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76 results for “dessert”

Small glass cup of vanilla ice cream with espresso pooling around it and chopped chocolate on top

Drinks and Smoothies

Affogato

Hot espresso is poured over a scoop of vanilla ice cream so the edges melt into the coffee. A little sugar, salt, vanilla, and chopped chocolate finish the cups.

10 min · Easy

Pile of golden air-fried cinnamon sugar donut holes on a plate

Air Fryer Cinnamon Donut Holes

Soft yeast-raised dough balls cook in a single layer until golden, then roll in cinnamon sugar while warm. They taste like bakery donut holes without deep frying.

32 min · Medium

Glazed cinnamon donuts made from biscuit dough, stacked on a plate

Air Fryer Donuts

Rings cut from refrigerated biscuit dough cook in the air fryer until the center is baked through and not doughy. They are brushed with butter, tossed with cinnamon sugar, and dipped in a thin glaze.

22 min · Easy

Baking dish of apple crisp with a browned oat topping and bubbling edges.

Apple Crisp

Sliced apples, lemon, cinnamon, and sugar bake under an oat, flour, and butter topping. The fruit should be tender and the edges bubbling before the pan comes out.

1 hr · Easy

Golden apple fritters with a white glaze draining on a wire rack

Desserts & Sweets

Apple Fritters

Diced apples fold into a simple batter and fry until the centers are cooked through and golden. A thin glaze goes on while the fritters are still warm.

40 min · Medium

Sliced banana bread loaf with a browned crust and moist crumb.

Banana Bread

Ripe bananas, butter, sugar, egg, and baking soda bake into one loaf. It is done when a toothpick in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs, not wet batter.

1 hr 15 min · Easy

Slice of banana cream pie with a graham crust, banana slices in pale pudding, and whipped cream on top

Banana Cream Pie

A baked graham crust holds sliced bananas and a cooked vanilla custard. The yolks and cornstarch are boiled until thick, then the pie is chilled.

55 min · Medium

Banana pudding cups with wafers and banana slices

Desserts & Sweets

Banana Pudding Cups

Vanilla pudding, sliced bananas, and vanilla wafers layered in cups and chilled until the cookies soften.

20 min · Easy

Cut berry crumble bars with an oat topping and a jammy fruit center.

Berry Crumble Bars

Fresh berries sit between an oat crumble made with butter, flour, and sugar. The bars need to cool in the pan so the fruit layer sets before you cut them.

1 hr · Easy

A glass cup of berry trifle with cake and pudding.

Desserts & Sweets

Berry Trifle Cups

Cake cubes, vanilla pudding, and berries layered in cups so every spoonful gets crust, cream, and fruit. The pudding is cooked, then chilled, so the cups hold a shape.

30 min · Easy

Square brookie with a dark brownie top and a golden cookie layer along the bottom edge

Brookies

A chocolate chip cookie layer and a brownie layer bake in one pan until both are set. The middle is fudgy, not a pool of raw batter.

57 min · Medium

Mini brownie bites in a muffin tin with shiny, fudgy tops.

Brownie Bites

These brownie bites stay fudgy because the batter uses less flour than a cake and comes out of the oven before the centers dry out. A toothpick should show moist crumbs, not wet batter and not a clean stick.

29 min · Easy

Square of carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and a moist crumb full of shredded carrot

Carrot Cake

A spiced sheet cake loaded with grated carrots and finished with cream cheese frosting. It bakes until the center is set, then cools fully before the frosting goes on.

1 hr · Medium

Baked mini cheesecake cups with graham crusts in paper liners.

Cheesecake Cups

Cream cheese, sugar, and egg bake in a muffin tin over a graham crust until the edges are set and the centers still wobble slightly. They need a chill after the oven so the texture settles.

40 min · Easy

Slice of cherry pie with a golden lattice crust and thick red cherry filling

Cherry Pie

A double-crust pie filled with tart cherries thickened until the center bubbles. The filling has to boil in the oven so the starch cooks and the slice holds.

1 hr 35 min · Medium

Slice of banana bread studded with melted chocolate chips on a plate

Desserts & Sweets

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Very ripe bananas mash into a simple loaf studded with chocolate chips. It bakes until the center is set and a toothpick comes out clean.

1 hr 13 min · Easy

Square chocolate chip cookie bars stacked on a plate

Desserts & Sweets

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

A thick pan of chocolate chip cookie, cut into squares. The center should be set, not shiny and raw, and the edges should be golden.

40 min · Easy

Chocolate chip cookies on a baking sheet with golden edges and soft centers.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

This batch makes 24 cookies, and the nutrition and servings are written for 12 servings of 2 cookies each. Butter, both sugars, and chocolate chips bake at 350°F until the edges are set and the centers still look soft.

32 min · Easy

Squares of glossy chocolate fudge with chopped walnuts on parchment

Desserts & Sweets

Chocolate Fudge

Chocolate chips melt into sweetened condensed milk with butter, salt, and a pinch of espresso. The fudge chills until it slices into firm squares.

20 min · Easy

Two-layer chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and a slice cut out

Chocolate Layer Cake

A two-layer cocoa cake mixed with hot coffee, then filled and covered with chocolate buttercream. The coffee does not make it taste like coffee. It makes the chocolate louder.

1 hr · Medium

Dark chocolate mousse in a glass cup with a spoonful of whipped cream on top

Chocolate Mousse

A cooked custard base melts into chocolate, then folds into whipped cream for a light set mousse. The eggs are heated to 160°F before the mousse is chilled.

37 min · Medium

No-bake chocolate oat cups in paper liners, set firm from the fridge.

Chocolate Oat Cups

Oats, peanut butter, honey, cocoa, and coconut oil are stirred together and chilled in cups, with no oven time. They set in the refrigerator, and that is where they should be stored.

15 min · Easy

Broken pieces of chocolate bark with peanuts.

Desserts & Sweets

Chocolate Peanut Bark

Melted chocolate sets in a thin sheet with roasted peanuts and a little salt. It is a candy you break, not a bake, and it needs the fridge only long enough to firm up.

15 min · Easy

Brown chocolate peanut butter smoothie in a tall glass

Drinks and Smoothies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

A cold blender drink with banana, cocoa, peanut butter, and milk. It drinks like a light milkshake without ice cream.

5 min · Easy

Smooth dark chocolate pudding in a glass cup with a soft set surface

Chocolate Pudding

A stovetop cocoa pudding thickens with cornstarch and finishes with chopped chocolate and butter. It is cooked through, then chilled until it holds a spoon.

22 min · Easy

Puffed cinnamon apple dutch baby in a skillet

Breakfast & Brunch

Cinnamon Apple Dutch Baby

A puffed oven pancake surrounds cinnamon-sautéed apples in a single cast-iron skillet. It looks dramatic but uses a blender batter and pantry staples.

35 min · Easy

Cinnamon-sugar bites made from biscuit dough, piled on a plate.

Cinnamon Churro Bites

Refrigerated biscuit dough is cut into pieces, baked or air-fried, and tossed in cinnamon sugar while still hot. The dough is a shortcut, and the sugar coat is what makes them read as churro bites.

22 min · Easy

Mug of cinnamon hot chocolate with light foam on top

Drinks and Smoothies

Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

Cocoa, milk, and a cinnamon stick warm into a smooth mug drink. It is a straightforward stovetop cocoa for dessert or a late snack.

15 min · Easy

Peach crisp with a browned oat topping in a baking dish.

Desserts & Sweets

Cinnamon Peach Crisp

Peaches bake under an oat crumble until the fruit bubbles and the top browns. Fresh or frozen peaches both work if you do not skip the thickener.

55 min · Easy

Apple pie with a golden double crust and a slice pulled out

Classic Apple Pie

A double butter crust filled with tart and sweet apples, sugar, and cinnamon. Bake it until the filling bubbles in the center, then let it cool so the slice holds.

1 hr 30 min · Medium

Square blondies with a shiny crinkled top and a dense golden-brown crumb

Classic Blondies

Brown sugar bars bake into a chewy middle with a shiny top. The center is set, with a few moist crumbs on a toothpick, not a wet batter.

41 min · Easy

Pan of frosted cinnamon rolls with a visible cinnamon swirl

Classic Cinnamon Rolls

Soft yeast rolls with a brown-sugar cinnamon swirl and a cream cheese icing. Plan on about 90 minutes of rising before the bake.

55 min · Medium

Slice of pecan pie with a flaky crust and a glossy top packed with pecan halves

Classic Pecan Pie

A single crust pie with a glossy pecan filling that bakes until the center is set, not runny. Corn syrup, brown sugar, and butter are the classic base.

1 hr 15 min · Medium

Sliced pumpkin pie with a flaky crust and a smooth spiced filling

Holiday and Seasonal

Classic Pumpkin Pie

A single butter crust filled with pumpkin puree, eggs, evaporated milk, and warm spice. The center should read 175°F and still wobble a little.

1 hr 25 min · Medium

Golden coconut macaroons, some dipped in dark chocolate, on a plate

Desserts & Sweets

Coconut Macaroons

Shredded coconut, condensed milk, and an egg white bake into toasted mounds. The centers set in the oven, then the bottoms get a dip of melted chocolate.

37 min · Easy

Bowl of creamy coconut rice pudding topped with cinnamon and toasted coconut

Creamy Coconut Rice Pudding

Short-grain rice simmers slowly in coconut milk until thick and silky. A pinch of cinnamon and a drizzle of honey finish each bowl.

40 min · Easy

Bowl of chocolate chip cookie dough with a spoon resting in it

Desserts & Sweets

Edible Cookie Dough

This cookie dough is meant to be eaten unbaked, so the flour is heat-treated first and there are no raw eggs. Chocolate chips go in after the flour has cooled.

23 min · Easy

wedge of flourless chocolate espresso cake with glossy top

Flourless Chocolate Espresso Cake

A dense, fudgy chocolate cake lifted with espresso powder and no wheat flour. It slices cleanly once chilled and tastes rich in small wedges.

50 min · Medium

A skillet of fudgy brownies with a crinkled top.

Desserts & Sweets

Fudgy Skillet Brownies

Butter, chocolate, sugar, eggs, and a small amount of flour bake in a skillet until the edges are set and the center is still a little soft. That soft center is the fudgy part. It finishes as it cools.

43 min · Easy

Square of vanilla cake studded with colorful sprinkles and covered in white frosting

Funfetti Cake

A vanilla sheet cake is folded with rainbow sprinkles and covered in buttercream. It bakes until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.

57 min · Easy

Stack of crackled ginger molasses cookies on a cooling rack

Ginger Molasses Cookies

Chewy cookies spiced with ginger, cinnamon, and cloves get their deep color from molasses. A roll in sugar before baking gives a crackled top.

27 min · Easy

Slice of key lime pie with a graham crust, pale yellow filling, and a cloud of whipped cream

Key Lime Pie

A graham crust holds a tangy key lime custard that bakes until the center is set. Whipped cream goes on after the pie is cold.

48 min · Medium

Lemon bars with a shortbread crust, cut into squares.

Desserts & Sweets

Lemon Cream Bars

A shortbread crust bakes, then a lemon filling sets on top until the center no longer jiggles. They are tart, and the powdered sugar at the end is optional.

55 min · Medium

Slice of lemon pound cake with a pale crumb and a thin lemon glaze on a plate

Lemon Pound Cake

A buttery loaf scented with lemon zest and juice, finished with a thin tart glaze. It bakes until the center reaches a fully set crumb.

1 hr 18 min · Easy

Square matcha blondies with melted white chocolate chips on parchment

Desserts & Sweets

Matcha White Chocolate Blondies

Chewy blondies flavored with culinary matcha and studded with white chocolate chips. They bake in one pan and slice clean once cooled.

40 min · Easy

Sliced molasses gingerbread loaf on a wire rack

Holiday and Seasonal

Molasses Gingerbread Loaf

A dense loaf gets its snap from molasses, ginger, and cinnamon and bakes in a standard pan. Slice it plain or with a thin lemon glaze for dessert plates.

1 hr 5 min · Easy

Chocolate lava cake on a plate with a molten chocolate center flowing from the middle

Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes

Small chocolate cakes bake around a frozen ganache center that melts in the oven. The cake batter itself is baked until the eggs are set.

39 min · Medium

A slice of no-bake chocolate cheesecake on a cookie crust.

Desserts & Sweets

No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

A cookie crust and a chocolate cream-cheese filling set in the fridge. There is no water bath and no oven. You do have to wait for it to chill, or it will not slice.

25 min · Easy

Glass cups of tiramisu topped with cocoa powder and cream swirls

Desserts & Sweets

No-Bake Espresso Tiramisu Cups

Individual cups layered with espresso-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cream. No oven is required and they chill firm in a few hours.

25 min · Medium

Scoops of pale vanilla ice cream in a bowl with a spoon

No-Churn Vanilla Ice Cream

Cold heavy cream whips into sweetened condensed milk and vanilla, then freezes until scoopable. There are no eggs and no ice cream maker.

20 min · Easy

Oatmeal raisin cookies on a cooling rack

Desserts & Sweets

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Chewy oatmeal cookies with raisins, cinnamon, and enough salt that they do not taste only of sugar.

27 min · Easy

Baking dish of golden bread pudding with raisins, a spoon lifting a set custard-soaked piece

Desserts & Sweets

Oven Bread Pudding

Day-old bread soaks in a cinnamon custard and bakes until the center is set. The middle should read hot and fully cooked, not wet and runny.

1 hr 10 min · Easy

Golden peach blackberry cobbler in a baking dish with bubbling fruit edges

Peach Blackberry Cobbler

Juicy peaches and blackberries bake under a simple biscuit topping until bubbly and golden. Serve warm with a spoon of plain yogurt or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

55 min · Easy

Peanut butter cookies with a fork crisscross pattern on a cooling rack.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and a little flour bake into cookies that get a fork crisscross before the oven. The cross gives them an even thickness so the centers set at the same time as the edges.

25 min · Easy

Peanut butter cups in paper liners, one cut open to show a peanut butter center

Desserts & Sweets

Peanut Butter Cups

Melted chocolate shells a salty peanut butter filling in mini muffin liners. Both layers set in the fridge until the cups hold a clean cut.

35 min · Easy

Pecan pie bars cut into squares

Holiday and Seasonal

Pecan Pie Bars

A shortbread base baked blind for a few minutes, then a pecan-syrup topping, all in a pan so you can cut squares.

45 min · Easy

Sliced pumpkin bread with a deep orange crumb on a plate

Holiday and Seasonal

Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin puree, warm spices, and brown sugar bake into a quick bread until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. It slices neatly once it has cooled.

1 hr 15 min · Easy

Soft orange pumpkin cookies with chocolate chips cooling on a wire rack

Desserts & Sweets

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft pumpkin cookies bake with chocolate chips and warm spice. The edges set in the oven and the centers finish on the pan, not as raw dough.

39 min · Easy

Bowl of powdered-sugar-coated chocolate peanut butter cereal snack

Snacks and Appetizers

Puppy Chow Muddy Buddies

Chex cereal coated in melted chocolate and peanut butter, then shaken in powdered sugar. The coating should set before you pack it up.

18 min · Easy

Slice of red velvet layer cake with white cream cheese frosting and a deep red crumb

Red Velvet Cake

A cocoa-kissed red velvet layer cake with a tangy cream cheese frosting. The layers bake until the centers are fully set before they are stacked.

1 hr 2 min · Medium

Squares of crisped rice cereal treats with a thin chocolate drizzle on a plate

Desserts & Sweets

Rice Krispie Treats

Butter and marshmallows melt on the stove and coat crisped rice cereal into soft bars. A thin chocolate drizzle sets on top after the pan cools.

18 min · Easy

Glass of root beer float with vanilla ice cream, foam, whipped cream, and a cherry

Drinks and Smoothies

Root Beer Floats

Cold root beer is poured over vanilla ice cream so the foam rises up the glass. A pinch of salt, a little vanilla, whipped cream, and a cherry finish each float.

10 min · Easy

S'mores bars with toasted marshmallow and melted chocolate on a graham crust

Desserts & Sweets

S'mores Bars

A graham crust, a layer of chocolate, and marshmallows toasted on top. Watch the last minutes. Marshmallow goes from golden to burnt fast.

25 min · Easy

Skillet of melted chocolate covered with toasted marshmallows, graham crackers beside the pan

Desserts & Sweets

S'mores Dip

Chocolate chips melt under a layer of marshmallows in a hot oven. Graham crackers are the scoop, served as soon as the top is toasted.

18 min · Easy

Chocolate chip cookies with flakes of salt on top.

Desserts & Sweets

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brown sugar cookies with chopped chocolate and a pinch of flaky salt on top. They bake until the edges are set and the centers still look slightly underdone, then firm up on the sheet.

26 min · Easy

slow cooker bread pudding scooped into a bowl

Slow Cooker Bread Pudding

Cubed bread soaked in a cinnamon custard and cooked low until set and golden on top. Raisins and vanilla make it a classic warm dessert.

3 hr 15 min · Easy

A plate of cracked cinnamon snickerdoodle cookies

Desserts & Sweets

Snickerdoodle Cookies

Soft cinnamon-sugar cookies with a cracked top, baked at 375°F. Cream of tartar is what makes them snickerdoodles.

31 min · Easy

Whole strawberry cheesecake with a glossy strawberry topping

Strawberry Cheesecake

A graham crust, a baked cream-cheese filling, and a fresh strawberry topping. Pull the cake when the center reads 160°F and still jiggles, then chill it.

1 hr 30 min · Medium

Thick pink strawberry milkshake in a tall glass with a strawberry on the rim

Drinks and Smoothies

Strawberry Milkshake

Vanilla ice cream, ripe strawberries, and cold milk blended into a thick shake. It is a diner milkshake, not a smoothie.

5 min · Easy

Strawberry shortcake in a cup with biscuits and cream.

Desserts & Sweets

Strawberry Shortcake Cups

Warm drop biscuits split and filled with macerated strawberries and a spoon of whipped cream. The berries sit in sugar first so they make their own juice.

34 min · Easy

Round golden sugar cookies with crackled sugar tops on a cooling rack

Sugar Cookies

Rolled sugar cookies bake until the edges are set and the centers look matte. The dough is for baking only, because it contains raw flour and egg.

47 min · Medium

Square of tres leches cake soaked with milk and topped with whipped cream in a baking dish

Tres Leches Cake

A light sponge bakes until fully set, then soaks up evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and whole milk. Cold whipped cream covers the top.

1 hr · Medium

Vanilla cupcakes with a swirl of butter frosting on a cooling rack.

Vanilla Cupcakes

Butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, baking powder, and milk make a plain vanilla cupcake, finished with a simple butter frosting. Cool the cakes completely before you frost them or the frosting will slide off.

43 min · Easy

Vanilla pudding parfaits with berries in glasses.

Desserts & Sweets

Vanilla Pudding Parfaits

Cooked vanilla pudding layered with berries and a few cookie crumbs. It is a spoon dessert you can make ahead, and the pudding is thickened on the stove so it holds in the glass.

25 min · Easy

A warm chocolate cake in a mug.

Desserts & Sweets

Warm Chocolate Mug Cake

A single-serve chocolate cake bakes in a mug in the oven until the top is set and the center is still soft. It is a small dessert, not a brownie batter you eat with a spoon raw.

20 min · Easy

Sliced zucchini bread with a moist crumb and a golden crust

Holiday and Seasonal

Zucchini Bread

Shredded zucchini bakes into a spiced quick bread with a tender crumb. The loaf is done when the center tests clean and springs back.

1 hr 20 min · Easy