Dessert Recipes

My mother-in-law handed me her pumpkin roll recipe on a stained index card five years ago, and I honestly thought she was pranking me. The … Read more

Sunday morning, 6:47 AM, and the kitchen light is the only one on in the house. The coffee maker is gurgling, and I’m staring at … Read more

I burned more than one batch of marshmallow before I figured out how to make these Easy Halloween Rice Krispie Treat Pumpkins without turning the … Read more

Half a bag of marshmallows melting in the microwave at 11 p.m. when I realized I’d forgotten to buy frosting. My niece’s birthday was the … Read more

My niece looked up from the plate, Oreo crumbs dusted across her upper lip, and said, “Auntie, can you make these for my Halloween party?” … Read more

I need a Halloween dessert that doesn’t make me turn on the oven—that’s the thought that hits me every October, usually around the time the … Read more

Third time in five days and I finally stopped overthinking the dough. By the fourth batch, I’d stopped measuring the pumpkin with such precision and … Read more

That first crackle of crisp, golden pastry—the kind that shatters just a little under your teeth before giving way to something soft and warm—still takes … Read more

I want a donut. Not just any donut — a warm, cakey, cinnamon-scented donut that tastes like the first weekend of October. And I want … Read more

The way the caramel ribbon just barely pools into the crevice of a warm cinnamon chip is what I made this for—everything else is secondary. … Read more