Dessert Recipes

Crisp rolled molasses cookies with a full tablespoon each of cinnamon and ginger, dark molasses, lemon extract, and a splash of vinegar for tang. Thin and snappy.

Lacy, golden spiderweb cookies made from a thin batter squeezed through a bottle into a hot skillet. A fun Halloween treat dusted with powdered sugar.

Strawberry-rhubarb shortcake with a warm rhubarb sauce, fresh strawberries, buttered biscuits, and whipped cream. A classic spring dessert that celebrates two seasonal favorites together.

Stack cake is an Appalachian multi-layer molasses cake with applesauce filling spread between thin layers, topped with whipped cream and chopped nuts. A pioneer wedding-table classic.

This stately three-layer coconut cake is made with sifted cake flour, almond and vanilla extracts, and filled and frosted with coconut. A towering Southern classic for celebrations.

Foolproof apple custard pie recipe with tender sliced apples. The apples and custard are cooked stovetop to ensure creamy results.

Strawberry chiffon pie with a cocoa-pastry shell, fluffy strawberry-gelatin filling, and chocolate-dipped berries on top. A retro pink-and-chocolate dessert that mixes in minutes once the crust cools.

Strawberry cream pie layered with toasted almonds, a from-scratch vanilla cream filling, fresh halved strawberries, and a glossy strawberry glaze. Diner-counter classic done properly.

Strawberry ice cream pie with a spiced shortbread crust and a swirl of warm fudge topping. Make-ahead frozen dessert that comes together in under 30 minutes.

Tender butter cookies studded with chopped fresh strawberries and scented with nutmeg and brandy, dusted in powdered sugar. Little jewel-like bites that melt on the tongue.

Strawberry lemon trifle layered with homemade genoise cake, lemon curd filling, kirsch-soaked strawberries, toasted almonds, and whipped cream.

Strawberry lemondrift pie mounds airy lemon-cream filling into a baked crust and crowns it with fresh berries. A bright citrus dessert with whipped texture and clean lemon snap.

If you're looking for something rich then try this delicious dessert that would have you savoring every spoonful.

Tart rhubarb and sweet strawberries layered with cinnamon-spiced graham cracker and bread crumb topping, baked until bubbly and golden. A cozy, old-fashioned fruit betty.

Tart rhubarb and sweet strawberries mingle under a golden lattice crust with a nutmeg-kissed custard that sets this classic spring pie apart from all the rest.

Sugar and spice apple cakes baked in muffin tins with whole wheat flour, nutmeg, and chopped apples, then dipped warm in melted butter and rolled in cinnamon sugar. Like apple cider donuts in cake form.