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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

  • Banana Butter Pecan Cookies

    1 cup unsalted butter ⅔ cups granulated sugar 1 egg ¼ cup light molasses 1 cup mashed bananas 2½ cups all-purpose flour 1½ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon…

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  • Caramel Pecan Bars

    1 cup unsalted butter ½ cup brown sugar; lightly packed 3 cups flour, all-purpose 1 large egg 1 recipe Carmel Pecan Filling Preheat oven to 350ºF. Combine butter,…

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  • Cherry Pecan Logs

    2 tablespoons evaporated milk; or more as needed ½ teaspoon rum extract 2½ cups powdered sugar ¼ cup candied cherries; chopped 1 cup pecan pieces Combine milk and…

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  • Chocolate Chip and Pecan Cookies

    2½ cups flour 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ cup granulated sugar 1 cup brown sugar; firmly packed 1 cup shortening 2 eggs 2 teaspoons…

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  • Chocolate Covered Pecan Fingers

    ¾ cups powdered sugar ⅓ cup shortening ⅓ cup margarine or unsalted butter; softened 1½ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon sea salt 2 eggs 1 cup brown sugar;…

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  • Chocolate Pecan Shortbread

    2 sticks unsalted butter ¼ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup light brown sugar; firmly packed ½ teaspoon vanilla 2 cups all-purpose flour ½ cup pecan pieces 1 recipe…

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  • Date Pecan Bars

    ¾ cups unsalted butter 1 cup light brown sugar; firmly packed 1¾ cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon sea salt 1½ cups rolled…

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  • East Texas Pecan Pie Bars

    3 cups flour ½ cup granulated sugar 1 cup unsalted butter ½ teaspoon sea salt 4 eggs 1½ cups light corn syrup 1½ cups granulated sugar 3 tablespoons…

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  • Georgia Pecan Orange Biscotti

    ¾ cups pecan pieces 1¼ cups all-purpose flour 1½ teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon sea salt ¼ cup softened unsalted butter ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar…

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  • Kahlua Pecan Pie Cookies

    1 recipe Kahlua Cookie Cups 1 recipe Kahlua Pecan Filling Tiny cookie cups filled with rich Pecan-Kahlua filling. Mixtures require refrigeration before forming cookies. Preheat oven to 350ºF.…

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