Abstract: Quantity dessert recipes that use USDA food commodities and that are suggested for use in the Title VII Nutrition Program for the Elderly are included. By using USDA food commodities effectively, menus under the Title VII program can be enhanced, especially when foods with the increased sensory appeal that the elderly prefer are served. The experience of the Southeast Missouri Area Agency on the Aging with these recipes shows that their use increases menu variety and food consumption and also reduces food costs. Recipes for cakes, cookies, fruit desserts, pies, puddings and custards are included, most serving between 50 and 100 people. Individual recipes include Orange Raisin Nut Cake, Missouri Brownies, Apricot Snow, Chocolate Oatmeal Pie, and Fruit Blanc Mange.