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Tomatoes for Dessert: 8 Recipes for Ice Pops, Cakes, Tarts, Cookies, and More

8 tomato dessert recipes, from gelato, granita, and ice pops to tarte tatin, cakes, and cookies.
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Tomato desserts, you ask? Well, yes. Tomatoes are fruit, after all. And though we love them in sauces, sandwiches, and salads, they're also stellar in sweets. At their best, they're juicy and sweet, yet tangy with acidity--a dynamic ingredient for after-dinner indulgences. So when you're harvesting all your beautiful garden tomatoes, keep some for your salad and some for ice cream, panna cotta, cake, granitas, and cookies. You'll be glad you did.

Danielle Walsh is the assistant web editor at Bon Appétit, and has also written for New York Magazine's Grub Street. She loves Korean food, tacos, and whiskey, and is trying really, really hard to like sardines. ... Read More