Annie Leslie, Recipe Tester

An easy, foolproof, ever so slightly sweet corn bread that comes together as quickly as it disappears. Just watch it.

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• 20 M
• 45 M
• 26

This little taste of heaven is easy as can be. Smooth, rich, creamy ice cream that tastes just like cheesecake. No ice cream maker required.

• 20 M
• 12 H
• 11

Not just the stuff of sweet memories, angel food cake is still in fashion—and still fashionably simple to whip up. Truly heaven sent.

• 45 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 19

This bird borrows its Peruvian accent from its amazing technicolor dreamcoat of paprika, cumin, and garlic.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 24

Great gravy doesn’t just happen by chance. Here’s how it does happen.

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• 15 M
• 15 M
• 11

A superlative version of the classic American quick bread that everyone loves.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 74

A Thanksgiving classic revisited with an added emphasis on sugar and spice and, yes, everything nice. A sweet potato mash topped with marshmallow and—believe it or not—crushed gingersnaps. Heresy? Or high-five-worthy? You tell us.

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• 15 M
• 2 H
• 0

It doesn’t get much simpler than this make-ahead relish. Just simmer cranberries, sugar, and orange until you hear a “Pop!” and then plop it in the fridge.

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• 5 M
• 15 M
• 20

Equal parts bohemian and tradition, this stone fruit slump marries the best aspects of cobbler and cake to sweet, sweet effect.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 10

Sweet! Gooey! Easy! Yum! Those are just a few of the lovely things we’re hearing about these coconutty beauties. Taste for yourself.

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• 15 M
• 35 M
• 14

The White Russian flirted with cult status after the release of The Big Lebowski, a Coen brothers production in which a fashionably unkempt Jeff Bridges…well, we won’t give it away.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 7

A theatrical departure from the norm, these diaphanous beauties shatter dramatically as they deliver untold caramelized, bittersweet chocolate goodness.

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• 20 M
• 45 M
• 18

These popsicles are just as satisfying as you’d expect from that strawberry-smudged face and its expression of unabashed happiness.

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• 10 M
• 45 M
• 19

This spice cake is soaked with rum syrup, making a lovely, albeit slightly boozy, gift when wrapped in parchment and tied with a bow.

• 15 M
• 1 H
• 13