10,000 desert recipes

Apple cake in a jar baked right in pint canning jars and self-sealed for gifting. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, packed with grated [apples](/recipes/apples) and chopped nuts. A classic Christmas-gift cake.

Chocolate cream pie cooks a silky cocoa-egg yolk custard on the stove, pours it into a baked shell, and crowns it with billowy meringue. Old-school Southern dessert classic.

Three fluffy vanilla layers meet brown-sugar caramel frosting that's silky, not fussy: simple counting-cake proportions topped with butter-toffee sweetness that'll make you swoon.

Chewy date and nut bar cookies with a crisp edge, baked thin on a sheet pan and dusted with powdered sugar. Simple, old-fashioned, and only 6 ingredients.

Cookie ice cream sandwiches made with slice-and-bake chocolate chip cookies and vanilla ice cream. A two-ingredient frozen treat kids can help assemble in 20 minutes.

Meringue-based granola cookies made with whipped egg whites, brown sugar, and folded-in granola. Light, crispy, and low-fat with no butter or flour needed.

Mixed berry tiramisu with mascarpone, ladyfingers soaked in raspberry liqueur syrup, and layered berry jam with fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. Coffee-free summer tiramisu.

Lemon-lime cookies with fresh citrus zest and juice, egg yolks, and butter, pressed thin and baked until crisp with a generous sugar sprinkle. Make-ahead dough keeps up to a month frozen.

Crispy baked Cornflake Cookies with buttery pecans and vanilla. These crumbly drop cookies bake golden in 12-15 minutes for quick homemade treats.

Blueberry and Lemon Bread-And-Butter Pudding recipe

Homemade vanilla wafer cookies bake up crisp, golden and buttery with a full tablespoon of vanilla in every batch. The pantry essential for banana pudding and trifles.

Frangelico chocolate cake with coffee-spiked cocoa frosting. Hazelnut liqueur and strong coffee deepen the chocolate flavor in this rich, two-layer celebration cake.

Pumpkin torte: a layered fall dessert with graham cracker crust, baked cream cheese center, and a light gelatin-set spiced pumpkin chiffon top. The Thanksgiving alternative to pumpkin pie that feeds a crowd.

Brownie refrigerator cake layers a fudgy brownie base with sweet cream cheese, chocolate-vanilla pudding, and billows of whipped topping, all finished with chocolate. A make-ahead, chilled layered dessert that's pure indulgence.

Low-calorie lemon Bavarian mousse made with no added sugar, using apple juice concentrate, pineapple juice, and whipped evaporated skim milk for a light, airy gelatin dessert.

Mango-coconut pie layers a graham cracker and toasted coconut crust with a vanilla bean coconut custard, diced fresh mango, and whipped cream. A bright mango coulis poured over each slice doubles down on the fruit.