Sweets

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Louisiana Pillowcase Cookies
A sweet delight with a great Southern backstory

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The Quest for the Perfect Pound Cake
A culinary couple has set out to create the ultimate pound cake recipe

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Richmond’s Pie Prodigy
How Kate Aliberti weaves dreamy latticework for her home-baked pies—like this stunning apple pie with sorghum and cinnamon

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Brown Sugar–Cinnamon Hand Pies
In her cookbook, When Pies Fly, author Cathy Barrow gives a seriously delicious upgrade to a certain childhood toaster treat

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Little Pies with Big Flavor
Blow the lid off of a Southern tradition—and then bake pie in it—with this recipe from Georgia’s Southern Baked Pie Co.

Anatomy of a Classic
Smoked Vanilla Ice Cream
With wood chips and ingenuity, a South Carolina chef puts a smoky spin on a classic summertime treat

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Biscuit Pudding with Chocolate Gravy
You won’t believe the secret ingredient in this family dessert recipe from the famed North Carolina pit master Sam Jones

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Blueberry-Maple Ice Cream with Corn Cookies
A winning combination from Emie Dunagan of Louisville’s 502 Bar & Bistro

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Serviceberry Skillet Cobbler
Blueberries’ wilder cousins make the perfect surprise ending to any summer meal

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Baked Oatmeal with Berries and Peaches
Stephen and Jessica Rose of the Peach Truck in Nashville, Tennessee, share a very berry breakfast treat

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The 6151 Richmond Pie
A berry-and-liqueur cheesecake tribute to the Golden Girls

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Summer Strawberry Pie
The freshest berries make this stunning blue-ribbon pie sunshine by the slice

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King Fluffernutter Pie
A dessert fit for Elvis himself: Peanut butter, bananas, marshmallow, and a crowning of bacon

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Sorghum-Bourbon Pecan Pie
Your new favorite holiday dessert

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Shoofly Pie with Sorghum
A Southern take on the Amish country classic

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Peanut Brittle with Sorghum
Brian Noyes of Red Truck Bakery in Marshall, Virginia, shares a recipe rooted in sweet family memories

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Molasses Cookies
Brian Noyes of Red Truck Bakery in Marshall, Virginia, shares the perfect sweet treat to greet (or conjure) cold weather

Anatomy of a Classic
Sweet Potato Pie, Perfected
This year, Birmingham’s Dolester Miles was named America’s best pastry chef. Try her sweet potato pie, and you’ll see why

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Spiced Dark Chocolate Cherry Saltine Toffee
Virginia Willis transforms a basic cracker into a classic holiday treat

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Sweet Tea Buttermilk Pie
A variation on the classic that might be one of the most Southern dessert pairings ever—courtesy of Raleigh, North Carolina, chef Debbie Moose