Dessert Recipes

Dense, moist apple cake packed with dates, walnuts, and golden raisins. Oil-based batter loaded with fruit and spice bakes into a pudding-like texture in a 13x9 pan.

Baked apples stuffed with oats and brown sugar, dusted in cinnamon, and baked in a splash of grape juice until tender and bubbling. A cozy fall dessert with no butter and a warm, spiced finish.

Savory Italian cheese cookies loaded with freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, butter, and a hint of nutmeg, each topped with a whole almond and baked golden. Rich, crumbly, and utterly addictive.

Buttery shortbread cookies meet crunchy walnut coating and glossy currant jelly in these classic holiday thumbprints that freeze beautifully for make-ahead baking.

Fluffy layered cake covered with whipped cream. Easy to make using store bought angel food cake and instant pudding mix.

Downhome cafe banana bread with four ripe bananas, butter, and a touch of lemon juice for brightness. A classic, tender loaf with simple pantry ingredients and old-fashioned flavor.

Basic butter cookies with just 5 ingredients: flour, cornstarch, powdered sugar, butter, and walnuts. Melt-in-your-mouth shortbread-style cookies baked low and slow.

Tender zucchini bundt cake spiced with cinnamon and studded with nuts, crowned with tangy lemon cream cheese frosting. Elegant from-scratch dessert for summer gatherings.

Buttermilk bundt cake with a chocolate swirl baked in a fluted tube pan and finished with a chocolate chip drizzle. Tender crumb with a fudgy ribbon inside.

Lemon glazed poppyseed bundt cake is a tall, tender bundt scented with lemon extract and speckled with crunchy poppy seeds, finished with a tart lemon powdered sugar glaze that cracks slightly as it sets.

No-bake peanut butter Rice Krispies cookies use just 4 ingredients. Sugar and syrup melt with peanut butter, then poured over crispy cereal for a chewy-crunchy lunchbox classic.

Sunny citrus cubes: bright orange and grapefruit juice set with gelatin into firm, tangy jelly squares with a walnut crunch. A diabetic-friendly no-cook treat.

Deep fried cherries in clusters dipped in a wine-egg batter, fried golden, and dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon. A European-style fritter dessert using fresh whole cherries.

Raspberries and rhubarb in one tart means that one of the fruits must be frozen if locally produced products are to be used. This dish works well with either fresh or frozen berries or rhubarb. The reds and pinks are beautiful together and the flavours blend wonderfully.

Rhubarb and banana fool made with quark, whipped egg whites, brown sugar, and preserved ginger. A light British dessert with tangy fruit and creamy cheese.

Moist yellow cake swirled with chunky peanut butter, chocolate chips, and crunchy peanuts. This easy sheet cake starts with a mix and bakes up with a crumbly peanut butter topping that melts into pure indulgence.