Dessert/9 recipes

No-bake almond chocolate cookies blend semi-sweet and butterscotch chips with vanilla wafer crumbs and sour cream, then roll the truffle-style balls in toasted almonds. Made in 50 minutes.

A no-bake coconut cream pie with a sticky pecan praline layer on the bottom, fluffy vanilla pudding filling loaded with flaked coconut, all in a pre-baked pastry shell. Chill, slice, and swoon.

Praline sauce made with dark brown sugar, toasted pecans, and vanilla, thickened with cornstarch and skim milk. A lighter take on the classic Southern dessert sauce.

Lime fluff pie folds whipped chilled evaporated milk into a hot applesauce-and-lime gelatin base for a cloud-light no-bake filling. A retro mid-century freezer pie that makes two.

A classic chocolate souffle from Eunice Kennedy Shriver's kitchen, made with unsweetened chocolate, a touch of coffee, and billowy whipped egg whites. Elegant enough for any holiday table.

Fuzzy navel cake captures the classic peach-and-orange cocktail in a moist bundt: yellow cake mix doctored with peach schnapps, orange juice, and a poke-and-pour boozy glaze. The party-cake answer to a fuzzy navel.

Super moist and chocolaty sponge cake with a hint of coffee flavor.

Puffy sour cream drop cookies topped with cinnamon sugar before baking. Soft, cakey, and lightly golden around the edges. Simple pantry ingredients, 30 minutes start to finish. Makes 18.

Layered pudding cake with a nutty oat crust, cream cheese layer, vanilla and chocolate pudding, and whipped cream topping. A no-bake icebox dessert.

A homemade fudge recipe that is made the greatest combination: chocolate and peanut butter.

Lighter cheesecake made with blended cottage cheese and low-fat sour cream on a graham cracker crust. A slimmed-down dessert topped with cherry pie filling or fresh fruit.

Thai-style sweet sticky rice cooked in coconut milk, soaked overnight for a thick, creamy texture. A simple 2-ingredient dessert base served topped with fresh fruit.

Upside-Down Pineapple-Raisin-Carrot Cake bakes a spiced carrot batter over caramelized pineapple rings and raisins in a cast iron skillet. Two classics in one.

This award-winning treat is has won the hearts of many with its perfect combination of moist, tender cake and the sweet, tart flavor of apples.

Soft peanut butter cookies studded with toffee bits, topped with vanilla icing and a crunchy toffee chip crown. Three layers of flavor in every bite. Makes 2 dozen.

Milky Way layer cake melts eight candy bars with butter into a chocolate-caramel-nougat batter for a moist Southern celebration cake. Tender crumb, rich frosting-friendly base, layered or sheet style.