Best Desserts Recipes
My love of baking started decades ago, and it was nearly 15 years ago when I started sharing my favorite sweet and savory recipes on this website. According to Google, here are the Best Dessert Recipes from my blog. These Dessert Ideas are perfect for dinner guests, family gatherings, or holidays.
The New York Times Cookbook, The Joy of Cooking, and the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook were on a shelf of honor in my childhood kitchen. My mom was an excellent cook, but desserts were mainly reserved for when she hosted her bridge club or dinner club. I had a sweet tooth and she gave me full reign of the kitchen. Lemon Meringue Pie was one of the first dessert recipes I made! I hope you find plenty of enticing recipes to try.
Frequently Asked Questions
The basic ingredients for making desserts include all-purpose flour, cake flour, granulated (white) sugar, brown sugar, powdered (confectioners) sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, shortening, cocoa powder, a variety of chocolate bars and chocolate chips, eggs, and real vanilla extract. There will most likely be additional ingredients, depending on the recipe, but keeping these staples on hand will streamline the process.
A half sheetpan is great for baking cookies. A 9 x 13-inch pan is excellent for cakes and 8 x 8 or 9 x 9-inch pans work well for smaller batches of brownies or bars. A pair of 8 or 9-inch round baking pans are needed for layer cakes, plus a springform pan is crucial for making a cheesecake.
Parchment sheets are excellent for lining baking sheets, dry measuring cups and spoons and liquid measuring cups are also needed. These OXO beakers are great for small amounts of liquids. I also love non-stick foil to line my 8 x 8, 9 x 9, and 9 x 13-inch pans for easy cleanup.
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Top Dessert Recipes
This perfect, fine-crumb pound cake is always a hit. The addition of heavy cream makes it extra rich and delicious!
These 4-Ingredient Meringue Cookies will Melt in Your Mouth!!
A simple, yet elegant dessert with fresh peaches and blueberries baked on a round of butter pastry that's folded up over the filling to contain the fruit and luscious juices.
A simple summer dessert with raspberries baked with a simple, sweet crumb topping.
These Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies always get Rave Reviews! One of the secrets is the Vanilla Extract!
Classic Peach Crisp - SO Easy! - That Skinny Chick Can Bake
This easy peach crisp gives you the flavors of pie without all the work!! It's a fabulous summer dessert.
This outrageously rich vanilla cheesecake has a chocolate crust and is topped with a thick layer of chocolate ganache.
My family fell in love with gooey butter bars made with a yellow cake mix decades ago. I started making this from scratch version which tastes even better, but takes a little more effort.
This simple dessert dip is easy to make and both children an adults will love it!
This Peach Blueberry Cobbler is a fabulous summer dessert! Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and prepare to swoon!
These cookies always get rave reviews!!! They're loaded with oats, coconut, chocolate and pecans.
Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake - That Skinny Chick Can Bake
This rich, moist chocolate zucchini cake is one of the most delicious recipes you can make with your garden zucchini!
2 Comments on “Best Desserts Recipes”
So many delicious dessert ideas to everyone’s taste! And personally, being a lazy person who prefers easy recipes, I love those no bake cookies and dessert dip 🙂
They all look so inviting, but that pound cake is my favourite, Liz.