Dessert/3 recipes

Chocolate dipped macadamia nut shortbread cookies made with butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Slice-and-bake rounds dipped in melted chocolate for a Hawaiian-inspired treat.

Spectacular chocolate orange meringue roulade with amaretti crunch, whipped cream filling, and dark chocolate drizzle for show-stopping holiday desserts.

Four-ingredient pineapple cranberry dump cake layered with crushed pineapple, cranberry sauce, white cake mix, and pats of butter. No mixer, no bowl, no fuss. The Thanksgiving cheat code grandmas swear by.

A triple-threat chocolate dessert worthy of its name: brownie shell, coffee-Kahlua chocolate mousse filling, and a glossy chocolate-coffee glaze finished with chocolate curls. Twenty ounces of chocolate across three layers. Slice thin. Share grudgingly.

Strawberry Newtons recipe (can use strawberries or figs)

Old-fashioned blackberry pudding with a simple batter that rises up around the berries as it bakes, finished with a sugar crust on top. Homestyle comfort in an 8x8 pan.

I came across this recipe in a magazine and decided to give it a try. They are sweet but so good,I love pecans and these were very easy to make.Just make sure to test your candy thermometer and then adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.Give them a try,see if you like them.

Heath bar poke cake: chocolate cake soaked with sweetened condensed milk and caramel, topped with whipped cream and crushed toffee. The crowd-pleasing potluck dessert with chocolate-toffee crunch on every bite.

Grilled figs filled with a lemon myrtle and ricotta cheese filling.

Pumpkin Muffin like Starbucks if you add the cream cheese

These make everyone happy. Bite into the fluffy, cakey cookie and fudge frosting and the hidden mashmallow will stretch and stretch until it finally breaks leaving you with a Gandalf beard, at least this has been my experience.

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.

Colombian dulce de leche simmers milk and sugar with cinnamon for 4 hours into thick, golden caramel spread that's worth the constant stirring.

Three-layer mincemeat cake spiced with cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon, studded with nuts, and covered in homemade caramel frosting. A rich, festive holiday cake from scratch.

Layered oatmeal bars with a buttery cinnamon-butterscotch crumble, tangy cream cheese filling, and a golden crumb topping. Cut into squares for a crowd-pleasing treat.

Flourless chocolate roulade filled with vanilla whipped cream and dusted with cocoa. Eight eggs, two kinds of chocolate, and zero flour make this roll intensely rich and tender.