Dessert/7 recipes

A spiced steamed pudding loaded with dates, apples, and walnuts, served warm with a silky vanilla custard sauce. An old-fashioned British-style dessert for holiday entertaining.

Chocolate almond pie pours hot chocolate syrup over almond-cake batter in a pie shell. As it bakes, the layers separate magically into pudding bottom, cake top, with toasted almonds and chocolate shavings.

Peach cobbler topped with sharp cheddar biscuits instead of plain dough. Almond extract and lemon juice brighten the filling while the cheese adds savory crunch.

Death by chocolate Bundt cake from Dom DeLuise's cookbook. Cake mix doctored with pudding, sour cream, and 12 ounces of chocolate chips for an intensely fudgy result.

A deeply rich chocolate layer cake made with unsweetened baking chocolate, brown sugar, and a cloud of beaten egg whites for lift. Topped with sliced oranges, nutmeats, and candied ginger for a vintage twist you won't find anywhere else.

Oreo ice cream pie: a four-ingredient frozen dessert with crushed Oreos, softened vanilla ice cream, whipped topping, and chocolate drizzle. The easiest crowd-pleaser in the freezer playbook.

Cherry s'mores made in the microwave with graham crackers, chocolate, marshmallows, and cherry pie filling. A fruity twist on the campfire classic, ready in under 5 minutes.

No-bake Special K cereal cookies made with peanut butter, sugar, corn syrup, and crispy rice cereal. These crunchy, sweet clusters come together on the stovetop in under 15 minutes with just a handful of pantry staples.

Soft, buttery, creamy and sweet cookies that are popular all the time at our St. Patrick's Day!

Four-layer sour cream orange cake with citrus zest, a Grand Marnier glaze, cream cheese coconut frosting, and toasted coconut on the sides. A make-ahead showstopper for celebrations.

Classic Bacardi rum bundt cake from a yellow cake mix and vanilla pudding base, soaked in buttery rum glaze and drizzled with chocolate. The legendary boozy holiday cake.

Light and fruity pie folds whipped topping and fresh strawberries into instant-set strawberry jello, then chills in a graham crust. A 7-ingredient no-bake summer dessert with cloud-light texture.

Tender sourdough shortcake layered with crushed strawberries and amaretto whipped cream. This tangy twist on strawberry shortcake uses your sourdough starter for extra flavor.

Candied grapefruit peel: slow-simmered in sugar syrup until translucent, rolled in superfine sugar, and optionally dipped in dark chocolate for an old-fashioned confection.

Simple apple dessert bars with cinnamon-spiced apple slices beneath a thick oatmeal-brown sugar crumble topping that bakes into chewy, buttery goodness.

Light apricot almond cake made with ground almonds, egg whites, and fresh apricot slices on top. No egg yolks, no heavy batter, just a tender, airy French-style fruit cake served warm.