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This Pumpkin Gingersnap Icebox Cake is an easy-t0-make dessert with just the right balance of creaminess, sweetness, and spiciness for fall and winter – and you don’t even have to turn your oven on! I do love my rich and decadent cake recipes, but sometimes, those lighter, simpler creations really hit the spot. This icebox cake is soft-textured, moist, and full of those aromatic “pie spice” flavors that everyone loves so much about the colder seasons.

This cake has quickly become our family favorite. Whenever we’re having a family gathering, I’m asked to bring “that amazing pumpkin cake” – and no matter how much I make, it will always be gone in a matter of minutes! I have learned to save a piece for myself before serving it to others… Otherwise I wouldn’t even stand a chance!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Five Heart Home

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Quick tip: If using a very thin gingersnap, you might consider using a double-layer of cookies for each layer of this cake.

As Easy As This Is To Make, I Think I’ll Be Making Quite a Few Batches Of It This Season!

If you like your chocolate a little, well, nutty, this Mocha Almond Fudge is an excellent choice. You can have this dessert prepped in under 20 minutes, and then after you give your refrigerator about three hours to chill it, it’s ready to cut up and serve. It’s about as simple a great-tasting dessert as you can get – only eight ingredients and five basic steps. There’s really no excuse to settle for store-bought fudge when it’s so easy to make at home. There’s not even any baking involved with this recipe.

You just prep a 9″ x 9″ baking dish; melt and stir together the chocolate, condensed milk, and butter on the stove over medium heat; stir in the espresso, salt, vanilla, and almond extract; fold in the chopped almonds; and pour the mixture into the baking dish and refrigerate it for several hours before cutting it up into individual servings.

The hardest part, really, is just waiting for it all to chill in the refrigerator!

Recipe and photo courtesy of 12 Tomatoes

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Quick tip: Try adding a pinch of chili powder!

This Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Ice Box Cake has a mouthful of a name, and it will be quite a mouthful when you bite into it, too. You’d better bring your sweet tooth when you whip up some of this! If you are looking for something light, you’re probably barking up the wrong tree. If, however, you are looking for something rich and creamy, with a good mix of textures and sweet flavor, this may just be what you are looking for.

In fact, I’ve witnessed people saying “I’ll just have a tiny bite” and then go in for seconds… This is just so good it is hard to resist. Boy, does it pair well with a cup of strong coffee in the morning! Make sure you hide an extra piece just for yourself, before it’s all gone.

Recipe and photo courtesy of The Slow Roasted Italian

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Quick tip: You could make this in smaller ramekins for individual servings!

This Homemade Rum Cake is perhaps best suited to holiday gatherings, but it is a straightforward enough recipe that you can make it most any time that you like. It takes about an hour to prep and bake and makes about 10 servings.

Even if you aren’t a drinker, you have to appreciate the depth of flavor that certain spirits can give a dessert. (I remember the whisky sauce that my great-grandmother put over bread pudding–that was to die for!) I love the rich molasses flavor that the dark rum gives to this cake.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Always Order Dessert

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If you love Nutella and chocolate, you have found the right recipe for dessert!  This Nutella Chocolate Cheesecake brings the rich flavor with an Oreo crust, Nutella and Ferrero Rocher ganache, and an easy cocoa- and Nutella-based filling that doesn’t even require any baking.

When the Nutella craze first hit the scene, I was slow to accept it. I usually want to make sure that it’s more than just a fad before I dive in. Though I probably couldn’t eat a whole jar in one sitting more or less by itself, the way that some Nutella die-hards can, I do have to admit that it is a tasty treat. That hazelnut flavor goes nicely in many desserts. It combines beautifully with chocolate here to make a no-bake cheesecake that is over-the-top delicious.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Life, Love & Sugar

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Quick tip: Instead of Cool Whip, you can use homemade whipped cream.

Be Sure to Have Your Sweet Tooth Ready For This – WOW!

These Cheesecake Rolo Bars are loaded with chocolate and caramel flavor and make for a delicious, decadent, multi-textured dessert that doesn’t require professional-level baking skills. I know that cheesecakes can be really rich, but they’re surprisingly simple to put together, and they offer a really versatile platform for whatever dessert flavor that you have in mind. If you ever enjoyed munching on Rolos or just happen to be a lover of chocolate and caramel like myself, you will gobble up these cheesecake Rolo bars!

Actual baking time is only about 45 minutes, and with no intense mixing involved (or even any baking equipment beyond the pan and some spoons and measuring cups), the most difficult part will be waiting for the dessert to chill overnight.

I enjoyed eating Rolos when I was young but thought that they might be even better with a little crunch. This super delicious recipe from Hugs and Cookies XOXO gives them that crunch and some yummy creaminess to boot. I’m so glad I came across this one!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Hugs and Cookies xoxo

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Quick tip: Drizzle some melted chocolate on top.

Make a Tasty Side For Any Gathering Without Straining Yourself Too Much Doing It

Give that favorite mac salad recipe of yours a new rival with this Hawaiian Macaroni Salad recipe!  It’s incredibly simple to put together and makes for a great side for most any large gathering. To be honest with you, sometimes I have this for lunch on its own, instead of serving it as a side dish! Though perhaps not QUITE as ubiquitous as cole slaw or potato salad, you will see macaroni salad, or “mac salad” as it is often called, at many a tailgate, barbecue, potluck, and picnic across America, particularly in the South.

This Hawaiian mac salad, though very similar to the Southern version of which I am the most familiar, does something a little different with the dressing and makes use of a somewhat different vegetable mixture, so I thought I would give this variation a try.

My husband really enjoyed this version of mac salad and I was super surprised. You see, my hubby is quite particular about his mac salad and he doesn’t like the recipe to be changed up in the least. Welp, he enjoyed this version. Winning!

Recipe and photo courtesy of I Believe I Can Fry

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Quick Tip: For a heartier salad, add in a few peeled and sliced hard-boiled eggs.