10,000 desert recipes

A three-layer Southern cake with grated sweet potatoes, warm spices, and chopped nuts, finished with a rich coconut frosting. The surprise? Nobody guesses it's sweet potato.

Loaded trail mix cookies with M&M's, peanut butter, peanuts, raisins, oats, oat bran, and wheat germ. Chewy, crunchy, and packed with something in every bite.

Peanut butter sandwich cookies filled with grape jelly. The classic PB&J turned into a soft, brown-sugar peanut butter cookie hugging a sweet jelly center. Lunchbox nostalgia in cookie form.

A decadent cake that is buttery, moist, rich and delicious.

Dense apricot bars sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with dried apricots, walnuts, and cashews. No eggs, no butter, finished with powdered sugar icing and optional chocolate drizzle.

Famous Bundt rum cake made with yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding, and dark rum in both the batter and a buttery rum glaze. A boozy, moist party cake with chopped pecans.

Delicate crepes spread with strawberry jam and rolled around vanilla whipped cream folded with sliced fresh strawberries. A French-inspired dessert that's on the table in 20 minutes.

Jelly bean confetti cake with cream cheese, butter, and miniature jelly beans baked in a fluted Bundt pan. A colorful, fun celebration cake dusted with powdered sugar.

Much lighter than regular cookies, but still tasted great. These macaroons were not as sweet, which is what I prefer. If you are looking for a gluten-free cookie recipe that doesn't sacrifice yumminess, this recipe fits the standard.

Apple cobbler cake: a dense, oil-based bundt cake loaded with chopped apples and toasted pecans. Moist, fruit-heavy and fall-friendly. The kind of cake that lives on the kitchen counter.

Sweet potato pecan pie: a layer of spiced sweet potato custard topped with classic pecan filling, served with a bourbon-spiked vanilla cream sauce. The ultimate Southern Thanksgiving pie.

Lotsa chocolate cake is the classic doctored-cake-mix bundt with devils food mix, instant fudge pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips. Dense, moist, foolproof.

Sour cream bundt cake with a hidden layer of cinnamon, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. Made with whole wheat flour for a heartier crumb. Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm for brunch.

Taffy-apple cheesecake pie with caramelized apples, melted caramels, cream cheese filling, and a pecan-chocolate chip crumble. A fall dessert that combines caramel apples and cheesecake in every bite.

Iced maple cream parfait with fresh summer berries in warm raspberry jam. A silky no-churn frozen sabayon made with pure maple syrup, served over a juicy berry base.

Magic cookie bars layered with graham cracker crumbs, walnuts, chocolate chips, flaked coconut, and sweetened condensed milk. Six ingredients, no mixing, and no special skills for a gooey, chewy bar cookie.