839 desert recipes

Easy chocolate fudge with sweetened condensed milk, no candy thermometer needed and no boiling sugar to watch. Five ingredients, one double boiler, ready to chill in 10 minutes.

Classic ginger snap cookies with molasses, cinnamon, and cloves. Crispy edges with signature crinkled tops. Big batch recipe makes about 10 dozen small cookies.

Red and white peppermint cake made with white cake mix and crushed candy canes, topped with vanilla frosting and more peppermint. A festive holiday cake with cool minty crunch.

Layered toffee cake with angel food cake split into three layers, filled and frosted with caramel whipped cream, and covered in crushed Heath bars. No baking required.

Light-as-air meringue kisses and edible shells made from egg whites, powdered sugar, and almond extract. Fill the shells with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

Mango yogurt parfait layered with fresh mango cubes and vanilla lowfat yogurt, topped with mint. A two-ingredient no-cook dessert or breakfast ready in under 5 minutes.

Old-fashioned sour cream cookies with nutmeg, rolled and cut into rounds with a sugar-sprinkled top. Soft, tender, and lightly spiced with a big-batch yield of 60 cookies.

Soft pumpkin walnut cookies topped with maple frosting. Made with real pumpkin puree, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and crunchy walnuts for a cakey fall cookie.

Thick, peppery cream gravy made from a butter or bacon fat roux, milk, and freshly cracked black pepper. Ready in 20 minutes and just right for smothering biscuits, fried chicken, or country-fried steak.

Rhubarb pie sweetened with light brown sugar instead of white, with thin lemon slices layered between the rhubarb for bright citrus contrast. A lattice-topped pie that's tart, caramelly, and old-fashioned.

Petite cheesecakes baked in mini muffin tins with a vanilla wafer base and cherry pie filling on top. Bite-sized, freezer-friendly, and perfect for parties and potlucks.

Chocolate orange truffles with semi-sweet chocolate, Cointreau, orange marmalade, and chopped almonds. A no-bake French-style candy rolled by hand, ideal for holiday gift boxes.

Lemon buttermilk pie is a silky Southern custard pie, tangy with buttermilk and fresh lemon, baked low and slow in a blind-baked crust until just set. Chill it cold for a clean, creamy slice.

Airy, melt-on-your-tongue meringue cookies scented with orange oil and fresh zest. Just 4 ingredients, virtually zero calories, and ready in 30 minutes. These diabetic-friendly treats dissolve like cotton candy.

Sugarplum cookies with dried or candied fruit hidden inside each ball of vanilla sugar cookie dough. Topped with creamy frosting and colored sugar for Christmas cookie trays.

Orange tapioca pudding made with skim milk, orange juice, and diced oranges. A light, low-calorie custard-style dessert with citrus flavor and tapioca pearl texture.