Dessert Recipes

Raspberry paradise pie with a chewy oat-walnut meringue shell holding thickened raspberries, topped with whipped cream and coconut. A gluten-free pie with a built-in granola crust that's crisp on top, chewy at the edges.

No-bake Reese's-style peanut butter bars with a buttery graham cracker crumb base and a melted chocolate chip top. Tastes like a giant peanut butter cup. Cuts into 48 squares for a crowd.

Refrigerator cookies pack chopped dates, shredded coconut, and walnuts into a buttery slice-and-bake log rolled in extra nuts. Make-ahead icebox cookies for holiday baking or anytime.

No-bake peanut butter Rice Chex cookies with pecans, sugar, and corn syrup. A crunchy, chewy candy cookie that sets on wax paper in minutes with no oven needed.

Lemon meringue pie with a tangy, buttery curd in a flaky shell, topped with a cloud of toasted meringue. The classic Southern dessert that earns its place at every Sunday supper.

Rough puff pastry is the home cook's shortcut to puff pastry, made by folding walnut-sized chunks of cold fat through a soft dough four to five times. Flaky enough for tart shells, vol-au-vents, and turnovers.

Santa Claus cookies decorate flat sugar cookies with red sugar caps, miniature marshmallow tassels, currant eyes, cinnamon candy noses, and coconut beards. A festive holiday craft cookie kids can help build from baked rounds.

Light snickerdoodles made with margarine, skim milk, and egg whites for less fat than traditional recipes. Rolled in cinnamon sugar with that classic cream of tartar tang.

Snickers pie assembly with fudge filling, chopped candy bars, cream cheese layer and milk chocolate drizzle. Decadent triple-layer chocolate pie finished cold.

Classic snickerdoodle cookies: tender soft cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar, with the signature cream of tartar tang. Yields five dozen for the cookie tin.

Easy apple bundt cake with cinnamon-layered fresh apples, orange juice, and no eggs or butter. A one-bowl brunch cake that looks impressive with minimal fuss.

Crunchy cornmeal biscotti with hazelnuts, lemon zest, and cinnamon, shaped into fingers and baked until golden. A lighter cookie made with egg whites only.

Spicy hot dog mustard made with Dijon, yellow mustard, and honey. Three ingredients, no cooking, and sharper than anything from a squeeze bottle.

Diabetic-friendly strawberries Romanoff: fresh strawberries folded into a sweetened yogurt with a whisper of nutmeg. Four ingredients, no sugar, five minutes to a guilt-free dessert.

A light parfait of vanilla ice milk stirred with crushed pineapple and frozen strawberries, set gently with unflavored gelatin. Low-calorie, no-bake, and scoopable in 30 minutes.

Slow-simmered strawberry-rhubarb compote with just four ingredients cooked low for hours until thick and jammy. A versatile fruit topping for yogurt, ice cream, or toast.