Cream Cheese Rugelach

"Transcendent" is how the author describes these rugelach. We'd like to add "flaky," "tender," and "perfect" to the list of apt adjectives.

2 hrs

Chai Spiced Whipped Cream

An incredibly easy and exquisitely spiced embellishment for everything from pumpkin pie to quick breads.

5 mins

Indian Creamed Spinach ~ Malai Palak

Indian creamed spinach, also known as malai palak, calls for spinach, onions, cumin seeds, garlic, ginger, chiles, turmeric, and cream. The recipe, from the renowned restaurant Rasika, is a quick weeknight winner.

30 mins

Plum Sorbet

This plum sorbet is going to change your late-summer fruit strategy. And you don't even need an ice cream maker. Now that's easy and elegant.

5 hrs

Easy Fruit Sorbet

Couldn't be easier. Simply freeze puréed fruit, water, and sugar and you have sorbet. Any-flavor-you-want fruit sorbet. Best part? No ice cream maker required.

3 hrs

Dulce de Leche Crêpes

These lovely crepes are filled with homemade dulce de leche and topped with chocolate-coffee sauce and ice cream.

5 hrs 10 mins

Creamed Spinach

With its blend of mascarpone and Parmesan, this roux-less—and fuss-less—creamed spinach isn't what you grew up with at your grandma's table. And no one's complaining about that.

25 mins

Dark Chocolate Waffles

Yep. You've heard of breakfast for dinner. We're up leveling to breakfast as dessert. Not just any dessert. Dark chocolate decadence with crisp edges that's delicious alone or with hot fudge sauce and vanilla ice cream.

25 mins

Watermelon Sorbet

No ice cream maker required. Just watermelon, citrus, sweetness, mint, and a little time in the deep freeze. Vodka optional. Then all you do is scoop it up and plop it in a pretty bowl.

20 mins

Easy Strawberry Icebox Cake

When we described this classic strawberry icebox cake as easy, we weren't kidding. A quick strawberry puree is layered with whipped cream and vanilla wafers and you're done. Easiest dessert ever.

6 hrs 20 mins

Hot Fudge Sauce

Chocolate, cream, sugar, vanilla, and butter. If ever there was a magnificent melding of just a few ingredients, this is it.

50 mins

Serradura ~ Portuguese Sawdust Pudding

Perhaps the easiest dessert ever, this simple yet stunning Portuguese staple is made with just three ingredients. Cookies. Cream. And sweetened condensed milk.

1 d 30 mins

Pumpkin Meringue Pie

At long last, a slice of pumpkin pie that can be considered complete in and of itself—no dollop of whipped cream required. Pumpkin and meringue. So happy together.

3 hrs 15 mins

Super Moist Apple Cake

What makes this apple cake so incredibly moist that it stands out from the rest? Lots of things, including a lovely swirl of cream poured on top of the batter and baked right in.

1 hr 30 mins

Classic Vanilla Cupcakes

A classic treat for adults and kids, vanilla cupcakes are loved by everyone. Tender cake and cream cheese frosting covered with sprinkles are everybody's favorite.

1 hr

Baked Seafood Imperial

Baked seafood imperial, a riff on crab imperial, is shellfish tossed with cream and seasonings, breaded, and baked. Seafood imperial can be small or big.

1 hr