Dessert Recipes

A scrumptious cheesecake made with orange juice and seedless raisins.

Apple raisin cream pie combines Granny Smith apples, plump raisins, and warm spices under a double crust, then heavy cream pours through a center vent during baking to enrich the filling. Old-fashioned American pie with a clever cream-stream finish.

Whole wheat fruitcake packed with figs, dates, prunes, walnuts, and warm spices. No refined flour, naturally sweet from dried fruit for healthier holiday baking.

Solothurner Nusstorte, a Swiss hazelnut torte with piped meringue-nut discs, a buttery sponge layer, and hazelnut buttercream. An elegant three-component European pastry.

A tender blueberry cake with a honeyed graham cracker crumb that sets it apart from ordinary berry cakes. Baked in a springform pan and topped with fresh berries and whipped cream.

Easy chocolate turtle pie: graham cracker crust layered with caramel, pecans, fudge pudding, and whipped topping. A no-bake five-ingredient dessert for busy weeknights.

Alsatian apple cake with four pounds of Golden Delicious apples, honey, rum, and a caramelized egg-butter-brown sugar topping. A rustic French apple dessert.

Creamy blueberry swirl cheesecake with a buttery graham cracker crust. Lush cream cheese filling ribboned with sweet blueberry pie filling, baked in a springform pan for a showstopping dessert.

A classic and healthful comfort food dessert dish. Using brown rice retains all the goodness of the bran for leaps and bounds added health factors. Sweeten only with apple juice concentrate the recipe stears you clear of refined sugars.

Rice pudding with brandy-soaked currants, orange zest, and cinnamon, set with gelatin for a silky chilled dessert. Low-fat, make-ahead, and lightly boozy.

English trifle with sherry-soaked angel food cake, raspberry jam, raspberry jello, and creamy vanilla pudding. A festive, make-ahead holiday dessert layered in a glass bowl.

Mother's Day baked apple-cinnamon French toast assembles overnight, then bakes into a puffed, custardy casserole with dried apples, raisins, and warm spices. Zero morning-of stress.

Buttermilk orange cake studded with raisins and nuts, topped with a citrus-sugar glaze broiled into a caramelized, crackly crust. Served warm with whipped cream for an old-fashioned dessert.

A rich, fudgy steamed chocolate pudding made with semi-sweet chocolate and pecans, served warm with a fresh raspberry-liqueur sauce. An elegant make-ahead dessert for special occasions.

I came across this recipe in a magazine at the Doctor's office,I wrote it down,tried it and found it to be really good.I changed it a bit the more I made it and it is now one of my favorites.Easy to transport,great for bake sales and potlucks.

Triple berry compote made from frozen strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries with a thickened fruit juice glaze and fresh orange sections. A year-round dessert.