Dessert Recipes

There were three cans of pumpkin in my pantry and no idea what had possessed me to buy them. It was mid-October, the kind of … Read more

I told my friend I was making witch fingers for our Halloween party, and she looked at me like I’d lost my mind. That look—half … Read more

The crackle of that cinnamon sugar crust. That’s the whole point. The moment you pull this apple cider donut bread from the oven, the kitchen … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that a good pumpkin muffin meant sacrificing that soft, cakey interior for a dry, crumbly top, or that you … Read more

I want a blondie. Not a brownie—a blondie. The kind that’s chewy, buttery, and just sweet enough without being a sugar bomb. I’m standing in … Read more

My neighbor handed me a pint of store-bought pumpkin ice cream last September and said, “Try this, it’s good.” I tried it. It was fine. … Read more

The apples had been sitting in that bowl on the counter for almost a week. You know the ones—slightly soft, a little bruised, not quite … Read more

The loaf was gone by breakfast the next day. I mean, completely gone. My husband had sliced off a piece with his morning coffee, then … Read more

“So, are you making those pumpkin things again?” My husband asked this from the couch, not even looking up from his phone. And honestly, he … Read more

I did not trust pumpkin in a snickerdoodle. That’s the honest truth. To me, a snickerdoodle was sacred—a pure, unadulterated vehicle for that tangy cream … Read more