Dessert Recipes

I want pumpkin cheesecake bars right now, and I have everything except the patience for a crust. That’s the whole thought, sitting there in my … Read more

The pumpkin cream cheese muffin display at Starbucks had been staring at me for three straight weeks. Every time I picked up my usual black … Read more

I want black velvet cupcakes right now, and I have everything except black cocoa powder. That’s the thought that stopped me mid-step in my kitchen … Read more

Halloween candy shows up in our house every October, and honestly, I used to just let the kids pick through it until the good stuff … Read more

That first crackle of a graham cracker under the spoon—the one that breaks just right, not into dust but into a satisfying little crunch—still takes … Read more

Standing over a hot stove in the middle of August, peach juices dripping down my forearm, I realized I’d forgotten to buy vanilla ice cream. … Read more

My niece Lily showed up at my door, face painted like a cat, already hyped on candy corn, and announced she wanted to make “something … Read more

The baking dish came out of the oven looking like a golden, bubbling landscape of autumn. I set it on the trivet, and my husband … Read more

My husband did not believe a baked donut could taste this good. He stood in the kitchen doorway, arms crossed, watching me whisk apple cider … Read more

I was staring at half a can of pumpkin purée in my fridge, the sad aftermath of a pumpkin cold foam iced latte experiment gone … Read more