Dessert recipe collection

Traditional Sicilian cannoli with wine-spiked fried shells and a chilled ricotta filling scented with cinnamon, vanilla, and candied citrus peel. Topped with glace cherries and powdered sugar.

Lemon cake mix topped with a sweet ricotta and cinnamon spread that tastes just like cannoli filling. All the Italian bakery flavor with a fraction of the fuss. Dot with cherries for a festive finish.

Creamy vanilla pudding pie loaded with fresh cantaloupe chunks on a buttery vanilla wafer crust, folded with whipped cream and chilled until set. A cool, fruity summer pie that tastes like sunshine.

Homemade cantaloupe sherbet churned with pureed melon, milk, honey, and a squeeze of lemon. Smooth, scoopable, and bursting with fresh summer melon flavor. Makes about 2 quarts.

Crunchy Italian cantucci biscotti loaded with toasted hazelnuts, Frangelico liqueur, and almond extract. Twice-baked for that signature snap, ready for dunking in espresso.

Cape Cod blueberry cake folds fresh blueberries and bran flakes cereal into a lightly spiced one-bowl batter. A New England farmhouse cake with a tender, fiber-rich crumb served warm with whipped topping.

Cape Cod cranberry-blueberry crisp with maple syrup, oat-almond topping, and whole wheat flour. A naturally sweetened, butter-free fruit dessert bursting with tart berry flavor.

Capirotada, the traditional Mexican bread pudding layered with cheese, raisins, and a warm cinnamon-clove syrup. A Lenten dessert that's sweet, savory, and spiced all at once.

Slice-and-bake coffee cookies with brown sugar, rum extract, and nutmeg. Roll the logs in chocolate sprinkles or dip baked cookies in melted chocolate. Makes about 60.

A light and fluffy cappuccino mousse filling in a chocolate pie crust.

Quick 4-ingredient cappuccino parfait layering coffee-spiked whipped topping with sugar-free chocolate pudding. Light, creamy, and ready in 20 minutes flat.

Rich cappuccino pound cake with cocoa, honey, sour cream, and warm spices like cinnamon and cloves. Finished with a Kahlua coffee cream glaze that takes it over the top.

Showstopping three-layer cappuccino torte with a nutty graham crust, thick semisweet fudge layer, and espresso chocolate buttercream. A make-ahead dessert that chills overnight.

Homemade caramel banana ice cream with chocolate chips, made from real caramelized sugar, heavy cream, egg yolks, and smashed bananas. Rich, custardy, and worth the churn.

Layered caramel chocolate finger bars using Swiss chocolate cake mix, melted caramels, evaporated milk, and semisweet chips. Just 5 ingredients and 40 minutes for 3 dozen bars.

Snickers-loaded caramel crunch cheesecake pie on a peanut graham crust, topped with milk chocolate ganache and a caramel drizzle. A candy bar lover's wildest dream.