Dessert Recipes

My six-year-old looked up from her cookie, web string dangling from her teeth, and said, “Mom, can we make these every day until Halloween?” That’s … Read more

My niece, who is seven and has very strong opinions about dessert, announced she wanted to bring a Halloween treat to her class party. The … Read more

I figured a no-bake pumpkin pie would be a compromise—something you make when you don’t have the energy for the real deal. It took about … Read more

Sunday afternoon, three bags of Halloween candy already torn open on the counter, and the only thing I wanted was something that didn’t require turning … Read more

The last spoonful scraped against the dish with that particular ceramic-on-metal sound that means someone is not ready to be done. My husband looked up, … Read more

I have a confession to make. For years, I actively avoided baking with pumpkin and chocolate chips together. It just felt wrong, you know? Like … Read more

That first crack of cinnamon hitting hot butter — the kind that blooms in the air before you’ve even done anything — still stops me … Read more

Grabbing the cream cheese out of the fridge at 8 PM on a Tuesday when the craving for something sweet and indulgent hit hard and … Read more

The crackle of a gingersnap crust under a fork — that’s the whole point of these bars. Not the creamy pumpkin layer, not the swirl … Read more

Butter pats smeared across a cold pan while the oven beeped impatiently. I had exactly one hour before guests arrived, a can of pumpkin puree … Read more