Custards & Puddings

If you haven't tried sweet kugel yet, you've been missing out. See why this creamy noodle casserole is a perennial holiday favorite.

Give this decadent dark chocolate mousse a try and see why our testers are calling it the best chocolate mousse they've ever tried.

Layers of light and creamy mascarpone custard and boozy coffee-infused ladyfingers. It's the reason why tiramisu never goes out of style.

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.

Creamy, chocolatey, and with a touch of coconut, this dairy-free dessert will satisfy those sweet cravings.

Sweet, sticky, and classic. What else matters when you're looking for a traditional dessert that tastes as good as this one does?

An autumnal take on the classic British summer pudding, melding booze and berries and apples and plums to really quite a lovely effect.

A custardy pie, filled with summer's favorite berry (come on, you know it's true), and baked into your choice of crust. Sweet, silky perfection.

Sweet, crispy apples crown this elegant apple rose tart. The apples aren't baked, so their crisp bite of honey and citrus shine.

A lovely coffee-flavored dessert that's reminiscent of tiramisu but much, much easier. Coffee, ricotta, heavy cream, and amaretti make it possible.

In this Paula Deen tart, a shortbread cookie crust cradles a sweet sour-cream custard and peach slices. A spell in the oven makes everything irresistibly golden.

A lovely and light refresher with a tangy topping, steeped with warming cardamom. Easier to make than you might think, this elegant panna cotta is a simple stunner.

This sophisticated chocolate fix draws on just three ingredients, comes together in minutes, and is satiating beyond belief.

This Spanish custard, called crema, is rich, creamy, and simple to make. The custard is made with milk, so it's lighter. Serve the crema warm.

Watch out, pumpkin pie. Someone wants your job. Badly. This wonderfully luxuriant pumpkin cheesecake from Rose Levy Beranbaum is a terribly enticing alternative to tradition.

When you've got leftover bread, sure, you could make bread crumbs. Or you could make this Southern melding of pie and pudding that's obscenely indulgent. Tough decision, eh?

A creamy, milky, not egregiously sweet, altogether lovely argument for sticking with a classic—in this case, a Spanish classic.

Riz au lait is another way of saying French rice pudding. So gosh darn easy and impossible to stop eating, it's quite possibly the thing we love most about the French.

These lovelines are sorta like chocolate-dipped macaroons in reverse with their abundance of chocolate and modest coconut presence. And just 6 ingredients.

These pillowy puddings practically resonate with lemony loveliness. Someone pass a spoon, please.