Daily Indulgence: June 2015 Recipe Calendar

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lydia Degaris Pursell

Satisfy your cravings with decadent recipes including chocolate desserts, impressive cakes and pies, and rich main dishes.

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Blueberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt Sandwiches

Cream cheese and vanilla beans give these treats an extraordinary depth of flavor. Just as amazing: the time saved by making the sandwiches in a big pan rather than assembling them individually.

Blueberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt Sandwiches Recipe

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Chocolate-Raspberry Dessert Sandwiches

Photo: Stephen Devries; Styling: Lynn Nesmith

Yes, there is such a thing as dessert sandwiches, and they're filled with truffles. Alert the authorities! We've found Heaven on Earth.

Chocolate-Raspberry Dessert Sandwiches Recipe

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Chewy Brownies

Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

This thin brownie makes killer ice-cream sandwiches. They also freeze well in a zip-top freezer bag and will slip into a small space in your cooler.

Chewy Brownies Recipe

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Nut-Crusted Key Lime Ice Cream Cupcakes

Gussied up vanilla ice cream gets a Key lime twist before filling graham cracker cupcake crusts. These too-cute cupcakes are at the top of our must-make list!

Nut-Crusted Key Lime Ice Cream Cupcakes Recipe

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Cookie Biscotti Sticks

Oxmoor House

Square bar cookies are so yesterday. Make this cookie stick long and narrow so that it fits easily into your favorite coffee mug.

Cookie Biscotti Sticks Recipe

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Lemon-Cheesecake Bars

Photo: Jennifer Davicks; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke

When you bite into this bar, the first thing you'll taste is the sweet shortbread crust, followed by the rich-meets-tart layer of lemon filling, and, finally, the kitchen floor, when you faint from happiness.

Lemon-Cheesecake Bars Recipe

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Microwave Brownies

You read that right: You can make brownies in the microwave. Surprised? So were our users! But that didn't stop them from rating this six-ingredient recipe as "Outstanding." Go make yours now; we'll wait!

Microwave Brownies Recipe

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

Hosting a kid-friendly party this summer? File this one away for dessert. The flavor combination is perfect for young palates, but this dessert is all grown up.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars Recipe

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Strawberry Ice Cream Shortcakes

Sweet, ripe strawberries steal the show in this mile-high, must-try dessert.

Strawberry Ice Cream Shortcakes Recipe

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Piña Colada Ice Cream Cake

Just because you're stuck at your desk doesn't mean that your taste buds have to be. Send them to the tropics with this beach-inspired cake. One bite and you'll find yourself sailing away without ever leaving home.

Piña Colada Ice Cream Cake Recipe

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Blueberry Rosemary Focaccia

Whether you choose to serve it for breakfast with bacon or alongside pork chops for dinner, this sweet-meets-salty blueberry bread is over-the-top delicious.

Blueberry Rosemary Focaccia Recipe

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Raspberry Blondies

Kate Sears

We know it isn't fair, but it's true. Blondies do have more fun because they pair oh-so perfectly with fresh raspberries. Make this dessert to share with friends, just make sure they're really good friends.

Raspberry Blondies Recipe

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Yogurt Streusel Muffins

Photo: Mark Thomas; Styling: Lynn Miller

Breakfast never tasted so sweet. These muffins earned top-ratings from our users, plus they look really cute next to a cup of coffee.

Yogurt Streusel Muffins Recipe

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Chocolate-chip Shortcakes with Berries

Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Karen Shinto

So long, strawberries! Chocolate chips get top billing in this sweet dessert stacker. For company, serve it sliced so that the berries, dark chocolate sauce, and whipped cream are displayed. If it's just for you, the have it exactly how you like it. Parfait, anyone?

Chocolate-chip Shortcakes with Berries Recipe

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Apple-Ginger Snack Cake

Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Styling: Gerri Williams

Any recipe that allows us to call a slice of cake a "snack" earns high praise in the MyRecipes family. The ginger highlights the tartness of the Granny Smith apples.

Apple-Ginger Snack Cake Recipe

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Lemon-Lime Pound Cake

Your Tuesday sweet is a vacation-inspired pound cake loaded with the tropical flavors of lemon and lime. Make this tonight and bid your taste buds farewell; they're off on a beach getaway.

Lemon-Lime Pound Cake Recipe

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Classic Southern Buttermilk Pie

Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham

Trust us. One bite of this creamy buttermilk pie will take you back in time.

Classic Southern Buttermilk Pie Recipe

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Ultimate Vanilla Pound Cake

This cake recipe should be a staple in your recipe file. Four pantry ingredients, plus eggs and butter, are all you need to create a signature dessert that can be topped with fresh fruit, rich sauces, or decadent whipped cream.

Ultimate Vanilla Pound Cake Recipe

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Mini Chocolate- Chip Cupcakes

These pint-sized cuties are perfect for an afternoon snack, quick dessert, or even a popable breakfast on the go. Cupcakes aren't breakfast, you say? Today they are!

Mini Chocolate- Chip Cupcakes Recipe

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Chocolate-Covered Banana Cake

This recipe takes all the joy of fondue (fruit dipped in chocolate!) and skips the messy clean up. Try this cake for your next birthday party; you may just have a new favorite dessert.

Chocolate-Covered Banana Cake Recipe

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Peanut Butter-Cup Cookies

Kate Sears

Whether your garden is in full bloom or in dire straits, your kitchen can blossom with these too-cute cookies. Make them to celebrate that today is Saturday.

Peanut Butter-Cup Cookies Recipe

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Honey-Balsamic-Blueberry Pie

Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Unexpected but oh-so right, a touch of tangy-sweet balsamic vinegar combined with honey, cinnamon, and a pinch of black pepper magnifies the sweetness of ripe blueberries. Plus, buttery crust.

Honey-Balsamic-Blueberry Pie Recipe

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Chocolate-Coffee Cheesecake

Why indulge in plain cheesecake when you can top a rich slice of decadent cheesecake with a flavorful mocha sauce? Use the leftover mocha sauce on everything: on toast, in your coffee, drizzled over fruit... the possibilities are endless.

Chocolate-Coffee Cheesecake Recipe

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Lemon Bars

Photo: Ryan Benyi; Styling: Andrea Steinberg

Summer is here, so beat the heat by making this easy, picnic-ready lemon bar recipe. One bite and you'll feel refreshed and ready for your day, or at least ready for another lemon bar.

Lemon Bars Recipe

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Snickerdoodle Bars

Thought snickerdoodles were just thin, round cookies? Think again. These bars get all the cinnamon-sugar flavor in an airy, cake-like bar cookie. Make a batch and wait for your sugar high to kick in.

Snickerdoodle Bars Recipe

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Chocolate Chip Blondies

When you're ready to indulge, who wants to wait until a whole pan of blondies is cool enough to cut? Instead, bake them in a muffin tin, then pop one out as soon as it's cool enough to touch. You get ooey-gooey goodness, they get single-serving treats. Everyone wins!

Chocolate Chip Blondies Recipe

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Raspberry-Coconut Oatmeal Bars

Photo: Formula Z/S

We're calling them breakfast bars because every day deserves a delicious start, but these bars would be just as tasty appearing on the dessert table or party buffet. Make a batch, slice, and enjoy.

Raspberry-Coconut Oatmeal Bars Recipe

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Black and White Marble Cheesecake

The chocolate swirl on this cheesecake is so easy that it'd be a crime not to do it. Get creative by making a fun design with the chocolate or writing your initials on the slice you want.

Black and White Marble Cheesecake Recipe

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Blueberry Coffeecake with Almond Streusel

Photo: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Ginny Branch

One bite and you will add this moist cake to your favorites list--it shows off the fruit to perfection. If you go blueberry picking this summer, freeze some for the winter; you can prepare this cake with frozen berries!

Blueberry Coffeecake with Almond Streusel Recipe

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Mini Berry Cobblers