Dessert recipe collection

Semolina pastries stuffed with pistachios, cinnamon, and sugar, then dipped in orange flower water and rolled in powdered sugar. A Middle Eastern-style cookie.

Nutty choco-pumpkin ice cream pie layers vanilla ice cream studded with toffee candy bars under a spiced pumpkin ice cream layer in a chocolate cookie crust. No-bake fall freezer pie that lives in the freezer until needed.

No-bake orange cheesecake with cottage cheese, banana, orange juice, and gelatin on a bran-crumb crust. A lighter, low-calorie dessert topped with fresh citrus and berries.

Orange cheesecake with a vanilla wafer-cinnamon crust, blended cottage cheese and cream cheese filling, topped with fresh strawberries and orange sections. Lighter than traditional cheesecake.

Orange gelatin dessert ring made with sweet white wine and apricot syrup, filled with fresh apricots, grapes, and banana. A retro molded dessert for parties and holidays.

Orange meringue pie, a sunny twist on lemon meringue with a silky fresh-orange custard, a flaky blind-baked crust, and a cloud of glossy toasted meringue. A splash of grenadine gives the filling its rosy glow.

Orange pecan slice-and-bake cookies with fresh orange zest, orange juice, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. A buttery icebox cookie with bright citrus flavor. Makes 4 dozen.

Overnight cheesecake with a blender-smooth cream cheese filling in a graham cracker crust, topped with sweetened sour cream. Chills overnight for a dense, creamy set.

Painted sugar cookies decorated before baking with egg yolk paint and food coloring. A fun, creative baking project for kids that skips messy icing entirely.

Paneer Patties in Orange Perfumed Cream Sauce (Ras Malai) recipe

Mini party cheesecakes baked in muffin cups on vanilla wafer crusts, topped with cherry pie filling and whipped cream. Perfect bite-sized desserts for a crowd.

Passover loukoumades are Greek-Jewish fried dough balls made with matzo meal instead of flour, soaked in spiced orange-lemon syrup and crowned with crushed pistachios.

Peachy pinwheels swirl a soft butter cookie dough around a nutmeg-spiced dried peach filling, then slice and bake into spiral cookies. A pretty pinwheel cookie for the holiday tin.

Chocolate peanut butter cheesecake on a peanut butter cookie and chocolate wafer crust, topped with white chocolate peanut butter glaze and a chocolate drizzle.

This reminds me of dad saying he just can't stand peanut butter--"salvation sav" on his mission. But somehow he always seemed to like the dessert that tasted like peanut butter. He deserves to be teased.

Peanut butter swirl ice cream cake with a crushed Oreo crust, chocolate wafer cookies, and hot fudge topping. No-bake, freezer-set, and ridiculously impressive for parties.