Dessert Recipes

Canned apple pie filling made with tart sliced apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a cornstarch sugar syrup. Water bath canning recipe yields 6 quarts, each jar fills a two-crust pie.

With three rich, sweet, buttery and chocolatey layers, every bite is a luxury enjoyment. The combination of caramel, chocolate and shortbread is enough to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Cherry cheesecake pie with tart red cherries baked under a creamy vanilla cream cheese topping in a pie shell. Almond extract adds a subtle, fragrant finish. Two desserts in one.

Layered dessert squares with a flaky pie crust base, rum-spiked vanilla pudding, and a glossy cherry-cranberry topping with cinnamon. Light, fruity, and feeds 12.

A classic double-crust cherry pie made from scratch with frozen tart cherries, cornstarch thickener, and a whisper of almond extract. Baked golden with a lattice or vented top.

Cherry tarts with tart red cherries in a cornstarch-thickened filling with almond extract, spooned into miniature baked pastry shells and topped with pastry star cutouts.

Flourless chocolate cake with espresso and a shard of homemade chocolate almond brittle on top. Dense, fudgy, and gluten-free, the kind of cake you serve warm with a fork.

Chocolate cherry pie with a rum-spiked chocolate custard filling, quartered maraschino cherries, and whipped cream folded in. Topped with sweetened cream and grated chocolate.

Chocolate coffee coconut cream pie: a silky chocolate custard infused with coconut milk and a hit of espresso, folded with shredded coconut and chilled in a flaky pre-baked crust. Three-flavor showstopper.

Chocolate hazelnut mousse blends bittersweet chocolate, cocoa, and Frangelico into a silky pudding-based mousse, topped with toasted hazelnuts. A lighter make-ahead dessert for dinner parties.

Marbled chocolate cheesecake made with a lighter cottage cheese and cream cheese blend, swirled with cocoa, and served over a homemade chocolate sauce. Lower-fat cheesecake with full chocolate flavor.

Chocolate nut-filled cookies with a chocolate syrup and pecan filling sandwiched between two rolled dough circles. A window-topped sandwich cookie sealed with fork tines.

A friend just sent me this recipe, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Chocolate silk pudding with cocoa, three types of milk, egg yolks, and gelatin. A pot de creme-style dessert that sets overnight into a dense, velvety custard.

Chocolate snowy cake with a fluffy whipped cream filling between a cocoa sheet cake and a poured chocolate frosting. An eggless cake base with vinegar for lift.

This light dessert is so refreshing, pavloas is made from egg whites, which is light and fluffy, spiced plum adds the fruity flavor. Perfect dessert after a heavy main dish!