2,742 dessert recipes

Meringue-based granola cookies made with whipped egg whites, brown sugar, and folded-in granola. Light, crispy, and low-fat with no butter or flour needed.

Baked coconut custard made with shredded coconut steeped in hot water, thickened with cornstarch and flour. An egg-free, dairy-free custard with a creamy coconut flavor.

Popcorn drop cookies with ground popcorn folded into stiff egg whites for a light, airy meringue-like cookie. A naturally gluten-free novelty cookie with a corny crunch and only six ingredients.

Eggless cake made with brown sugar, raisins, and warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. No eggs, no butter, no dairy needed for this old-fashioned spice cake.

No-bake pineapple orange chocolate cake with orange Jello, crushed pineapple, and whipped topping layered over pre-baked chocolate cake. A retro icebox-style dessert that chills instead of bakes.

Apricot almond chewies are no-bake bites that bind dried apricots, toasted slivered almonds, and shredded coconut with sweetened condensed milk. Refrigerator cookies, no oven required.

Red, white, and blue striped slice-and-bake cookies for the Fourth of July. Simple sugar cookie dough tinted with food coloring, stacked, chilled, and sliced into patriotic treats.

Pretzel and peanut butter truffles roll crunchy peanut butter and chopped salted pretzels into bites, freeze them firm, and dip in melted milk chocolate. Three ingredients and no baking required.

Cow pies are no-bake chocolate candy drops made with melted milk chocolate chips, slivered almonds, and raisins. A fun, kid-friendly treat ready in 20 minutes.

Broiled banana chocolate pudding with instant chocolate pudding topped with sliced bananas and brown sugar caramelized under the broiler. A 4-ingredient, low-fat dessert.

Layered ice cream loaf with chocolate and vanilla ice cream, crushed Oreos, chopped peanut butter cups, and banana slices, frozen and drizzled with hard shell chocolate.

Eggnog gelatin mold sets chilled eggnog with ground almonds, then unmolds onto a platter with mandarin oranges and whipped topping. A nostalgic holiday dessert.

Deep-dish peach pie: a baking dish heaped with juicy peaches and brown sugar under a single flaky, golden top crust. A fruit-forward summer pie that lets the peaches shine.

Overnight coffee cake built from frozen bread dough, butterscotch pudding, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Assembled at bedtime, baked fresh in the morning, and pulled apart by hand.

This sorbet, based simply on commercially canned pears, can be enhanced with the flavor of eau-de-vie de poire (pear liqueur) or, if preferred, with fresh lemon juice.

No-bake jelly bean noodle nests made with chow mein noodles, melted marshmallows, and butter. Fun Easter treat kids can shape and fill with colorful jelly beans.