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One of the best things about the holidays is all the delicious desserts and delicacies that seem to come with the season.  There is no other time during the year where you are likely to find a variety of cookies, some pie, homemade candy, and even fudge in most Arizona kitchens.  When it comes to things we look forward to about the holidays, getting presents is the only thing that beats out all the sweets and treats.

While many of us have family favorites that have been handed down from our parents and grandparents, there is always room in the holiday season to try some new recipes.  Here are some of our favorites, many of which are made using ingredients grown right here in Arizona.   No matter what the occasion or event, you are sure to find something on this list that will tempt your taste buds and help you fill each and every holiday plate from now until New Year’s.

Christmas Morning or Holiday Brunch

• Yummy Nutmeg Donuts
• Applesauce Bread Pudding
• Applesauce Spice Cake
• Baked Apples
• Classic Banana Nut Bread

Arizona Specialties

• Arizona Melon Dessert
• Arizona Sunshine Lemon Pie
• Avocado and Pistachio Ice Cream
• Cheri’s Classic Prickly Pear Cheesecake
• Red Hot Stuffed Apples

Delicious Desserts

• Apple Crisp
• Apple Mesquite Crunch
• Apples and Cream Crumb
• Blackberry Cobbler
• Watergate Torte
• Healthy Coconut Pudding
• Medjool No Bake Date Roll
• Peach Paradise
• Sauteed Apples

Candy

• Chevre Truffles
• Medjool Date Fudge

Cookie Swap

• Seven Layer Bars
• Harvest Pumpkin Bars with Icing
• He-Man Cowboy Cookies
• Nuts Over Brownies
• Pumpkin Cake Cookies
• Christy’s Yummy Gooey Bars
• Glazed Cinnamon Bars
• Cardamom Goat Cheese Cookies
• Cheerios and Trix Treat Bars

Pie

• Strawberry Cheese Pie
• Greek Cheese Pie
• Farmer’s Mud Pie
• Grandma Gertie’s Pumpkin Pie
• Grandma Howard’s Apple Pie
• Grandma Nell Hickman’s Christmas Pie
• Apple Raspberry Pie

Cake

• Tiffany’s Pumpkin Pie Cake
• Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cake
• Zucchini Squash Spice Cake
• Deans’ Sour Cream Cake with Buttercream Frosting
• Banana Nut Cake

Related articles

• 7 Savory Ways to Use Sweet Potatoes (fillyourplate.org)
• 5 Tips to Make Holiday Cooking Easier (fillyourplate.org)
• 8 Tips to Go Gluten Free For the Holidays (fillyourplate.org)