Dessert Recipes

Slamming the fridge door shut with my hip, a carton of heavy cream in one hand and a pound of strawberries in the other, when … Read more

My husband did not trust homemade ice cream. Full stop. He’d gesture at the ice cream maker collecting dust in the back of our pantry … Read more

I burnt the first batch of small-batch chocolate chip cookies so badly that the smoke alarm went off and my neighbor actually knocked on the … Read more

The crackle of the top. That’s what I was after. Not the moist crumb, not the pockets of melted walnut, though those matter plenty. But … Read more

Late October, around four in the afternoon, when the light gets that soft, golden quality that makes everything feel a little slower. The kitchen smells … Read more

The first time I made this cake, I was standing in my kitchen at 11 PM on a Tuesday, covered in a fine dusting of … Read more

The sharp little snap of that first bite—where the white chocolate gives way just enough before the candy corn crunches—is what I made this for. … Read more

Pecans toasting in the oven and the dog barking at the door while I was elbow-deep in cream cheese. That’s how this one started. I … Read more

I burned the first three no-bake pumpkin pies I ever made. Not the crust—you can’t really burn a no-bake crust. I burned the filling. That … Read more

I want a Halloween dessert that looks like it belongs in a gothic fairy tale but tastes like a backyard cookout with the best chocolate … Read more