Gourmet Desserts

For desserts as elegant or unusual as the occasion demands, browse tried and trusted gourmet dessert recipes, complete with ratings, reviews and cooking tips.

a bunch of biscottis served on a white platter

A plate of Italian wedding cookies, coated in powder sugar

Italian Wedding Cookies

Poached Pears with Apricot Sauce

Easy Hamantaschen

a serving of classic cherries jubilee served over vanilla ice cream. Sauté pan of cooked cherries sit in the background.

Classic Cherries Jubilee

close up on a white chocolate-raspberry cheesecake topped with raspberries and sauce

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

close up view of a piece of Baklava

Overhead shot of macaron cookies on a plate.

Macarons (French Macaroons)

Pignoli Cookies

close up view of a slice of Incredibly Delicious Italian Cream Cake garnished with nuts, on a white plate with mint leaves

Incredibly Delicious Italian Cream Cake

A plated slice of lemon meringue cheese cake, with second slice and the whole lemon meringue cheesecake in the background

Lemon Meringue Cheesecake

Close up on a cake stand of sliced Jamaican fruit cake, with a slice served on a plate.

Sharon's Jamaican Fruit Cake

close up view of a stack of Rainbow Cookies on a paper towel

Rainbow Cookies

Two ramekins of creme brulee topped with blueberries and raspberries

Simple Crème Brûlée Dessert

Microwave Mochi

Kanafa on white plate

close up view of Old German Honey Cookies in an aluminum foil baking dish

Old German Honey Cookies

close up view of a Tiramisu Cheesecake on a wooden table

Tiramisu Cheesecake

Canelés de Bordeaux

Kheer (Rice Pudding)

The Best Pavlova

French Meringues

Blanc Mange (English Style)

South African Malvapoeding (Marshmallow Pudding)

Greek Honey Cake

Vasilopita - Greek New Years Cake

close up view of a Dobos Torte on a glass cake stand

close up view of Classic Tiramisu garnished with shave chocolate in a decorative bowl

Classic Tiramisu

Fereni Starch Pudding

close up view of Hong Kong Style Egg Tarts on a wooden cooling rack

Hong Kong Style Egg Tarts

Lemon Shortbread Cookies

Dutch Apple Cake

close up view of a Galette des Rois garnished with powdered sugar on a baking sheet

Galette des Rois

a crackle-topped cream puff (Chef John's Choux au Craquelin) cut in half to show the pastry cream filling

Cream Puff "Crack Buns" (Choux au Craquelin)

close up view of a slice of pink and white Battenburg Cake next to a loaf of Battenburg Cake that's yellow on the outside on a white plate

Battenburg Cake

cake with many layers with chocolate filling and chocolate ganache

31 Fancy Cake Recipes That Will Steal the Show

Italian Almond Cookies II

The Best Salted Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats

Chef John's Chocolate Lava Cake

Simple Baked Apples

close up view of Portuguese Custard Tarts - Pasteis de Nata on a green platter

Portuguese Custard Tarts - Pasteis de Nata

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Hungarian Flourless Hazelnut Cake

close up view of a slice of Date Loaf Cake on a white plate

top-down view of an oval ceramic ramekin of torched sugar over pumpkin custard

Chef John's Pumpkin Creme Brulee

Lemon Butter Tarts

Wine Cookies (Original Italian)

Jewish Coffee Cake

apples spiraled in a french apple tart

Tarte aux Pommes Normande (French Apple Tart)

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