Dessert Recipes

Very tasty fruitcake, all kinds of candied fruits in the cake, looks great, great flavor! Family and friends enjoyed it

Mango chiffon pie folds whipped cream and beaten egg whites into a sieved fresh mango puree set with gelatin and brightened with lime juice. A no-bake summer pie with cloud-light texture in a baked shell.

Mounds candy bar cake with chocolate cake layers filled with gooey marshmallow-coconut filling and covered in chocolate frosting. A semi-homemade showstopper.

Washington Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe

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.

German pfeffernusse cookies spiced with cinnamon, ginger, black pepper, cloves, and nutmeg, then rolled in powdered sugar while warm. Crunchy little spice balls with a molasses backbone.

Spiced cherry orange jam with sliced oranges, dark sweet cherries, and a warm cinnamon-clove-allspice infusion. A small-batch preserve for toast, cheese boards, and gift jars.

Jumbleberry pie loaded with fresh blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries in a double-crust pastry with warm cinnamon and nutmeg. A triple-berry showstopper served with ice cream.

I was so glad to find this recipe, as I had one like this before. WONDERFUL! There is the "sweet/tart" thing going on with the cranberries and sugar...YUM!

Hawaiian baklava reinvents the Greek classic with tropical macadamia nuts, pecans, and toasted coconut between buttery phyllo layers, soaked in honey-lemon syrup. Pacific island flavors meet Mediterranean technique.

This super moist carrot cake was absolutely delicious and much much lower-fat than a regular carrot cake, thanks to applesauce and yogurt instead of butter and cream cheese. I used whole wheat pastry flour to make it even more nutrition dense. I will be making this low-fat carrot cake again for sure.

Christmas cookies are always related with buttery, flakey, sweet and delicious... It's hard to stop having these yummy treats, the craving for cookies is waving hand as Christmas is coming along.

Mango upside down cake: ripe mango slices over brown-sugar caramel under a tender vanilla cake. The tropical answer to pineapple upside-down cake.

Sweet poppy seed bread with almond extract and orange glaze. Easy loaf recipe that makes 2-4 loaves depending on pan size, perfect for gifting.

A diabetic-friendly Dutch apple pie with an oat-cinnamon crumble topping, sugar-free pudding mix, and frozen apple juice concentrate for natural sweetness. All the cozy flavors, less sugar.

Old-fashioned buttermilk pie with a creamy, tangy custard filling and a candy-crackle top. The Southern dessert that turns six pantry ingredients into a slice of church-supper history.