Dessert Recipes

Boston cream pie made entirely in the microwave, with vanilla rum custard between two yellow cake layers and a glossy chocolate corn syrup glaze drizzling down the sides.

Three-layer chocolate caramel bars with a fudgy brownie base, gooey pecan caramel topping, and a lacy semi-sweet chocolate drizzle. Makes 54 bars that store beautifully for 10 days. Think homemade turtle candy in cookie bar form.

Buttery shortbread sticks studded with mini chocolate chips, baked golden, and dipped in melted chocolate. Four ingredients in the dough, shaped like little biscotti logs. Simple, elegant, and impossible to eat just one.

Meersburger cherry dessert with kirsch-soaked tart cherries layered over ladyfingers, topped with an almond cream cheese mousse and chopped pistachios.

Dense chocolate fudge cake layered with a tangy cream cheese ribbon and covered in rich fudge frosting. Made with real unsweetened chocolate for deep, intense flavor.

Mimosa ice cream crepes drizzled with buttered honey: delicate custard ice cream infused with mimosa blossoms, folded into crisped crepes. A foraged spring dessert.

Gloreos, a homemade copycat Oreo: deep-chocolate cake-mix cookies sandwiched with a fluffy vanilla cream filling. The gelatin-set filling stays firm, just like the real thing. A fun batch-bake for cookie lovers.

Classic banana cream pie with homemade vanilla custard layered over fresh banana slices in a baked pie crust, topped with whipped cream. Old-fashioned comfort from scratch.

Strawberry icebox cake layered with vanilla wafer crumbs, whipped cream, and Jello-marshmallow filling. A vintage no-bake dessert that sets up in the fridge with zero oven time.

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Fruit cocktail bars with coconut, maraschino cherries, and a soft cake-like crumb. A vintage pantry-friendly bar cookie made with canned fruit cocktail syrup in the batter.

Berks County potato custard pie, a Pennsylvania Dutch classic with mashed potato, lemon juice, lemon zest, and whipped egg whites in a flaky crust. Light and tangy.

Classic two-layer butter cake with separated eggs and folded whites for height. Topped with a tangy lemon-buttercream frosting (or chocolate variation). The American birthday cake.

Crisp holiday meringue shells filled with tangy lime sherbet and topped with cranberry sauce. A stunning festive dessert with only six ingredients.

Strawberries Italian style macerate ripe berries with sugar, lemon, orange juice, port, and white wine. Boozy fragole al vino dessert that needs nothing more than a chilled glass.

Double kiss cupcakes: tender chocolate cupcakes baked with a Hershey's Kiss hidden in the middle and crowned with another on top. Bake sale gold and a Valentine's Day classic kids go wild for.