Dessert

Ready to fill that buttery pie crust with a pile of gorgeous, ripe fruit? We're here to set you up for pie filling success.

No machines required for the best damn all-butter pie crust you've ever made. Ready?

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There's nothing, um, vanilla about our homemade version of the classic, making it the perfect, most delicious base for coffee stracciatella.

The filling will be loose when it comes out of the oven, but it will firm beautifully after a 4-hour rest.

Scenario: You’ve been blessed with the year’s best stone fruit. Don’t complicate things! Just roast it with a sprinkling of our crunchy topping in this graham cracker crumble recipe.

Big fat strips of dough make for a rustic and modern-looking pie (and they’re easy to weave into a lattice). 

Make sure to isolate your cut-outs toward the center of the top crust. If they’re too close to the edge, the pie juices will bubble up and prevent the edges from browning.

Pour in the root beer slowly, allowing it to cascade over the ice cream, then top off until the glass is full.

Chill glasses in the freezer for 5–10 minutes to keep the ice cream from melting into the ginger beer too quickly.

These deep, dark brownies, a Lauren family favorite, are from Ricky Lauren's The Hamptons: Food, Family, and History.

In case of sunshine and happiness, make this colorful ice cream float! Spiking it with some booze makes it even tastier.

The best pie crust doesn't require special equipment. Using your hands is the best way to ensure that the butter ends up in irregular pieces and the dough doesn’t get overworked. Use the force!

To guarantee perfect scoops, temper your ice cream on the counter for 5–10 minutes.

Pour in the soda slowly, allowing it to cascade over the ice cream, then top off until the glass is full.

Everyone knows the best part of any coffee cake is the buttery, sugary topping. Here's our test kitchen's formula for making a perfect crumb topping—for any cake.

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Associate food editor Claire Saffitz is here to help you make the best chocolate cake of your life.