Dessert Recipes

Whole wheat funnel cakes swap white flour for nutty whole wheat and sweeten with honey instead of sugar. Crispy spiral fritters with that classic county-fair crackle, drizzled with maple or honey.

Peanut butter bars are no-bake crowd-pleasers with a graham cracker and peanut butter base topped with melted chocolate. Five ingredients, one pan, refrigerate overnight. Buckeyes in bar form.

Pumpkin pie with sweetened condensed milk and orange zest, finished with a tangy sour cream and orange juice concentrate topping. The citrus brightens the spices and the sour cream cuts the sweetness.

Silky cheesecake made with fat-free cream cheese and graham cracker crust. Lightened-up classic with creamy texture that doesn't taste like diet food.

Sweet potato pecan pie with brown sugar, dark corn syrup, warm spices, and a praline liqueur whipped cream topping. Two Southern classics merged into one rich, custard-set slice.

Low fat fudge brownie sundae cake is made with cocoa powder, low-fat milk and applesauce.

Christmas ornament cookies are sturdy rolled sugar cookies cut into large bauble shapes and pierced with a hanging hole. Bake, decorate, and hang on the tree as edible ornaments or gift tags.

Halloween candy corn bars layer chopped chocolate cookies, salty pretzels, and raisins under a white chocolate drizzle, then top with candy corn and Halloween sprinkles. A no-bake bark-style treat kids can help make.

Hobo bread is an old-fashioned raisin quick bread that starts with an overnight soak of raisins in baking soda and boiling water. Dense, moist, and easily turned into a fruitcake.

Buttery lemon-scented shortbread base spread with cherry pie filling and dotted with flattened dough rounds on top. A cobbler you can eat with your hands.

No-bake peanut butter dream pie with cream cheese, whipped topping, and chopped roasted peanuts in a graham cracker crust. Lighter and airier than the standard peanut butter pie, with a cloud-like texture.

Crazy cake (depression cake) is an egg-free, dairy-free chocolate cake mixed directly in the baking pan with cocoa, oil, vinegar, and water. Vegan-friendly and ridiculously easy.

Georgian khachapuri with hand-stretched dough layered with butter, folded envelope-style around a spiced red bean filling with caramelized onions and fresh cilantro.

Date oatmeal bars with a thick, jammy date filling sandwiched between two layers of buttery oat crumble. A vintage three-layer bar cookie that's chewy, sweet, and wholesome.

Imperial coconut flan made from scratch with a whole fresh coconut, homemade condensed milk, and separated eggs baked in a caramel-lined mold. A traditional Mexican showpiece.

Do you adore the taste of irish cream? Well don't wait until St. Patrick's Day. Enjoy this rich cake!