Dessert recipe collection

Peanut butter meringue cream pie with a silky stovetop custard, a whisper of ginger, and golden-peaked meringue. A diner classic with proper technique behind every step.

Pears Helene is a classic French dessert of poached pear halves served with hot chocolate sauce and optional vanilla ice cream and chopped almonds. Elegant, timeless, and surprisingly simple to make at home.

Polvorones: traditional Mexican pecan cookies made with butter and lard, spiced with cinnamon and anise seed. Sandy, crumbly, and sugar-coated.

Peppermint candy cookies with a buttery walnut shortbread shell hiding a pink cream cheese filling inside. Rolled in crushed peppermint and powdered sugar after baking.

Pepsi-Cola cake with broiled peanut butter frosting: a Southern sheet cake made with a cup of Pepsi and melted marshmallows in the batter, topped with a bubbling brown sugar peanut butter frosting toasted under the broiler. Retro comfort baking at its most over-the-top.

Old-fashioned steamed persimmon pudding with cinnamon, rum, walnuts, and raisins. A dense, moist holiday dessert steamed for 2 hours in a pudding mold for a rich, spiced fruit pudding.

Lemon refrigerator cookies with fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and chopped nuts. A slice-and-bake icebox cookie with bright citrus flavor that makes 6 dozen from one batch of dough.

Fresh pineapple fruit salad served in hollowed-out pineapple shells with a Grand Marnier lemon syrup. A stunning presentation with seasonal fruit, sliced apples, and fresh cream.

Pound cake brownies blend buttery pound cake richness with melted chocolate and chopped nuts. Dense, fudgy bars with a tender crumb, dusted with powdered sugar.

Praline ice cream cake bakes softened vanilla ice cream right into a graham-cracker crumb batter, then finishes with sour cream caramel topping and chopped pecans.

Creamy pumpkin pie enriched with real maple syrup and warm spices bakes into a silky autumn dessert that tastes like fall in Vermont.

Creamy pumpkin cheesecake on a chocolate cookie crust with warm spices. A stunning fall dessert with optional chocolate drizzle.

Pumpkin chiffon pie with a light, mousse-like filling set with gelatin and whipped egg whites, topped with ginger-spiced whipped cream. An airy, no-bake twist on pumpkin pie.

Raisin oatmeal brownies blend melted chocolate chips with brown sugar, oats, and raisins for a chewy bar with nutty texture and pockets of fruity sweetness.

Raisin-spice cookies made with oatmeal cookie mix, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, raisins, and chopped nuts. A quick drop cookie with warm holiday spices that makes four dozen in under 30 minutes.

Raspberry cranberry Jello ring mold with crushed pineapple, whole cranberry sauce, fresh raspberries, and walnuts. A festive, make-ahead holiday side or dessert with a jewel-toned shimmer.