Desserts

Know what we can’t stop thinking about? This crostata. At first whiff of its heady fall spices, you’ll tumble head over heals in love.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 6

French. Foolproof. Froufrou. Fuss-free. Fenomenal. (Work with us.) Rarely does elegance come together with such ease (and alliteration) as this tart recipe.

• 35 M
• 2 H
• 20

Surprise family and friends with the savory jolt of a smattering of extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, baked straight into the crust, in contrast to the sweet apple pie filling.

• 40 M
• 3 H, 40 M
• 8

All that familiar autumnal spice loveliness in perhaps the only pumpkin spice incarnation you’ve yet to try.

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• 15 M
• 1 H
• 0

We’ll take this sweetly tart mingling of muffin and coffee cake any time someone cares to plunk a slice down in front of us.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 25 M
• 8

This updated version of Devil Dogs is chocolate-y, cake-y cookies sandwiching a creamy, vanilla-y filling.

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• 35 M
• 50 M
• 0

If you’ve been thinking you’re done with pumpkin everything, you’re going to want to hold off on judging until you try this pumpkin pound cake.

• 45 M
• 2 H
• 6

A slightly tipsy sweet potato filling topped with a crumbly streusel. Thwarting tradition at Thanksgiving never tasted so good.

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• 50 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 0

Somewhat akin to a spice cake, this uber autumnal dessert takes a lovely autumnal lilt from pumpkin purée in the batter, maple syrup in the frosting.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 62

An unconventional approach to apple pie that happily involves booze and lotsa butter. Even more memorable as the classic.

• 45 M
• 4 H, 25 M
• 26

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

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 2

Graveyard hauntings are no laughing matter. Neither are these creepy Halloween cupcakes. They’re a delicious matter.

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• 1 H
• 1 H, 25 M
• 0

Not your classic oatmeal raisin cookies, these boast golden raisins, maple syrup, and cardamom in addition to pistachios. Practically paleo. Entirely good.

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• 15 M
• 50 M
• 6

This stunning Southern belle and its dozen tiers—yup, 12—is astonishingly easy peasy to make thanks to a savvy cake-baking tactic.

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• 1 H, 15 M
• 2 H
• 46