Most Pinned Christmas Dessert Recipes

November 28, 2012
Credit: Jim Franco
White cakes, pralines, and peppermint bark. Find out which were our most sought-after recipes on Pinterest.
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Red Velvet Cake with Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting

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Recipe: Red Velvet Cake with Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting

This cake bakes best in four pans. If you need additional pans, use 8-inch aluminum foil disposable pans. Just be sure to place them on a baking sheet for stability.

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Crunchy Pecan Pie Bites

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Recipe: Crunchy Pecan Pie Bites

Great things come in small packages! These pecan pie bites are small but full of flavor and just the right size for pass-along party desserts.

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Salty Chocolate-Pecan Candy

Credit: Ralph Anderson, Charles Walton IV / Styling Mindi Shapiro Levine, Rose Nguyen / Food Styling Marian Cooper Cairns, Angela Sellers

Recipe: Salty Chocolate-Pecan Candy

The hardest part about making Salty Chocolate-Pecan Candy is waiting for the chocolate to firm up before devouring it.

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Layered Peppermint Cheesecake

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Recipe: Layered Peppermint Cheesecake

We love this white cake for its childlike whimsy, candy crunch, and—hello!—hidden layers of cheesecake.

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Pecan-Toffee Shortbread

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Recipe: Pecan-Toffee Shortbread

Shortbread serves as a base for this chocolaty pecan toffee. Pecan-Toffee Shortbread makes excellent food gifts, but make extra because it'll be hard to give this sweet treat away.

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Mrs. Floyd's Divinity

Recipe: Mrs. Floyd's Divinity

What better way to show your appreciation of friends and family than by giving packages of these delicious holiday confections.

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Peppermint-Hot Chocolate Cake Recipe

Credit: Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Vanessa McNeil Rocchio

Recipe: Peppermint-Hot Chocolate Cake Recipe

Garnished with peppermint candies and rolled wafer cookies, this festive cake is sure to become a holiday tradition.

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Red Velvet-Peppermint Swirl Brownies

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Recipe: Red Velvet-Peppermint Swirl Brownies

These red velvet brownies taste as good as they look. They are moist, tasty, and swirling with color.

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Praline Pecans

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Recipe: Praline Pecans

No matter how you make pralines–with brown sugar or white sugar, evaporated milk or buttermilk–they are one of the paramount Southern treats.

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Mrs. Billett's White Cake

Credit: Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Vanessa McNeil Rocchio

Recipe: Mrs. Billett's White Cake

Think of this instant classic as the little black dress of white cakes. It's appropriate for every occasion on its own and versatile enough to show-case any festive fillings and frostings.

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