Dessert Recipes

Finska Pinnar are classic Finnish butter cookies rolled in pearl sugar - crisp, buttery shortbread fingers made in 30 minutes that yield 4 dozen cookies.

Homemade chocolate pudding cooked in a double boiler with real unsweetened baking chocolate, cornstarch, milk, and vanilla. Rich, creamy, and made completely from scratch.

Strawberry and rhubarb are a great pair. I remember my Mom making this juicy, sweet and tangy flakey strawberry rhubarb pie; and every year when the strawberry season comes we revisit fond memories. :)

Delicious! I find that it's easier to form the cookies if you make the filling first, refrigerate it, roll it into the 1" balls, then refrigerate again. I flatten the chocolate cookie part into disks and envelope the filling balls inside, rolling again. Very easy to make.

These delicious carrot candies will for sure satisfy your sweetest tooth. Enjoy!

A delicious recipe to bake apples into a juicy dessert. Have one or two scoop after your main course to finish the meal without worrying about too many calories.

A towering four-layer strawberry cake made easy with a box mix, fresh berry glaze between each layer, and tangy cream cheese icing all over. Semi-homemade and stunning.

Carrot puree cake bakes smooth, cooked carrot puree into an ultra-moist crumb, warmed with cardamom and cinnamon and brightened with orange. Topped with classic cream cheese frosting for a fresh twist on carrot cake.

Fresh berries, light and creamy ricotta cheese with the golden and crispy phyllo, these mini phyllo tarts are melting in your mouth, and you can't stop reaching them.

Cranberry nut bundt cake studded with whole tart cranberries, dates, and nuts, then drenched in a hot orange glaze that soaks deep into the warm cake. The Thanksgiving and Christmas dessert that gets better the longer it sits.

Old-fashioned soft molasses cookies spiced with cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg, topped with a shiny boiled gelatin frosting. Makes 4 dozen from an overnight chilled dough.

Bianco Mangiare is a layered Italian dessert with sponge cake, vanilla-cinnamon milk pudding, chocolate sprinkles, pecans, and cherries. Served cold, this elegant no-bake treat is pure old-world charm.

Barbadians make Black Cake for weddings, birthdays and at Christimas time. Indeed, no Christmas holiday is felt to be complete without black Cake. People from many of the islands make a similar cake. This Black Cake derived from the British Plum Pudding which is a must on their Christmas menu.

No-cholesterol apple cake with shredded apples, whole wheat flour, oat bran, and egg whites instead of whole eggs. A heart-healthy sheet cake with warm cinnamon spice and zero cholesterol.

An easy to make no bake raspberry topped cheesecake with gingersnaps for the crust. Disappears quickly, light and fluffy dessert.

Rich and delectable, this showy dessert makes an elegant finale to any dinner.