3,487 desert recipes

Light sponge cupcakes filled with vanilla buttercream piped right into the center. A whipped-egg batter bakes airy and tender, then a hidden swirl of pink buttercream makes every bite a surprise.

Open face apple tart with overlapping Golden Delicious slices, apricot glaze, and a buttery pastry shell. The classic French tarte aux pommes done simply at home.

Fresh strawberry mousse with pureed strawberries, whipped cream, framboise, and a ribbon-stage egg base. A light, elegant French-style molded dessert.

A friend gave me this recipe, it's a layer cake, cake + blueberry + sour cream. This dessert is a huge hit every time I make it.

A light, chilled papaya milk pudding, a silky gelatin-set custard folded with whipped egg whites and fresh papaya puree. Tropical, airy, and turned out of the mold for a cool, refreshing dessert.

Classic jam filled cookies perfect for Christmas. Fillings can range from various jams to hazelnut spreads only limited by your imagination.

Dairy-free strawberry sherbet with bright lemon and orange juice in a smooth cooked sugar syrup base. Italian-style frozen dessert with intense fresh berry flavor and a scoopable texture.

Lemon verbena ice cream steeps fresh herb leaves into a rich egg-yolk custard base for a smooth, floral-citrus frozen treat. An elegant homemade custard ice cream that tastes like the herb garden in summer.

Cocoa brownies crowned with a glossy fudge ganache made from chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Two-layer chocolate dessert that yields 40 squares for crowds and bake sales.

Classic Viennese Christmas cookie. Soft and buttery with a dusting of snowy sugar.

These cookies are buttery and delicious. By dipping them into melted chocolate gives them another chocolaty layer that make these cookies taste even better. Great treats at your Christmas party.

Classic four-ingredient flaky pie dough with shortening and ice water. Makes two 9-inch crusts for double-crust pies, lattice tops, or freezer-stash backup. The base every home baker needs.

Magic marshmallow crescent puffs wrap cinnamon-sugar marshmallows in flaky crescent dough, baked until golden and hollow inside. The marshmallow disappears, leaving a sweet glazed surprise.

Watermelon sorbet with pureed fresh watermelon, lemon juice, and a corn syrup simple syrup for the smoothest, scoopable texture. The summer freezer dessert that captures peak melon flavor.

Hershey's chocolate brownies bake a one-bowl cocoa batter with corn oil and egg substitute for a lower-cholesterol take on the classic. Fudgy centers, crackly top, dusted with powdered sugar.

Light chocolate brownies made with cocoa powder, egg substitute and a corn oil spread instead of butter, so they bake up fudgy and cholesterol-free. A one-saucepan brownie, dusted with powdered sugar.