Dessert Recipes

The top on these bars shatters when you bite into it. Not in an aggressive, teeth-jarring way, but in that delicate, sugar-crust way that tells … Read more

I burned three batches of pumpkin crisp before I figured out the oat topping was the problem, not the filling. The first one came out … Read more

The pumpkin puree was sitting in my fridge, leftover from a pie I never got around to making. My neighbor had just texted — she … Read more

My husband took one bite of this pumpkin roll at a friend’s Thanksgiving party last year and literally stopped mid-conversation. He just stood there, fork … Read more

My husband took a bite of one of these Perfect Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins, stopped mid-chew, and just looked at me. Then he asked … Read more

I want pumpkin banana bread right now. Like, the kind where you don’t have to dig out the stand mixer or wash a million bowls. … Read more

My butter was browning on the stove, the kitchen smelled like toasted nuts, and I was staring at a can of pumpkin puree I’d shoved … Read more

I ruined three checkerboard cakes before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Not just minor imperfections—we’re talking layers that slid apart on the … Read more

The crackle of the top layer as the knife sinks through. That’s the sound I was after. Not just any cake, but a Best Reese’s … Read more

My neighbor Linda knocked on my door at 8:15 on a Tuesday night holding a basket of peaches. Seven of them. Perfectly ripe, practically glowing … Read more