Dessert recipes

Homemade chocolate sauce with semi-sweet chocolate, butter, sugar, and a splash of vanilla. Glossy, pourable, and shelf-stable for 6 months in the fridge. The make-ahead dessert sauce that beats every jarred version.

Chewy brown sugar cookies loaded with green candy-coated chocolate pieces. A fun, festive cookie for St. Patrick's Day baking that makes 3 dozen in just 30 minutes.

A no-bake frozen chocolate pie with Oreo cookie crumbles, marshmallows, whipped topping, and gummy worm decorations in a graham cracker crust. The ultimate kid-friendly dessert for parties and Halloween.

Butterscotch marshmallow brownies with chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Marshmallows melt into the batter as they bake, creating a gooey, chewy blondie-style bar.

Egg-free yellow cake with cake flour, liquid egg substitute, and a touch of sugar substitute for a lighter, lower-sugar bake. Soft, tender crumb that proves you don't need eggs to get a classic vanilla cake.

Classic bananas flambe with rum and banana liqueur, sauteed in butter and brown sugar with cinnamon. A dramatic tableside dessert served over vanilla ice cream.

Traditional German Dampfnudeln: soft steamed yeast dumplings stuffed with prunes, drizzled with buttery poppy seed sauce. A cozy Bavarian dessert that's surprisingly simple to make.

Sweet cinnamon-spiced pears topped with a buttery sharp cheddar biscuit crust. This easy fruit cobbler brings the classic cheese and pear pairing right to your dessert table.

Make classic Aplets and Cotlets at home with this easy recipe featuring apple juice, walnuts, and a chewy, fruit candy texture. Perfect for a nostalgic treat! This version originally used gelatine but has been modified to use pectin for a more authentic result.

A delicious dessert that's perfect to make when you're in a hurry!

Haroset cake with zabaglione sauce turns the Passover walnut-apple-wine condiment into a flourless springform cake, served warm with a whisked Italian wine custard.

Coconut fluff peaches with a cloud of meringue-like topping made from beaten egg white, coconut syrup, and lemon zest, heaped into peach halves. A light, retro dessert.

A frozen no-bake pie with crushed malted milk balls folded into vanilla yogurt and whipped cream on a graham cracker crust. Nostalgic malt shop vibes in every creamy, crunchy slice.

German loaf cookies (Zwieback-style) with lemon zest, almond extract, and a cocoa-cinnamon swirl. Baked as a log, sliced, then broiled crisp for a twice-baked biscotti-like crunch.

Pumpkin-apple pie with a spiced brown sugar apple layer on the bottom and creamy pumpkin custard on top. Two fall pies in one, baked in a single crust.

Italian cream cake stacks three buttermilk-tender layers loaded with toasted pecans and shredded coconut, then crowns it all with cream cheese frosting. A Southern bakery showpiece.