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Desserts & Baking

It's the final flourish to a meal, the food memory you'll leave lingering on their lips, and everyone's favorite course: dessert! Brownies, cookies, pies, tarts, cakes, cupcakes, and more—we've got a scrumptious recipe sure to cure any sweet tooth. Overwhelmed by all the sweet options? Try to narrow it down to the type of dessert you're craving, then start with a search of our most popular recipes in each category to see what favorite recipes others are already making over and over. Cupcakes continue to be a popular dessert, and with the ability to customize them for guests, they're perfect for parties. Get creative with cupcakes using our ideas to dress them up for birthdays and more. We've also got lighter desserts full of sweet flavor but not full of calories, as well as make-ahead treats to save you time. If you're looking to tackle a new skill or take your baking skills to the next level, try one of our helpful guides. You'll learn how to make perfectly flaky pastry, check cookies for optimal doneness, and expertly frost cakes and cupcakes.

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You’d Never Guess These Desserts Are Hiding Avocado

You can make dessert a little healthier in a sneaky way—add avocado! These avocado dessert recipes will help you enjoy this creamy fruit in unexpectedly sweet ways. Most of these desserts with avocado use the ingredient to add its trademark creaminess and mask avocado flavor with bolder flavors from chocolate or citrus.
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5 Desserts in Jars You Can Make with Fresh Berries

Turn a bowl full of summer berries into five different adorable desserts by layering a few ingredients into a Mason jar. We’ll show you how to  create each one, so a cute, tasty dessert is never more than a few minutes away.
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Juicy Peach Dessert Recipes

For us, summer is all about peach desserts. Juicy, fresh, and fragrant, in-season peaches hardly need any dressing up to taste like dessert. We gathered a few of our favorite peach desserts, including fresh peach recipes for the summer and desserts with canned peaches you can enjoy year-round. Try them all to determine which is the best peach dessert ever.
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What Is the Difference Between Ice Cream and Frozen Custard?

Thought they were the same? You're not alone. Here’s what makes these frozen treats unique to themselves.
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3 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Chocolate Nutrition

When you hear about the benefits of chocolate, it’s almost all dark chocolate nutrition information. But we’ve got news for you: Milk chocolate has nutritional value too! Here are some of the benefits you can gain from eating chocolate, milk chocolate included, along with a few other facts about chocolate nutrition.
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7 Dump Cakes for When You Need an Easy Cake Recipe

No mixer, saucepan, or other special tools are required for any of these easy dump cake recipes. As you’d expect, each recipe is only three simple steps: dump in your ingredients, mix (sometimes you don't even need to do this), and bake. When you crave cake but don't have time to whip up a multistep recipe, these dump cakes are here for you.
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Fruity Sorbet Recipes: The Essential Summer Dessert

What is sorbet? At its most basic, this refreshing dessert is frozen fruit juice and/or pureed fruit sweetened with sugar or other sweeteners. But it doesn't have to be basic. There are as many possible sorbet ingredients as there are fruits under the sun. Try our favorite recipes, including mango, lemon, watermelon, and raspberry sorbet, as well as a few unique flavor combinations.
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12 Frozen Yogurt Recipes You'll Love Even More than Ice Cream

You don’t need to search out the nearest frozen yogurt shops to enjoy this smooth and creamy treat. Instead, learn how to make frozen yogurt at home with some of our all-time favorite recipes. You can start simple with plain frozen yogurt, or dive right into one of our dressier recipes for cakes or more elaborate flavors.
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This Is the Easiest Way to Make Homemade Cakes Look Professional

You can put down your piping bag because cake wraps are a much, much easier way to decorate.