Dessert recipes

A detailed recipe for making coffee cupcakes with butter-coffee cream....

A custard made from cream, sprinkled with sugar, which is then charred on top to caramelize it....

A detailed recipe for making a homemade no-bake chocolate ice cream pie.

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A detailed recipe for making cupcakes with chocolate ganache cream....

A homemade dessert recipe: pears in Belle Hélène syrup with chocolate sauce and ice cream.

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Detailed recipe with photos.

If I had to pick something that couldn't be improved upon in the cooking process, I'd bet a good amount on it being bad (unripe and tasteless) strawberries. The only thing that bothers me is...

Crêpe Suzette is the queen of retro desserts, and deservedly so. This version of mine is simpler and quicker, thanks to the use of store-bought crepes. But that's no reason to give it up...

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A detailed recipe for this English dish, complete with photos...

Detailed recipe with photos.

A detailed recipe for making homemade ice cream with photos....

Detailed recipe with photos.

I've never met anyone who wouldn't want one of these treats in their lunchbox, and they're also quite convenient to keep in the kitchen for a quick snack at any time. I don't...

This is a doubly useful recipe for the thrifty: French toast (a bit thicker than the kind we ate for breakfast as kids) is made from leftover bread that's too stale to be used again...

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Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

You don't have to serve these macaroons with chocolate pudding, but I needed something to do with the leftover egg whites. I love these macarons so much that I make them for no special occasion. They have...

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I have a weakness, mostly, for savory foods, like savory potatoes, potato chips, or cheese and crackers. But there are times when all I want is donuts...

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I'd like to believe that confectioners won't call it just fudge, because it tastes simply divine, and you don't need a caramel thermometer or a scary test to make it...

This is perhaps one of the healthiest desserts on your regular menu. Not that dessert is meant to be healthy—dessert exists solely for pleasure. However, preparing dinner...

Every year for Diwali (the Hindu New Year), my father receives boxes of dried fruit. One Thanksgiving, when I received organic dates, I remembered this tradition and decided...

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Detailed recipe with photos.

I don't usually overindulge in white chocolate, but I find the mint takes away some of its cloying sweetness. However, I was told about this dessert when I brought it as a treat to...

Recipe for making a dessert dish - bread with milk....

Recipe for making an airy "Chocolate Cloud" cake...

This is a true Italian-English hybrid: syllabub is a thoroughly English dish, though the liqueur makes it distinctly Italian. The crumbled Amaretti biscuits make it resemble a trifle made from...

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It's another name for chocolate pudding, but it sounds better in Italian. But frankly, the language doesn't matter; it's pure, utter bliss. When you eat this custard...

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I was going to say it wasn't as fun as it sounded, but then I changed my mind. Hokey pokey is a Cornish term for honeycomb. This spongy dessert is delicious to eat,...

This idea had been floating around in the back of my mind for a while until I made it for the first time. Now try to stop me. Frangelico is one of my favorite thick liqueurs. I...

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Detailed recipe with photos.

This will completely change your life. Forgive my slight self-satisfied boasting and accept it as simple enthusiasm and delight. This is exactly the mood I intended. You know,...

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If you're eating something this filling, you won't need any other dishes. Although, I think a small portion of crunchy salad isn't a bad idea...

Detailed recipe with photos.

First of all, let me say that if I can do it, so can you. I don't want to sugarcoat the reality, so I'll say that not only do I have no patience, but I have even less...