Dessert Recipes

Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread bites with dried blueberries and orange zest, pressed into mini muffin tins. Food processor simple and done in 25 minutes flat.

Peanut butter cup cookies made in mini muffin tins from store-bought cookie dough, with a chocolate peanut butter cup pressed into each warm cookie center. Two ingredients, 30 minutes, 48 cookies.

This cognac cream cheese filling is a rich and decadent mixture made by soaking raisins in cognac. The result is a smooth and flavorful filling with hints of tangy lemon and warm vanilla, punctuated by bursts of cognac-soaked raisins. This filling is perfect for adding a touch of elegance to pastries, cakes, or other filled desserts.

Mrs. Field's-style chocolate chip oatmeal cookies with oats blended to powder and grated chocolate bar mixed in with the chips. Golf ball-sized for thick, chewy centers.

Popcorn drop cookies with ground popcorn folded into stiff egg whites for a light, airy meringue-like cookie. A naturally gluten-free novelty cookie with a corny crunch and only six ingredients.

Red, white, and blueberry no-bake shortcake layered with strawberry and blueberry pie filling and fluffy whipped topping. A 15-minute patriotic dessert built on store-bought pound cake.

Four-layer coconut cake with coconut cream pudding filling, chopped macadamia nuts, whipped cream frosting, and shredded coconut pressed all over. A showstopper from a cake mix.

Chocolate and strawberry stuffed French toast: whole-wheat sandwiches filled with ricotta, fresh berries, and chocolate chips, griddled until golden. A lighter twist on weekend brunch indulgence.

No-bake pumpkin parfait pie with vanilla ice cream, instant coffee, and warm spices set in a graham cracker crust. A creamy, mousse-like pumpkin pie that chills instead of bakes.

Easy chocolate-covered cherry cookies from a brownie mix: fudgy chocolate drop cookies studded with pecans and maraschino cherries, baked just until set for a soft, brownie-like center. A quick holiday cookie.

Three-ingredient coconut macaroons with shredded coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla. Chewy, golden, and ready in under 25 minutes.

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

Mexican fruit dessert with fresh oranges, bananas, and strawberries tossed in Kahlua coffee liqueur and topped with sweetened whipped cream and cinnamon. A no-cook, no-bake dessert ready in 20 minutes.

Classic ice cream soda recipes in five variations: Black and White, White and Black, Black Cow, Strawberry Soda, and Hoboken. Seltzer, syrup, ice cream, and whipped cream.

Hot chocolate souffles with 9 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate, dark rum, and whipped egg whites baked in individual dishes. Just six ingredients, no flour needed.

Simple blueberry cupcakes with two cups of fresh berries in a vanilla shortening batter. Mix everything together, scoop into muffin tins, and bake for 20 minutes.