Dessert Recipes

Dense, fudgy chocolate pecan cake spiked with Irish cream liqueur and espresso, crowned with a glossy chocolate glaze and chocolate-dipped pecans. A showstopper for 10.

Coconut cheesecake builds a creamy, coconut-scented filling on a cottage cheese base, bakes it gently in a water bath, then crowns it with a sour cream and coconut topping. A lighter, tropical twist on classic cheesecake.

Emeril-inspired masa corn cakes with chili powder, topped with white wine chive cream and caviar. An elegant appetizer that turns simple corn into something show-stopping.

Treat yourself tonight with this decadent banana pudding made with whipped topping and vanilla wafers.

Decadent New York-style cheesecake whipped from cream cheese, sour cream, and eggs into a dense, ultra-creamy filling over a graham crust. Baked low and slow, then chilled for clean, rich slices.

Death by chocolate bundt cake combines cocoa powder and 12 ounces of chocolate chips into a sour cream batter for the ultimate chocolate-on-chocolate dessert. Dusted with powdered sugar.

Double death by chocolate bundt cake built from a chocolate cake mix doctored with chocolate pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips. A no-fail rich chocolate bundt for parties and potlucks.

Sweet noodle kugel layered with cottage cheese, sour cream, raisins, and vanilla, then rested overnight and baked into a golden cinnamon-sugar-topped Jewish holiday classic.

Easy banana cake using a white cake mix, sour cream, and mashed bananas with chopped nuts. A semi-homemade shortcut that bakes up extra moist in two round layers.

No-bake Key lime cheesecake pie with cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and sour cream in a baked graham cracker crust. Tangy, creamy, and sets in the fridge.

Krumkaker are Norwegian curled cookies pressed thin in a special iron, then rolled into cones around a wooden spoon handle while still hot. Traditional Scandinavian holiday treat.

Peanut butter cup cheesecake on a chocolate cookie-peanut crust, loaded with chopped peanut butter cups and finished with a vanilla sour cream topping. Make-ahead friendly.

Silky pumpkin mousse with warm spices and caramel, set with gelatin for airy texture. Elegant make-ahead dessert that tastes like autumn in a glass.

Unlike New York style cheesecake, this cheese pie is much lighter and much lower fat; but it is still creamy, smooth and tasty, sour cream gives the extra zing, and the lemon zest brings the refreshing flavor.

Rocky road cheesecake cups with a chocolate wafer crust, cocoa-sour cream filling, mini marshmallows, and chopped almonds. Individual-sized cheesecakes baked in muffin cups.

Pumpkin pie with sweetened condensed milk and orange zest, finished with a tangy sour cream and orange juice concentrate topping. The citrus brightens the spices and the sour cream cuts the sweetness.