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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 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.

For as simple as it is, this Chocolate Italian Love Cake has a lot of complexity to it. And if you like chocolate, you’ll absolutely, well, love it. Love has many layers. Sometimes, it is light and airy; other times, it is a bit darker and more heavy.  It also shifts over time.  In that respect, you could say that this yummy love cake is a good metaphor for its namesake.  And you can have it prepped and baked in a little over an hour without too much hassle – unless you consider waiting on such deliciousness to set in the refrigerator a hassle, I suppose.

Yes, the layers actually shift during baking.  Nice trick, eh?  I really like the contrast of the chocolate flavor with the lighter ricotta and the basic but very flavorful Cool Whip frosting. And though it’s very much edible after a few hours’ refrigeration, I think that you will agree that it tastes better if you give it the full overnight chill time.  Oh, and great though this chocolate creation idea is, you can use this same basic idea for a variety of flavors; just adjust the flavor of the pudding you use in the frosting to fit the flavor cake that you decide to choose.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Chew Nibble Nosh

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Quick tip: Use your favorite instant pudding mix for a new flavor!

If you need a good, creamy dessert for your next tailgate or home gathering, this Layered Vanilla Crumble makes a bunch and is rather easy to put together. This is the perfect recipe for those days when you want to serve something special, but don’t have the time or energy to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.

Even if I can plan things well in advance, I don’t always have the time to make a really elaborate dessert for a group.  This layered vanilla crumble only takes about half an hour of actual prep to prepare a dessert for about 15, with the rest of the time involved just being waiting for it to set in the refrigerator.  And most people, myself included, really like the flavor and the mix of textures in this.  If you like vanilla, you really ought to give this a try.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Recipe Chatter

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Quick tip: Instead of Nilla wafers, you could use graham crackers.