Dessert recipe collection

Traditional steamed cranberry pudding with suet, breadcrumbs and brown sugar. Dense, moist old-fashioned holiday dessert steamed for 2 hours.

Cranberry raisin squares with a double pastry crust and fruity filling baked until golden. A slab-style hand pie cut into bars, great for holiday dessert trays and potlucks.

Cranberry sauce for holiday meringues: a glossy, ruby-red dessert sauce made from cranberry juice, sugar, lemon, and a touch of cornstarch. Perfect spooned over crisp meringues, ice cream, or pavlova.

Cranberry star mold: a retro raspberry gelatin dessert folded with whipped cream, pineapple, and orange sections, chilled in a star mold. A classic holiday side or light dessert.

Crazy chocolate cake made with no eggs, no butter, and no milk. Vinegar and baking soda create the lift in this one-bowl Depression-era recipe that bakes up surprisingly moist and rich.

Classic creamy chocolate fudge made from scratch with unsweetened chocolate, evaporated milk and corn syrup, boiled to soft ball stage and beaten until thick. Cuts into 36 squares of dense, fudge-shop-style candy.

Mango brulee with a custard made from double cream, fromage frais, and egg yolks topped with caramelized demerara sugar. A lighter take on classic creme brulee.

This is one of the basic dessert sauces. It is luscious simply served with fresh fruit.

Excellent recipe to serve in place of a rich desert and lower in sugar for people who have to watch their sugar and calorie intake

Crepes filled with peaches poached in red wine, raspberry preserves, orange zest, and warm spices. An elegant French dessert using frozen peaches for year-round ease, ready in 25 minutes.

Crispy rice treats with melted marshmallows and graham cracker crumbs for a s'mores-style twist. No-bake, five ingredients, and a crowd favorite every time.

Homemade dandelion jelly made from foraged dandelion petals boiled into a golden liquid, then set with pectin and lemon juice. Tastes like honey with a floral twist.

This dark sauce takes advantage of chocolate's affinity for red wine. Dutch process cocoa lends the sauce richer chocolate flavor than regular unsweetened cocoa.

Deep dish cranapple pie with sliced apples and whole berry cranberry sauce under decorative pastry cutouts. Spiced with apple pie spice and orange zest for a festive holiday dessert.

Airy, melt-on-your-tongue meringue cookies scented with orange oil and fresh zest. Just 4 ingredients, virtually zero calories, and ready in 30 minutes. These diabetic-friendly treats dissolve like cotton candy.

Diabetic-friendly orange cookies sweetened with sugar substitute and raisins instead of sugar. Bright with orange juice and zest, studded with raisins, and ready in 35 minutes.