2,089 desert recipes

Lemon poppy seed pound cake with buttermilk crumb and fresh lemon zest, finished with tangy lemon glaze. Tender Bundt or loaf for tea and brunch.

Chocolate ice cream blends melted unsweetened chocolate with cocoa powder, milk, eggs, sugar, and heavy cream for double-chocolate scoops. Custard-free Philadelphia-style at home.

Almond Brownies: deeply fudgy brownies built on melted chocolate chips with almonds for crunch. Two chocolate hits (melted in batter, folded in whole) for fudgy depth and nutty contrast.

Moravian white Christmas cookies are rich, butter-and-cream rolled cookies cut into fancy shapes. Pennsylvania-Dutch tradition with a crisp snap and tender middle.

Old-world apple strudel with dough stretched by hand until paper-thin, wrapped around cinnamon-spiced MacIntosh apples. The real from-scratch method, no phyllo, with bread crumbs to keep it crisp.

Frosted fudge brownies built with unsweetened chocolate, butter, and toasted walnuts, then crowned with a stovetop boiled fudge frosting. Dense, fudgy, and unapologetically rich.

Vegan pumpkin pie made with silken tofu instead of eggs and cream, sweetened with date sugar and molasses. Silky custard texture with classic Thanksgiving spice.

Classic peanut butter cookies with crackly criss-cross tops, crisp edges and a soft chewy middle. A chilled dough builds deeper flavor and prevents spread.

Six-ingredient pumpkin bundt cake from yellow cake mix, eggs, oil, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and nuts. The shortcut autumn bake for potlucks and last-minute hospitality.

Czech Christmas cookies rolled paper-thin, packed with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, allspice, and nutmeg, sweetened with molasses and brown sugar. Crisp, spicy, and not too sweet.

Gingerbread men cookies with deep molasses, warm ginger and cinnamon, and currant eyes. The classic Christmas cutout cookie with a soft chewy center perfect for kids' decorating projects.

James Beard's brownies sweetened with maple syrup instead of granulated sugar. Just seven ingredients, one bowl, ready in 40 minutes. No butter or oil added.

Chocolate syrup nut brownies built with bottled chocolate syrup, butter, eggs, and chopped nuts. A pantry-staple brownie with a cakey crumb, finished with a dusting of powdered sugar.

Cakey gingerbread squares with molasses, fresh orange zest, and warm holiday spices. Tender old-fashioned gingerbread, dusted with powdered sugar for a snowy finish.

Easy mango sorbet from just three ingredients, ripe mango pureed with a light sugar syrup and frozen, no ice cream maker needed. Pure tropical fruit, naturally dairy-free and refreshingly cold.

Pumpkin pie sweetened with honey and molasses, lightened with whipped cream folded into the custard, in a buttery short pastry crust. A holiday classic with a silkier-than-usual filling.