Dessert Recipes

Lemon chiffon pie made with a silky cooked-yolk lemon curd folded with whipped egg whites and whipped topping. A bright, cloud-light dessert that sets up in the fridge thanks to a touch of gelatin.

Rich chocolate cake with melted chocolate, pecans, and a hint of red food coloring, topped with homemade chocolate pecan frosting. A Southern classic from scratch.

Falling chocolate cake with raspberry sauce: individual molten-centered chocolate cakes with a cracked top and gooey interior, served with bright raspberry sauce and ice cream.

French silk pie with a glossy whipped chocolate filling in a baked shell. Classic no-bake chocolate dessert with airy, mousse-like texture and chocolate curls on top.

Hazelnut au chocolat, a dense flourless chocolate cake folded with ground hazelnuts and whipped egg whites for a fudgy, almost truffle-like crumb. Slow-baked low to set without cracking, finished with raspberry sauce.

Chocolate rice pudding made with Mexican chocolate, cinnamon, and vanilla, set with gelatin and layered with Kahlua-spiked whipped cream. A rich Mexican-inspired dessert.

Cherry-stuffed cookies wrapped in almond-vanilla dough and dipped in dark or white chocolate. A surprise maraschino cherry hidden inside each one.

Peppermint ice cream pie with creme de menthe, semi-sweet chocolate, and crushed candy in a graham cracker crust. A frozen mint-chocolate dessert that sets in 5 hours.

Steamed chocolate hazelnut pudding with grated chocolate, ground hazelnuts, and folded egg whites, served with lightly whipped cream. A classic British-style dessert.

Lumpies are thick, soft chocolate drop cookies loaded with melted unsweetened chocolate and nuts, topped with a rich mocha frosting made with cocoa and hot coffee.

Double chocolate oat cookies in the Aussie Anzac style: cocoa dough studded with chocolate chips, oats, and coconut, bound with golden syrup, then finished with a dark chocolate drizzle. Crisp, chewy, and deeply chocolatey.

Classic vanilla meringue kisses filled with silky chocolate ganache: crisp shells piped from star-tipped pastry bags, slow-baked low, then thumbed open and spooned full of melted bittersweet cream.

Molded chocolate mousse set in a loaf pan with gelatin, coffee, rum, and whipped egg whites for lift. Sliceable dinner-party dessert topped with vanilla whipped cream.

Flourless-style chocolate almond cake made with toasted ground almonds, melted dark chocolate, and just a quarter cup of flour. Light, fudgy, and lifted by whipped egg whites for a fallen souffle texture.

Chocolate raspberry brownies hide a ribbon of raspberry jam baked into the center of a dense, fudgy walnut brownie. A clever freezing trick suspends the jam mid-batter so every square has a tart raspberry surprise.

Classic chocolate mousse with whipped cream, melted chocolate, and a tempered egg yolk pate a bombe base. A silky French-style dessert component.