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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

  • Olive Oil Cake

    Olive Oil Cake

    We wanted our olive oil cake to have a light, fine-textured, and plush crumb, with a subtle but noticeable olive oil flavor. Whipping the sugar with the whole…

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  • Ginger Almond Biscotti

    Ginger Almond Biscotti

    Ingredients 1 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger 7 ounces almond paste 8 tablespoons (1 stick) very cold butter, cut into pieces 1 3/4 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar (use slightly less if you prefer less sweet cookies)…

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  • Salted Caramel Bark

    Salted Caramel Bark

    Salted caramel bark is a delicious, easy to make holiday treat. It makes a great holiday food gift, too. Give it as a host or hostess gift, or place…

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  • No-Churn Scotch Ice Cream

    No-Churn Scotch Ice Cream

    If there’s one drink I keep in my liquor cabinet at all times, it’s single-malt Scotch. I like it in an Old Fashioned glass, splash of water. I…

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  • Cottage Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

    Cottage Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

    Ingredients 1 pound or 2 cups low-fat cottage cheese 1/4 cup maple syrup+ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups almond flour 1/2 cup vanilla protein powder 1 cup…

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  • 3-Ingredient Fudge Pops

    3-Ingredient Fudge Pops

    Ingredients 1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder Pinch of kosher salt Procedure Blend coconut milk, condensed milk, cocoa…

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  • Ube Swirl Ice Cream

    Ube Swirl Ice Cream

    This recipe for ube swirl ice cream is an easy twist on the Filipino classic. It’s a no-churn ice cream that’s rippled with fudgy, vibrant purple swirls made…

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  • Salted Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Dip

    Salted Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Dip

    If you need a last minute dessert recipe that is sure to be a hit this Salted Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Dip is it! Caramels marshmallow fluff cream cheese…

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  • Blackberry Shortcake

    Blackberry Shortcake

    This blackberry shortcake dough contains hard-boiled egg yolks—an old trick for making a rich and tender biscuit. (See the note at the bottom of the recipe for my…

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  • Espresso Caramel Bars

    Espresso Caramel Bars

    These addicting confections are reminiscent of candy bars – only a lot tastier. Ingredients Vegetable cooking spray 12 whole (6 ounces cinnamon graham crackers, crumbled, or 2 cups cinnamon graham cracker…

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