From brownies to cake and pudding, these recipes are nice, neat, and delicious.

Leave it to Southerners to do dessert right.

We’re known to show our love through cake layers, prettypies, and homemade cookies.

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Enter our 8x8 dessert recipes, which are made for busy days and simple gatherings.

With all these 8x8dessert recipes, baking has never been easier.

Milk-And-Cereal Bars

Molly Bolton

These sweet treats will bring all the nostalgia!

Southern Living Milk and Cereal Bars ready to serve with bowls of cereal nearby

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A bit of mocha flavor really takes these treats to new heights.

This cake comes together in one 8x8 panliterally.

You mix the ingredients right in before pushing the cake into the oven.

Peppermint Brownies

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It’s perfect for anyone who loves a chocolate lava cake or gooey brownie.

Strawberry-Rose Snack Cake

If you want to rose all day, here’s your ticket.

This cheerfully pink cake is guaranteed to be a hit with your girlfriends.

Wacky Cake

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A large scoop of ice cream is obligatory.

For a little extra touch, cut into diamonds rather than the standard square.

Swath it all in the decadent frosting and watch everyone line up for seconds.

Southern Living Chocolate Pudding Cake scooped out on plates to serve with ice cream

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So Good Brownies

Well, everything you gotta know about this treat is in the name.

Easy Blackberry Cobbler

This six-ingredient dessert couldn’t be easier.

If you want to feed a group, bake it in an 8x8 baking dish.

Strawberry-Rosé Snack Cake

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If you want to gussy up the presentation, bake it in individual ramekins.

It only requires eight ingredients and 15 minutes, making it an easy, last-minute Easter brunch addition.

Triple-Decker Saltine Toffee Bars

Saltine crackers add a crispy addition to old-school toffee treats.

Southern Living Peanut Butter Lava Cake

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Salty and sweet, these layered dessert bars will satisfy any after-supper craving.

We used a tried and true formula with a tropical twist for winning fudgy flavor.

Marbled Brown Sugar Fudge

This fudge is full of deep flavor and rich texture.

Blackberry Cobbler

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Bittersweet chocolate chips swirled on top guarantee that these sweets will looks as dynamic as they taste.

Luscious bites of caramel are heavenly inside fudgy chocolate brownie batter.

Toast the cubed Challah for your best bread pudding yet.

Best-Ever Brownies

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Foolproof Brown Sugar Fudge

you might’t go wrong with this scrumptious fudge recipe.

Put it in your recipe box for safe keeping because you’re going to want to remember this one.

Try this recipe and discover how much better homemade banana pudding is than the packaged stuff.

Raspberry Snack Cake with Salted Milk Chocolate Frosting

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So Good Brownies

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Easy Blackberry Cobbler

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Key Lime Icebox Cake

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Southern Living Lemon Tiramisu in the dish to serve

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Triple-Decker Saltine Toffee Bars

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Coconut brown sugar fudge squares on red background

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Marbled brown sugar fudge squares on red background

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Caramel Brownies

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Bourbon-Sweet Potato Bread Pudding in a well seasoned orange dish

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Foolproof brown sugar fudge squares on red background

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