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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

  • Graham Cracker Torte

    ½ cup butter; softened 1½ cups granulated sugar 5 egg yolks 36 cinnamon graham crackers squares; crushed (about 2¾ cups) 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder…

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  • Kentucky Pecan Cake

    2½ cups self rising flour 2 cups granulated sugar 1½ cups vegetable oil 1 cup applesauce 2½ tablespoons ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons hot water 4 egg yolks 1…

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  • Maple Pecan Cake

    ¾ cups maple syrup ¼ cup unsalted butter ¼ cup brown sugar; firmly packed Pinch ground mace 1¾ cups pecan pieces 2½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking…

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  • Pecan Pound Cake

    1 cup unsalted butter or margarine; softened 2 cups granulated sugar 6 eggs; separated 3 cups cake flour ¼ teaspoon soda 1 cup plain yogurt or sour cream…

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  • Sour Cream Breakfast Cake

    2 cups flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 sticks unsalted butter; room temperature 1½ cups granulated sugar 1½ cups…

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  • Apple-Pecan Upside-Down Pie

    1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 1 9-inch pastry crust; unbaked ¼ cup brown sugar; firmly packed 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; melted ½ cup pecan pieces 4 cups pared…

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  • Canadian Maple Pecan Pie

    1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 3 eggs 1½ cups pecan halves 1 cup maple syrup ¼ cup unsalted butter or margarine 1 cup whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla…

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  • Chocolate Pecan Fudge Pie

    1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 1 cup Chipits Semi-Sweet Chocolate-Chips, melted ⅔ cups corn syrup ⅓ cup granulated sugar 3 eggs, slightly beaten ¾ cups pecan halves; chopped…

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  • Clifton Mill’s Chocolate Pecan Pie

    1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate ¼ cup unsalted butter; melted 3 eggs ¾ cups granulated sugar 1 cup dark corn syrup ½ tablespoon vanilla1…

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  • East Texas Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

    2 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 cup sweet potato; cooked and mashed 2 egg; slightly beaten ¾ cups brown sugar; firmly packed ½ teaspoon ground ginger 1 pint whipping…

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