Dessert recipes

Enjoy the delicate flavor of strawberries and cream in these delicious Mexican empanadas, filled with fresh strawberries and ginger-infused cream cheese. The empanada dough can be...

This dessert is a more sophisticated take on strawberries and cream. Each berry is cut crosswise and filled with a light vanilla mascarpone cream. Choose large berries...

This luxurious Strawberry and Cream trifle is the perfect ending to a romantic dinner or a delicious treat for Mother's Day, March 8th, and Valentine's Day. The trifle is easy...

Stracciatella ice cream with chocolate chips is served with fresh strawberries in Vin Santo dessert wine for a sophisticated Italian dessert that screams summer under the Tuscan sun. If you're...

This cold dessert combines two types of Italian ice cream: light and airy semifreddo on a cookie crust and stracciatella, studded with chocolate chips. A big plus for Italian...

This is a traditional Thai dessert of sticky rice in coconut milk with juicy mango and a refreshing hint of lime. It's important to soak the rice in advance, so plan to start preparing it the day before...

Try this sweet Asian-inspired rice porridge with coconut milk, spices, and juicy mango, which is equally delicious for breakfast or dessert. Dates add a caramelized note to the porridge,...

This delicious, gooey, pull-apart bread with crunchy nuts is the perfect treat for a crowd. Pumpkin pie spice, warm caramel, and pecans combine to make it...

This light and airy, aerated chocolate pudding is baked in individual molds for an elegant holiday dessert. You'll need just a few simple ingredients, and all of them...

This grilled steak-shaped chocolate cake is a worthy addition to any man's celebration, whether it's Father's Day, Valentine's Day, or a birthday. The red velvet cake is topped with...

Star fruit is known for its beautiful star-shaped cut, making it a perfect addition to your upside-down cake with caramel topping. Its baked flavor is very similar to...

These simple sugar cookies hold their shape while baking, so your edible stars will turn out perfect with beautiful, smooth edges. You'll need two star-shaped cookie cutters—...

Even a store-bought cake mix can be made unique and special, and your guests will never guess how easy it was for you to create these exquisite cakes. It's all in the icing. Bake a sponge cake using...

Bake a colorful clear lollipop in the center of a sugar cookie to create a magical stained-glass window, perfect for hanging on your Christmas tree. Don't forget...

Enjoy the combination of sweet fresh strawberries, fragrant basil, and tangy balsamic vinegar in this simple cake. Macerated berries are served on a halved, crumbly...

The taste of any milkshake depends on the quality of its ingredients, so for this recipe, use the finest vanilla ice cream and natural vanilla extract. Peppermint extract...

This wonderful adult milkshake is a perfect St. Patrick's Day treat and a wonderful relaxing after-dinner dessert. Its flavor is directly influenced by the vanilla ice cream...

The secret to this seemingly simple cake is the lime glaze drizzled over the crust, which turns into a gel in the refrigerator. The cake tastes best when slightly chilled, so remove it from the...

This otherworldly cake is perfect for celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Like the traditional red velvet cake, magic awaits inside: a chocolatey flavor and vibrant, non-chocolate layers.

Saint-Honoré cake is a superb combination of crispy puff pastry, custard, profiteroles, and whipped cream. A veritable riot of flavors and textures! Make Saint-Honoré as a single-serve...

What do you get when you combine two popular, yet completely opposite, sauces: caramel and Sriracha? A wonderfully silky, sweet-and-spicy caramel sauce perfect for drizzling over ice cream,...

These miniature jar cakes were inspired by spumoni, a classic Italian dessert made with layers of pistachio, cherry, and chocolate or vanilla ice cream. Delicious and unique...

"As a child, crisp, shiny almond cookies were my favorite treat at Chinese restaurants," Molly Yeh shares. "They were usually served with fortune cookies or instead of...

Bake giant sugar cookies in a cast iron skillet, which will further caramelize the bottoms and sides for an even crispier texture. Drizzle the finished cookies with icing and...

These charming cookies, covered in white icing and topped with colorful sprinkles, are a perfect addition to the Easter cake and will brighten up any holiday. It's important not to overheat the cookies in the oven...

These crispy, crumbly cookies are the perfect treat with tea or coffee, and the colorful sprinkles give them a festive look. Biscotti cookies are baked twice: first, the dough loaf is baked,...

This recipe is perfect for a themed treat. Melt white chocolate, sprinkle it with any topping, let it harden again, and you have a unique bar. This...

Make croquembouche the centerpiece of your holiday table. This springtime option is perfect for Easter or any springtime celebration. In addition to traditional filled profiteroles...

These Ree Drummond cakes are incredibly easy to make and perfect for baking with kids. Bake the cake on a baking sheet and, while it's hot, sprinkle with chocolate chips for a...

To make homemade toffee with the perfect consistency, you'll need a candy thermometer. Heat the corn syrup, sugar, milk, cocoa powder, and butter together, then pour into...

A perfect example of a homemade dessert when you just want a cake, but without the fuss of layers, frosting, and cream. Bake the cake "in a pot," or more precisely, in a loaf pan, and cover it with a thick...

To make the fresh raspberry sauce more intense and vibrant, Ina Garten adds a touch of raspberry jam and raspberry liqueur. Try this sauce with ice cream, pancakes, or cheesecake. It...

This amazing sauce is easy to make with just two ingredients—non-alcoholic apple cider and heavy cream—and is perfect for ice cream, muffins, pies, and many other desserts. Natural...

Creamy peanut butter makes a great ice cream sauce. Simply combine it with condensed milk and butter and heat until smooth. Pour the warm sauce over vanilla...

This is a versatile recipe for a classic berry coulis. It can be made with a single berry or a mixture. By straining the berry mixture through a sieve, you'll get a smooth, glossy sauce, but...

Cinnamon Raisin Bread is perfect for breakfast, dessert, or as a snack throughout the day, and it's so easy to make in a bread machine, you might be tempted to bake a loaf...

These apple muffins, reminiscent of sponge donuts in texture, are filled with grated apple and topped with a perfectly crunchy streusel. Unfiltered apple juice is added to both the batter and...

These delicious golden pies are filled with a filling typically reserved for classic apple pie. Ree Drummond wraps stewed, sweet and tart apples with fragrant spices in slices...

To sweeten her bran muffins, Ina Garten adds more blueberries and replaces some of the granulated sugar with honey. The results are amazing! Perfectly moist, just the right amount of sweet, and healthy muffins...

These cupcakes, while visually appealing, are even more delicious when you taste their deliciously creamy center. Inspired by American key lime pie, they perfectly capture it...

To bake a delicious and flavorful apple pie in a slow cooker, you don't need any special pans or utensils. This simple recipe allows you to cook it right in a standard bowl.

Add these adorable bugs to your summer party guest list, but only as dessert! Fondant dries quickly, which is good for the finished product, but not so good if...

Fans of American chocolate chip cookies will be delighted with this dessert: each cupcake contains a surprise! Besides the cookie at the bottom, the cupcake itself is filled with this wonderful flavor...

Melissa d'Arabian decorates her citrus cupcakes with fluffy white chocolate icing and tiny candies, chocolate drops, jelly beans, and even cereal flakes. It's all so...

Here's a great opportunity for budding pastry chefs to practice using a piping bag! Just one piping bag and one tip, but what a difference: you can decorate cupcakes with words...

These fluffy New Orleans-style donuts can easily be made at home in an air fryer, using much less oil than deep-frying. The same sweet yeast dough can be used to make...

Craving homemade buns, but it's too hot outside for baking or your oven is already full? These simple, flaky biscuits are made in the air fryer without the need for an oven (or a frying pan). Serve them warm with...

This simple dessert is easy to make with cookies, lime, and condensed milk, but looks absolutely luxurious in a clear glass bowl. It tastes as beautiful as it looks: cookies...