Dessert Recipes

Old-fashioned chocolate nut brownies built on melted unsweetened chocolate, butter, and a single bowl. Dense, fudgy bars dusted with powdered sugar, no cocoa powder shortcuts.

Rolled baklava swaps the usual diamonds for crisp phyllo logs filled with spiced walnuts, baked golden then dipped in honey-lemon syrup. The cold-syrup dip keeps every flaky roll crisp, not soggy.

Avocado buttermilk sherbet blends ripe avocado with tangy buttermilk, honey, sugar, and lemon juice into a soft, pale green frozen dessert. Creamy without dairy fat, tart without sour. Naturally vibrant color, no food coloring.

Classic homemade pumpkin pie with a from-scratch shortening crust and a custard filling spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and clove. Real evaporated milk and whole eggs, no shortcuts.

Bakery-style fudge brownies with melted unsweetened chocolate, brown and white sugar, corn syrup for chew, and a generous handful of toasted nuts. A big-batch 9x13 pan that yields 24 dense, glossy squares.

Old-fashioned pumpkin pie with molasses, evaporated milk, and the four classic spices: cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. The grandmother-style holiday pie with a deep, dark filling.

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.

Fudgey brownies recipe with melted unsweetened chocolate, butter, and chopped nuts baked into rich, chewy squares with a glossy crackle top.

Berry coffee cake with a soft, yogurt-tender crumb studded with fresh blueberries, raspberries, or whatever berries you have on hand. A simple square-pan breakfast cake ready in 40 minutes.

Cookie cutter brownies are firm fudgy bars baked flat, chilled, and stamped into hearts, stars, or letters with regular cookie cutters. The foil-sling method makes lifting and shaping clean every time.

A showstopping Halloween candy bucket cake: stacked Bundt and round cakes carved into a jack-o-lantern, wrapped in orange fondant staves with a licorice handle and a candy-filled top.

Fudgy chocolate brownies with both unsweetened and semi-sweet chocolate plus a hit of sour cream for tang and tenderness. Dense, dark, and bakery-style.

Slice-and-bake chocolate walnut cookies built on a flourless-style dough with a pound of melted semi-sweet chocolate, espresso, walnuts, and chocolate chips. Crackly tops, fudgy centers, almost no flour.

Mexican restaurant-style fried ice cream with rock-hard ice cream balls coated in crushed cornflakes, dipped in beer batter, and flash-fried at 375°F until golden. Crisp shell, frozen center, the showstopper dessert.

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.

A vegan pumpkin pie with a silky tofu-set custard, spiced with cinnamon, ginger and mace and sweetened with molasses, in a flaky from-scratch crust. An egg- and dairy-free holiday classic.