3,460 dessert recipes

Chocolate peanut butter fondue with semi-sweet chocolate and creamy peanut butter, served with fresh fruit, cake cubes, and marshmallows for dipping. Ready in 20 minutes.

Mom's small-batch pecan pralines with brown sugar, Karo corn syrup, evaporated milk, and pecan halves. Cooked to soft-ball stage and dropped on wax paper for classic Southern candy.

Jewish rugelach with a flaky cottage cheese dough, apricot jam, cinnamon-sugar, walnuts, and currants rolled into golden crescents. A holiday cookie jar essential for Hanukkah or Christmas.

Chewy chocolate oat cookies loaded with pecans, marshmallows, and a hint of almond. Makes 4 dozen bite-sized munchies with crispy edges and gooey centers.

Light-as-air vintage pie with sweetened applesauce folded into stiffly beaten egg whites, baked until the filling puffs golden and sets into soft clouds.

Silky Chinese almond pudding made with rice flour, almond powder, and sliced dates. Served warm with a melted ice cream consistency, this elegant dessert comes together in 30 minutes.

A light, airy strawberry souffle made with whipped egg whites and fresh berry puree, drizzled with a warm strawberry-orange sauce. Elegant, low-calorie, and stunning.

Luxurious pearl tapioca pudding made with a full quart of cream, brown sugar, and Madagascar bourbon vanilla. A make-ahead dessert that serves a crowd.

A silky, no-bake blueberry mousse sweetened with real maple syrup. Just 4 ingredients and no gelatin needed for this elegant, airy dessert that serves 8.

Layered oatmeal bars with a brown sugar oat crust, chopped peanuts, semisweet chocolate, and caramel ice cream topping drizzled through the middle. Chewy, crunchy, and irresistible.

Macedoine of fresh fruit marinated in rum and orange juice with oranges, apples, pears, bananas, raspberries, and walnuts. An elegant French fruit dessert.

Buttermilk lemon pudding cake separates as it bakes into two layers: an airy sponge on top and a tangy lemon custard pooled underneath. Tart, light, and self-saucing, baked in individual ramekins in a water bath.

Frozen pumpkin mousse: a make-ahead Thanksgiving dessert with Italian meringue, spiced pumpkin, rum, and whipped cream. Chilled in a soufflé dish and served with gingersnaps.

From-scratch blueberry pie with toasted walnuts in the filling, a buttery sweet pastry crust, and a cinnamon-walnut crumb topping. Lemon zest brightens every bite of this three-component pie that's worth the extra effort.

Silky chocolate mousse made with unsweetened chocolate, gelatin, and whipped cream, chilled until fluffy and served with almonds.

Jumbles are old-fashioned filled sandwich cookies, two rolled rounds enclosing a smear of grape jelly with three peek-a-boo windows cut into the top. Vintage pantry treat.