Desserts

When you bite through the soft chocolate shell coating and into the sweet and chewy center, you won’t believe these dark chocolate date & almond truffles are made from whole, natural ingredients like dates, nuts, and seeds. The mixture comes together quickly and easily in a food processor.

Lightened-up creamy lemon goodness on a graham cracker crust! If you love tart and tangy lemon flavor and creamy, dreamy desserts, you will love these Greek yogurt lemon bars. With only 8 ingredients, these bars are perfectly balanced—not too sweet—allowing the bright, bold lemon flavor to take center stage.

A timeless favorite, homemade chocolate-covered pretzels are always a crowd pleaser. Enjoy the crispy, crunchy texture inside a soft chocolate coating, with that salty-sweet flavor combo no one can resist.

A cross between a chewy blondie and soft snickerdoodle cookie, these blondie bars are studded with white chocolate chips and ribboned with sweet cinnamon sugar! Have extra flour handy for steps 4 and 5.

If ever there was a homemade sweet treat that tastes worlds away from the store-bought version, it’s homemade marshmallows. These have just the right amount of sweetness, a delicate kiss of vanilla flavor, and a pillowy soft texture you won’t find anywhere else. This is a great make-ahead recipe, as the marshmallows need to set for at least 6 hours, and last for 2 weeks. Avoid making these on a humid day, as the moisture in the air can prevent the marshmallows from setting properly.

Velvet-rich and deeply flavored homemade butterscotch pudding, fluffy whipped cream, and a flaky crust come together to make one incredible butterscotch pie. In this recipe, you’re building layers of flavor starting with caramelized sugar.

This strawberry trifle is a very light dessert recipe from my friend Ellen. It's so easy to make and the perfect ending to a heavy meal.

This is my apple cranberry crumble pie. Underneath a delicious brown sugar and oat crumble topping you’ll find layers of sweet spiced apples and juicy tart cranberries… all atop a perfectly buttery and flaky pie crust. No need to pre-bake the crust. You can use fresh or frozen cranberries in this pie recipe.

This white chocolate raspberry cheesecake is excellent and similar to one you would get in a restaurant. Great for special occasions. Garnish with white chocolate curls if desired.

These pumpkin hand pies start with a homemade pie dough, are filled with a simple pumpkin pie filling, and finished with a sweet maple glaze that sets. Use homemade pie crust for best flavor, or choose store-bought pie dough for a shortcut. Use the step photos above as your guide for shaping.

This peach blueberry crisp is topped with a crumbly oat and cinnamon topping. It is packed with juicy peaches and blueberries. Serve this delicious home-style dessert with vanilla or cinnamon ice cream.

This is pear tarte tatin made simpler. A classic French dessert, tarte tatin is a rustic fruit tart served upside down. Caramelized with butter and sugar in a skillet, the fruit is then baked beneath a blanket of pastry dough—which becomes a crust once flipped. Depending how you make it, the recipe is often quite technical and complicated. I simplified the process as much as possible without compromising flavor.

Cherry and blueberry pie is a fruity and fun surprise that goes beyond the usual dessert in this double-crusted treat.

If you love the beautiful flavor, aroma, and color of strawberries, you will absolutely love this frosted strawberry cake.

4-ingredient super simple maple vanilla baked pears that are cooked until warm and soft, completely infused with maple and vanilla, and topped with crunchy granola and creamy yogurt.

This blueberry sour cream coffee cake is one really delicious Sunday coffee cake! I have no idea where I got this recipe from but it was about thirty years ago and has been a family favorite since.

Easy white chocolate bark filled with a creamy peanut butter filling. Feel free to use semi-sweet/dark chocolate instead of white chocolate. See recipe Note below.

This fruit ice cream is a fast, frozen treat that doesn't lack quality. It is an easy 5-minute recipe to wow last-minute guests with.

Today’s extra flaky handheld apple turnovers come together with homemade puff pastry dough, gooey rich apple filling, and a drizzle of homemade caramel sauce on top. You can skip the from-scratch dough and use store-bought puff pastry if desired.

You don't need a food processor, pastry cutter, rolling pin or cookie cutter to make these sweet biscuits. This shortcake recipe I've developed yields a simple, foolproof biscuit that's crisp yet delicate.