Dessert Recipes

My friend Jenna, who has strong opinions about dessert, told me I was wasting a perfectly good can of pumpkin on a dump cake. She … Read more

Halloween cookie recipes always had a problem. They looked the part but tasted like a sugar cookie with food coloring. You know the ones—vibrant orange … Read more

I need a Halloween treat that doesn’t require me to babysit a stove while kids are rifling through the costume bin. That’s the thought that … Read more

Three times this week I’ve stood at my counter, dipping pretzel rods into melted white chocolate, and each time I tell myself this is the … Read more

My neighbor texted me a photo of an empty baking dish at 9:47 PM on a Tuesday. “I hid the last one from my husband,” … Read more

My husband took one bite of this caramel apple crisp, looked at me with those eyes that say “you’ve outdone yourself,” and quietly asked if … Read more

My neighbor, Carol, knocked on my door at 8:47 PM on a Tuesday holding a half-empty bag of pumpkin puree and a desperate look. Her … Read more

By the fourth time I made a pumpkin roll in one week, my kitchen looked like a powdered sugar bomb had gone off. There was … Read more

I figured the easiest way to get a moist pumpkin bread was to just dump everything in one bowl and hope for the best. It … Read more

The kitchen counter is covered in a fine dusting of flour, and the sink holds a bowl I keep forgetting to wash. It’s that golden … Read more

“So, is this like… a dessert bread or a breakfast bread?” My sister-in-law asked me this, fork already hovering over the first slice I’d just … Read more

My sister-in-law, a self-proclaimed pumpkin purist, wrinkled her nose when I handed her one of these muffins. “Cream cheese in a pumpkin muffin?” she said, … Read more

The cinnamon sugar was still warm on my fingertips when my neighbor texted. “Whatever you just made, I need the recipe. I could smell it … Read more

That first slice — the one where you can see the three distinct ribbons of color running through the golden crumb — still stops me … Read more

My grandmother had a strict rule about her kitchen: the oven was for roasting, not for baking in July. Growing up in a house without … Read more

The faintest crackle of sugar on top, and then—a soft, almost fudgy give beneath your teeth. That’s the whole point of this Best One Bowl … Read more

My husband took a bite of this banana walnut bread on a Tuesday afternoon, chewed for a second, and then just stared at the piece … Read more

I bought a bag of pretzel rods specifically for a “grown-up” snack board I was planning. You know, the kind with fancy cheese and figs. … Read more

“Mom, can we make the ghost cookies again?” my daughter asked, peeking over my shoulder at my phone. I was scrolling through Halloween ideas, and … Read more

My friend Jenna did not trust black cocoa powder in a cupcake. She stood in my kitchen, arms crossed, watching me measure out this dark, … Read more