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Dessert

Don’t feel hemmed in by the phrase “dessert”-- these are sweet things that can be served any time you want. After dinner, “mid-day snack,” and occasionally, breakfast.

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Apple Cinnamon Tart

The only thing I can think about eating after eating, you know, everything else: a simple flaky buttery apple tart.

Coconut Banana Cream Pudding

Layer that pudding with limey bananas and whipped tangy yogurt, and top it with a festive maraschino cherry, and all of a sudden it’s like in the movies when the “nerdy girl” takes off her glasses, lets her hair down, and reveals that she was, indeed, “a total babe” this whole time.

(Cottage) Cheese Cake

This gorgeous, foolproof cake is a nice way to use any stonefruit that’s starting to pop up at markets (but it’s especially great with apricots).

Double-Crust Peach Pie with Honey, Ginger, and Lime

If you want a long weekend baking project, this pie is the best way to use up all the peaches at the market right now.

Strawberry Shortcake Cobbler

It’s also the the season of the prettiest, sweetest little strawberries, and this juicy, jammy cobbler with fluffy shortcakes and freshly whipped cream is quite simply the best way we know how to celebrate it.

Key Lime Pie

This is constantly a go-to, a crowd-pleaser (except for the one person who doesn’t like limes, I guess!), wonderful 365 days a year, ideal when there’s no seasonal fruit to be had, and perfect for transportation and outdoor soirées.

Citrus Marmalade

This marmalade makes everything taste better. It’s a great project for preserving that sweet, sweet winter citrus, and your future self will thank you for it.

Sticky Cinnamon Rolls

These sticky cinnamon rolls are a perfect late winter weekend baking project. Warm, cozy, and wonderful.

The Only Pie Crust

This dough can be made up to 4 days ahead, tightly wrapped, and stored in the refrigerator; or made 1 month ahead, tightly wrapped in a resealable plastic bag, and frozen.

Apples with Honey and Crushed Walnuts

It’s meant to be more acidic than sweet, but adjust with vinegar and honey as needed to suit your preference. A note: Nearly everyone who ate this salad said it was their favorite part of the whole meal, which bruised my matzo ball ego, but I thought you should know.

Sticky Apple Cake

This custardy, caramelized cake is the best vessel for all your beautiful fall apples, bar none.

Blueberry Cornmeal Tart

With jammy blueberries, a crunchy, buttery cornmeal crust, and preferably some vanilla ice cream on the side, this tart is not only delicious—it’s shockingly easy to make.