10,000 desert recipes

Soft, springy steamed cake made without an oven, a brown sugar and honey batter poured into cups and steamed into fluffy little sponges. A simple no-bake-style treat from Sri Lanka.

Simple no-bake graham cracker crust with cinnamon and nutmeg takes 15 minutes to make and works for cheesecakes, cream pies, or diabetic-friendly desserts.

Classic Christmas cut-out cookies that hold their shape, with cornstarch in the dough for a tender bite and crisp edges. Roll, cut into festive shapes, bake golden, and decorate with icing.

Honey crunch pecan pie: classic pecan pie with a bourbon-laced custard filling topped with caramelized honey-pecan brittle. Two-stage pie that turns Thanksgiving pecan into a showstopper.

Cranberry pecan pie with tart fresh cranberries balancing the rich corn syrup pecan filling, brightened by orange zest. Holiday-table dessert ready in 70 minutes.

Cupcakes are also known as fairy cakes. They are delicious. Try this recipe.

Double almond ice cream layers almond extract through a custard base and folds in butter-sugar caramelized almonds. Two hits of almond, both flavor and crunch, in a classic French-style ice cream.

Blackberry lemon ice cream made with sweetened condensed milk, half-and-half, and fresh lemon juice. No-cook five-ingredient ice cream maker recipe. Bright, tart, and creamy in equal measure.

Chocolate cheesecake with cocoa powder, Kahlua, and a chocolate wafer crust, finished with sour cream glaze. Coffee-spiked dessert for serious chocolate lovers.

Intensely fudgy brownies made with melted unsweetened chocolate, swirled with a tangy chocolate cream cheese topping and studded with toasted nuts. Dense, rich and squidgy in the middle.

Dakota Prairie pumpkin pie recipe makes three classic 9-inch pies for the holiday table. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, enriched with milk and half-and-half, and baked into a silky custard.

Orange bundt cake with fresh orange juice and zest in the batter, finished with a warm bourbon-butter-sugar glaze that soaks into the hot cake. Freezes beautifully.

Nothing can compete with a homemade ice cream, especially with all these juicy blueberries being added. A perfect treat in summer.

Chewy ginger molasses cookies with crackly, sugar-dusted tops and a warm hit of ginger and cinnamon. Brown sugar and molasses keep them soft in the center with crisp, sparkly edges.

Vegetarian mince pies with a suet-free, no-suet British mincemeat: dried fruits, ripe banana, almonds, brandy, and warm spice tucked inside flaky shortening pastry. The traditional Christmas pie, made meatless.

Buttermilk pound cake with a tender, fine crumb and tangy edge from low-fat buttermilk. A lightened butter-and-margarine pound cake recipe that bakes up golden in a bundt, tube, or loaf pan.