Dessert
Peanut Butter Pie Bites
A salty peanut butter-filled pretzel crust paired with a sweet, creamy peanut butter filling makes for an abundance of peanut butter delight.
By Maegan Brown
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
The only thing better than a pumpkin cookie? Two pumpkin cookies—plus a generous swoosh of cream cheese icing.
By Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Baking these chocolate chip cookie bars at a low temperature ensures they are soft from edge to edge.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Food Truck Chocolate Chip Cookies
Try pastry chef Claudia Fleming’s all-time favorite chocolate chip cookies.
By Claudia Fleming
Coconut Tahini Crispy Rice Treats
A play on the familiar crispy rice treats, this sweet and chewy dessert with savory, nutty undertones was inspired by a cup of tahini-tinged hot chocolate.
By JJ Johnson
Spiced Pineapple Crumble
In this pineapple crumble, the fruit works wonderfully with cinnamon and nutmeg, and the addition of sugar and butter creates a toffee-like base that’s delicious with a splash of rum.
By Hermine Dossou
No-Churn Blackberry Biscuit Ice Cream Cake
As the name suggests, this no-churn ice cream cake is super-simple to put together: a crunchy biscuit base filled with vanilla ice cream and a blackberry ripple
By Hermine Dossou
Shoofly Pie
Shoofly pie starts with a classic pie crust that cradles a dense and sticky molasses filling.
By Casey Elsass
Apple Strudel
These raisin-studded apple strudels have a hint of cinnamon and a zingy whipped cream topping fortified with sour cream.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Ricotta Tart With Roasted Cherries
You can make this tart, which is accented with fennel and Pernod, with cow’s milk ricotta or small-batch sheep’s milk ricotta, which tastes even better.
By Claudia Fleming
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No-Oven Apple Crisp Means Fall Dessert Season Starts Now
Even if it’s still too hot to bake.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Stovetop Apple Crisp
This no-bake stovetop apple crisp is perfect for fall cravings when the weather is still warm.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Stovetop Streusel
Strew some of this crispy no-oven streusel on top of cut fruit and suddenly it’s a full-fledged dessert.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Vegan Pumpkin Pie
With silky pumpkin filling and a beautifully flaky crust, this vegan pumpkin pie is a dessert everyone will love.
By Fernanda Capobianco
Close Out Summer With This Vintage ‘Gourmet’ Showstopper
It has tender buttermilk cake and mascarpone whip, but the real star of the show? The sherried berries.
By Zoe Denenberg
Zwetschgen-Kuchen (Plum Tart With Streusel)
Depending on the type of plums, this Germa nplum tart can get a bit juicy. The amount of may streusel seem small, but the plums shouldn't be completely covered.
By Jurgen Krauss
Triple Charlotte Russe
This multilayered, rich, and colorful cake takes some effort to make, but the sponge cake and ladyfingers can be made a day in advance.
By Jurgen Krauss
Black Garlic Chocolate Chip Cookies
When garlic is kept at low heat over a period of weeks, its flavor becomes subtle and surprisingly sweet, and it plays very well with chocolate.
By Dan Clapson and Twyla Campbell