Dessert Recipes
Desserts
Dessert Recipes
Tested dessert recipes for American home cooks, from chewy chocolate chip cookies to creamy cheesecake. Bake one, then copy the keepers onto a Recipe Box card.
Twelve desserts to start with
Each one is written in cups and degrees Fahrenheit, and built to bake from.
Chocolate Chip Cookies25 minutes
Fudgy Brownies40 minutes
Banana Bread1 hour 10 min
CheesecakePlus chilling
Apple PiePlus cooling
Carrot Cake1 hour
Chocolate Cake50 minutes
TiramisuPlus chilling
Lemon BarsPlus chilling
Sugar CookiesPlus chilling
Peach Cobbler1 hour
Key Lime PiePlus chilling
Keep your dessert wins
Found one your family asks for again. Copy it onto a card and file it under Desserts in the Albino Monkey Recipe Box, on real wooden dividers built to last.
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Dessert questions, answered
- What is the easiest dessert to make from scratch
- Chocolate chip cookies, brownies, and banana bread are the easiest. Each comes together in one bowl with pantry staples and forgiving steps.
- Which desserts can I make ahead
- Cheesecake, tiramisu, key lime pie, and lemon bars all need chilling, which makes them ideal to make a day ahead. They taste better after resting overnight.
- How do I store homemade cakes and pies
- Keep cream cheese and custard desserts like carrot cake and cheesecake refrigerated. Cookies, brownies, and banana bread keep at room temperature in an airtight container.
- What dessert is best for a crowd
- A sheet of brownies, a peach cobbler, or a layer cake feeds a group easily. Cobbler and cake scoop or slice into generous portions with little fuss.
More dessert recipes are added every week. Every one is tested, written for American kitchens, and built to bake from without scrolling past a life story.