Dessert/7 recipes

These bars have been a family favorite for Mary Wilhelm of Sparta for decades.

Banana fritters dredge ripe banana pieces in flour, dip in a light water batter, then deep-fry to golden crisp. Hot, crackly Asian-style street snack served with ice cream.

Apple pie with a marshmallow meringue topping. Egg whites whipped with marshmallow creme spread cloud-soft across cinnamon-spiced apples and brown into golden peaks. A retro 1950s twist on classic apple pie.

Poached pears with chocolate drizzle: Bosc pear wedges simmered in white wine and apple juice with warm spices, then crowned with melted dark chocolate. An elegant light dessert.

Four-ingredient chocolate tofu pudding with silken tofu, dark chocolate chips and a touch of nutmeg. Silky vegan-friendly chocolate dessert ready in minutes.

Amazing White Chocolate Mousse and Kiwi Sauce recipe

Banana chocolate marble cake swirls melted semi-sweet chocolate into a moist sour cream banana batter, finished with a glossy orange-scented chocolate ganache.

Chocolate raspberry brownies hide a ribbon of raspberry jam baked into the center of a dense, fudgy walnut brownie. A clever freezing trick suspends the jam mid-batter so every square has a tart raspberry surprise.

Dutch-style crumb apple pie with thinly sliced apples, nutmeg, and a brown sugar butter streusel topping. No top crust needed for this rustic, crumbly pie.

Boston cream pie made entirely in the microwave, with vanilla rum custard between two yellow cake layers and a glossy chocolate corn syrup glaze drizzling down the sides.

Low-fat barley kugel studded with cinnamon apples and plump raisins. This lighter twist on a Jewish comfort classic swaps butter for yogurt yet still delivers that creamy, custardy bite.

Alsatian apple cake with four pounds of Golden Delicious apples, honey, rum, and a caramelized egg-butter-brown sugar topping. A rustic French apple dessert.

An easy cheesecake pie with a buttery graham crust, a smooth cream cheese filling, and a tangy sour cream topping baked right on top. Simpler than a springform cheesecake, just as creamy and rich.

Moist, buttery and chocolaty cake looks so appealing as well. A perfect dessert when you have company coming over.

Sugar-free chocolate banana cream pie with a no-bake peanut butter and crisp-rice crust, sliced bananas, sugar-free chocolate pudding and a light whipped topping. Press it, layer it, freeze it. No oven, no refined sugar.

Praline cream pie with a graham-praline crust, silky vanilla custard folded with crumbled pecan pralines, and pillowy whipped cream on top. A New Orleans dessert through and through.