Dessert/5 recipes

No-bake rocky road chocolate creme pie loaded with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips in a chocolate cookie crust. A pudding-mix shortcut dessert that comes together in 20 minutes plus a quick chill.

A surprising sweet-savory pie layering sautéed zucchini with caraway seeds and lemon zest beneath a rich, buttery lemon custard. The kind of old-fashioned garden pie that turns zucchini skeptics into believers.

Chocolate cinnamon angel food cake made from scratch with egg whites, cocoa powder, and cinnamon. A light, fat-free cake with warm spice and delicate chocolate flavor.

Moist two-layer chocolate cake with a bright orange zest frosting. Boiling water in the batter creates an extra-tender crumb. Drizzle with orange liqueur for special occasions.

Classic Italian ricotta cheesecake with a buttery shortcrust base and a light, airy filling studded with candied fruit. Torta di ricotta is lighter and more delicate than American cheesecake, baked low and slow until just set.

Mini cherry cheesecakes with vanilla wafer crusts and homemade tart cherry topping. Single-serving cream cheese desserts baked in muffin cups, ready for any party tray.

Chinese steamed honey sponge cake with almond powder and fluffy whipped egg whites. This traditional method produces a pillowy, moist crumb without an oven, and the cake resteams beautifully for leftovers.

Ring-shaped orange juice cookies topped with candied cherries or almonds. Delicate bracelet cookies made with oil instead of butter. Dairy-free and freezer-friendly.

Christmas cookie slices are old-fashioned icebox cookies: vanilla shortbread dough rolled into logs, chilled, sliced thin, and baked into crisp golden rounds. Make ahead and ready to slice for holiday baking.

Old-fashioned chocolate sheet cake with a boiled cocoa frosting that goes on while everything's still hot. Buttermilk keeps it moist, chopped nuts add crunch. Ready in under an hour.

Cats Tongues (Langues de Chat) are delicate French butter cookies piped into thin finger shapes with browned edges and a pale, crisp center. Made with just butter, powdered sugar, egg whites, and flour.

Mediterranean almond cookies made with ground almonds, egg whites, and candied cherries. Low-temperature baked treats dusted with powdered sugar and optional rosewater.

Soft orange juice cookies with fresh OJ in the batter and a tangy orange-glazed top. A vintage church-supper drop cookie with bright citrus flavor in every bite.

Impossible coconut pie: a self-crusting blender pie that magically separates into a crust on the bottom, custard in the middle, and toasted coconut on top. No pastry, no rolling, just pour and bake.

Fat-free chewy chocolate cookies made with cocoa powder, corn syrup, and egg whites instead of butter. Soft, fudgy, and intensely chocolatey with zero added fat.

A ridiculously easy chocolate cherry cake made with just cake mix, cherry pie filling, and almond extract. Holes poked in the warm cake let a boiled milk chocolate frosting sink in for poke-cake bliss with Black Forest flair.