Recipes with vanilla bean

Orange pistachio Bundt cake made with yellow cake mix, pistachio pudding, and orange juice, marbled with chocolate syrup and topped with a cocoa glaze. A stunning retro dessert.

Peanut butter bon bons: soft, chewy peanut butter cookie balls coated in melted milk chocolate. A chocolate-peanut butter treat that looks fancy but uses simple pantry ingredients.

Creamy maple-sweetened sweet potato casserole topped with a crunchy brown sugar and pecan streusel. The Thanksgiving side dish that steals the show from the turkey every year.

Apple, cheddar and walnuts make this buttery bread super moist, cheesy and heavenly delicious.

Peanut butter snack loaf made with Bisquick for a dense, nutty quick bread with no yeast or rising time. Five simple pantry ingredients and one bowl, baked in under an hour.

So very rich, so very wonderful. The candied cherries and raisins are sure to make you hungry for more.

Flaky pastry turnovers filled with cinnamon apples and served with silky vanilla custard sauce for an elegant British-inspired dessert.

Alice's chocolate cake bakes a moist two-layer cocoa cake using boiling water for extra-deep chocolate flavor, then frosts with a from-scratch buttery cocoa-powdered sugar icing. The reliable birthday cake home bakers swear by.

No-bake marshmallow chip clusters bind peanuts, raisins, pretzels, and chocolate chips with melted marshmallow into sweet-salty haystacks. Stovetop dessert ready in under 90 minutes.

Old-fashioned brown sugar and butter fudge loaded with pecans. Cooked to soft-ball stage on the stovetop, this Southern-style fudge keeps for weeks in the fridge.

A decadent and delicious cake that will have you going bananas after every bite!

After one slice, you will be searching for treasure and what makes this cake so scrumptious!

Five-ingredient Southern pecan dainties with brown sugar, egg whites, and vanilla. Crispy, chewy, flourless pecan cookies baked low and slow. Makes six dozen from one batch.

Cottage cheese pie is an old-fashioned custard pie with a tangy curd filling lightened by beaten egg whites and warmed with vanilla. A simple, frugal dessert with a creamy texture between cheesecake and custard.

Elegant almond paste cookies piped into logs, baked until golden, then dipped in chocolate and chopped almonds. Bakery-style treats perfect for gift-giving.

Crispy phyllo tart shells filled with homemade creme fraiche and topped with fresh mixed berries on a raspberry coulis. An elegant French-inspired dessert with shatteringly flaky pastry and tangy cream.

Banana split bread for the bread machine packs sliced banana, strawberries, crushed pineapple, walnuts, chocolate chips, and maraschino cherries into one yeast loaf. Soda fountain in bread form.

Reese's peanut butter cup cheesecake on a chocolate cookie crust with chunks of candy folded into the filling and a sour cream topping. Make-ahead dessert for any crowd.

A scrumptious cake made with raisins, glaced cherries and dark rum which makes it a popular Christmas favorite in the Caribbean.

Chocolate amaretto cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust and a lightened filling that blends cream cheese with cottage cheese, cocoa, almond liqueur and chocolate morsels. A small 7-inch springform pan dessert.

A shortcut to New Orleans-style beignets using hot roll mix, sugar, and vanilla. Cut into squares, fried golden, and showered in powdered sugar. Makes 2 dozen.

A lighter marble cheesecake baked right in a pie pan with nonfat cream cheese and a chocolate wafer crust. Swirls of vanilla and chocolate in every creamy, guilt-free slice.

Bourbon eggnog pie: chiffon-style holiday dessert with custard spiked with bourbon and brandy, lifted with whipped egg whites and folded with whipped cream. Topped with more whipped cream and grated nutmeg.

Mix this vanilla crazy cake right in the baking pan with no butter, no mixer, and minimal cleanup. Pecans add crunch and swirled chocolate chips on top finish it off.

Moist quick bread made with Amish Friendship starter, fresh apples, and nuts, spiced with cinnamon. Makes two loaves perfect for gifting or freezing.

Custard-rich bread pudding made with egg bread, vanilla, and warm nutmeg. Customize it with jam swirls, cherries, raisins, or a sprinkle of coconut and cinnamon.

Old-fashioned cottage cheese custard pie with a cloud-light texture from folded egg whites. Sieved cottage cheese, vanilla, and milk bake into a silky, sweet filling.

This classic tres leches cake soaks a fluffy egg-separated sponge in three rich milks, then gets crowned with billowy vanilla meringue. A beloved Latin American dessert that melts on the tongue.

Three-layer no-bake bars with a crunchy peanut butter cereal base, creamy vanilla buttercream filling, and a glossy chocolate topping. Like a homemade peanut butter cup in bar form, ready without turning on the oven.

A cream cheese coconut Bundt cake made with Bisquick baking mix, six eggs, and flaked coconut, dusted with powdered sugar. Dense, moist, and stunning with zero frosting fuss. Includes high altitude adjustments.

An Italian chocolate hazelnut cake from Turin with homemade gianduja paste, whipped chocolate cream filling, apricot jam, and a brandy-liqueur soak. A show-stopping patisserie-level dessert.

A marbled banana Bundt cake with swirls of chocolate fudge rippled through a moist banana batter, finished with a cocoa drizzle. Lighter than it looks, made with skim milk and just 1/4 cup oil.

Silky tofu blended with brown sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice, poured into a graham cracker crust and baked until set. A no-fuss vegan cheesecake that's creamy, lightly sweet, and ready in one hour with zero dairy.

These sweet treats are easy to make, and they taste amazingly rich, chocolaty, and delicious!

Glossy dark chocolate glaze with melted chocolate, butter, and corn syrup. Pours smooth over cake layers and sets with a mirror-like sheen. Press chopped nuts into the sides for a bakery finish.

A simple cake adorned with a rich caramel frosting and sprinkled with crunchy chopped pecans is a comforting dessert that combines the satisfying sweetness of caramel with the delightful texture of pecans. This inviting treat is perfect for sharing with friends and family, or simply indulging in a moment of pure confectionary bliss.

Lithuanian strawberry torte layers three light butter cake rounds with whipped cream, currant jelly, strawberry preserves, and pecans. Eastern European holiday celebration cake.

Anise holiday spice cookies with anise, lemon, and vanilla extracts plus a peppery warm spice blend of nutmeg, cloves, and mace. The grown-up Christmas cookie that tastes like a German bakery in December.

Japanese Fruit Pie is a Southern American chess-style pie filled with dates, coconut, and nuts in a sweet egg custard. Mix, pour, bake. Despite the name, it's pure Southern comfort.

Soft buttermilk drop cookies with a sweet date-pecan filling hidden inside. Spiced with cinnamon and baked golden, this big-batch recipe yields up to 6 dozen.

Three-layer Kona coffee torte with ground walnuts in the batter, orange-mocha buttercream filling, and mocha frosting. A Hawaiian-inspired cake where coffee, chocolate, and citrus meet.

Maple syrup mousse with whipped egg whites and cream folded into a gelatin-set maple custard base. An airy, elegant no-bake dessert garnished with gingersnap crumbs.

Spiced gingerbread dough shaped into edible bowls over an ovenproof glass mold, with star cutouts around the rim. Use leftover dough for classic Christmas gingerbread cookies.

Classic Canadian butter tart filling baked as a full pie with brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and currants. Gooey, caramel-sweet center with a just-set custard texture. So good, eh?

Garlic chocolate chip cookies with blanched garlic cloves soaked in maple syrup, mixed into a buttery dough with brown sugar, nuts, and chocolate chips.

Bulls eye cheesecake layers vanilla and mocha batters poured one into the center of the next, baking up into striking concentric rings. A water-bath-baked, crustless cheesecake that wows when you slice it.

Double-baked chocolate rusks (biscotti-style) with mini chocolate chips, cocoa, and melted unsweetened chocolate. Crispy, intensely chocolatey Italian-style cookies.

From-scratch bundt cake with brown sugar and chocolate chips baked inside, topped with a glossy chocolate glaze. One bowl, five minutes of prep, and it serves 20. The kind of cake that disappears at potlucks before you set the knife down.