7,927 vanilla recipes

Cream puff cake built on a from-scratch choux pastry crust, layered with a vanilla pudding and cream cheese filling, whipped topping, and a chocolate drizzle. Tastes like a giant eclair in 9x13 form.

Meringue berry pie features an almond Pavlova-style shell holding vanilla ice cream, mixed fresh berries, and a homemade raspberry sauce. Crisp on the outside, marshmallow soft inside, with summer fruit on top.

Pick any three berries, simmer them in blackberry wine with orange zest, then drop a buttery biscuit topping on top and bake until golden. A warm, bubbling berry cobbler begging for a scoop of ice cream.

Cocoa cream pie with a from-scratch chocolate pudding filling made from cocoa powder, milk, and cornstarch in a baked pie shell. Topped with whipped cream after chilling 6-8 hours.

Banana split sundaes for two with a microwave hot fudge sauce made from semisweet chocolate, sweetened condensed milk, and corn syrup. A 10-minute date-night dessert.

These are extremely low in fat, and the taste is more slightly bitter dark chocolate than the milk-chocolate sweet of most brownies, however if you love chocolate, they're a great treat!

Banana split sundae for one with homemade microwave hot fudge, ice cream, peanuts, and a quartered banana. Single-serving solo dessert ready in five minutes.

Old-fashioned unleavened seed cake with caraway seeds, candied orange peel, mace, and chopped nuts. No baking powder needed, whipped egg whites provide the lift.

Rich chocolate pound cake with a full cup of cocoa, melted butter, and half-and-half cream baked in a tube pan. Dense, velvety, and deeply chocolatey.

Banana bread with honey, orange zest, chopped walnuts, and dates. A family-style loaf with layers of sweetness and warm citrus fragrance beyond basic banana bread.

Toronto Pie: a light sponge cake split into two layers, filled with raspberry jam, and dusted with powdered sugar. A classic Canadian tea-time treat.

Jack-o-lantern cookies with crushed lemon drops melted into the cutout eyes, nose, and mouth to create a glowing stained-glass effect. A fun Halloween baking project for kids.

No-bake Merry Bars layered with graham crackers, mashed banana, maraschino cherries, coconut, and nuts in a butter-powdered sugar base. Festive, colorful, and fridge-set.

Old-fashioned peach ice cream churned in a hand-crank or electric freezer with crushed ripe peaches, evaporated milk, and a touch of almond extract. A summer porch classic.

Chocolate chiffon pots made with skim milk, cocoa, and gelatin blended with ice cubes for instant mousse. Low-fat chocolate dessert ready in 30 minutes.

An elegant French toast with a touch of lemon, for a company brunch.