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From pastry dough to cakes and fruit curds, plus things with brown butter—here's more than a dozen recipes for your next dessert project.
Salted Caramel Marshmallows
Whip up a batch of homemade marshmallows, just in time for s'mores season (which yes, happens to be year-round).
Cream Puffs
This one starts with a standard choux dough, which you make on the stove top and pipe onto a baking sheet. Once baked, you can fill these hallow puffs with your favorite filling.
Fruit Pie
If you've never made a pie from scratch, the time is now. Choose from three different filling options in this double-crust pie recipe.
Cinnamon Rolls
Cinnamon rolls from a tube are great, but nothing compares to a from-scratch ooey-gooey homemade cinnamon roll. Nothing...
Chocolate Cake
Not just any cake, a chocolate 4-layer cake with extra fudgy frosting. No special occasion required.
Dossants
What happens when you make a donut and a croissant at the same time? This history-making bakery-inspired treat happens.
Dutch Letters
These regionally popular almond-flavored pastries are easy to find in Pella, Iowa. But if they're not in your neighborhood, here's how you make them from scratch.
Flower Cookies with Homemade Curd
Perfect for Instagram, this recipe gives you the option to make three different types of homemade fruit curd. Pro tip: Leftover curd is delicious on toast.
Cheesecake with Lemon Curd
Once you get the hang of homemade curd, it's time to try this lemony cheesecake, which is just as good for breakfast as it is for dessert.
Biscotti
Bring the coffee shop into your kitchen with homemade biscotti. You can even try different combinations of dried fruit and nuts.
Carrot Cake
It's all about those spices, and the juicy pineapple, and the creamy sweet frosting... A homemade carrot cake is something everything should try at least once. That's all it takes to get hooked.
Ice Cream
Now's the time to get out the ice cream maker and churn up a treat that will make everyone smile. And don't forget the sprinkles!
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Everyone loves chocolate chip cookies, right? Get ready to love them even more when you use a simple technique to brown the butter first. Plus, we added whiskey.
Homemade Caramels
With just six basic ingredients, you can make turn your kitchen into a candy factory. Remember to store homemade caramels in the refrigerator for a longer shelf-life.
Whoopie Pies
Whoopie Pies should be on everyone's dessert project checklist. Maybe even twice.
Strawberry Shortcake
This sweet classic comes together with homemade drop biscuits, fresh lightly sweetened berries, and whipped topping. The perfect ending to a day of baking.