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Home | Recipes | Desserts | Page 2

800+ Dessert Recipes

Indulge your sweet tooth with our collection of delectable dessert recipes, perfect for any occasion. Our recipes cover a wide range of desserts, including bars and brownies, cookies, cakes, ice cream, and pies.

From David’s famous chocolate chip cookies to the stunning Portuguese orange olive oil cake, and classic Hershey’s chocolate cake, our desserts are sure to satisfy your cravings. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced baker, our step-by-step instructions and tips will guide you through the baking process, helping you create desserts that are as beautiful as they are delicious.

Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream on a white plate with a fork, beside a small bowl of extra toffee sauce.
A casserole dish of sweet noodle kugel; in front is a plate with a slice of kugel on it.

Sweet Noodle Kugel

1 hr

A white old-fashioned coconut cake with 7-minute frosting topped sprinkled with shredded coconut on a glass cake stand.

Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake

2 hrs

A baked lemon cheesecake topped with raspberries in a metal skillet.

Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake

3 hrs

Ten hamantaschen -- jam filled, triangle-shaped pastries -- on a white background.

Hamantaschen

2 hrs 15 mins

Three fanned pear tarts on puff pastry on white plates with seashells scattered around.

Cinnamon Pear Tarts with Puff Pastry

40 mins

Three pieces of white cake topped with frosting and toasted coconut on individual blue glass plates with forks resting on the side.

Coconut Tres Leches Cake

1 hr 30 mins

Sixteen date bars on a piece of parchment paper on a round oval tray.

Date Bars

2 hrs

Five condensed milk cookie sandwiches filled with jam, with a spoonful of jam on the side.

3 Ingredient Condensed Milk Cookies

45 mins

A round chocolate polenta pudding cake on a white plate with one slice cut from it on an orange plate nearby.

Chocolate Polenta Pudding Cake

13 hrs 30 mins

A whole zucchini, peach, and burrata pizza, topped with arugula, on a piece of parchment on a wooden surface.

Zucchini, Peach, and Burrata Pizza

1 hr 10 mins

A square of chocolate zucchini cake with buttercream frosting on a square of parchment with a fork standing up in the center of the cake.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Buttercream Frosting

2 hrs 15 mins

A glass pie plate filled with chocolate wacky cake with a piece cut from it on a white plate beside it.

Chocolate Wacky Cake with Chocolate Frosting

1 hr 30 mins

Three waffle cones, each filled with two or three scoops of chocolate Oreo ice cream.

No-Churn Chocolate Oreo Ice Cream with Marshmallow

12 hrs 30 mins

A slice of icebox cake with condensed milk whipped cream and sprinkles with the rest of the cake in the background.

Icebox Cake with Condensed Milk Whipped Cream

7 hrs 20 mins

A rectangular easy mixed berry snacking cake with one piece cut from it and blueberries on the side.

Easy Mixed Berry Snacking Cake

1 hr

Ten salted brown butter chocolate chunk cookies on a wire cooling rack.

Salted Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

4 hrs

A rectangular fresh cherry tart with cream cheese filling on a white surface with a knife and a small bowl of jam on the side.

Fresh Cherry Tart with Cream Cheese Filling

1 hr 10 mins

A square baking dish filled with traditional Italian tiramisu with a spoon resting inside and a portion missing.

Traditional Italian Tiramisu

2 hrs 40 mins

A whole key lime cheesecake with pecan crust topped with lime slices and whipped cream on a plate.

Key Lime Cheesecake with Pecan Crust

4 hrs

Two glasses filled with peanut butter ice cream with Nutella fudge swirled through and poured on top and two spoons on the side.

Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Nutella Fudge

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