Recipe Sifter

Mocha cream baked custard with melted chocolate, coffee, eggs, and cream, slow-baked in a water bath. Topped with whipped cream, almonds, and grated chocolate.

Mom's pumpkin cookies loaded with chocolate chips, chopped maraschino cherries, and cinnamon. Soft, cakey drop cookies with 3 cups of pumpkin for a moist fall treat.

Banana monkey bars: a one-bowl banana bread baked thin into chewy bars, studded with walnuts and finished with a chocolate sugar drizzle. Lunchbox sweet, ready in under an hour.

Noah's Ark brownies made with a full pound of butter, 3/4 pound semi-sweet chocolate, 7 eggs, and 4 cups of walnuts. A massive, ultra-rich batch that fills two pans and yields 42 brownies.

Old-fashioned date and pecan cake baked low and slow in a tube pan. More fruit and nuts than batter, with a dense, rich texture similar to fruitcake.

Old fashioned butterscotch cookies made with melted butter dissolved in brown sugar for pure caramel flavor. A thin, crispy drop cookie with just six pantry staples that bakes in 8 minutes.

Orange cherry biscotti: twice-baked Italian cookies studded with dried cherries and zested orange. Crisp, dunkable, and nearly fat-free. Pairs with coffee, tea, or sweet dessert wine.

Brighten your day with a slice of this delicious cake made with zucchini, nuts and cream cheese.

Classic Philadelphia-style cheesecake with cream cheese, lemon zest, and folded egg whites on a graham cracker crust. The original lighter, fluffier baked cheesecake that started it all.

Classic white cake with buttermilk and egg whites for a pure white, tender crumb. Easy two-layer recipe with a marble cake variation built in.

Gluten-free peanut butter cookies made with rice flour, maple syrup, and natural peanut butter. No eggs, no wheat, no dairy. Just pure peanut flavor with classic fork marks.

Pecan pumpkin pie with a spiced pumpkin custard bottom layer and a buttery brown-sugar pecan topping. Two holiday pies in one, brightened with lemon zest and juice in the pecan filling.

Pennsylvania Dutch chocolate cake made with boiled chocolate, buttermilk, and baking soda, topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. Rich, dense crumb with old-fashioned charm.

Persimmon pudding cake, a moist autumn loaf with ripe persimmons, brandy, warm spices, raisins, and walnuts. Served with a brandy ricotta topping for fall holiday gatherings.

Praline brownies layer a buttery brown sugar-pecan topping in the bottom of the pan, then bake right under a tender vanilla brown-sugar batter. Flip the pan and the praline crown sits on top, glossy and crackling.

Praline cheesecake with dark brown sugar cream cheese filling, chopped pecans folded in, and a maple syrup glaze topped with pecan halves. Rich, Southern-inspired, on a graham cracker crust.