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Our favorite dessert recipes run the gamut from homey (chocolate pudding) to medium-fancy (puff pastry apple tartlets), but they have a few things in common. There's LOTS of fruit, LOTS of chocolate, and NOT a trace of over-sweetness.

Chocolate Meringue Cookies

Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache Tart with Shortbread Crust

Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake

Greek Yogurt Blueberry Muffins with Streusel Topping

Quaker Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Chocolate Sauce for Ice Cream

Whipped Buttercream Frosting

Ultimate Vanilla Cupcake Recipe

Whipped Chocolate Frosting

Pavlova with Lemon Curd and Berries

Swedish Cinnamon Buns

Brioche Cinnamon Rolls

Simple Syrup for Cake or Cocktails (& Variations)

Spiced Sugar

Fudgy Crinkly Top Brownies

Shortbread Tart Crust

Tart Lemon Curd & How to Use It

Blonde Brownies (White Chocolate Blondies with Chocolate Chips)

White Wine Cake from The Silver Palate

Chocolate Ganache Ratios and Variations for Every Use

King Arthur Carrot Cake with Not Too Sweet Cream Cheese Frosting

Grapefruit Curd with Meyer Lemon and Vanilla

Biscuiteers Royal Icing Recipe

Easy Christmas Cookies Recipe

Peppermint Oreo Truffles

Twix Cookies (Chocolate Caramel Shortbread)

Shortbread Linzer Cookies

Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake

Stable Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting for Piping

Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Mini Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling

Poached Asian Pear Dessert Recipe

Honey Roasted Figs with Vanilla

Puff Pastry Grape Tarts (Sweet or Savory)

Sour Cherry Cake

Sour Cherry Frozen Yogurt

Homemade Maraschino Cherries (Two Ways)

Sour Cherry Crisp

Poached Apricots with Vanilla and Lemon

Classic Vanilla Pudding