Dessert/2 recipes

Chocolate cream pie made the easy way: a double batch of thick chocolate pudding folded with fresh whipped cream, piled into a baked pie shell and crowned with more whipped cream and bittersweet chocolate shavings. No oven needed for the filling.

Double chocolate zucchini bread with melted unsweetened chocolate, chocolate chips, chopped nuts, and cinnamon. Moist, rich, and the best way to sneak vegetables into dessert.

Change the look of your brownies with this simple recipe that will have your kids begging to try one!

Caramel fudge cake layers a chocolate cake mix base with melted caramels, sweetened condensed milk, and chopped nuts. A potluck-style sheet cake with a gooey caramel layer baked right inside.

Lemon-lime cookies with fresh citrus zest and juice, egg yolks, and butter, pressed thin and baked until crisp with a generous sugar sprinkle. Make-ahead dough keeps up to a month frozen.

Mixed berry tiramisu with mascarpone, ladyfingers soaked in raspberry liqueur syrup, and layered berry jam with fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. Coffee-free summer tiramisu.

Coconut cookie nests in pastel colors with a chocolate egg in each. A macaroon-style Easter cookie with crisp edges, chewy centers, and room for candy eggs on top.

White chocolate frosted white cake folds melted white chocolate into a tender buttermilk cake, then crowns it with a fluffy whipped white chocolate frosting. A double-white-chocolate layer cake for celebrations.

Mocha meringue kisses with espresso, cocoa powder, and a splash of creme de cacao. Crisp on the outside, soft in the center, and naturally fat-free.

Homemade creme fraiche from whipping cream and sour cream, cultured 24 hours at room temperature. Serve as a dipping sauce with fresh strawberries.

Sad cake, a chewy, gooey Bisquick cake of brown sugar, pecans and coconut that rises tall then sinks in the middle, exactly as it should. Dense and toffee-rich, it is irresistible warm with ice cream.

Moist chocolate cake made with buttermilk, cocoa powder, vegetable oil, and boiling water. No butter needed for an incredibly tender, rich crumb that stays moist for days.

Light-as-air chocolate chiffon cake with deep cocoa flavor and virtually zero fat, perfect for anyone craving rich chocolate dessert without the calorie bomb.

Basic holiday butter cookies with a tender, melt-in-your-mouth crumb from cornstarch in the dough. This versatile base recipe can be rolled, cut, or shaped into any holiday cookie you want.

This bread pudding is moist and incredibly flavorful with a crunchy top. I make it every Christmas, or whenever a baguette is left out for too long, not that that ever happens in our house.

A no-bake German chocolate cream pie with melted milk chocolate, cream cheese, and whipped topping in a graham cracker crust. Just 10 minutes of hands-on work, then freeze and serve.