10,000 desert recipes

Flourless-style chocolate almond cake made with toasted ground almonds, melted dark chocolate, and just a quarter cup of flour. Light, fudgy, and lifted by whipped egg whites for a fallen souffle texture.

Sweet corn syrup custard studded with flaked coconut, baked in a flaky pie shell. Simple Southern dessert with vanilla and almond.

Diabetic-friendly pineapple bundt cake: sugar-substitute cake with chunks of unsweetened pineapple and a juice soak. Low-sugar dessert for diabetic meal plans without losing flavor.

Three-layer old-fashioned chocolate cake with cocoa frosting and chocolate chips baked into every layer. No eggs, no butter in the cake, just deep cocoa flavor and a tender crumb.

Nonfat cheesecake fruit pie with a crisp corn flake crust, fluffy marshmallow-and-cream-cheese filling, and a swirl of fruit cocktail. Light, no-bake-style cheesecake with serious retro charm.

Ultra chocolate cheesecake with cocoa in both the mocha cookie crust and the creamy sour cream filling. Double the chocolate, intensely rich, and baked until silky smooth for serious chocolate lovers.

This recipe, though fussy to make, is attractive and tasty. Cheryl Kaufenberg of Darien said it came from a very old Better Homes & Gardens magazine

Rich chocolate cake made with melted unsweetened chocolate, sour cream, brown sugar, and boiling water. Deeply fudgy, tender, and best served with whipped cream.

Marbled chocolate cheesecake squares on a fudge cake crust, topped with glossy cherry pie filling. A semi-homemade shortcut that makes 48 rich, creamy bars from one box of fudge marble cake mix.

Finnish blueberry yogurt pie (mustikkapiirakka) with a press-in butter shortbread crust and a tangy lemon-vanilla custard. Fresh blueberries bake right into the filling for the iconic dessert of every Finnish summer.

Biscotti di Prato (cantucci) with whole roasted almonds and ground almond flour for that authentic Tuscan crunch. The classic twice-baked Italian cookie meant for dunking in vin santo or coffee.

Cranberry walnut tart layers a flaky blind-baked crust with a brown sugar and corn syrup custard studded with tart cranberries and toasted walnuts. The holiday pie's more sophisticated cousin.

No-bake peanut butter rocky road bars made in the microwave with chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, peanut butter, marshmallows, and salted peanuts. Ready in 10 minutes, chilled in 1 hour.

Homemade German-style mustard with whole mustard seeds, cider vinegar, cinnamon, allspice, and honey. Bold, grainy, and fiery. Keeps in the fridge for months. Gift-jar worthy.

Cake mix cookies with just 3 ingredients: boxed cake mix, eggs, and oil. Soft, chewy, and ready in 30 minutes. Add raisins, nuts, or coconut for extra texture.

Two-egg layer cake with seven-minute frosting: a classic butter-and-milk yellow cake paired with the legendary cloud-like boiled egg-white frosting. Retro Americana baking at its finest.