Dessert recipes

Indulge in the ultimate chocolate experience with these rich, dense, and fudgy brownies. Perfectly balanced with a crackly top and a moist center, this simple recipe delivers irresistible flavor in every bite. Ideal for chocolate lovers and easy enough for beginner bakers.

A cherry pie with an easy to prep. coconut crumb topping.

This recipe starts out as peanut-butter fudge, but with the addition of powdered cocoa, can apparently been engineered to be chocolate.

No-bake rum balls with vanilla wafer crumbs, finely chopped pecans, cocoa, and a generous splash of light rum. Rolled in powdered sugar and ready in 15 minutes. The boozy holiday classic.

A soft cake bottom, with a fruit filled middle topped with a tantalizing cinnamon topping. Learning how to make Jello fruit cake that use any fruit you have on hand including summery rhubarb with strawberry gelatin.

A delicious and super moist cake made with mandarin oranges, pineapple and whipped topping.

Gumdrop cake studded with jewel-toned candies and plump raisins, kept moist with applesauce and warmed by cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon zest. A retro Christmas loaf that slices like stained glass.

Unsweetened chocolate melts into butter and sugar for intensely fudgy brownies that bake in just 18 minutes at high heat.

No-bake coconut oatmeal cookies with cocoa, rolled in minutes on the stovetop. Chewy, chocolatey drop cookies that set on wax paper with zero oven time.

Usually I have a certain degree of self control when it comes to my buttery treats. With this lemon cake, however, I will happily consume an entire loaf in a sitting without thinking twice. Do I regret it? NO! Bake it and you will understand. Thank you, Ina.

This is the best carrot cake ever. My friends said that they would buy it from me. I only make it on special occasions. MJ

Streamlined pecan pie with just 6 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep. This minimalist version skips fussy steps but delivers classic gooey filling and crunchy pecans for stress-free holiday baking.

Black bottom cupcakes: rich vegan-style chocolate cupcakes hiding a sweet cream cheese and chocolate chip filling that bakes right inside. Two desserts in one bite.

3-step cheesecake mixes cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and eggs into a graham cracker crust for a no-fuss classic. Five ingredients, one bowl, and a crowd-pleasing finish.

This recipe was the first-place winner at the Ventura country fair. Moist and delicious with a tangy frosting and it freezes very well.

7 Up bundt cake with butter, lemon extract, and a splash of lemon-lime soda for the lightest, most tender pound cake with a buttery, citrus-bright crumb. The Southern church-cookbook classic that earns its reputation.