Pies

If you’re the kind of person that loves to dunk your chocolate sandwich cookies in an ice-cold glass of milk you’re probably also a Cookies ‘N Cream ice cream loyalist – which means this cheesecake is a dessert tailor made for you. It is a tall, velvety vanilla cheesecake...

This Salted Turtle Fudge Pie is a decadent twist on a classic candy. It eats like a mashup of a traditional Southern fudge pie and a pecan pie — a thick, rich, dark‑chocolate custard on the bottom, a buttery caramel loaded with toasty pecans on top, and just a...

My Triple Chocolate Cheesecake is a true show-stopper dessert. From the crisp chocolate cookie crust to the ombré layers of velvety dark, milk and white chocolate cheesecake, to the elegantly marbled ganache topping it’s a chocoholic feast for the eyes and taste buds. This recipe actually began its life...

Home cooks have been pairing peanut butter with chocolate for over a century and H.B. Reese cemented their fame with his invention and the commercial release of the Reese’s Peanut Butter cup in the 1920s. However, peanut butter pies — with or without chocolate — didn’t truly take off...

I decided to wrap up my (official) tribute to mom with this recipe for Chocolate Chunk Cheesecake – an indulgent treat that graced my mother’s holiday dessert table for many years and one that has always been a particular favorite of dad’s. I know I disrupted the flow a...

Goat cheese, honey and cajeta bring a new level of flavor sophistication and complexity to a classic cheesecake. The goat cheese has a more tangy and assertive flavor than traditional cream cheese lending an almost savory note to balance out the sweetness of the cheesecake. The honey introduces hint...

Despite the moniker of “French” Silk Pie, this incredibly indulgent, richly chocolate dessert is about as American as they come. The recipe was originally developed in the early 1950’s by a contestant, Betty Cooper, in the third annual Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest – it was, in fact, a $1,000 winning...

If you are looking for an indulgent, over-the-top, rich and gooey dessert, this is definitely the recipe for you. The composition of this recipe is very similar to a classic caramel and chocolate tart, featuring a chewy, gooey caramel and nut filling and a chocolate ganache topping. But replacing...

I cannot remember a Thanksgiving (or Christmas) dessert table that was not graced with pumpkin pie in one form or another. When I was very young, I remember mom making her classic pumpkin pie and, of course, my maternal grandmother had her own version she served for holiday meals...

If there is one pie that is synonymous with modern Thanksgiving celebrations, it is pumpkin pie. Apple pie may edge out pumpkin pie as America’s favorite pie most of the year, but when Thanksgiving rolls around, it is pumpkin pie that most Americans crave. While pumpkin pie has had...