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Desserts

In this collection you’ll find dessert recipes to satisfy any sweet tooth. Ending a meal with a sweet treat is one of the best ways to indulge.

If you’re looking for something totally decadent like chocolate cake, or something a bit more healthy like berries dressed with sweetened balsamic vinegar, you’re sure to find a dessert recipe here. This collection also features recipes suited to the Mediterranean Diet, which often include seasonal fruits and less added sugar.

Here we live by the “everything in moderation, including moderation” motto and that certainly includes dessert. Explore unique, sweet, and delicious desserts fit for large celebrations or a small meal for two, recipes that showcase seasonal ingredients, and sweet treats enjoyed by icons of American history.

Three cherry cheesecake shooters.

Cherry Cheesecake Shooters

Chocolate dipped strawberries, some with nuts and some chocolate strawberries drizzled with white chocolate on a parchment lining paper inside a medium-size circular gold tin can in foreground, with a linen napkin on the side. Three fresh strawberries, and two small bowls with white and dark chocolate chips separately in background.

Chocolate Strawberries

A glass of Marak Perot - Compote

Compote

Small dessert plate of three fried buñuelos or bimuelos, topped with powdered sugar and drizzled with chocolate sauce. Platter of powdered sugar buñuelos and a dish of chocolate sauce, cloth napkin in background.

Buñuelos with Warm Chocolate Sauce

Overhead shot of sliced pumpkin spice cake loaf on a cooling rack, with one slice on a small plate, alongside a wooden fork and linen napkin, on a white marble background.

Pumpkin Spice Cake

Horizontal image of pumpkin challah bread loaf on wooden cutting board, surrounded by fruits in each corner.

Pumpkin Challah

Horizontal shot of three glass dessert cups filled with a layered chocolate parfait.

No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake Parfaits

Horizontal shot - a delicious slice of Princess Diana's favorite recipe - bread and butter pudding topped with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. Dish of whipped cream. additional serving, and berries in background.

Princess Diana’s Favorite Bread and Butter Pudding

Horizontal shot of a white plate holding a cup of tea and two pieces of mandel bread sitting on top of a blue cloth napkin.

Mary Goldberg’s Passover Mandel Bread

Horizontal shot of a slice of chocolate almond flour cake on top of raspberry puree on a white plate. A whole cake sits off to the right.

Chocolate Almond Flour Cake

Horizontal shot - two tall glasses of bright pink berry ice cream floats with vanilla ice cream and cream. Soda floats are garnished with whipped cream, a fresh raspberry, and a red and white straw.

Berry Vanilla Ice Cream Float

Horizontal shot of baked challah topped with a cinnamon crumble, sitting on a wooden cutting board.

Cinnamon Date Crumble Challah

Horizontal shot of two glass dessert dishes filled with a mixture of berries and topped with whipped cream. Two whole strawberries, a dish of whipped cream, and a green tea towel are in the background.

Balsamic Berries

Square image - peach and blueberry crisp on a small white plate, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. A white baking dish of the remaining crisp sits off to the right next to a pile of fresh peaches.

Peach and Blueberry Crisp

Square featured shot - plate piled high with Jewish mandel bread cookies, aka mandelbrot, with towel and chocolate chips in background, on a marble countertop.

Bubbie Ruth’s Mandel Bread

Featured square shot - sliced date honey nut cake on cooling rack with luscious dates on marble countertop.

Date Honey Nut Cake

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