Dessert Recipes
There are dozens of great dessert recipes on 101 Cookbooks. These are recipes I developed or discovered over the years – dynamic desserts that are exciting or deserve to be highlighted! Some, like Nikki’s Healthy Cookies, or these wine-spiked Roasted Strawberries, or these Quinoa Hemp Balls are on healthful side of the spectrum. Others, like this beautiful Devil’s Food Cake, or my favorite Glissade Chocolate Pudding, are more indulgent. There has been a spectrum. Enjoy!
Pumpkin Pie
A classic pumpkin pie recipe with a couple wildcards to make it extra special. The creamy pumpkin custard is made with with a fragrant five spice blend and baked in a flaky, walnut-lined homemade flaky pie crust.
Sicilian Pistachio Cookies (Biscotti al Pistacchio)
Charming bite-sized, powder-coated Sicilian pistachio cookies, biscotti al pistacchio, inspired by a visit to Mona Talbott's kitchen and the Rome Sustainable Food Project at the American Academy in Rome.
Brown Sugar Sandwich Cookies
Chocolate stuffed sandwich cookies made with a poppy-flecked brown sugar dough, lots of vanilla, and a bit of a salty sweet crust on top.
Coconut Chocolate Pudding
A deeply dark and impossibly decadent coconut chocolate pudding. Creamy coconut milk base infused with a whisper of warming spices.
Chocolate Bundt Cake
Slathered with chocolate buttermilk icing, this beautifully moist chocolate bundt cake is made with a blend of whole wheat and all-purpose flours, stout beer, maple syrup and brown sugar. It’s the perfect travel-friendly treat.
Oatmeal Muffins
A rich, crumble-topped oatmeal muffin recipe made with an oatmeal and yogurt base. Golden-topped, wholesome, and a fantastic pocket treat.
Shaker Lemon Pie
The defining detail of this lemon Shaker pie is the use of whole lemons for the filling. Thin slices of lemon including the peel, pith, and flesh are macerated in sugar and then turned into a vibrant, flavor-packed, custardy filling. Pair this with a flaky all-butter pie crust and you've got something special on your hands.
All-Butter Flaky Pie Crust
Most pages about pie crusts are going to point you to their “best ever” pie crust, but I’m taking a slightly different approach. I’m going to share a few of the inspirations that have impacted my pie baking over the years along with the pie dough recipe I currently use and love. Pie baking is a journey, and there are a few places I’d recommend jumping on or off along the way.
Vegan Berry Swirl Ice Cream
Intense, bright strawberry or raspberry sorbet threaded with the creamiest waves of vanilla is hard to beat. This version is vegan and dairy-free.
Mesquite Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mesquite flour adds a wonderful accent to these oat and walnut studded chocolate chip cookies. If you've never baked with it, this is your encouragement
