10,005 dessert recipes

Frozen chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust, cream cheese and melted chocolate filling, whipped cream, and stiff egg whites for a mousse-like texture.

Lemon meringue pie with a tangy, buttery curd in a flaky shell, topped with a cloud of toasted meringue. The classic Southern dessert that earns its place at every Sunday supper.

Old fashioned checkerboard cookies stack vanilla and chocolate dough cylinders into striped logs, then slice and bake for crisp shortbread cookies with a stunning chess-pattern face. A vintage tea cookie.

Peanut butter chocolate layer bars with a peanut butter Oreo crust, chopped peanuts, chocolate chips, and coconut drizzled with sweetened condensed milk.

Jeweled walnut cookie bars studded with spiced gumdrops and chopped walnuts. A chewy, colorful bar cookie with no butter or oil, baked in a square pan and cut into bars.

Orange dream cake with fresh orange and lemon juice baked into a tender crumb, topped with a coconut whipped cream frosting spiked with citrus zest. Chilled and refreshing.

Vinson's pecan pie is a classic Southern double-batch recipe with whole pecans, Karo corn syrup heated to blend smooth, eggs, and vanilla. Makes 2 pies for holiday tables.

Chocolate madeleines: classic French shell-shaped tea cakes made with semi-sweet chocolate, butter, and cake flour. Delicate, buttery, and with a tender crumb under a crisp edge.

Three-layer chocolate almond cake with cocoa buttermilk layers, almond cream filling, and rich chocolate frosting. A showstopper from-scratch layer cake.

Slow-simmered strawberry-rhubarb compote with just four ingredients cooked low for hours until thick and jammy. A versatile fruit topping for yogurt, ice cream, or toast.

Traditional Italian almond biscotti (Biscotti di Prato) baked twice for shattering crunch. No butter, no oil, just flour, eggs, sugar, and whole blanched almonds.

Here's a cake for praline lovers that can be prepared as a layer or sheet cake.

Homemade herb yogurt cheese strained with thyme, basil, and pepper. A low-fat spread for crackers or baked potatoes that keeps for two weeks in the fridge.

Caramel pecan pie with a silky custard filling and billowy meringue topping. Caramelized sugar, toasted pecans, and vanilla custard pour into a flaky crust for a Southern-style holiday dessert.

Chocolate cream cheese pie is a no-bake mousse-style dessert with melted chocolate chips, whipped cream cheese, and folded egg whites in a chocolate graham crust. Light, rich, and chillingly cool.

Flourless-style chocolate loaf cake spiced with cinnamon, lifted with whipped egg whites, and drenched in a glossy mocha sauce. A dense, fudgy slice with espresso depth.