Dessert recipes

Rough puff pastry is the home cook's shortcut to puff pastry, made by folding walnut-sized chunks of cold fat through a soft dough four to five times. Flaky enough for tart shells, vol-au-vents, and turnovers.

No bake date drops, chewy stovetop cookies made by cooking chopped dates with butter and eggs, then folding in crispy rice cereal and chopped nuts for a quick treat.

Besan burfi, a traditional Indian fudge of chickpea flour slow-toasted in ghee with cardamom and sugar. A four-ingredient festival sweet cut into diamond pieces.

Classic British summer pudding made with softened berries and white bread, chilled overnight until the juices soak through. Unmold for a jewel-toned dome of fruit served with whipped cream.

Orange date muffins made with a whole blended orange, orange juice, and chopped dates for natural sweetness. An intensely citrusy muffin with real orange pulp in every bite.

Spiced rhubarb preserve with cinnamon, allspice, and apple cider vinegar simmered into a thick, tangy spread. A versatile condiment for ham glaze or biscuit topping.

Mahogany icing with cocoa, strong coffee, butter, and powdered sugar. A rich mocha frosting with a deep, dark color that comes together in 10 minutes with no cooking.

Classic Bananas Flambees bakes caramelized bananas in butter and sugar, then ignites warm rum poured over top for a dramatic finish. Just 4 ingredients and one rule: everything must be warm.

Classic black cow root beer float with vanilla ice cream in a frosted glass. Two ingredients, one minute, pure nostalgia in every fizzy sip.

This classy and decadent dish is the perfect midnight snack you and your love can enjoy!

Decadent New York-style cheesecake whipped from cream cheese, sour cream, and eggs into a dense, ultra-creamy filling over a graham crust. Baked low and slow, then chilled for clean, rich slices.

Butterfinger poke cake: warm chocolate cake riddled with holes and soaked in caramel and sweetened condensed milk, then chilled and topped with whipped topping and crushed Butterfingers.

Pull-apart cinnamon monkey bread made with refrigerated biscuits rolled in cinnamon sugar and baked in a bundt pan. Warm butter sauce soaks into every crevice for sticky-sweet breakfast bliss.

Pineapple pudding cake is a tropical poke cake soaked with sweet crushed pineapple and pudding, then topped with whipped cream and coconut. The poke-and-soak trick keeps every bite moist. An easy, make-ahead chilled dessert.

Maple date cookies with brown sugar, chopped dates, and nuts baked into soft, chewy rounds. Maple extract gives these drop cookies a warm, caramel-like sweetness you won't find in ordinary cookie recipes.

Old-fashioned ginger cupcakes made with molasses, cinnamon, sour milk, and cake flour. Dark, spicy, and tender with a warm gingerbread flavor.