Dessert Recipes

The rain started around three in the afternoon, the kind of slow, persistent November drizzle that blurs the edges of the windows and turns the … Read more

These Salted Caramel Pumpkin Pie Bars are everything you want in a fall dessert. They take all the cozy, spiced flavors of a classic pumpkin … Read more

I had been looking for a banana bread that actually tasted like banana, not just sugar and flour with a vague fruity afterthought. For a … Read more

My husband took one bite of these black velvet cupcakes, stopped mid-chew, and just pointed at the plate with his fork. He didn’t say a … Read more

The whole tray was gone before I even got back from the carpool line. My son’s friend had texted his mom asking if I could … Read more

I figured a cookie with pumpkin in it would be, you know, fine. A little cakey, a little bland, the kind of thing you eat … Read more

The way the black icing catches the kitchen light—that glossy, just-set sheen—still makes me smile. It was a rainy Tuesday in late September, my fourth … Read more

The crackle on top. That’s what I was chasing. Not the pumpkin spice aroma filling the kitchen, not the soft, pillowy center that gives way … Read more

“These are better than the pumpkin cheesecake from that bakery on Elm Street.” My sister said this while holding a forkful of these no-bake pumpkin … Read more

I burned the caramel three times before I figured out this dip wasn’t supposed to be complicated. That first attempt? I was trying too hard. … Read more