Classic Pâte Sucrée

The name of this sweet and sturdy pie crust in French means "so much better than your silly American pastry dough."

10 mins

Lemon Chess Pie

This Southern creation is a simple affair. Just eggs, butter, sugar, and, of course, lemon, it's a pleasantly homey dessert, perfect for any afternoon or occasion.

55 mins

Pâte Sucrée

This crust recipe from Flour Bakery in Boston is simple to make, buttery beyond belief, and is the perfect pal for rich fillings, as with the Milky Way Tart.

2 hrs 45 mins

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mousse Tart

Bet you'll never go back to a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup after experiencing this lighter-than-air peanut-butter mousse and knee-weakening chocolate ganache topping.

2 hrs 50 mins

Perfect Pie Crust

This easy pie crust is just that: Easy. High-fat European butter gives it its richness and superb flakiness. Use this pie crust for all your baking.

1 hr 15 mins

Caramelized Butternut Squash Pie

This un-pumpkin pumpkin pie is made with caramelized butternut squash, spices, and a splash of brandy. It's subtly different from the classic yet still oh-so-perfect for Thanksgiving.

2 hrs 35 mins

Fresh Peach Pie

"Best peach pie in the world!" That's what folks are saying about this recipe. We're not going to argue.

1 hr

Coconut Crème Brûlée Tart

This luscious, silken, subtly flavored coconut tart is topped with a delicate burnt-sugar crust borrowed from crème brûlée, that shatters when sliced.

3 hrs 45 mins

Salted Caramel Tart

A ridiculously creamy--and relatively simple--homemade caramel filling graces this properly flaky pastry. Salted butter--lots of it--lends this dessert just the right amount of indulgence.

2 hrs

Portuguese Almond Torte ~ Bolo de Amêndoa

Dense and rich, this gluten-free cake is a fave among the Portuguese, and anyone who's ever tried it. Its unforgettable taste comes from almonds, lemon, cinnamon, and vanilla.

1 hr 15 mins

Honey-Ginger Apple Tarts

Apples, walnuts, and a drizzle of honey give these croustades, or tarts, their outrageously autumnal flair. The crispy, flaky pastry isn't bad, either.

1 hr 25 mins

Chocolate Cream Pie with Oreo Crust

First you make an Oreo cookie crust. Then you smother it with a bittersweet and semisweet chocolate custard. The final flourish is whipped cream infused with vanilla. Sigh.

4 hrs

Rustic Cherry Puff Pastry Tart

Purplish cherries sink into a rich, fragrant frangipane as they bake into sweet oblivion and contrast spectacularly with the crisp puff pastry crust. Sounds terrible, eh?

45 mins

Pastéis de Nata ~ Portuguese Custard Tarts

Not Portuguese? Not a problem. It won't lessen your appreciation for these little lovelies with the shatteringly crisp pastry cradling ridiculously creamy custard.

2 hrs 30 mins

Cheater’s Apple Tarts

You're going to feel like a cheat when you serve these obscenely simple tarts to guests. Shhhh. Your secret's safe with us.

40 mins

Warm Mocha Tart

Alice Medrich strikes again with this flaky, buttery crust filled with rich chocolate custard infused with a hint of espresso.

1 hr

Pear-Cranberry Crumble

Ripe pears and sweet-tart dried cranberries are the stars of this fruit crumble. The topping is an old-fashioned mix of oatmeal, brown sugar, and butter.

55 mins

Red, White, and Blue Tart

Simple and stunning. That's what we think of this ridiculously easy tart made with a graham cracker crumb crust, a luscious cheesecake-like filling made of cream cheese, cream, and sugar, and a scattering of summer berries.

40 mins