Dessert

A little cider vinegar in the filling keeps this apple pie from being too sweet.

Kick off the holiday sweet(s) season by sending guests home with this crunchy, easy-to-make-ahead brittle.

Barley malt syrup offers a rounder, less-sweet note in this take on pecan pie.

Mayonnaise in the batter isn’t as weird as it sounds—it’s just eggs and oil, after all. It’s also why this cake is so moist.

This pie is seasonless: Bake it in fall with fresh cranberries and frozen raspberries and blueberries. Come summer, use the reverse.

Once you master the technique for sufganiyot, you can fill the stuffed doughnuts with whatever you like, including this vanilla cream.

Curry crust? Trust us: This lightly spiced crumb will win Best in Show. If you want to take it even further, add a teaspoon of toasted crushed cumin seeds, too.

From salty black licorice to chili-spiked watermelon candies, the treats only an adult palate can truly appreciate

When you've got more treats than you can eat, we've got 4 recipes to help you out, from Gummi Booze to Reese's Meringues

In the most important debate of the 21st century—which is better, Cake or Pie?—Bon Appétit readers made their choice known, loudly

How FoodBeast.com's Becky McKay transformed the Uh-Oh! kiddie dinner into a bizarrely compelling dessert

At the Southern Foodways Alliance symposium, the storied desserts faced off—via the NYT's Kim Severson and CNN's Kat Kinsman. For whom was victory sweet?

This chocolate-pumpkin mashup is surprising, yet delicious. It’s so good in fact, that you don’t even have to brûlée the top—though that helps give it its showstopper effect.

We tried all kinds of gingersnaps to make this easy crust. Our favorite? Anna’s Ginger Thins.

Pastry chef Kierin Baldwin’s pie dough method is special in a couple of ways. First, she uses a combination of butter, which lends rich flavor, and shortening, which makes the flakiest crusts. The best of both worlds. Her technique of repeatedly flattening and stacking the dough coats the flour with fat, which helps make the crust tender in this pear pie recipe.

A coffee cake with chocolate and hazelnuts that you could eat for both breakfast and dessert

Layers of buttered and sugared phyllo pastry are molded in muffin tins to form the crisp crusts for these mini apple croustades.

Forget the boxed version you grew up with. This yellow cake recipe gets a rich dark-chocolate frosting with a touch of tang thanks to sour cream. For the best presentation, it’s important to cut the cake layers evenly. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

This cake is perfect for beginners—it’s moist, forgiving, and easy. Jif creamy peanut butter is our favorite for the decadent frosting.

10 easy cookie recipes that you can make quickly or make ahead, slice, and bake.

Expert advice on gathering your friends together for a big-time pie party

If you like, serve this chocolate-cinnamon recipe with whipped cream or an extra dollop of yogurt—or, of course, a cup of coffee.

In this gâteau breton aux pommes, or apple cake, apples are caramelized before being baked in buttery batter. Why stop there? Salted caramel sauce lets guests indulge even further.