Dessert Recipes

The way that spoonful of dip breaks against a crisp apple slice—that’s the whole point. Not the sweetness hitting your tongue first, but the split-second … Read more

I burned this cinnamon sugar apple fritter bread three times before I figured out why the middle stayed raw while the edges turned to charcoal. … Read more

I’d been chasing a certain cookie for years. Not a specific recipe from a bakery or a memory of my grandmother’s kitchen—just the idea of … Read more

I want a pumpkin dessert that doesn’t require me to get out the mixer, chill dough, or roll anything out. That’s the thought that stopped … Read more

For the longest time, I just accepted that pumpkin rolls were supposed to crack. Every Thanksgiving, someone would bring one to the table, and we’d … Read more

I want a baked pumpkin donut right now, not a muffin, not a slice of bread—a donut. And I want it coated in cinnamon sugar … Read more

The dent in the side of the pumpkin can, honestly, should have been my first clue. It was a Tuesday, the kind of damp, gray … Read more

By the fifth time I made pumpkin sourdough bread in three weeks, I finally stopped measuring the cinnamon. I just tilted the jar and let … Read more

I figured a one-bowl pumpkin bread would be the kind of recipe you make just to use up that half-can of pumpkin puree sitting in … Read more

My husband took a bite, stopped chewing, and just looked at me. Not in a dramatic way — more like he was trying to figure … Read more