This book is a wonderfully, deliciouly sounding Amish recipe cookbook that makes your mouth water while reading these recipes.  I put several of these recipes in my personal recipe book becuase these sounded so good!  This book is a must if you like to collect wholesome Amish recipes.  It is a keeper you will refer back to quite a bit.  You will impress your family and friends with these desserts!

Is it possible to love a cookbook? Because I love this one! Not only does it contain delicious recipes, but it also contains small thoughts and anecdotes from Amish men and women - and ... photographs ... beautiful, beautiful photographs.These photographs depict not only the delicious recipes, but also give a glimpse into the daily life of Amish families throughout the United States.

Just in case there was any question remaining...I love most any book that is about the Amish or contains Amish recipes, prayers, insight, etc. This recipe book did not let me down. I will say that I'm not sure all of the recipes will conjure up an image of the Amish, except for maybe the simplicity of some of them. I love recipe books that have recipes containing only 2 or 3 ingredients! You just can get much easier than that! For example, Ice Cream Jell-o calls for only two ingredients, and I bet you can guess them without even seeing the recipe! So simple, I can't wait to try it! 

The recipes are broken down into sections of cakes, candy, cookies, ice cream, pies, and puddings. And don't think that just because it says Amish on the front that all the recipes are antiquated. Oh no, there are recipes for Boyfriend Cookies, Peanut Butter Fingers, Shoofly Cake and some of the recipes call for Mountain Dew, Crescent Rolls and the use of a food processor. Along with the delicious recipes, there are also beautiful pictures of the Amish country, scrumptious looking pictures of the desserts, and uplifting quotes from Wanda and various other authors. "If you are too busy to pray, you are busier than God wants you to be." So, if you're looking for a great cookbook with a variety of simple, but yummy recipes, then this is the one. -- Jodie Moore ― Mom's Place Published On: 2011-08-01

Amish Friends Cookbook: Desserts by Wanda E. Brunstetter; is full of recipes and photographs of long proved Amish dessert recipes, that have been shared with family and friends likely for generations. Basic recipes, some very distinctive to the Amish, that will be a hit on your table whether it’s for family dinner, a bake sale, pot luck or holiday gathering.

I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago, taking some of the quotes about simplicity that are peppered throughout the cookbook. And that’s summarizes the cookbook itself, simple recipes that satisfy both physically and on a taste level as well. You won’t find fancy gourmet fondants and ganaches in this cookbook, but you will find recipes that will likely become tradition in your own home. -- Tammy Litke ― Three Different Directions Published On: 2011-08-09

There are so many mouth-watering recipes with full-color photographs that I want to try everything right away! You’ll be inspired to bake---even in this hot summer weather! -- Susan Choy ― Five Star Books and More Published On: 2011-08-09

This superb collection of dessert recipes—from bestselling author of Amish fiction Wanda E. Brunstetter—will transport your taste buds to the slow lane, where life is meant to be savored and appreciated. You’ll be delighted with this wunderbaar gut (wonderful good) volume, as you open your heart (and kitchen) to the delicious desserts and simple ways of the Plain People.

I am so glad that I wasn’t at home or near someone else’s kitchen while I had my face buried in this one! Everything sounded so good that I wouldn’t have known quite where to start. Each page took me on a mental trip back to Lancaster County.  -- Barbara Beers ― Barbara Ann Published On: 2011-08-10

I was so glad when I received this book. I have been a fan of Wanda E. Brunstetter's for a while and have read many of her books, with still many more to read. I am looking forward to reading them all. Having said that, I am thrilled to have this book in my collection. The recipes and the photographs bring me back to my travels to Lancaster County. I have already tried several of the recipes and they are delicious. If you are a fan of Wanda's you must have this for your collection. If you are looking for good home cooking to have wonderful scents wafting through your kitchen, then this is the book for you! I hope you enjoy it as much as I still am! -- Maeve Frazier ― LolliPop's Cottage Published On: 2011-08-24

This superb collection of dessert recipes―from bestselling author of Amish fiction Wanda E. Brunstetter―will transport taste buds to the slow lane, where life is meant to be savored and appreciated. More than 125 recipes for authentic Amish cookery, including homemade cakes, candies, cookies, pies, and cobblers, are complemented by full-color photographs and inspiring thoughts celebrating the simple life.