Dessert Recipes

Dense chocolate tube cake loaded with melted chocolate bars plus chocolate syrup for double the flavor. Crunchy pecans throughout, no icing needed for this fudgy beauty.

Cinnamon sugar cookie strips with a walnut crunch topping, pressed into a pan and baked until golden. A simple egg wash gives these crisp, buttery bars their signature shine.

Banana chocolate cream dessert layered over rum-soaked coconut macaroons with homemade custard, whipped cream, and grated chocolate. An elegant no-bake showstopper.

Chaussons a la confiture: French jam turnovers made from puff pastry rounds folded over fruit jam and sugar-crusted on top. Flaky bakery-style handhelds with any jam in your pantry.

Old-fashioned Banana Spicecake with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves baked into two 8-inch layers. Triple-sifted flour and the alternating technique give this layer cake an exceptionally light, tender crumb.

Chocolate mousse cake with semisweet chocolate, orange liqueur, and whipped egg whites folded into a rich batter. Part one covers the cake layers with a thin, flaky crust.

Creamy chocolate cheesecake with a salty pretzel crust, dense cocoa filling, and a tang of sour cream. The sweet-salty dessert that disappears at every potluck.

Peach-rhubarb crisp pairing sweet peaches with tart rhubarb under a buttery oat-and-coconut crumble. Made with canned peaches and frozen rhubarb so you can bake it year-round, in the oven or microwave. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Apple Cinnamon Pudding is a dairy-free rice pudding cooked in apple juice with cinnamon and pecans, then chilled until firm and cut into squares. A simple vegan dessert.

Rich homemade chocolate sauce with bittersweet chocolate, butter, and evaporated milk, simmered until thick and glossy. Makes 3 cups of pourable, spoonable heaven.

Spiced grapefruit upside-down cake with brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon, and cloves baked on a caramelized grapefruit base. Served with grapefruit-zest whipped cream.

Malt shoppe pie blends frozen vanilla yogurt with whipped topping and crushed Whoppers in a chocolate cookie crust. A 4-ingredient frozen pie that tastes like an old-fashioned malt shop classic.

Individual persimmon pies baked in ramekins with a from-scratch shortening crust, orange liqueur-spiked filling, vanilla ice cream, and caramel drizzle.

Wholesome bars packed with oats, dried apricots, raisins, and sunflower seeds, sweetened with molasses and bound with orange juice.

Creamy baked mac and cheese with sauteed peppers and onions in a velvety cheese sauce. A 30-minute comfort food classic the whole family will devour.

Fresh pineapple with rum cream pairs ripe sliced pineapple with a silky rum-spiked sabayon-style sauce of egg yolks, butter, and whipped cream. An elegant New York chef-style fruit dessert.