Traditional yeast-raised kolachy with a homemade apricot or prune puree filling. The lemon-scented dough rises light and pillowy around a sweet cinnamon-spiced center.
Port wine blueberry cake reduces ruby port into a syrupy concentrate, then folds it into a low-fat buttermilk cake studded with fresh berries. A sophisticated grown-up dessert.
Middle Eastern lamb and bulgur pilaf with chickpeas, whole pearl onions, butter, and cinnamon. One-skillet comfort food served with cool yogurt on the side.
Cran-apple pie with sliced apples, tart cranberries, and a brown sugar filling thickened on the stovetop, topped with chopped pecans. A bright single-crust holiday pie balancing sweet and tart.
Baked winter squash and fruit roasts butternut, yam, apple, pear, and banana with cider and warm spices. A naturally sweet, oil-free Thanksgiving side dish.
Baked apples filled with brown sugar, raisins, cinnamon, and nutmeg, served with a simple maple yogurt sauce. Use firm tart varieties like Ida Red or Northern Spy for the best results.
Fruit tortilla pizza with a blended ricotta-cottage cheese spread, mixed berries, brown sugar, and cinnamon on crispy flour tortillas. A light, low-fat dessert ready in 20 minutes.
Fave dolci, Italian almond cookies shaped like fava beans with ground almonds, orange flower water, lemon zest, and cinnamon. A traditional Southern Italian sweet.
Low-fat apple oat muffins made with prune puree instead of butter, maple syrup, and egg whites. Moist, tender, and packed with oats and chopped apples.
Apple pie streusel folds chopped apples into a sour cream custard inside a single crust, then crowns it with a buttery cinnamon streusel topping. The Pennsylvania Dutch sour cream apple pie.
Grasshopper cheesecake with creme de menthe and creme de cacao on a chocolate cookie crumb crust. A mint-chocolate cocktail-inspired cheesecake with sour cream and grated chocolate.
Southern blackberry jam cake with allspice, cinnamon, raisins, and chopped nuts in a buttermilk batter, frosted with cooked caramel icing and pecan halves. A three-layer heritage cake.
Monkey bread made with canned buttermilk biscuits tossed in cinnamon sugar and baked in a Bundt pan with a buttery cinnamon glaze. An easy pull-apart treat in about an hour.
Monkey bread made with canned buttermilk biscuits tossed in cinnamon sugar and baked in a Bundt pan with a buttery cinnamon glaze. An easy pull-apart treat in about an hour.
Old-fashioned nut-free fruitcake with candied cherries, pineapple, grape jelly, and warm spices. Baked low and slow in three pans. Safe for nut allergies.
Oatmeal pumpkin cookies fold pumpkin puree, rolled oats, chocolate chips, raisins, and nuts into a cinnamon-spiced dough. Drizzle with lemon glaze or top with chocolate candies. Makes 96.