Dessert Recipes

Classic Northwest cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, dense sour cream cream cheese filling, and ruby cherry pie filling on top. The dependable old-school Philadelphia-style cheesecake everyone makes.

Moist spice cake loaded with four cups of chopped apples, raisins, cinnamon, and nutmeg, baked in a sugar-dusted pan until the fruit turns tender and sweet.

Chocolate, rum and cheesecake, is there anything better than this?!

This is a classic recipe, these chocolate pound cakes are always great!

Moist, fluffy and buttery banana chocolate cake satisfies everyone at the dinner or holiday table.

Kahlúa cheesecake bars with a dual layer topping; decadent moist, rich and packed with chocolate flavor.

I was looking for a recipe which would show off the colors of M&Ms. I exchanged the margarine for butter. At first bite, the cookie was a bit dry. Then the butter kicked in and it just melted in my mouth. What a flavor experience! I will definitely be making this cookie again!

Classic pecan pie from Dear Abby columnist Abigail Van Buren, built on corn syrup, brown sugar, and whole pecans scattered across the top instead of stirred in. The old-school Southern holiday standard.

White Lily pound cake bakes a classic Southern butter-and-shortening pound cake with vanilla and almond extracts in soft White Lily flour. A Southern grandmother's pound cake recipe.

Angus Barn chocolate chess pie copies the famous Raleigh steakhouse dessert: rich, fudgy filling baked into a crackly-topped pie that's somewhere between brownie and pudding. Seven ingredients, no fancy steps.

Rich no-bake chocolate cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, semi-sweet chocolate cream cheese filling, and folded-in whipped cream for an airy texture. Set with gelatin, no oven needed.

A no-bake coconut cream pie with a sticky pecan praline layer on the bottom, fluffy vanilla pudding filling loaded with flaked coconut, all in a pre-baked pastry shell. Chill, slice, and swoon.

Cute and tasty. These mini tarts are filled with creamy and silky Mascarpone cheese and fresh raspberries.

This recipe, though fussy to make, is attractive and tasty. Cheryl Kaufenberg of Darien said it came from a very old Better Homes & Gardens magazine

A show-stopping New York-style cheesecake with citrus-scented filling on a buttery graham crust, crowned with raspberry sauce, peach puree, and fresh fruit. Worth every minute of the wait.

Old Pecan Street pecan pie: an Austin, Texas classic with light corn syrup, vanilla, and chopped pecans baked into a single unbaked crust. The straightforward Texas-style holiday pie.