Dessert Recipes

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

The butter was bubbling away in the pan, and I was supposed to be making a simple batch of snickerdoodles for a friend who’d just … Read more

Late October, and the only thing I wanted was a pumpkin muffin that didn’t taste like a failed science experiment. You know the ones I … Read more

“Why not just brown the butter first?” my friend asked one rainy afternoon while we stood in my cluttered kitchen, surrounded by overripe bananas and … Read more