Dessert

Dentists are people, too, and it turns out that they have sugar cravings just like the rest of us mortals.

Your tastebuds change, and so do candy recipes. But can you catch the difference?

You either agree that Reese's are the best candy—or you're lying.

Nerds are the greatest candy of all time, because it's a bottomless box of crunchy sweet/tart bliss.

It involves about 5 minutes of prep—and it's impossible to dislike.

ZOURS, aka sour Mike and Ike 2.0, are consistent—consistently the best.

Health police parents, it's time to turn in your badges.

Get out of here with your candy corn: Mellowcreme pumpkins are the best Halloween candy of all time.

The unsung chocolate hero, Caramello, may be the greatest candy of all time.

These 5 discontinued candy bars continue to pull at the heartstrings of sugar fiends across the country.

The caramel in this recipe is chewy, so it will stick to the apple but won’t turn into a hard shell when cooled.

Make America Ice Creamy Again

Earthy, nutrient-rich whole grain flours give this classic banana loaf cake recipe some added personality.

The spirit of a Key lime pie in the guise of a luscious cranberry curd. The contrast between the snappy press-in crust and the tart filling in this recipe is pure genius.

There’s no maple syrup in this pie recipe (not a mistake), but the finished product will remind you of maple-sugar candies thanks to the caramel notes in the brown sugar.

We tested this pie recipe with canned sweet potatoes, but it just wasn’t as good. Go fresh or go home.

Bakeries around the country agree: This election needs more cake. They are re-interpreting an age-old recipe for modern day tastes.

A nutty, cookie-like crust that you won't even know is gluten-free.

These were the dishes BA readers loved the most in September.

The 95-year-old painter Wayne Thiebaud finds inspiration in bakeries—we can relate.

If the apples aren’t cold when you wrap them, the dough won’t adhere, so make sure to put them in the fridge before you start on the dough for this apple dumplings recipe. For added texture and more fall flavors, stuff 1 Tbsp. cranberries, raisins, or pecans into the space where the apple cores used to be.

It sounds dramatic but it's true: this plum tart recipe is 5 ingredients, plus flaky salt.

The flavors of apples dipped in peanut butter, all cozied up inside a flaky puff pastry crust. Sold!

Richly spiced gingerbread with the texture of a moist, dense devil’s food cake, this recipe only gets better if you make it ahead.