351 semi recipes

Three-layer chocolate caramel bars with a fudgy brownie base, gooey pecan caramel topping, and a lacy semi-sweet chocolate drizzle. Makes 54 bars that store beautifully for 10 days. Think homemade turtle candy in cookie bar form.

Loaded oatmeal cookies with whole wheat flour, coconut, pecans, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips. Vanilla pudding mix is the secret to extra-soft cookies.

Chocolate cake made with pureed green tomatoes, brown sugar, cinnamon, and orange zest, finished with a glossy dark chocolate glaze. Unexpected end-of-garden dessert.

Hostess-Style Cupcakes with deep chocolate cake, silky vanilla pastry cream filling, dark chocolate ganache glaze and the signature white loop squiggle on top. A homemade copycat that buries the store-bought version.

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.

Vegan chocolate rum cake made with silken tofu, maple syrup, espresso, and cocoa, layered with rum syrup and a tofu-chocolate frosting. No eggs, no dairy, all decadence.

Death by chocolate: a layered chocolate masterpiece of brownie, cocoa meringue, chocolate and mocha mousse, all under glossy ganache. A multi-day project built for serious chocolate lovers.

This frozen peanut butter pie has a crunchy chocolate crust and is served with warm caramel sauce.

Fudge Yummies are layered chocolate brownie bars with a cream cheese filling, melted marshmallow top, and swirled chocolate cream cheese frosting.

Chocolate cake layers filled with caramelized coconut-pecan dulce de leche, then glazed with glossy dark chocolate for an inside-out German chocolate showstopper.

Authentic mole poblano sauce made from scratch with mulato, ancho, pasilla, and chipotle chilies, roasted vegetables, toasted nuts, sesame seeds, and Mexican chocolate. A complex, deeply layered sauce worth every minute.

Traditional Sicilian fruit-filled pastries stuffed with figs, dates, chocolate chips, nuts, and warm spices, glazed with a lemon icing. A holiday cookie tray showstopper.

Moist chocolate sour cream layer cake with fluffy cocoa frosting, toasted nuts, coconut filling, and chocolate-dipped strawberries. A showstopper for birthdays and celebrations.

One base cookie dough, four different bar cookies. Choose from Granola Nut, Apricot Cashew, Apple Oatmeal, or Carrot Pineapple. Spread in a jelly roll pan and bake for 35 easy cookie bars.

Rack of lamb marinated 48 hours in fresh herbs, roasted to perfection, served with complex red wine demi-glace sauce studded with ham and pickles.