Drunken Pumpkin Bourbon Tart

Drunken pumpkin? Punken drumkin? Drumpin punkdrunk? This innocuous seeming slice boasts just a tad more, uh, character than your typical pumpkin pie.

Poached Pears with Warm Coffee Sauce

Simply stunning and stunningly simple, these fancy pants pears are steeped in a cinnamon-y syrup & napped with a caramel-y coffee sauce. Grab your spoon.

Witch’s Brew Hot Chocolate

There’s melting the morning after Halloween, ‘though it ain’t who you expect. Instead it’s a ridiculously indulgent treat to trick kids into drinking their milk.

Glow in the Dark Jello

In case you’re curious, the spirits summoned for this ghostly and ghastly gin and tonic gelatin hail from a bottle, not the supernatural. Whew.

Tarte Tatin

French for “caramely apple goodness atop a buttery crust,” a tarte Tatin is nothing more than a tart turned upside down, nothing less than pastry perfection.

Caramel Apples

Forget bobbing for apples. Try this equally enticing apple-y endeavor instead. It requires far less effort yet yields way more caramel-cloaked gratification.

Brown Sugar Cookies

These beauties aren’t unlike the classic sugar cookie in terms of ease and appeal, they’re just a littler richer, a little spicier, and a lot less expected.

Butter Pecan Affogato

Rich, buttery pecan ice cream usurps the place of vanilla gelato in this riff on an Italian classic. Consider it straight from Venice…by way of Charleston.

Sesame, Pistachio, and Honey Candy | Pastelli

A sweet little something to evoke the memory of those candies from your travels to Greece as well as those ’70 health food stores–those these are so good they’ll put the past to shame.

Apple Chips

Why pay an absurd amount of money for a teensy little bag of shriveled apple slices when you can make them yourself? Slightly sweet, somewhat tart, eminently easy.

Doughnut Pudding

When life hands you too many doughnuts—yes, it’s possible—just make pudding. An easy-to-rationalize, drop-to-your-knees-it’s-that-good, doughnut pudding.

Fresh Figs with Ricotta and Honey

Indulgence rarely comes as easily as this inspired creation, keeping the attention squarely where it ought to be–heaped upon those luscious, luscious figs.

Chocolate Tart with Pine Nuts | Torta al Cioccolato con Pignoli

We don’t know much Italian, but we’re pretty certain this tart, with its molten filling and brownie crust, translates as “Oh, that’s so good!”

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Crisp Peanut Butter Cookies

Uncannily crisp, melt-in-your-mouth, shortbread-like lovelies from San Francisco’s Miette that are unlike any other peanut butter cookie you’ve experienced.

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Grilled Apricots with Gooey Nougat

If you’re a fool for sweet nougat and can’t get enough lovely nectarines in season, just wait until you try them in tandem, warm and fragrant from the grill.

Watermelon Sorbet

No ice cream maker required. Just watermelon, sweetness, citrus, and mint. Vodka optional. Scoop it up, place in pretty bowls, and accept the oohs and aahs.

Summer Pudding

This proper summer pudding, made from late-season berries, currants, sugar, and sliced bread, is utterly British. Not to mention stunning. And sublime. And summery.

Yogurt Ice Pops with Berries | Paletas de Yogurt con Moras

Although these paletas are Mexican through and through, the melding of yogurt, fruit, and honey is luscious in any language.

Mexican Chocolate Pops

A little something dark and decadent to swoon over on a sultry summer afternoon. A little cinnamon- and cayenne-laced chocolate and cream never hurt anyone…

Striped Juice Pops

Magnificently sweet, outrageously vibrant, unconscionably healthful, and altogether lovely. That’s what we think of these juice pops. Dare you to guess the ingredients.