Dessert Recipes

Apricot filled cookies are buttery thumbprint cookies with a glistening pool of apricot preserves in the center. A classic teatime cookie with a tender shortbread base, makes about four dozen.

This sugarless banana walnut cake uses only bananas to lightly sweeten the batter.

Rich West Indian Christmas cake soaked in rum and sherry with dried fruits, warm spices, and browning for deep color. Start the fruit a month ahead for a dense, boozy holiday cake worth the wait.

Buttermilk coffee cake with almond extract, swirled with a cinnamon-sugar-nut filling and baked in a tube pan. Tender crumb, crunchy topping, serves 16.

Buttery, chocolaty, fluffy and moist cake is a winner at any time, and everyone enjoys it!

Old-fashioned mincemeat pie filling made with real ground beef, apples, raisins, cider, and warm baking spices. A blue-ribbon recipe that freezes in batches so you're always ready for pie season.

It was definitely my kind of dessert, it's sweet, but too sweet; vanilla sauce gave some richness, but wasn't overwhelming. The peach-maple filling was so delicious, packed with fresh peach flavor, of course :D and the juicy filling was just oozing out loudly.

Persimmon chocolate chip cookies: ripe Hachiya persimmon pulp folded into a spiced cookie dough with chocolate chips, walnuts, and dates. Soft, cake-like cookies with autumn-spice warmth in every bite.

Butterscotch oat squares need just 4 ingredients: oats, brown sugar, butter, and vanilla. A no-fuss chewy bar with deep caramel notes and ready in 30 minutes.

Another delicious cake recipe from my Norway friend: Here in Norway, the cake has both names, but the official name is success, cake!

These buttery shortbreads melt in your mouth. Honey lends the delicious sweetness to these shortbreads, and pecans add yummy nuttiness.

Light Pennsylvania Dutch cheesecake with low-fat cottage cheese and beaten egg whites for cloudlike texture. Sinks in the middle to cradle fresh berries or peaches.

Coconut macaroons with crisp golden edges and a soft, chewy middle, made from just egg whites, sugar, and desiccated coconut, with a hint of almond. Naturally gluten-free and quick to bake.

These mini cupcakes are super! The chocolate bottom and cream cheese-chocolate filling on top are a delicious combination. They are so easy to be addicted.

A scrumptious and decadent dessert that will have your family asking you to make it everyday!

Old-fashioned griddle cakes made with sour milk and sour cream for an extra-tender, tangy pancake. Just six ingredients, no sugar needed. Makes 16 in about 25 minutes.