Dessert Recipes

These cookies have been around my family for years.Kids and adults love them.They have a great molasses taste and it is very hard to eat just one.

German pfeffernusse: spiced honey cookies with cinnamon, cloves, allspice, mace, and a touch of black pepper, dipped in vanilla glaze. Traditional Christmas cookie recipe.

Butternut squash pie with a from-scratch shortening crust, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and a touch of lemon extract. A sweeter, nuttier alternative to pumpkin pie.

Soft banana spice cookies with cinnamon, cloves, walnuts, and raisins. Made with mashed bananas and packed brown sugar for a chewy, cake-like drop cookie. A great way to use overripe bananas.

Carrot fruit cake loaded with raisins, candied fruit, and pecans in a spiced batter. No eggs needed. Soak with rum or brandy and store for up to 3 months.

Spice walnut cake marries toasted walnuts with whole-wheat pastry and barley flours, warm cinnamon and clove, then soaks in a fresh orange syrup after baking. A healthier Greek-inspired karydopita.

Authentic Pennsylvania Dutch shoo fly pie with a deep molasses filling and spiced brown sugar crumb topping with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. A true wet-bottom pie from the Amish tradition.

Traditional New Mexican biscohos cookies spiced with cinnamon, star anise, and cloves, then dusted with cinnamon sugar while still warm from the oven. A cherished holiday cookie that fills the kitchen with the most intoxicating aroma.

The shredded zucchini makes this cake very moist, and the topping adds a nice crunch. Whenever zucchini is in season I freeze some, shredded, in 2 cup amounts so I can make this favorite anytime of the year.

Spiced chocolate layer cake with coffee, cinnamon, and cloves, frosted with cinnamon whipped cream. A rich, warmly spiced twist on classic chocolate cake.

Basler Brunsli are flourless Swiss chocolate almond cookies spiced with cinnamon and cloves, cut into festive shapes. A traditional Basel Christmas cookie, chewy inside with a crackly crust.

A unique applesauce cake baked directly in sterilized canning jars, creating shelf-stable gifts that can be sealed and stored at room temperature.

We all love this cherry-almond cake, I used whole wheat flour, still very nice, I just always prefer high fibre flour. I will make this cake very often.

Fruit compotes are a typical dessert for a Sabbath meat meal.

Traditional German lebkuchen: honey-and-molasses spice cookies studded with citron and nuts, finished with a brushed sugar glaze. A heritage Christmas cookie that gets better as it ages.

Orange zest and spices give these cookies fresh and tangy taste, they are delicious and healthy, a great recipe for your kids or holidays!