Recipe Sifter

Southern peanut butter pie built like a peanut pecan pie hybrid: dark corn syrup, eggs, creamy peanut butter, and salted peanuts baked into a chewy, gooey filling. A pecan pie with all the peanuts in the South.

Lacy Florentine cookies made with ground pecans and coconut, sandwiched together with melted dark chocolate. Thin, crispy, and freezer-friendly for up to a month.

Whole pears poached in apple cider with vanilla bean and cinnamon sticks, then glazed with a reduced spiced syrup. An elegant, make-ahead autumn dessert.

Moist whole wheat apple bread loaded with grated Granny Smiths, chopped walnuts, and warm spices like cinnamon, ginger, and allspice. Sweetened with honey for a wholesome, no-refined-sugar loaf.

Classic Spudnuts: fluffy potato doughnuts made with real mashed potatoes and yeast, fried golden and dipped in a powdered sugar glaze. This big-batch recipe makes about 100 doughnuts that freeze beautifully.

Sticky pecan bars with a buttery shortbread crust and gooey brown sugar-corn syrup filling loaded with pecan halves. Like pecan pie in bar form, easier to make and easier to share.

Macerated strawberries spooned into sherbet dishes and draped with a brandy-kissed yogurt cream, then scattered with sliced almonds and chocolate shavings. An Italian no-cook dessert ready in 30 minutes.

Sugar-free fruit nut muffins sweetened only with dates, raisins, and prunes boiled into a thick fruit base. Diabetic-friendly mini muffins with no added sugar.

Sun-sational lemon cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, creamy citrus-scented filling, and a bright homemade lemon curd glaze. A proper springform showpiece with sunny citrus flavor.

Sunshine orange cream cake layered with tangy sour cream and fresh orange slices. A from-scratch sheet cake split into two layers with a bright, creamy citrus filling.

Cinnamon biscuits made with Bisquick, bran flakes, raisins, and buttermilk, topped with sour cream icing. A pull-apart brunch treat with a crunchy cinnamon swirl.

Swedish chocolate Bundt cake with melted unsweetened chocolate, heavy cream, and a breadcrumb-coated pan for a crisp crust. Dense, rich, and unfrosted.

Crisp, melt-on-your-tongue meringue cookies loaded with chocolate chips and chopped pecans. Pop them in the oven, turn off the heat, and let them set overnight. Effortless and addictive.

Giant Texas-sized cookies loaded with oats, cereal, chocolate chips, coconut, and pecans. Scooped with an ice cream scoop for massive, chewy, everything-in-it cookies.

A thin, fudgy chocolate sheet cake with sour cream for moisture, topped with a warm boiled cocoa icing poured on while still hot. Bakes in a jelly roll pan and feeds a big crowd fast.

We are pleased to share this recipe and suspect the request came because this cake is unusually moist and has a wonderful strong lemon flavour.