1,659 desert recipes

No-bake date nut logs rolled in flaked coconut with crisp rice cereal and pecans. A retro Southern candy that cooks in one saucepan and shapes in minutes.

Cream cheese and cottage cheese cheesecake on a pecan graham cracker crust, topped with a homemade blueberry glaze. Slow-cooled in the oven for a crack-free finish.

Lemon cats' paw cookies piped from almond dough with lemon zest and vanilla, sandwiched and dipped in dark chocolate. An elegant bakery-style cookie worth the effort.

Moist banana cake made with ripe mashed bananas, buttermilk, and chopped walnuts, finished with buttercream frosting. The best use for those overripe bananas on your counter.

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Chocolate cookies shaped like pine cones with melted chocolate and overlapping toasted almond slices. A show-stopping holiday cookie project that looks like woodland art.

Homemade rugelach filled with ground walnuts, raisins, cinnamon, and sugar, rolled into crescent shapes from a buttery honey-enriched dough. A classic Jewish bakery cookie.

Whole wheat funnel cakes sweetened with honey and fried in a cast-iron skillet. Spiral the batter by hand for that authentic fair-style crunch at home.

Zebra bars layer chocolate and vanilla batter in a 13x9 pan, topped with chocolate chips and walnuts. Two-toned cookie bars from one butter-brown sugar dough.

Spiced applesauce ring cake with oats, dark and golden raisins, and chopped nuts. Warm cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in a moist, old-fashioned baked ring mold dessert.

I was looking for a recipe that transported well.The kids love these easy to make bars. They are great to take to the park,on a picnic or on a hike.I wrap them individually in plastic wrap and they are just great!

Cape Cod cranberry-blueberry crisp with maple syrup, oat-almond topping, and whole wheat flour. A naturally sweetened, butter-free fruit dessert bursting with tart berry flavor.

Butter-toasted pecans coated in melted chocolate candy coating and dropped into crunchy clusters. Just 3 ingredients, 3 dozen pieces, and pure holiday candy tray gold.

Tart Granny Smith apples and whole cranberries under a buttery oat-brown sugar crumble topping. Baked low and slow until bubbling and golden, this cranberry apple pie is fall on a plate.

Traditional Sicilian fig cookies stuffed with ground figs, dates, raisins, walnuts, and orange, then iced and topped with colored sugar. Makes 10 dozen for the holiday cookie tray.

Wholesome sweet potato cookies made with whole-wheat flour, oats, coconut, wheat germ, and chopped nuts, sweetened with honey and brown sugar. Soft, chewy, and spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Makes 4 dozen.