don’t need to order them from there. They come in packs of like a million, so you definitely don’t need that much. And like I said, you can make it your own! I have a section below on other ideas for toppings. These are the ingredients you will need for this recipe:

For the Crust

• Chocolate Graham Cracker Crumbs
• Butter
• Sugar
• Hot Fudge

For the Pie

• Reese’s Ice Cream (Breyer’s brand is our go-to)
• Cool Whip
• Peanut Butter
• Mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
• Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
• Mini Unwrapped Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

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Homemade Cherry Pie

It’s 100% homemade from top to bottom cherry pie! Fresh tart cherries sweetened up for a luscious filling all tucked in a buttery golden crust. Every summer needs a cherry pie!

I’ve said this before, but I am a pie girl through and through. I’ll take a piece of pie over almost any other dessert (except a strawberry shortcake…my true love!). We have enough pie recipes on the blog to prove it, but seriously, pie is everything I love…flaky golden crust (hello carbs…lover!), a sweet fruit filling, the crunchy contrasted with gooey textures. Dream come true!

And don’t be intimidated by doing everything homemade. We are going to take you through each step. Your family is going to be totally wowed by this dessert!

Ingredients for a Cherry Pie

Here are the ingredients you will need to make the homemade cherry pie filling. Hop over to the post for the pie crust recipe for those details but all you’ll need is flour, butter, salt, sugar and water for that.

• Pie Crust
• Cherries
• Sugar
• Lemon
• Almond Extract
• Sure Gel (or Cornstarch)
• Egg
• Milk
• Sanding Sugar (optional)

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

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