Dessert Recipes

The woman at the next stall watched me sniffing apples for a solid five minutes before she finally spoke. “You’re one of those,” she said, … Read more

“This tastes like a hug in cake form.” My sister said that, fork mid-air, after her first bite of this Cozy Spiced Apple Cider Bundt … Read more

I burned my first batch of these spider cookies so badly the smoke alarm went off, and my kids still asked if they could eat … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last October, arms full of bags, when the breeze carried the scent of someone’s wood-burning fireplace … Read more

Last July, right when the heat was at its thickest—the kind where you don’t even want to look at your oven—my neighbor Maria saw me … Read more

That first crack through the powdered sugar—the way it gives way to reveal that perfect cinnamon-swirled spiral—still gets me every single time. It’s the kind … Read more

I burned three batches of these Perfect Maple Pecan Pumpkin Muffins before I finally understood what I was doing wrong. Not a little burnt, either. … Read more

Pulled a slightly over-baked pumpkin loaf out of the oven last October and just stood there staring at it. The edges were darker than I … Read more

That jagged, sugar-crusted crown is what I made this bread for. Everything else—the tender crumb, the pockets of softened apple, the vanilla glaze dripping down … Read more

My husband took one bite of these chocolate chip pumpkin muffins and just stopped mid-sentence. That’s the thing about this recipe — it doesn’t announce … Read more