Dessert Recipes

I burned the streusel topping on these pumpkin cream cheese streusel muffins four times before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Not a … Read more

The snap of an almond nail against your front teeth is the whole point of these spooky witch finger cookies for Halloween. Everything else—the buttery … Read more

For a few Octobers, I just accepted that my Halloween candy lineup was going to be all store-bought chocolate bars and those little peanut butter … Read more

My nephew asked for this spiderweb cookie cake three weekends in a row, and honestly, I didn’t even see it coming. He’s usually a candy … Read more

“This is the best thing I’ve eaten all season,” my neighbor said, taking another bite of the streusel-topped slice I’d handed her over the fence. … Read more

I want a dessert that feels like a touchdown without requiring a pastry degree. Something that looks like a big deal but actually comes together … Read more

I figured a no-bake cheesecake bar for Labor Day would be a nice, light alternative to the usual heavy desserts. It took about ten minutes … Read more

Late August, and the kitchen counter is covered in peaches. Not the perfect, grocery-store kind, but the ones from the farmer’s market that are so … Read more

“Wait, there’s zucchini in this?” My neighbor Jenny stared at the slice of dark, fudgy loaf I handed her over the fence last August. She … Read more

Three pounds of figs sitting on my counter, and honestly, I was about to panic. I’d bought them at the farmers’ market with grand plans—figs … Read more