Dessert Recipes

Classic homemade fudge brownies with melted unsweetened chocolate, butter, and chopped pecans. The from-scratch recipe that beats any boxed mix for fudgy texture.

Dairy-free pumpkin pie blends silken tofu into the custard in place of evaporated milk, for a smooth, traditional-tasting pumpkin pie with no dairy. An easy blender filling for the holidays.

Deeply moist chocolate cupcakes made with hot coffee, sour cream, and both cocoa and melted chocolate for double the richness. A from-scratch chocolate cupcake to crown with frosting or ganache.

Suzy's lime cheesecake with a toasted coconut crust and a mousse-light filling set with gelatin, whipped cream, and beaten egg whites. Brighter and airier than a baked New York style.

Classic pecan pie with the Karo Original recipe, eggs, corn syrup, sugar, and toasted pecans in a flaky crust. Thanksgiving staple with a glossy, gooey filling and crackly top.

Pumpkin pie spiked with a half cup of whiskey for grown-up depth, made with canned pumpkin and warm cinnamon, ginger, and clove. A boozy holiday classic that bakes into two custardy pies.

Rubber stamp gingerbread cookies bake up firm enough to hold cutter shapes and decorate, with a pinch of cayenne hiding behind the molasses, ginger, and cloves for unexpected warmth.

Fresh strawberry sorbet with simple syrup and orange juice. A dairy-free, vegan summer dessert with just 4 ingredients and bright fruit flavor in every bite.

Better than sex brownies are dense fudgy squares built on melted unsweetened chocolate and shortening, topped with chopped nuts for crackling crunch against the gooey middle.

Low-fat double chocolate brownies that don't taste like a compromise: unsweetened chocolate, cocoa, and chocolate chips with applesauce standing in for most of the butter. Rich, fudgy, and made with whole wheat flour.

Brownie cakes in a jar bake a rich, cinnamon-spiced chocolate cake right inside canning jars, then seal them hot for a charming, giftable treat. Walnut-studded, fudgy, and ready to tie with a ribbon.

Retro sheet cake soaked with crushed pineapple frosting and topped with coconut, mandarin oranges, and cherries. A potluck favorite that's easy, colorful, and gone in minutes.

Classic slice-and-bake icebox cookies with buttery brown sugar dough you can make ahead and freeze for up to 2 months. Includes five flavor variations: ginger almond, lemon poppyseed, spice, coffee edged, and pecan.

Raisin pecan bread pudding loaded with fruit cocktail and a vanilla-butternut custard. A nostalgic Southern bread pudding that uses up stale bread in 90 minutes.

Mary's Milky Way cake melts whole candy bars right into a buttermilk bundt batter, baking up dense, moist and rich with caramel, chocolate and toasted pecans. A Southern potluck favorite that needs no frosting.

Biscotti crocanti, traditional Italian twice-baked cookies with whole almonds and a pairing of almond and anise extracts. The classic crisp Italian biscotti for dunking in espresso or vin santo.