Dessert Recipes

Meringue cookies use just five pantry ingredients to make crisp, snowy puffs that melt on the tongue. Naturally fat-free and gluten-free, with a marshmallow-like interior and a delicate vanilla finish.

Pignoli cookies (pine nut macaroons): the chewy almond-paste Italian classic studded with toasted pine nuts and dusted with powdered sugar. Naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and totally addictive.

Pineapple cheesecake squares with a baked cream cheese layer topped with a pineapple-whipped cream mousse. A three-layer bar dessert with a cookie crust, cheesecake center, and fruity top.

Pineapple coconut pie with a graham crust and a no-bake gelatin filling folded with rum-extract, whipped topping, crushed pineapple, and shredded coconut. A tropical icebox dessert built for hot weather.

Pineapple sour cream pie on a graham crust with a tangy pineapple-sour cream filling thickened with egg yolks and crowned with toasted meringue. Tropical, tart, and old-fashioned in the best way.

No-bake pineapple cheese pie with cream cheese, sour cream, crushed pineapple, and lemon juice set in a graham cracker crust. A retro tropical cheesecake-style pie made entirely in the blender.

Pistachio-almond biscotti drizzled with dark chocolate: crunchy, twice-baked Italian cookies packed with two kinds of nuts. Coffee's best friend and a gift-tin classic.

Italian pumpkin pie from the Po Valley with pasta frolla crust, fresh pumpkin filling, ground almonds, cornmeal, and candied orange peel. A rustic Northern Italian autumn dessert.

Poached apples with maple cream sauce made from real maple syrup, butter, and half-and-half. An elegant fall dessert with whole tender apples in a rich, reduced maple sauce.

Poke is a Pacific Islands banana and arrowroot pudding baked in squares and soaked in fresh coconut milk. Naturally gluten-free, lightly sweet, with a chewy-silky texture.

Polynesian bombe is a three-layer frozen dessert of mango, raspberry, and lime ices molded into a showstopper dome. Make-ahead tropical finale with zero baking.

Poor Knights of Windsor: sherry-soaked bread fried golden in butter, dusted with cinnamon, and topped with crushed raspberries and whipped cream. A British dessert classic.

Poppy seed cake made with real vanilla bean and a folded meringue for an incredibly light, tender crumb. Topped with cream cheese frosting for a classic finish.

Poppy seed tea cake with sour cream, almond extract, and cinnamon, baked in a tube pan. A buttery, tender cake with nutty seeds and a delicate crumb from cake flour.

A rich, sour-cream dough is laden with poppyseeds and braided into 5-inch sticks.

Paintbrush cookies are honey-sweetened sugar cookies decorated with edible egg yolk paint before baking. A fun kids' baking project where the painting is half the joy and the colors bake on vibrant.