Dessert, Almond Recipes

Frozen chocolate marshmallow pie spiked with coffee liqueur and topped with slivered almonds. A fluffy, no-bake dessert that works as individual tarts or one show-stopping pie.

Chocolate fruitcake with cocoa, candied cherries, pecans, golden raisins, and mixed dried fruit, topped with a semisweet chocolate-almond glaze and toasted almonds.

Low-fat cherry-almond biscotti with dried cherries, chopped almonds, and almond extract. No butter or oil needed in this crispy, twice-baked Italian cookie for dipping.

Buttery shortbread cookies shaped like tiny strawberries, rolled in red and green sugar crystals with almond "stems." A whimsical baking project kids will love.

Mini almond cheesecakes with a ground almond crust, no-bake cream cheese filling, and fresh peach puree sauce. Light, frozen, and individually portioned.

Bolognese sponge cake layered with vanilla custard and rum, frosted in coffee zabaglione buttercream, then crowned with chocolate-dipped almonds and walnut sides. From Il Cantoncino restaurant in Bologna.

Authentic Chinese almond cookies made with lard for that traditional sandy crumb. Each cookie gets a whole blanched almond pressed in the center and a glossy egg yolk wash before baking. Includes sesame variation.

Rich, fudgy chocolate almond cake with a silky dual-chocolate glaze and fresh raspberries. A flourless-style showstopper that melts on the tongue with every dense, buttery bite.

French country apple pie with a ground almond frangipane filling topped with sliced Granny Smith apples. Toasted almonds and almond extract create a rich, nutty custard base.

Finnish butter cookies with almond extract, brushed with egg white and topped with sugar and ground almonds before baking. Delicate, crisp shortbread-style cookies with a nutty sparkle.

Parisian hearts, a French almond cookie sandwich cut in heart shapes, filled with lemon icing and raspberry jam peeking through a cutout center. Elegant, buttery, and bakery-beautiful.

A layered cherry pie with amaretto-spiked cherry filling, silky almond cream custard, and stabilized whipped cream topped with white chocolate. A true Oregon gem.

No-bake Oriental chews made with toasted chow mein noodles and coconut mixed into melted chocolate and butterscotch chips with slivered almonds. Crunchy, chewy, and sweet, these set on wax paper in minutes.

Rich white chocolate cheesecake on a cinnamon-almond crust, served over fresh raspberry Grand Marnier sauce. A stunning baked cheesecake with a water bath method for crack-free results every time.

Frozen tortoni with cream cheese, Amaretto, whipped cream, and crushed peanut brittle in foil cups. An elegant Italian-style frozen dessert with no ice cream maker needed.

Classic Tuscan biscotti di Prato with toasted whole almonds, orange zest, and vanilla. The original almond biscotti from Prato, Italy, made for dunking in Vin Santo.