Desserts
Dessert can be a slice of pie, a spoonful of custard, a crisp cookie, or a small confection. Cakes, fruit desserts, pastries, frozen preparations, and sauces give this collection its range of textures and serving styles. Browse by the kind of finish you want for the meal, then choose a recipe with the flavors and preparation you have in mind.
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Brownies & Bars
Brownies and bars gather a dessert into a bake that can be cut into portions. Pumpkin latte bars, blueberry squares, and coconut-cherry preparations offer different layers, fillings, and textures.
Cakes
Cinnamon roll cake, hot fudge cake, and other bakes bring different crumb textures and finishes to this collection. Browse cakes for slicing, layering, or serving warm with a suitable accompaniment.
Candy
Peanut brittle, chocolate truffles, and other candies turn sugar, chocolate, or nuts into small portions. Browse confections with different textures, from crisp pieces to a softer sweet center.
Cheesecakes
Cheesecake can be served as a whole cake, a square, or part of another dessert. Bacon-bourbon caramel and salted caramel variations show different flavors within a creamy cheese-based preparation.
Chocolate
Chocolate gives hot fudge sauce, cakes, and other desserts a common flavor while allowing very different textures. Browse this collection for a chocolate-focused component or a finished sweet dish.
Cobblers, Crisps & Crumbles
Fruit, crumbs, and batter combine in different ways in cobblers, crisps, and crumbles. Apple crisp and cream cheese cobblers offer contrasting approaches to a dessert served in spooned or cut portions.
Cookies
Lemon oatmeal cookies, biscotti, and savory pimiento cheese cookies show the variety of this collection. Browse for a cookie’s texture and flavor, whether you want a small sweet bake or a savory bite.
Dessert Pastries
Apple fritters, cream puffs, and other dessert pastries bring dough and fillings together in different forms. Browse pastries for a crisp shell, a tender center, or a layered sweet serving.
Frozen Desserts
Frozen desserts bring temperature into the texture of a sweet serving. Affogato, frozen yogurt, ice cream, and other preparations offer different bases and flavors for a chilled finish to the meal.
Fruit Desserts
Fruit gives these desserts their flavor, moisture, or contrasting texture. Blueberry squares, cherry cream squares, and apple crisp offer different ways to bring fruit into a sweet serving.
Mousses, Possets & No-Bake Desserts
Mousses, possets, and chilled desserts offer soft textures without relying on a baked cake structure. Lemon posset and chocolate mousse provide contrasting starting points for a spooned dessert.
Parfaits, Trifles & Layered Desserts
A trifle or layered dessert combines several textures in one serving. Chocolate-peach trifle, coffee carlota, and pecan pie layers offer different arrangements of cream, fruit, and other components.
Pies & Tarts
Apple squares, peach cream pie, and orange cream pie offer different fillings within the pie and tart collection. Pastry and crumb bases provide structure while fruit, cream, or other ingredients shape the finished slice.
Puddings & Custards
Lemon posset, rice pudding, and bread pudding bring different ingredients into a soft dessert. These puddings and custards invite attention to the texture of a serving eaten with a spoon.
In this collection

Peach Cobbler Egg Rolls
Ingredients 2 cups chopped peaches – fresh, frozen, or canned (see below) 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice 2 Tablespoon salted butter – or use unsalted and add a pinch of salt 1/2 cup light brown sugar 4 teaspoon cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon pure…

Pecan Cream Pie
We’ve all had Pecan Pie – that sticky-sweet stuff that often graces the Thanksgiving table – but this Pecan Pie is a different thing entirely. It still has that wonderful…

Magic Marshmallow Crescent Puffs
Indulge in the delicious flavors and texture of Magic Marshmallow Crescent Puffs, a recipe that’s sure to become a family favorite. An irresistible blend of cinnamon-sugar and a…

Biscoff Cookie Tiramisu
All of you Biscoff cookie fans out there, please stand up! This fun, easy-to-assemble Biscoff cookie tiramisu is the perfect dessert for you. Between the coffee or milk-soaked spiced cookies, Biscoff…
Avocado Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
Looking for a great combination that will appeal to nutty palettes and chocolate-lovers alike? Try this chocolate bourbon pecan pie (with a creamy lift from Avocados From Mexico)…
Perfect No-Bake Cheesecake
The Kitchn ranked this recipe first place in its no-bake cheesecake recipe showdown, with a score of 10/10! They said: “The thing that sets this recipe apart is its rich, full-on cheesecake…
Pumpkin Pecan Dream
Packed with four dreamy layers of pumpkin mousse, creamy cheese, fluffy whipped cream, and toasted pecans, this no-bake dessert will be the hit of Thanksgiving. Ingredients Graham Cracker…

Invisible Apple Cake (Gâteau Invisible Aux Pommes)
Composed of mostly fruit, this lightly sweet cake features layers upon layers of thinly sliced apples bound in a custardy batter. I like to serve thick slices of…

Chocolate Crust (Minus Nabisco’s Famous Chocolate Wafers)
Ingredients 40 Nabisco Nilla Wafers 1/3 cup salted butter 1/3 cup cocoa powder (I like Ghirardelli 100% premium) Procedure Put the Nilla Wafers in a 1-gallon, zip-top bag, press out excess air…

