Desserts

Giant bakery-style oatmeal cookies are the thick, chewy monsters you keep in a cookie jar under lock and key. Vegetable shortening and butter cream together with brown sugar, cinnamon, quick-cooking oats, and semisweet chocolate chips. Chopped walnuts go on top like...

Spiced summer fruit compote is the syrupy, ginger-scented spoonful that makes plain breakfasts feel special. Bananas and mixed dried tropical fruit simmer with fresh ginger, lemon juice, and cinnamon sticks until glossy and tender. Thirty minutes, and the kitchen...

Looking for a dessert that's as beautiful as it is delicious? This stunning Strawberry Parfait is your answer! With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a light, creamy, and perfectly sweet treat that's ideal for breakfast, a healthy snack, or an elegant...

Easy no-churn strawberry coconut ice cream is creamy, scoopable, and completely dairy-free. Chilled full-fat coconut cream whips up thick and rich with frozen strawberries, sugar, and vanilla. No ice cream machine, no eggs, just a freezer and a little patience....

Speedy mocha "mousse" pudding is dessert on the days you have zero patience. Whipped cream, cooled strong coffee, and cocoa powder fold through instant vanilla pudding mix into something airy and rich. Topped with maraschino cherries or chocolate shavings,...

Decadent sour cream butter cake is the tall, tender cake I bake when plain yellow cake won't cut it. Egg yolks, full-fat sour cream, and plenty of softened butter give the crumb a rich, velvety texture. Sifted cake flour keeps it delicate all the way through. Get...

Simple fruit parfait is the prettiest five minutes you'll spend in the kitchen. Layers of sliced banana, fresh blueberries, and vanilla-flavored Greek yogurt get brightened with lime juice and topped with coconut flakes. It looks like effort and tastes like...

These quick and easy vegetarian brownies are the ultimate craving-crusher, ready in half an hour. Unsweetened cocoa powder, butter, and a liquid egg substitute bake into squares that are fudgy in the middle with a paper-thin top. Chopped walnuts are optional but...

Vegan pineapple cherry dump cake is the five-minute, no-mixer dessert that bakes into something far greater than its parts: undrained crushed pineapple, cherry pie filling, a box of vegan vanilla cake mix, and melted vegan butter. Layer it, bake it, done. Eight...

Peanut butter cookies do not get more classic than this: criss-crossed tops, chunky natural peanut butter in every bite, and chopped pecans for crunch. Packed brown sugar keeps them soft in the middle while the edges stay crisp. One batch makes forty cookies worth...

No-bake peanut butter chocolate crisp rice treats are the traybake that never lasts the weekend: crisp rice cereal bound in a peanut butter and honey syrup, capped with melted semisweet chocolate chips. Chewy, crunchy, and set after a chill. Twenty squares from one...

Old-fashioned baked apples are the dessert I start when dinner goes in the oven: cored baking apples filled with softened butter, packed light brown sugar, and ground cinnamon, studded with cloves and baked in a shallow bath of water. The kitchen smells incredible for...