Desserts
Specially made tokens of affection are more appreciated than a card and a bouquet of flowers. Treat your Valentine with these wholesome sweet treats minus the refined white sugar, and the guilt.
Bursting with caramelized honey flavor the toasted meringue recipe is filled with dark silky chocolate mousse and is harmonized with a robust sherry.
Forget the overdone flowers and chocolate, instead, try these decadent wine recipes that will turn date night, galentines or even single’s valentines, a day worth the celebration.
Soft, thick, and slightly chewy Red Velvet sugar cookies slathered in rich, velvety cream cheese frosting!
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and these red velvet crinkle cookies are the perfect way to celebrate.
Try these fudge-y no-bake peanut butter cookies. They are just like the classic no-bakes you loved as a kid, but this time with rich peanut butter flavor and without any gluten or dairy.
For those of us who are impatient to visit Rider located in Williamsburg for brunch, read this post to see how you can create the Lemon + Fennel Doughnuts recipe featured on the menu
This chocolate cheesecake cake with Nutella frosting is made with 2 layers of chocolate cake sandwiching a baked chocolate cheesecake and filled and frosted with Nutella frosting.
These cashew nut cookies are popular especially for the Chinese New Year, and many home bakers have their own version of the recipe.
This elegant dark chocolate merveilleux with honey and lavender cream can be served at your next (tea) party.
Try this fun dessert with a bubble waffle maker! Add some bananas and a drizzle of chocolate, and these Nutella bubble waffles are complete.
These Paleo Chocolate Truffles are a sweet, guilt-free treat that anyone would love. They’ve got a soft, creamy center and have a crisp chocolate coating.
This delightful dessert is gluten free and easily vegan-izable. It has only four ingredients: coconut cream, chocolate, salt, and rum!
Chocolate dipped candied fruit is what you’ll want to pair with your cup of hot tea.
This gluten-free Dutch baby is like Mr. Pancake and Mrs. Crème Brûlée had a baby. It’s quick enough for a special, romantic breakfast or dessert for two, and fancy enough to be served to company.
These baked chocolate donuts have brewed espresso in the batter and chopped espresso beans on top of the rich, chocolate glaze. You can have your morning cup of coffee and eat it too!
Feel-better popsicles are just the thing that’s needed during this cold season.
Learn how to make the whipped cream-filled brioche bons that no Roman – and to be honest, no one else either – can resist.
We all know what every food loves to do with golden luscious maple syrup… pancakes!…
Panna Cotta is a versatile dessert that can be whipped up with just a few ingredients and tailored to your taste and occasion.
Five generations ago in the Galatoire family Jean Gatatoire emigrated from Pardies, France bringing his treasured family recipes with him. Settling in New Orleans, in 1905 he opened Galatoire’s restaurant on Bourbon Street. Today the tradition of French-influenced cuisine with a decidedly Southern Louisiana twist, coupled with superior service continues to make Galatoire’s a favorite of the crescent city’s locals and visitors alike.
A puff pastry dessert from Campania that is filled with a lemon custard and topped with toasted almonds.
Muffins are a breakfast food, even if they are double chunky chocolate chip muffins, right?
Hanukkah is a traditional Jewish holiday celebrating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the celebration is a time of gift giving, games, and eating oil-based foods. Enjoy the eight days of Hanukkah with these 15 traditional and holiday-themed desserts from across the web.
To make this challenging multi-layered elegant dessert would be quite the accomplishment, and totally worth it in the end.
Having a crowd over for Christmas dinner? Satisfy all the sweet tooth cravings with this decadent toffee, pecan, and sweet potato slab pie.
Typical Sicilian cookies, these pine nut delights are delicious and naturally gluten and dairy free so all your eaters may enjoy them.
Elevate your pie-making skills this holiday season with this easy-to-follow, made-from-scratch pie crust.
Similar to gelato, but without the churning, this cool dessert is sure sweet, but tart cherries bring the perfect touch to round it out. Adapted from New Zealand’s Food magazine.
This Chocolate Gingersnap Tart is a decadent holiday dessert that is perfect for sharing. A gingersnap crust is filled with a rich chocolate filling and baked until the chocolate sets into a thick custard.
You know those butter cookies that melt in your mouth and at each bite you feel so guilty because it seems like you’re eating a delicious waterfall of butter?
In this recipe the traditional marsala is replaced with kahlua for extra coffee flavor, but you can swap in any liqueur. Get the recipe at Honest Cooking.
For an elegant winter or holiday dessert, these Calvados Mascarpone Topped Tea Poached Apples are a divine.
This shoofly pie has all the flavors of a molasses ginger cookie mixed with a buttery streusel in a flakey pastry crust.
Making homemade donuts is easier than you think. These glazed beauties have a hint of gingerbread spice, thanks to the addition of tea, which is perfect for the holidays.
This simple 4 Ingredient Graham Cracker Pie Crust is fast and easy to make – and is the perfect shell for your cheesecake or pie.
Let this decadent vegan chocolate pudding infused with peppermint tea whisk you away for sweet delight on a winter day. Plus, it’s super easy to whip up for a slew of guests.
The easiest winter dessert recipe? Gingerbread poached pears. Infused with a gingerbread spice tea, these pears will feed all of your guests and can even be made ahead of time. Or, enjoy for breakfast with yogurt.
Amaretto Mixed Berry Deep Dish Slab Pie is the perfect dessert recipe for your Thanksgiving spreads!
This French cake is a special autumn treat when pears are firm and juicy.
Indulge this holiday season with chocolate candy cane pots de creme, they’re a little minty and totally rich. Creamy and loaded with chocolate, these little jars of deliciousness will put everyone in a sweet mood.
This milkshake is simple and straight to the point. No fancy tricks, just really delicious.
Let the flavors of the season sneak into everything you make. For a sweet, seasonal delight, whip up a batch of ginger tea infused marshmallows.
The “Salame di Cioccolato” is a traditional sweet of Italian home cooking. Enjoy a sweet treat filled with delicious nuts and without using the oven.
A holiday classic loaded with a hefty dose of luxuriously sweet salted caramel!
This seasonal, earthy, and sweet treat is like biting into fall.
This cookie is loaded with goodies – chocolate chips, nuts, coconut, and dried fruit. It’s a great excuse to have it for breakfast!
As a side or main, whip up a sun-dried tomato risotto by easily baking in the oven. Create a fun chocolate dessert cake with yogurt and cannellini beans.
This Slow Cooker Apple Cinnamon Dump Cake is an easy and delicious dessert that captures the flavors of fall. With just six ingredients and hardly any prep time, you can dump everything into your slow cooker and let it work its magic. Filled with tender apples, a sprinkling of cozy spices, and a warm cake topping, this dish is sure to be a dessert winner!
Easily prepare spinach and artichoke lasagna well before your guests arrive, then bake and enjoy. Finish the meal with a rich chocolate arborio rice pudding.
When all you want is a chocolate chip cookie, but you tell you shouldn’t, well, thanks to this recipe, you can. Have as many as you want with this recipe, because it’s thick, chewy, and yes, vegan!
The recipe for these grain free paleo eclairs is super easy and they only take a few minutes to make.
Know why various ingredients and techniques and approaches are proselytized, and why someone might choose one ingredient over another or why all recipes say to take a certain step. Different methods will work better or worse for various people, and you’ll have to find what works best for you.
Looking for a fun Halloween treat to make for the party? These bloodshot eyeball donut holes are so easy to make and the kids would enjoy making them with you! The less perfect, the better!