From classic favorites to creative confections, explore our dessert recipe archive and bring a little sweetness to your day. There’s a dessert recipe for every season and occasion!
A cranberry upside-down cake is the perfect elegant dessert for a holiday get-together!
These cranberry orange shortbread cookies are buttery, tender, and packed with tangy orange zest and finely chopped cranberries. They’re a beautiful and festive cookie for the holidays, perfect for gifting or adding to your cookie tray.
This easy no-bake cranberry cream pie combines tart cranberry sauce, orange gelatin, and fluffy whipped cream in a baked or crumb crust. A festive make-ahead holiday dessert!
Make this classic strawberry shortcake to celebrate the season. The shortcake is made with two large biscuit layers, fresh sweetened strawberries, and fresh whipped cream.
This red velvet is a traditional one made with a boiled milk ermine frosting. It’s a classic southern cake that always delights!
Pumpkin pie is one Thanksgiving tradition worth keeping. This classic recipe for the quintessential dessert is the only one you need!
Pâte brisée is light, flaky, all butter pie crust with a tender texture that makes it perfect for all your sweet or savory fillings. Give it a try, and you’ll see why it’s a staple in French cuisine!
A classic Italian cream cake is a great choice for a special occasion. The rich cake layers are covered with cream cheese frosting and toasted pecans and coconut.
This recipe for chocolate chip cookie bars is an easy and delicious way to make cookies! All you have to do is mix and spread the dough in the pan!
These delicate little butter cookies are best known for their wafer-like appearance and lightly browned edge.
This Bakewell tart is one of Britain’s favorite desserts; one taste will tell you why. The layer of raspberry jam and the frangipane filling make it perfect for a special occasion.
These French sablé cookies are flavored with lemon zest, orange zest, and ground cardamom—it’s a complementary blend worthy of a special occasion!
These chocolate walnut cookies are rich, chewy, and coated in sugar for a classic crackled look. A little espresso powder enhances the chocolate flavor, while chopped walnuts add texture and crunch. You can swap in hazelnuts or pecans, or leave the nuts out altogether for a simple chocolate treat.
Chocolate stout or coffee stout flavors these chocolate cupcakes, and they’re topped with an Irish cream frosting! These chocolate stout cupcakes will please everyone this St. Patrick’s Day!
This chocolate sponge cake is light, airy, and delicately flavored with cocoa. It’s made with whipped egg whites for volume and structure, without the heaviness of butter-based cakes. Serve it simply with a dusting of powdered sugar or split and fill it with fruit preserves or whipped cream. You can also drizzle each slice with chocolate sauce for an elegant dessert that’s easy to prepare and naturally dairy-free.
This easy chocolate sauce is rich, smooth, and ready in just 8 minutes. Made with cocoa, sugar, milk, and vanilla, it’s the perfect topping for ice cream, pound cake, brownies, or even fresh fruit. Store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks and warm it before serving for the ultimate dessert drizzle.
A dab of bright red raspberry jam in the center makes these chocolate raspberry thumbprint cookies extra special! Roll them in chopped nuts or sugar, or leave them plain.
These peanut clusters are ridiculously easy, and they are incredibly delicious! Peanut butter, chocolate chips, peanuts, and almond bark are all you need!
Impress your friends and family with these fabulous chocolate molten lava cakes. The recipe is easier than you may think!
These chocolate meringue cookies are made with just six simple ingredients — egg whites, sugar, melted chocolate, nuts, salt, and vanilla. They’re crisp on the outside, slightly chewy on the inside, and entirely flourless. The light texture and rich chocolate flavor make them a perfect sweet treat for any occasion.
