Desserts

Cool Blueberry and Buttermilk Ice Cream

Creamy and tart with lemon, this blueberry and buttermilk ice cream is a sure summertime pleaser.

Chocolate-Dipped Banana Paletas

Vegan popsicles using whipped bananas and almond milk are an easy, cool treat to make. Plus, it is so easy to experiment with different toppings.

Gluten-Free Biscuit Donuts with Boozed Chocolate Dulce de Leche

Thick, buttery biscuit-like donuts are served with a rich rum chocolate sauce for an amazing dessert project.

Strawberry Jam-Filled Dark Chocolate Cups

Sweet strawberry jam stirred with chia seeds is tucked inside a snappy dark chocolate shell that is sprinkled with sea salt to make it all pop.

Avocado Sorbet with Strawberries

Creamy avocado sorbet is easy to recreate all summer long. Without a bit of dairy, this sweet treat, made with berry jam if desired, is rich a delightful.

Chocolate Ice Cream Sundae Cupcakes

Chocolate ice cream sundae cupcakes are adorable and delicious with cake topped with a scoop of buttercream, chocolate sauce, sprinkles, and a cherry.

Baked Churro Dulce de Leche Ice Cream Sandwiches

Crispy churros are baked in cinnamon sugar and filled with creamy, cool dulce de leche ice cream for a awesome seasonal treat.

Sweet Tea Marinated and Fried Chicken

Sweet tea teams up with savory, crispy fried chicken for the perfect southern duo that is truly delicious.

Easy Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

A classic frozen yogurt that is so simple to make. With just five ingredients and a few minutes of prep you have yourself a cool dessert for summertime.

Spiked Strawberry Popsicles — Mojito Style

A cool treat that can be spiked with rum, or not, for true fruity mojito flavor.

Earl Grey Tea Panna Cotta

When the temperatures are too high for a cup of tea, make a cool panna cotta dessert infused with the teabags.

Bake-Free Dessert for a Cool and Sweet Summer

It’s too warm to turn on the oven, instead try one of these low temperature desserts that are beautiful crowd pleasers.

Simple Dark Chocolate Sorbet

With just three simple ingredients, you can create a rich, but dairy-free, chocolate sorbet that is sure to cool you down and satisfy your cocoa cravings.

Grill Like an Italian with Colavita: Grilled Fruit Pizza

Step out of your grilling comfort zone and do a dessert fruit pizza with a chocolate-tomato sauce that will surprise and wow you.

The Secrets to Perfect Crème Brûlée

Learn how to make the smoothest custard center with a crunchy, unburned sugary crust.

Tapioca Pudding with Spring Berries

Gluten free and made with coconut milk, this stunning dessert is perfect for all of your guests. Use your favorite fruits to brighten the presentation.

Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream

Homemade strawberry ice cream made with rich heavy cream and speckled with fresh spring berries. A creamy delight to cool you down in sweet style.

Blueberry and Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream

Homemade cheesecake ice cream combines decadent cream cheese with loads of fresh blueberries and a touch of lemon zest in a creamy and delicious dessert.

Castello Summer of Blue — Blue Cheese and Buttered Pear Ice Cream

Slightly savory and sweet, this frozen custard highlights the notes of caramel in blue cheese for a silky cold treat that is great with a charcuterie plate.

Banana and Almond Butter Mousse

This dairy-free dessert is delicious served as a parfait or can even be used as a creamy pie filling.

How to Make Perfect Italian Meringue Buttercream: Step-by-Step

Here are all the tips you need to make smooth, creamy Italian Meringue Buttercream, perfect for flawless cake frosting.

Authentic Carnival Funnel Cake

Funnel cakes can be found at fairs, carnivals and parks all summer long. Bring on fun memories and make your own fried dough topped with a dusting of sugar.

Perfectly Creamy Black Sesame Ice Cream

A cool, decadent, dairy-filled dessert that will wow eaters with its amazing taste and unique flavor.

Spiked: Mudslide Popsicles

Soon to be summer, these boozy popsicles are a cool must to help you beat the heat in delectable style.

Girl Scout Ice Cream Cake: Samoa Style

Beware Girl Scouts, this samoa cake tastes just like the cookie and it’s no-bake. A graham cracker crust holds ganache, toasted coconut, and ice cream.

The Ultimate Dessert Sauce: Red Wine Caramel

A delicious finishing touch for ice cream, poundcake, fresh fruit, or a rich chocolate dessert, this red wine caramel is reduces to pure sticky delight.

Port Wine Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches

Wine-spiked ice cream sits between salted chocolate chip cookies for the perfect cool dose of chocolate and wine to satisfy a sweet tooth.

Coconut and Fruit Popsicles

Grab fruit, herbs, or edible flowers and freeze them inside coconut water or milk and alongside coconut meat for a refreshing treat fit for a midday snack.

Almond-Coconut Truffles

If you like Almond Joy bars, you will love these sweet bites. A whole almonds hides in the center of chocolate-dipped coconut for a delicious treat.

Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream Made with Roasted Bananas

Rich roasted bananas make every bite of this ice cream a perfect combination of sweet, salty, creamy, and crunchy. It is made with coconut milk for a delicious, dairy-free finish.

Fluffy Banana Pudding

Homemade banana pudding with fresh whipped cream, bananas, and vanilla wafers is a southern classic that is perfect when you want something other than a chocolate dessert.

Delights of Dijon — Walnut Mustard Ice Cream and Sweet Chimichurri Syrup

Don’t let the combo scare you, this ice cream is divine. Topped with shaved walnuts and fresh basil blooms, the dessert is sure to wow your taste buds.

The Best Homemade Milo Ice Cream

 If you’re a super huge fan of Milo, like me, you must make this ice cream – best enjoyed on hot days.  No regrets!

Concord Grape Fruit Jellies

Gummies made simply with three ingredients- fruit juice, gelatin, and honey, easily satisfy a sweet tooth. Try them with your favorite juice flavo

Boozy Piña Colada Dessert Mousse

Make this piña colada mousse a day ahead of your party for an easy dessert of coconut cream, eggs, and pineapple for tons of flavors. Rum optional.

Rhubarb Compote with Fresh Ginger

Cooking spring rhubarb in a compote removes some bitterness and creates a complex sauce. With ginger, it makes a perfect parfait or a delicious toast spread.

Baked Tahini and Chocolate Doughnuts with Tahini Glaze

These sweet doughnuts are baked, not fried, and made with luscious tahini that gives them a creamier, nuttier taste and exotic flair.

Dairy-Free Coconut and Banana Date Shake

A coconut milk milkshake to end all cravings with tons of nutrients to boot.

Coffee Ice Cream Without a Machine

Without needing an ice cream maker, you can create a rich, creamy coffee dessert that takes moments to make. Then all you have to do is freeze and enjoy.

Coconut Milk Orange Sherbet

A nice compromise between sorbet and ice cream, this sherbet is make with rich coconut milk to be diary free, too. Creamy, comforting and oh so orangey.

Fluffy Donuts with Coffee Cream Filling

The combination of coffee and donuts is iconic. This delicious recipe topped with a ganache and walnuts combines the two in a great new way.

Narkel Puli Pitha: Coconut Dumplings

Narkel Puli is a popular Bengali pitha made of rice flour, coconut and date molasses.

Layered Custard Nanaimo Bars

Originally from British Columbia, these bars start with a wafer crust, continue with a custard center and finish with a glossy topping of chocolate.

Cookie Butter Cups with Bourbon

Incredibly simple white chocolate cups filled with smooth cookie butter and spiked with bourbon.

Macaron Day NYC at The Macaron Parlour

The Macaron Parlour in NYC has an innovative and highly delicious take on NYC Macaron Day.

The Perfect Magic Bar Milkshake

Forget making the traditional baked magic bars and make a just as satisfying magic bar milkshake. It really has it all in one recipe.

Feed Your Creativity — Apple and Havarti Filled Beignets

Fluffy fried dough covered in mounds of powdered sugar. Cinnamon-sugar apples and buttery havarti makes for a delicious twist on these classic favorites.

How to Make Candied Kumquats

Candied kumquats take minutes to make and they are a great topping for salads to ice cream and a gorgeous garnish.

Fluffy Peanut Butter Mousse Parfait with Chocolate Crumble

A vegan peanut butter mousse layered with a gluten free chocolate crumble for a rich dessert that dreams are made of.

Green Tea (Matcha) Ice Cream

This is a must-try flavor.  Known for its amazing health benefits, you will feel great having more than one serving of matcha ice cream.

Caramelized Banana Malted Milkshake

Cooking in butter and brown sugar is one of the best things to do to bananas, the next is to whirl them into a shake with malt and top with whipped cream.

Homemade Layered Butterscotch Pudding

Creamy homemade pudding layered with a crunchy gingersnap crumble and topped with a cinnamon whipped cream.

Simple Chocolate Mousse with Espresso

Using brown sugar, this mousse has a fun caramel flavor with an extra egg white for a light, airy texture. You can’t go wrong with a great chocolate mousse.

A Special Holi Drink: Thandai

Celebrate the Holi Festival with this cold, sweet drink made of almonds, spices, and milk.

Vegan Coconut Tart with a Citrus Rose

Vegan and gluten-free, this tart with a deliciously thick coconut-rose pastry cream filling is a feast for the eyes, too.

Crisp Chocolate Churros with White Chocolate Sauce

Switch up the normal chocolate sauce and churros for perfect white chocolate sauce with crispy-on-the-outside, sweet chocolate churros.

Feed Your Creativity — Baked Havarti with Caramel and Candied Pecans

Warm, creamy havarti cheese is baked and served with candied pecans and caramel. Grab some tart apple slices and start dipping.

Creamy Buttermilk and Orange Fudge with Rosemary

A sweet and tangy fudge with a fresh hint of rosemary to beautifully complement the orange flavors.

Rich Caramel and Coconut Ice Cream

Use up leftover caramel and make this beautiful ice cream of caramelized sugars and smooth coconut cream, perfect to top any dessert or eat on its own.

Elegant Pear and Vanilla Sorbet

Cooked pears are combined with vanilla beans and lemon juice for a pure, satisfying flavor that does not overpower.