Dessert Recipes

Not the chewy center. Not the sticky sweetness that clings to your fingers. The crunch is what made me make these Crispy Maple Pecan Pie … Read more

That was last Tuesday. I was standing in my kitchen, wearing pajama pants that had seen better days, staring at a bowl of batter that … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that homemade pumpkin pie wasn’t going to taste like the ones my grandmother made on Thanksgiving. You know how … Read more

I didn’t plan on making this creamy pumpkin tres leches cake four times in one week. That wasn’t the goal. The goal was to make … Read more

I was staring at a bundt pan that looked like it had seen better days, wondering if I could actually salvage a dessert without ordering … Read more

My brother tossed a candy corn into the trash can with the force of someone discarding a used tissue. It was 2018, Halloween night, and … Read more

I did not trust white frosting on chocolate cake. It sounded like a culinary mistake, a clash of textures that would leave you with a … Read more

Sticky, sweet, and slightly crunchy, and that’s the whole point. I remember standing in my kitchen in 2008, holding a plastic spider leg that was … Read more

Let’s just get the ugly part out of the way. I actually ruined the gingersnap crust before the batter was even mixed. It sounds ridiculous, … Read more

I assumed making spider cookies would require piping bags, royal icing mastery, and a steady hand that I simply do not possess. It took about … Read more