Dessert Recipes

I used to think layered Jello was one of those things that looked way better than it actually tasted. You know the kind—all show and … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the craft store last October, minding my own business, when a little girl in front of me … Read more

This was supposed to be a full-sized pumpkin dump cake for a potluck I was dreading. I had the big 9×13 dish buttered, the canned … Read more

I wasn’t expecting to find my new favorite fall recipe in the middle of a hardware store parking lot, but there I was, holding a … Read more

My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just brown the butter first and then mix it into the cookie dough cold. I started to explain why … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a retired baker named Mrs. Gable, watched me wrestle with a particularly stubborn can of pumpkin puree one rainy Tuesday … Read more

My husband claimed he didn’t like cream cheese in baked goods for seven years. Seven years. He’d push aside any danish, look suspiciously at a … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in late October, and I was staring into my refrigerator with the kind of desperate hope that … Read more

I used to think trifles were just fancy layered desserts that took way too much effort for what you got. Honestly, I’d scroll past them … Read more

This was supposed to be apple cider donuts. I had the cider reducing on the stove, the cinnamon sugar mixture ready in a shallow bowl, … Read more