Dessert Recipes

The coffee shop handed me my usual order, and I took one sip and just stood there. It was watery, barely warm, and the pumpkin … Read more

Fourth batch in three days, and I finally stopped scraping burnt butter off the bottom of the pan. The first three tries were edible—barely. One … Read more

The caramel was supposed to stay on top. That was the plan when I first made these Gooey Caramel Apple Pecan Blondies — a neat, … Read more

The loaf sat on the counter for exactly three hours before my neighbor texted me a photo of the empty plate. “I need the recipe,” … Read more

The first Saturday of October, just after the farmer’s market, and the only thing I want is a warm apple cider donut. Not the fried … Read more

My husband did not trust pumpkin in a chocolate bread. That was the sticking point for a solid two years. Every fall, I’d pull out … Read more

That first hit of cinnamon hitting the warm butter in the pan—the kind that fills your whole kitchen before you’ve even measured the flour—still takes … Read more

Browned butter bubbling on the stove, the kitchen filling with that nutty, toasty smell that makes you stop whatever you’re doing and just breathe in, … Read more

“Wait—these are pumpkin snickerdoodles? They’re not cakey at all.” My sister-in-law said it with a cookie halfway to her mouth, eyebrows raised like she’d just … Read more

Three overripe bananas sitting on my counter, staring at me every time I walked past. It was one of those mornings where the kids were … Read more