Dessert Recipes

Pulling a hot baking dish out of the oven with one hand while trying to hold a conversation on the phone with my mother-in-law—that’s when … Read more

The crackle on top of a perfectly chilled Biscoff cheesecake bar—that thin, taut, almost-glasslike surface that shatters when you press a fork into it—is what … Read more

I was standing in the snack aisle at Target last October, staring at a row of pre-packaged pumpkin-shaped crackers, when the weirdest thing happened. A … Read more

I swore I was done with candy corn. For years. Every October, those little tricolored triangles would show up in bowls at every party I … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind the old hardware store on Maple Street called “The Enchanted Oven.” They made a black velvet … Read more

I was standing in line at the post office, of all places, the Tuesday before Halloween last year. My arms were full of packages, and … Read more

Not the kind that requires pulling out the stand mixer and three kinds of molasses. Not the kind that takes all afternoon and leaves you … Read more

A neighbor’s kid asked me last week why I couldn’t just crush up some Oreos and call it a day. I was mid-explanation about proper … Read more

I was scrubbing flour off my counter when my phone buzzed. A text from my sister-in-law: “Are you holding out on me? Because I haven’t … Read more

I figured a cranberry orange bread needed to be tart, sharp, and aggressively citrusy to be worth making. It took about three batches and one … Read more