Dessert Recipes

Rasgulla, the classic Bengali cheese ball dessert of spongy homemade chenna simmered in light sugar syrup until pillowy and sweet. Four ingredients, big payoff.

Homemade whipped cream beats heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla into pillowy soft peaks. Three ingredients, ready in 5 minutes, no canned topping required.

Lacy Florentine cookies made with ground pecans and coconut, sandwiched together with melted dark chocolate. Thin, crispy, and freezer-friendly for up to a month.

Very, very good. I used 1/2 semi sweet and 1/2 bittersweet - more of a sophisticated flavor. It was yummy. Stick to the milk chocolate or semi-sweet for the kids though. Besides a variety of fruit, I bought those little creme puffs in the freezer section - they were delicious dipped in the chocolate!

Homemade chocolate rum ice cream with unsweetened baking chocolate and rum extract. The custard base comes together in the microwave in under 5 minutes. Serves 8.

Tangy yogurt and bright lemon zest blend into soft oatmeal cookies with crisp edges, then get showered with powdered sugar for a lighter twist on classic cookies.

Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies loaded with chopped pecans and semisweet chocolate. Butter and shortening create a crisp edge with a soft, nutty center.

Frozen rhubarb mousse: tart rhubarb puree folded into Italian meringue and whipped cream with a splash of raspberry liqueur. Light, airy spring dessert that scoops like ice cream.

This recipe is great for using up any leftover yogurt and over ripe bananas.

Intensely rich chocolate mousse with semi-sweet chips, egg, vanilla, almond extract, and crème de cacao whipped with hot cream: few can eat more than one small serving.

Easy cherries jubilee ice cream pie folds chopped maraschino cherries into vanilla ice cream and freezes it in a chocolate crumb crust. Three-ingredient frozen dessert, no baking required.

This lighter chocolate dessert has a bonus because it is also easy to prepare. Plan to make this recipe one day ahead to let the yogurt drain in your refrigerator.

Maple-pecan pralines cook sugar, evaporated milk, and corn syrup to soft-ball stage with toasted pecans and maple extract. Creamy, melt-in-your-mouth Southern candy with a New England twist.

Rose bavarois cream is a classic French molded dessert made with rose petal-infused custard, whipped double cream, and gelatin. Elegant, floral, and silky smooth.

Fresh quartered strawberries topped with a silky blended sauce of low-fat yogurt, raspberry jam, powdered sugar, and orange zest. A low-fat, 10-minute dessert that feels indulgent without the guilt.

Savory cucumber jelly with grated cucumber, vinegar, onion, and pimientos set in unflavored gelatin. A cool, tangy Southern side for cold meats and fish.