Dessert recipe collection

Ripple mousse with dark chocolate, brandy, and vanilla, topped with swirled dark and white chocolate for a stunning two-tone presentation. Rich, airy, and elegant.

Mock apple pie made entirely from Ritz crackers, sugar syrup, and cinnamon. The Depression-era classic that fooled families when apples were scarce or expensive, still uncannily convincing today.

This is excellent served as a spread over fresh French bread or roasted potatoes.

So easy to make, and it is amazingly delicious, a beautiful way to cook these two root vegetables together, and tons of flavor.

Robb's caramel pecan pie: a deeper, richer take on classic pecan pie with a cooked caramel base of brown sugar, butter, and cream poured over toasted pecans. Silky, buttery, and unforgettable.

Fudgy chocolate brownies with walnuts and a blender-made unsweetened chocolate frosting. Two-stage chocolate hit with rich crackly top and creamy frosting.

No-bake rocky road cheesecake with chocolate cream cheese filling, marshmallows, and chopped nuts on a chocolate wafer crust. Set with gelatin, no oven needed.

No-bake rocky road chocolate creme pie loaded with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips in a chocolate cookie crust. A pudding-mix shortcut dessert that comes together in 20 minutes plus a quick chill.

No-bake frozen rocky road pie with chocolate pudding, whipped topping, chocolate chips, marshmallows, and nuts in a graham cracker crust. Freezes overnight for easy slicing.

Rocky road dessert pizza with a brown sugar cookie crust, melted chocolate, puffed marshmallows, and chopped peanuts drizzled with more chocolate. A fun holiday treat.

Rocky Road refrigerator cake layers fudgy coffee-spiked brownies with whipped cocoa cream, mini marshmallows, and chopped walnuts. A make-ahead chocolate dessert that turns richer and sliceable after a night in the fridge.

Rolled ginger cookies with whole wheat flour, molasses, and a warming mix of ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Chill the dough overnight for clean cut-out shapes that bake up crisp with spicy, old-fashioned holiday flavor.

Light orange sponge cake rolled with orange marmalade filling, dusted with confectioners sugar. No butter or oil, just eggs, cake flour, and orange zest.

Much lighter than regular cookies, but still tasted great. These macaroons were not as sweet, which is what I prefer. If you are looking for a gluten-free cookie recipe that doesn't sacrifice yumminess, this recipe fits the standard.

Rollerblade cookies: boot-shaped honey-ginger cookies with toasted oats pressed on as skate wheels. A fun, low-sugar kid-friendly cookie cutout project.

Chocolate cocoa cookies with a Rolo candy hidden inside, topped with finely ground nuts. Bite through the crackled shell to hit molten caramel.