Desserts & Baking

21 Healthy Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Recipes to Beat the Heat

Our healthy frozen desserts with ice cream will help you cool off and indulge nutritiously. These healthy options contain fresh fruit, Greek yogurt, veggies, and more.

15 Apple Cake Dessert Recipes That Are the Perfect Seasonal Treat

Browse Better Homes & Gardens' best apple cake recipes, including apple dump cake, apple coffee cake, apple bundt cake, and more.

10 Decadent Dark Chocolate Desserts You'll Want to Devour

Dark chocolate desserts include truffles, cookies, ice pops, cakes, and more. You'll find all of those dark chocolate desserts (and more) here.

Cream Cheese Danishes

Guests don't have to know you took a shortcut on this elegant breakfast pastry by using purchased puff pastry. It looks and tastes amazing!

Opera Fudge

The holidays wouldn't be the same without a traditional fudge recipe. This recipe is a great make-ahead dish for your Christmas platter.

How to Make a Pumpkin Pie Recipe from Fresh Pumpkin (No Can Needed!)

We’ll show you how to make a pumpkin pie recipe from real pumpkin—including the best pumpkin to use and more pro tips from our Test Kitchen.

Schaum Torte Is the Beloved Wisconsin Dessert You Need to Try

Schaum Torte is a classic German dessert that's popular in Wisconsin. Our Schaum Torte recipe is made with layers of airy meringue, whipped cream, and berries.

24 Make-and-Freeze Bar Cookies that Will Make Your Holidays Sweet

Get a jump on the holiday season with our make-ahead dessert recipes, including our favorite freezer cookie bars. Even if you don't want to turn on the oven, we have no-bake options that will freeze for months.

Red Velvet Cake Roll

This pretty Red Velvet Cake Roll recipe is a sweet treat for Valentine's Day, birthdays, or Christmas. Try it for a fun new twist on homemade red velvet cake.

Pavlova with Lemon Curd and Fresh Berries

Light and airy meringue complements tart lemon curd and fresh berries perfectly for a sweet dessert option.

Berry-Yogurt Rocket Pops

Berries and Greek yogurt team up in these striped parfait treats—a creamy twist on the beloved Bomb Pop.

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Crispy Treats

13 No-Bake Pies That Are Easy to Make and Delightful to Eat

Once you get your hands on a crust (either purchased or prebaked at home), you can go oven-free for the rest of your pie-making gig. The luscious fillings set up beautifully in either the fridge or freezer, making these creamy and cool no-bake pie recipes some of the best make-ahead options around.

Pumpkin-Pecan Pie

This pie offers the best of both worlds. It blends the flavors of pecan and pumpkin pies for those who can't decide on a favorite.

Dessert Pizza with Banana Ice Cream

Make dessert pizza a week ahead for a delicious after-dinner treat.

Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies just like grandma made! Serve with a tall glass of milk for an oatmeal cookie break that will take you back to childhood.

Sour Cream Pound Cake

An easy-to-make basic pound cake recipe that you can truly make your own.

Lemon Bar Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Cool off on a warm day with a tart and tangy lemon bar ice cream sandwich. Purchased vanilla ice cream and lemon curd allow you to save time and focus on baking the buttery sheet pan sugar cookies.

Linzer Bars

This jam-filled Linzer Bar recipe is a simplified version of an Austrian linzer tart. The bars have a tender, nutty shortbread base and a crumb topping. Even without the stained-glass-window effect, their unique shape and drizzle of glaze dress them up for the holidays.

Pistachio Gelato Brownie Bars

Thin brownies surround velvety pistachio gelato in this sophisticated upgrade to the classic ice cream sandwich.