Dessert recipe collection

Peanut Butter Pie with Buttery Graham Cracker Crust recipe

Pfeffernuesse are traditional German Christmas peppernut cookies, fragrant with cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and a hint of black pepper, studded with citron and almonds and a touch of brandy. A heritage holiday cookie.

Pineapple orange mousse whips evaporated milk into a light frozen dessert with tropical orange and crushed pineapple. Old-fashioned two-step chill method, no gelatin or ice cream maker needed.

Italian-style pineapple ricotta cheesecake with a tender shortcrust pastry, a hidden layer of crushed pineapple, and a light ricotta-cream-cheese filling lifted with whipped egg whites.

Chilled poppy seed soup blended with yogurt, half-and-half, honey, and nutmeg. A sweet, creamy no-cook cold soup served as a unique dessert or first course.

Moravian Christmas loaf is a soft yeast bread studded with raisins, currants, and citron, topped with sliced almonds. Traditional Pennsylvania Moravian holiday bread with an overnight sponge.

Traditional Irish porter cake made with stout beer, currants, raisins, mixed peel, and brown sugar. A dense, rich fruit cake that improves with a week of resting before slicing.

Pumpkin cheesecake with a buttery graham cracker crust, a cinnamon-and-nutmeg spiced pumpkin filling sweetened with maple syrup, and a glossy maple-walnut topping. The Thanksgiving dessert that outshines pumpkin pie.

Pumpkin delight is a no-bake layered dessert: a graham cracker base under a fluffy spiced pumpkin filling of cream cheese, vanilla pudding, and whipped topping. A lighter, make-ahead alternative to pumpkin pie.

Raisin bourbon pie folds whiskey-soaked golden raisins into a creamy chiffon custard set with gelatin in a flaky shell. A boozy Southern-style chilled pie for grown-up dessert tables.

Vegan raspberry banana mousse made with silken tofu, frozen fruit, and maple syrup. Dairy-free, egg-free, and blended to a creamy frozen dessert texture with no churning needed.

Frozen raspberry parfait, a silky no-churn mousse of cooked raspberry puree, framboise brandy, meringue, and whipped cream. A classic French dessert frozen for hours.

Three-layer raspberry pretzel dessert with a buttery pretzel crust, cream cheese whipped cream filling, and raspberry Jello topping. A potluck favorite that chills overnight.

Slow cooker rice pudding with bourbon stirred in after cooking, plus golden raisins, lemon zest, nutmeg, and vanilla. Creamy, hands-off, and served lukewarm with sweetened whipped cream.

Madu's incredible Pineapple Utopia desert. Note: I strongly suggest that you make two. (That way other people can have some after you eat the first one yourself.)

Italian biscotti with Sambuca liqueur, toasted pine nuts, star anise, and lemon zest. Twice-baked for a crisp, crunchy cookie built for dunking in espresso.