Recipe Sifter

Whole grain pumpkin bread loaded with whole wheat flour, bran, and wheat germ for serious fiber, sweetened with brown sugar and molasses. Spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg for cozy fall flavor in every slice.

This is a good recipe to use when you need to get rid of some aggression because the dough is too heavy for most mixers. So you have to use your hands and beat it! You can also use peanut butter or butterscotch chips or a mixture of them.

Fudgy cocoa brownies with crispy edges and a tender center prove you don't need fancy chocolate bars when quality cocoa powder delivers the goods.

Cocoa-rich brownies loaded with melty semi-sweet chocolate chips and optional chopped nuts. Crackly-topped chocolate squares from one bowl, ready in an hour for any sweet emergency.

Old-world apple strudel with dough stretched by hand until paper-thin, wrapped around cinnamon-spiced MacIntosh apples. The real from-scratch method, no phyllo, with bread crumbs to keep it crisp.

Light chocolate brownies made with cocoa powder, egg substitute and a corn oil spread instead of butter, so they bake up fudgy and cholesterol-free. A one-saucepan brownie, dusted with powdered sugar.

A two-layer banana cake made with honey-soaked oats, mashed bananas, and butter, frosted with a smooth cream cheese icing. Hearty, moist, and naturally sweetened with a full cup of honey.

A heritage brownie recipe that swaps in cornmeal for a gritty, slightly crunchy texture you won't find in any box mix. Unsweetened chocolate, butter, chopped nuts, and vanilla in every fudgy square. Best served warm.

Traditional New York cheesecake with zwieback crust, cream cheese filling enriched with heavy cream and lemon zest. Baked at high heat then low, cooled in the oven for crack-free perfection.

This holiday fruitcake recipe may change your mind about fruitcakes. Golden, buttery, and chock full of fruits and nuts make this delicious from the first bite to the last.

Mo Cookies are a big-batch chocolate chip and nut cookie that yields 60 generous, chewy rounds from a pound of butter and 6 cups of flour. Bake-sale and bake-along ready.

Gumdrop fruit salad: a retro church-potluck classic with pineapple, grapes, marshmallows, gumdrops, and pecans bound in whipped cream and a cooked pineapple-lemon dressing.

Award-winning ginger cookies built on a cooked sugar-and-spice syrup base. Roll, cut, paint, or hand-mold this stiff gingerbread dough into any shape, then bake into crisp golden spice cookies.

When I go to potlucks, family gatherings or on hunting and fishing trips with my husband and son, this cake is one of my favorite desserts to bring. The flavorful cake stays moist as long as it lasts, which isn't long!

A delicious and moist bread, it's also full of nutrients. An energized breakfast to start your day.

Set-it-and-forget-it French bread for your bread machine. Six ingredients including bread flour and a touch of butter for richness. Press start and walk away.