Dessert Recipes

“You have to make that pumpkin cheesecake thing again.” That’s what my neighbor said, leaning over the fence last October, spatula in hand like she … Read more

Late August, and the only thing I want is zucchini bread. Not the dry, crumbly kind that falls apart the second you try to slice … Read more

I figured a small batch of cookies would be a simple, no-fuss affair. It took about one batch of flat, greasy discs for that assumption … Read more

The apples were already going soft in the bowl, and I had exactly one bag of cranberries left from that pre-Thanksgiving shopping spree I went … Read more

My husband is not a cookie person. I know—it’s almost suspicious, right? He’ll pass a tray of chocolate chip without a second glance. So when … Read more

The crackle of that top crust—shiny, splitting just so, with a few walnut pieces poking through like tiny islands—that’s what I’m after every single time. … Read more

My dad didn’t trust pecan pie. That’s the thing you need to understand first. Every Thanksgiving, someone would bring one, and he’d give it that … Read more

The pan sat in the middle of the table, steam still curling off the cream cheese glaze. My uncle, who never says much about food, … Read more

By the fourth time I made this salted caramel pumpkin cheesecake in a single week, I started wondering if I had a problem. Or maybe … Read more

The way the black cocoa dust settles on your fingers—fine as powdered shadow, staining the creases of your palms a soft, smoky gray—that’s the first … Read more