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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

  • Marshmallow Pudding

    Inspired by Japanese-style chilled milk pudding, this gentle custard combines milk, eggs, and melted marshmallows for a sweet, creamy dessert. A simple caramel sauce adds a pleasant bittersweet…

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  • Easy Homemade Blizzard

    Easy Homemade Blizzard

    Blizzards from Dairy Queen are thick blended ice cream treats filled with your choice of mix-ins, such as cookies or candy. Luckily, you can make this cold treat…

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  • Mandarin Orange Ambrosia Salad

    Mandarin Orange Ambrosia Salad

    Ingredients 1 8-ounce tub cool whip, regular or lite (thawed) 1/4 cup milk 1/2 cup sour cream 1 (3.4 ounce) instant vanilla pudding mix (goes in the salad…

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  • Watermelon Basil Sorbert

    Grab a spoon and beat the heat with healthy watermelon basil sorbet! Featuring the goodness of juicy watermelons, this all-natural homemade sorbet is the answer to all your…

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  • Pie Dough Roses

    Cut rolled pie dough into circles (LOTS of circles). You place four circles in a row on your work surface, with each circle slightly overlapping. The circles are…

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  • Cheesecake Egg Rolls

    Cheesecake Egg Rolls

    Ingredients For the Sauce 2 cups chopped strawberries 2 Tablespoons water 2 Tablespoons sugar For the Eggrolls 2 (8-oz.) bars cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup…

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  • 20 Minute Snowflake Cream Puffs

    These 20 minute cream puffs taste better than the fancy bake shop versions. If you love those cream horns, your will love these snowflake cream puffs because they…

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  • Apple Pie Tacos

    Sweeten up your taco game with this pie-inspired dessert made dressed up with apples, cinnamon-sugar, and caramel sauce. Ingredients 1 cup granulated sugar 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon or apple pie…

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  • Salted Caramel Frosting

      Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick or 115g) unsalted butter 1 cup (200g) packed light or dark brown sugar (I prefer dark) 5 – 6 Tablespoons heavy cream,…

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  • Cake Mix Hack: Easy Ways to Improve Boxed Cake Mix

    Cake Mix Hack: Easy Ways to Improve Boxed Cake Mix

    Simple swaps with milk, butter, an extra egg, and vanilla can give boxed cake mix richer flavor. Learn how to adapt the package directions for better results.

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