Dessert Recipes

Barely three apples into slicing when my toddler yanked the dishtowel off the counter and sent a bag of oats skittering across the floor like … Read more

I want a pumpkin donut hole right now. Not a muffin, not a slice of bread, not a latte. A tiny, pillowy, cinnamon-sugar-crusted sphere that … Read more

The first time I made this cake, it was mid-October and the air had that crisp, smoky smell that only fall brings. I had a … Read more

I figured browning butter was one of those fussy chef tricks that made no real difference in a quick bread. It took about one batch … Read more

Third batch in the oven before 9 AM on a Tuesday, and I finally figured out why the cream cheese kept sinking to the bottom. … Read more

The pumpkin puree was already open in the fridge from a batch of soup I’d made two days before, and I had a butter dish … Read more

My husband took a bite of this bread, stopped chewing, and just looked at me. Not in a “this is good” way—more like he was … Read more

Third batch in three days, and I finally stopped trying to make them look perfect. The first tray came out lopsided, the second ones puffed … Read more

Rummaging through the pantry for a third time, hoping something would magically appear, when I spotted that half-empty bottle of bourbon hiding behind the vanilla … Read more

My neighbor swore he hated zucchini bread. For three whole summers, every time I brought a loaf over, he’d give me this polite, pained smile … Read more