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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

  • Chocolate Pecan Bars

    1¼ cups flour ¼ cup granulated sugar ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ cup margarine; room temp 1 cup pecan pieces ¼ cup margarine 1…

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  • Cocoa Pecan Crescents

    1 cup unsalted butter or margarine; softened ⅔ cups granulated sugar 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract 1¾ cups all-purpose flour ⅓ cup Hershey’s Cocoa ⅛ teaspoon sea salt 1½…

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  • Date-Pecan Honey Bars

    1 recipe Oatmeal Crust ¾ cups honey ¾ cups apple jelly ¼ cup unsalted butter ¼ cup packed brown sugar ¼ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking powder…

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  • Finnish Pecan Balls

    1 cup unsalted butter 4 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 cups pastry flour 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups pecan pieces Preheat oven to 300ºF. Cream butter, add sugar gradually…

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  • Georgia Pecan Pie Bars

    1½ cups flour 2 tablespoons brown sugar; firmly packed ½ cup unsalted butter; softened ½ cup 2½ cup pecan pieces Preheat oven to 350ºF. In a small bowl…

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  • Keebler Pecan Sandies

    1½ cups vegetable shortening ¾ cups granulated sugar 1½ teaspoons sea salt 2 eggs 4 cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon baking soda 2 tablespoons water 1 cup pecan…

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  • Mrs Fields Maple Pecan Butterballs

    1¼ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon ¾ cup pecan pieces; finely ground in food processor or blender ½ cup unsalted butter; softened ⅔ cups…

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  • Orange Pecan Cookies

    1 cup unsalted butter 1 tablespoon grated orange rind ½ cup brown sugar; firmly packed 2¾ cups flour ½ cup granulated sugar ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1 egg…

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  • Pecan and Chocolate Treat

    1 cup flour 2 tablespoons brown sugar; firmly packed ½ cup unsalted butter or margarine; soften 1 cup Heath Brickle Bits 2 eggs ¾ cups brown sugar; firmly…

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  • Pecan Cheesecake Squares

    1 cup all-purpose flour ⅓ cup unsalted butter or margarine; softened ¼ cup brown sugar; firmly packed 8 ounces cream cheese; softened ⅓ cup brown sugar; firmly packed…

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