Dessert/7 recipes

Orange carrot cake baked in a tube pan with grated carrots, cinnamon, nutmeg, and orange zest, finished with a tangy orange glaze. A bright twist on classic carrot cake.

Tired of cakes?! We have you covered. Try this warm and mouth-watering fig-apple compote with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Heavenly delicious!

Old-fashioned peppernut cookies (pfeffernusse) with anise, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, dark corn syrup, and chopped nuts. Slice-and-bake holiday cookies, makes 4 dozen.

Fresh glazed strawberry pie with whole berries in a pre-baked crust, coated in a homemade strawberry glaze made from pureed berries and cornstarch. No-bake filling, bright berry flavor.

Rich almond spritz cookies with nutty depth and delicate crumb. Cookie press shapes bake up golden with sophisticated flavor beyond basic butter cookies.

A naturally gluten-free flourless chocolate cake with ground almonds and whipped egg whites, finished with a glossy chocolate-honey glaze. Dense, rich, and intensely chocolatey with a crusty top and silky interior.

Cinnamon snack cake with apple cider sauce: a sour cream coffee cake with crumb topping, served warm with vanilla ice cream and warm cider sauce. The fall dessert that smells like Sunday afternoon.

Raspberry chocolate truffle pie layers whipped chocolate ganache spiked with raspberry liqueur over a flaky crust, finished with cream and a strained berry sauce. A bistro-quality dessert.

Mexican polvorones, crumbly cinnamon shortbread cookies coated in a chocolate-cinnamon sugar. Baked low and slow for a melt-in-your-mouth traditional Mexican cookie.

Easy Bisquick coffee cake with a buttery cinnamon brown sugar streusel and chopped nuts folded into a fluffy biscuit-mix base. One bowl, 25-minute bake, perfect for brunch or a fast breakfast.

Bisquick pound cake with cream cheese, soaked in orange liqueur syrup and finished with a glossy apricot glaze. A bakery-worthy tube cake from a baking-mix shortcut.

Malted milk cookies fold chopped malted milk balls and unsweetened chocolate into a brown-sugar drop cookie for a chocolate cookie with crunchy candy pockets. A diner-style malt shop treat.

Healthy apple pie with a crushed Grape Nuts cereal base and a no-sugar-added filling sweetened with apple juice concentrate. Coriander and cinnamon spice six thinly sliced apples for a low-fat dessert.

Four-component chocolate cake: cocoa layers, fudge filling, chocolate whipped cream frosting, and a drizzled cocoa syrup finish. The cake for serious chocolate lovers.

Apple raisin crumb pie: a double-crust apple pie with plump raisins, cinnamon-sugar, and a buttery crumb layer hidden inside. Granny Smith apples keep the filling tart, the crumb adds extra crunch.

Fudgy chocolate brownies built on bittersweet chocolate, sour cream, and a final fold of chopped chocolate chunks. Dense, gooey center with a thin crackled top.