Dessert Recipes

That first hit of cinnamon and nutmeg—the kind that wraps around you before you even step foot in the kitchen—still takes me straight to my … Read more

The edges are all crinkled and caramelized, catching the light like little stained-glass windows, and that’s the whole point. I made these cookies for the … Read more

I ruined pumpkin scones four times before I finally understood what I was doing wrong. The first batch came out like hockey pucks. The second … Read more

I had been looking for a pumpkin cinnamon roll that actually tasted like fall, not just a regular cinnamon roll dyed orange. For a while, … Read more

My husband took one bite of this pumpkin roll, stopped chewing mid-mouthful, and just stared at the plate. I actually got nervous for a second—like, … Read more

Third batch in three days, and I finally stopped overmixing the streusel. The first round was a crumbly disaster—more like sandy gravel than the buttery, … Read more

The pumpkin puree was already open in the fridge from a batch of pumpkin coffee cake I’d made two days earlier, and I was staring … Read more

I figured a no-bake pumpkin dessert would taste like compromise—something you serve when you don’t actually want to bake a pie. It took about one … Read more

The pan was still warm when my neighbor texted me a photo of the slice I had dropped off two hours earlier. “I need this … Read more

The first Saturday in November, and the fog hasn’t burned off by ten. The kitchen feels like a cocoon—warm from the oven that’s been preheating … Read more