Dessert recipes

This Biscochito Cake is a modern twist on New Mexico’s traditional biscochito cookie, featuring warm notes of star anise, a tender crumb, and a sweet cinnamon-sugar topping. Paired with a vibrant peach compote, it’s a comforting yet elegant dessert that’s easy to prepare and ideal for sharing at gatherings or enjoying as a cozy treat.

Vietnamese fruits in syrup (trái cây) with orange, pineapple, and lychees in a sherry-citrus sugar syrup. A simple, elegant tropical dessert chilled to perfection.

Magic Fruit Cake bakes up tender and jewel-bright with mincemeat, sweetened condensed milk, red and green cherries, and chopped walnuts. A no-fuss holiday tube cake that mixes in one bowl and slices into glossy, fruit-studded rounds.

Quick turnovers use biscuit mix and apple juice for an easy hand-pie dough, filled with jam and baked or fried in minutes. A 30-minute pantry-staple dessert recipe.

Chilled poppy seed soup blended with yogurt, half-and-half, honey, and nutmeg. A sweet, creamy no-cook cold soup served as a unique dessert or first course.

From the Great American recipe's collection Gr #17. A classic American carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.

Mango brulee with a custard made from double cream, fromage frais, and egg yolks topped with caramelized demerara sugar. A lighter take on classic creme brulee.

Rhubarb crunch with a buttery oat and brown sugar crumble topping baked over tart rhubarb. Simple, old-fashioned, and perfect for spring baking.

Blackberry mint sorbet with red Burgundy wine and a fresh mint-infused simple syrup. Adult dairy-free dessert with deep berry color, herbal lift, and subtle wine complexity. Naturally vegan.

Nutty graham cracker bars: a cooked butter, pecan, and graham filling sandwiched between graham crackers, chilled until the crackers soften into cake-like layers. Pecan pie in a no-bake bar.

Whole pears poached in spiced white wine with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, vanilla bean, and citrus zest, served warm with burnt sugar ice cream. An elegant make-ahead dessert.

Texas-style chocolate sheet cake with buttermilk, cocoa, and a hot fudge icing poured over the warm cake. A 30-minute one-bowl chocolate sheet cake that feeds a crowd at potlucks and church suppers.

Diabetic-friendly frozen orange bars with a fluffy whipped filling sandwiched between graham crackers. No-bake, low-sugar, and made with orange juice concentrate and skim milk powder.

Fruit loaf studded with candied cherries, mixed peel, and nuts with almond and vanilla extract. A festive quick bread that bakes in under an hour with no yeast required.

Pavlova, a crisp meringue shell with a soft, marshmallowy center, piled with billowy whipped cream and fresh berries. Cornstarch and vinegar give it that signature melt-in-the-mouth interior. An elegant summer dessert.

A scrumptious cake made with oreo cookies, cream cheese and whipped topping.