A stacked crepe cake layered with yogurt sweetened with honey and spiced with black pepper.

A pie that’s heaven for a caramel and butterscotch fan.

These mini crostate are sturdy enough to pick up and eat with your hands and pretty enough to be served on a plate.

A yeasted coffee cake full of citrus flavors and filled with cream cheese, poppy seeds, and dried cranberries.

A serious cookie bar that’s crunchy, chewy, nutty, chocolaty, and better than a candy bar.

A traditional gelato made with no eggs or cream but still surprisingly rich-tasting.

Pastry squares filled with a bite of brownie make dressy, little cookies.

Another sweet-salty mix that I can never resist.

A book about whether to Make It or Buy It, homemade mascarpone, and a great make-ahead dessert.

A breakfast treat with oats, nuts, and golden raisins that’s sweetened with only maple syrup.

A combination of ingredients usually found in a salad are turned into dessert.

Two coconut cookies filled with a simple vanilla buttercream and decorated with more coconut.

A minty chocolate cookie dipped in melted white chocolate makes a festive holiday treat.

A lemon cookie with lemon glaze dressed up with sprinkles.

A fall fruit and custard-filled tart with a crumb topping and a hazelnut crust that doesn’t crumble.

A sweet, fall treat for breakfast.

Simple, delicious, basic rice pudding flavored three different ways.

A gooey caramel filling and crumb topping could make these your favorite cookie.

Fresh mint leaves flavor the ice cream, and chewy brownie chunks give it texture.

A layered crisp cookie with chewy dried cranberries in the middle.

A cake with pumpkin puree and walnuts that’s surprisingly light and fluffy.

Crunchy, chewy, chocolaty, and slightly salty cookies.

An easy chocolate cake that ends up topped with pears and a caramelly sauce.

A classic flavor combination taken to new heights