20 Memorial Day Recipes for sides, starters, and sweets

20 Memorial Day Recipes for sides, starters, and sweets

by clevelandcooking
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20 Memorial Day recipes that you can use for your memorial day weekend. Recipes for salads, sides, starters, ice cream, and desserts. I have also included sauces and frostings too. Need a recipe for a Memorial Day party? Here are some ideas. There are also some recipes that can add to your own recipes. Need a frosting for a chocolate cake? Try the whipped peanut butter frosting! Need to know how to make ice cream? Start with the vanilla ice cream recipe! There is a salted caramel recipe to go over ice cream. Try the cilantro lime sauce for your wings too. There are many other recipes on my site to add to your holiday weekend get togethers.

Ice cream recipes for your Memorial Day

A few years back I received an ice cream maker attachment for my Kitchen Aid mixer. When I was young my parents had an ice cream maker that was a manual cranked maker. It was a long process. The ice cream makers they make today make creating ice cream flavors easy. Adding flavors to the ice cream is a snap. Adding the salted caramel recipe to your ice cream, whether mixed in while it is being made or as a topping, makes a delicious addition. Once you get the caramel recipe down, you will be able to make some impressive desserts. If you need a vegan caramel recipe be sure to try the peanut butter caramel recipe. This is a recipe that comes together quicker than the salted caramel.

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Pork slider with blackberry goat cheese. The pork is oven roasted. Mixed greens are also on the sliders. Recipe from cleveland cooking.
Pork sliders with blackberry goat cheese
This recipe for pork sliders with blackberry goat cheese has it all. Salty, seasoned roasted pork and goat cheese bursting with blackberries!
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2
steak with queso on a sweet bread bun. Queso steak sliders recipe by cleveland cooking
Queso Steak Sliders
In a little over an hour, you can have an appetizer or dinner that your family will love! The queso steak sliders will have your family and guests wanting more!
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3
Asian barbeque sandwiches with asian bbq sauce, asian slaw, chicken and a bun
How to Make Asian BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
The sweet and spicy BBQ sauce on the chicken with the crunchy slaw makes for a great sandwich! The slaw can be made while the chicken and BBQ sauce are cooking!
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4
layered taco salad from Cleveland cooking. Refried beans, pico de Gallo,, chorizo, guacamole, sour cream, and queso fresco.
Layered Taco Salad
Call it a layered taco salad, a taco dip, a layered taco salad topping, or the inside of a soft taco. Great for a picnic, party, or dinner.
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5
reuben egg rolls with corned beef, swiss cheese, and sauerkraut wrapped inside. The dipping sauce is 1000 island dressing. Recipe from cleveland cooking.
Reuben Egg Rolls
Reuben egg rolls are a twist on the classic reuben. The same taste of the reuben! 1,000 island dressing makes a perfect dipping sauce!
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6
chicken on the grill with spicy lime and pineapple marinade
Spicy Lime and Pineapple Marinade
Get a kick out of this easy spicy lime and pineapple marinade for pork or chicken! Comes together in minutes! Great on the grill with chicken thighs or chicken wings!
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7
lemon blueberry ricotta dip on small slices of bread. The recipe is from cleveland cooking.
Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Dip
The combination of lemons and blueberries are always a hit. Add some ricotta cheese, and it makes a great lemon blueberry ricotta dip!
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8
broccoli ramen slaw recipe from cleveland cooking. veggies, ramen noodles, and an incredible vinaigrette!
Broccoli Ramen Slaw Recipe
Quick and easy broccoli ramen slaw recipe that feeds a large group. Great for your next party or dinner gathering!
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9
easy vegan ramen sauce on ramen noodles with carrots and broccoli strips. Recipe from cleveland cooking.
Easy Vegan Ramen Sauce
This easy vegan ramen sauce recipe comes together in about 15 minutes. About as much time as it takes to cook the ramen noodles!
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10
strawberry almond salad with mandarin oranges and almond croutons
Strawberry Almond Salad
This is a very easy and affordable strawberry almond salad that is a crowd pleaser! We have been making this salad for years!
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11
pineapple pretzel fluff recipe in a small custard cup.
Pineapple Pretzel Fluff Recipe
I first had this pineapple pretzel fluff recipe when my wife and I started dating. We have been making it for family functions ever since!
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salted caramel recipe from cleveland cooking
Salted Caramel Recipe
This salted caramel recipe is thick and buttery and will make any dessert pop! It just takes butter, heavy cream, sea salt, and sugar! This recipe can be made with or without salt.
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peanut butter caramel dip with sliced apples from cleveland cooking .com
Peanut Butter Caramel Recipe
Easy and quick Peanut Butter Caramel recipe! It's peanut butter but it takes like caramel. Quick and easy! It's vegan too!
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14
homemade vanilla ice cream from Cleveland cooking. 2 scoops of homemade vanilla ice cream in a blue bowl.
Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
This homemade vanilla ice cream recipe takes me back to when I was very young. The vanilla custard makes a rich ice cream! This recipe is for an ice cream maker.
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bananas foster ice cream from cleveland cooking being scooped out of container
Bananas Foster Ice Cream
Bananas foster ice cream was one of the first ice cream recipes we tried. The banana, rum, and cinnamon flavors make a delicious ice cream!
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apple caramel ice cream cleveland cooking
Apple Caramel Ice Cream
Of all the ice cream recipes I have made, the apple caramel ice cream is my favorite. The apple's tartness contrast the sweetness of the ice cream and caramel!
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17
apple pear crumble pie from the oven from cleveland cooking. Apple and pear with a brown sugar and flour topping
Apple Pear Crumble Pie
We started making the apple pear crumble pie about 20 years ago. It has been a part of our holidays ever since! I am sure you will make a holiday staple!
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Almond Flour Berry Dessert Bake recipe from cleveland cooking with a scoop of ice cream on top.
Almond Flour Berry Bake
The almond flour berry dessert bake is not quite a crumble but it is delicious! The flours used in this recipe are gluten free! This is such an easy recipe!
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19
Three layer chocolate cake with whipped peanut butter frosting. Recipe for the frosting is from cleveland cooking.
Whipped cream peanut butter frosting
What is better than peanut butter frosting? Whipped peanut butter frosting! Imagine peanut butter but only light and airy!
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Vanilla cupcakes with chocolate buttercream piped on the top. Chocolate buttercream recipe is from Cleveland cooking
Chocolate Buttercream Recipe
Chocolate buttercream recipe ready in 20 minutes and only 6 ingredients! Just make my American Buttercream Recipe and add cocoa powder and whipping cream.
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Make it your own!

Some of the recipes in this post are sauces or frostings. These are great starts to build your own recipes. The cilantro lime wing sauce is not just for wings, it can be used on pork, fish, veggies, etc. Make it your own recipe. The salted caramel recipe is not vegan but the peanut butter caramel recipe is. But even though its vegan doesn’t mean it doesn’t taste good. It does! Don’t be afraid to use it as a dip for apples, over vegan ice cream or regular ice cream. Make it your own! This is just one example of taking the recipes down different roads. Be creative! Happy Memorial Day!

Try my 15 4th of July recipes or my 10 Mother’s Day Appetizers!

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