Dessert Recipes

“Are you sure the stout belongs in there?” my skeptical friend asked as I poured the thick, dark beer into the brownie batter. Honestly, I … Read more

“You’ve got to try these chewy brown butter chocolate chip cookies,” my friend texted me one hectic afternoon. I was skeptical at first—brown butter? Cookies? … Read more

“Hey, are you sure we can just dip the cake balls right into melted chocolate without them falling apart?” That was my skeptical friend’s question … Read more

“You sure you don’t want to bring something red, white, and blue this year?” My neighbor’s offhand text came just as I was debating what … Read more

“Hey, can you swing by with something sweet for the picnic?” my friend texted me just as I was wrapping up a chaotic day. Honestly, … Read more

“You really think this’ll set right?” my cousin asked, peering dubiously at the wobbly red layer in my oversized trifle bowl. It was the middle … Read more

“You can’t mess up key lime pie bars,” my friend said over the phone, chuckling. I wasn’t so sure. That night, feeling wiped out after … Read more

“You’ve got to try this,” my friend texted me one humid July afternoon, just as the air conditioning in my kitchen threatened to give out. … Read more

“You’ve got to try this,” my friend texted me one sweltering afternoon, followed by a blurry photo of a bowl of something pink and dreamy. … Read more

“You sure you want to bake that with nectarines?” my roommate asked, eyeing the basket of slightly bruised fruit I’d picked up from the market … Read more