With thousands of recipes on our site, dessert is, by no means, an afterthought to our community. Covering the entire confectionary gamut, this collection includes cakes, custards, ice creams, brownies, cookies, pies, and just about every other treat that\u2019s ever been baked, frozen, or whipped. Unsurprisingly, these are some of our most popular<\/a> and most-saved<\/a> recipes of all time. To celebrate our collective love for the sweet\u2014and sometimes savory\u2014treasure that is dessert, we gathered our 52 most beloved below.<\/p>\n Our editors describe it best: \u201cThis cake is airy and light, but not without integrity: ricotta, eggs and plenty of butter give it richness, grated apple lends heft, and lemon zest rescues it from being at all bland.\u201d<\/p>\n This carrot cake has no flaws. Yogurt and carrots ensure moisture, cardamom brings complexity, and cream cheese frosting\u2014well, it\u2019s just good.<\/p>\n In less than an hour, throw together a tender, moist (our editors compare the texture to British steamed pudding), and deeply chocolatey bundt cake that you\u2019ll be snacking on for days. Top with powdered sugar to make it look extra nice.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve suddenly stumbled into a bounty of fresh peaches, make this cake. While peaches are the focal point, the supporting work of ground almonds, vanilla and almond extracts, and nutmeg offers an enjoyable layer of depth.<\/p>\n Two things to love about this cake: One, it\u2019s delicious and wonderfully complex, thanks to the use of olive oil instead of canola oil. Two, you can (attempt to) ward off potential dessert thieves (children) by telling them this cake is for \u201cgrown-ups.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis [cake] has a light, airy crumb, one that lends itself well to a layer cake,\u201d say our editors. \u201cBut the real star here is the frosting; its brown sugar-milkiness shines through, a perfect complement to the banana.\u201d<\/p>\n Cake in name only, but possibly my favorite dessert on the list. I\u2019m of the opinion that world peace could be brokered around a state fair deep fryer. Fry some dough\u2014it\u2019ll bring you back.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n This chocolate treat from Judy Hesser\u2014mother of Food52 co-founder Amanda Hesser\u2014is the kind of cake you\u2019ll pick at every time you\u2019re nearby. Unsurprisingly, this cake is a community favorite, having already racked up over 400 positive reviews.<\/p>\n More of a template than a recipe, here Coral Lee<\/a> gives you an in-depth guide to making your dream ice cream cake. If you\u2019re unsure about what flavors to pick, go with mint-chip. (It\u2019s never let me down).<\/p>\n Although technically difficult, this Baked Alaska is so delicious (coffee, chocolate, and hazelnut belong together) and so damn impressive looking, that the effort it requires will always be worth it.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve said it before<\/a>, and I\u2019ll say it again: Combining three really good things\u2014cheesecake, Meyer lemons, and Biscoff cookies\u2014makes one really, really good thing (this cake).<\/p>\n A great way to highlight the flavor of wild blueberries, this light cake from Food52 co-founder Merrill Stubbs<\/a> is one to keep on file this summer. Top with fresh whipped cream and serve with a cup of coffee.<\/p>\n Salty from the pretzels, sweet from the malt, and balanced by the vanilla\u2014this ice cream hits all the right notes. While this does require an ice cream machine, if you don\u2019t have one, the recipe for the chocolate-covered pretzels is still worth making.<\/p>\n This to-the-point review from community member Melanie<\/a> tells you everything you need to know: \u201cThis was delicious and different. The taste was like deep, crunchy caramel mixed with rich vanilla. I will definitely make this again.\u201d<\/p>\n There are nearly 100 positive comments on this recipe, here are some of my favorites: \u201cOur family is crazy about this recipe\u2014it is pure alchemy,\u201d writes Jennifer<\/a>. \u201cCould. Not. Stop. Devouring. It.\u201d says Yvonica<\/a>. \u201cThis recipe got me through a very long summer,\u201d says Melissa<\/a>.<\/p>\n From former Food52 editor and current New York Times<\/em> columnist Eric Kim<\/a> comes a no-churn ice cream that uses single-malt Scotch whiskey to highlight the \u201cdeep, musky notes of vanilla bean.\u201d<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got both an ice cream maker and an abundance of blackberries, this bright, frozen sweet is for you. You\u2019ll combine pureed blackberries, lemon, and condensed milk to create an ice cream fit for the height of summer.<\/p>\n Despite not having dairy or eggs, this chocolate sorbet is undeniably creamy. Also, it only takes five minutes of prep\u2014meaning if you\u2019ve got even a sliver of free time in the morning, you could enjoy homemade sorbet later in the day.<\/p>\n \u201cThis easy, no-bake peanut butter pie is made with a delicious combination of graham crackers, cream, and molasses for the crust and filling, plus raisins, walnuts, and rum for the topping,\u201d our editors write. \u201cIt’s a very forgiving recipe that will have you and your guests clamoring for another slice.\u201d<\/p>\n This is coconut, everywhere, all at once. Truly, coconut is in all four aspects of this pie: in the crust, pastry cream, whipped cream, and crisped topping. That is to say, if you\u2019re a coconut fan, you\u2019re in the right place.<\/p>\n One of the most popular-ever recipes<\/a> on our site, Bill Smith\u2019s salty-sweet twist on a classic North Carolina lemon pie is as easy to make (40 minutes total) as it is Genius<\/a>.<\/p>\n Proof that rhubarb has the chops to make it as a solo artist (sorry, strawberry).<\/p>\n Community member CK1<\/a> says, \u201cThings we love: Tahini. Tahini in desserts. Mousse. Chocolate. Cookies. Halva. It’s all here\u2014with the added benefit of a bit of espresso, which balances the sweetness of the mousse and the nuttiness of the tahini.\u201d<\/p>\n From Resident Baking BFF Erin McDowell<\/a> comes a fun twist on the seasonal, regional<\/a>, dare I say, culinarily perfect Mallomar cookie. If Mallomars aren\u2019t available where you live, this pie\u2014with its graham cracker crust, marshmallow filling, and ganache topping\u2014offers a good glimpse into why they’re so beloved.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cWe love this dessert for how it combines two of Thanksgiving classic flavors while keeping everything in sync, and not at all cloying. Taste it, and you’ll think pumpkin and apple were born to be together, too,\u201d say our editors.<\/p>\n This galette from Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh is all about balance. Blueberry and rhubarb offer acidity and brightness, Amaretti cookies bring a deep, complex almond note, and a whipped cream topping adds a richness that rounds everything out.<\/p>\n Allow Erin McDowell<\/a> to introduce her own creation: \u201cAs a lover of fruit pies, I almost always forget how much I love pecan pie. This pecan galette has everything I love about it\u2014plus, I have no problem adding the chocolate I love because it’s already not quite traditional!\u201d<\/p>\n This is Food52 columnist Ella Quittner\u2019s<\/a> go-to hosting dessert, and for good reason: It\u2019s simple (you\u2019ll quickly make the dough by hand) and it doesn\u2019t need to be perfect to look good. Serve with vanilla ice cream.<\/p>\n From James Beard award winner<\/a> and former Food52 baking resident Maurizio Leo<\/a> comes a sourdough galette perfect for highlighting the fruits of summer. Pro tip: Double up on the dough recipe and freeze the extras; according to Maurizio, it\u2019ll be good for months.<\/p>\n Requiring just a knife, bowl, and pan to be made, this is the ideal dessert for when you\u2019re baking in a less-than-ideal kitchen. Bonus: This tart comes together in under an hour.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Of the over 200 comments lauding this bright and simple lemon tart, here are some of the best: \u201cHow much easier can it get? So simple and so tasty,\u201d says Karen<\/a>. \u201cThank you for this perfect dessert,\u201d writes Cristy<\/a>. \u201cI am not a baker so this was so simple and easy and the end result, delicious!\u201d claims Windyspirits<\/a>.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve covered this multiple<\/a> times<\/a>, but will happily say it again: Adding coffee to chocolate desserts creates an intense chocolately flavor that\u2019s hard not to love. If you haven\u2019t tried this combination yet, give these espresso brownies a shot.<\/p>\n Dense, super fudgy brownies\u2014like these from Dana Cowin<\/a>\u2014are great on their own, but best served warm, with a heap of vanilla ice cream on top.<\/p>\n These cocoa brownies are many things: moist, delicious, aesthetically pleasing (thank you, flaky salt). But more than anything, they\u2019re foolproof. For evidence, consider that community member Aleelee<\/a> commented the following, \u201cMy 11-year-old makes them for parties and they never disappoint.\u201d<\/p>\n The brownie equivalent of grown-up birthday cake<\/a>. While these triple-chocolate, olive oil treats from Ella Quittner<\/a> may be more complex in flavor than your typical brownie, they remain easy to make, coming together in just 30 minutes.<\/p>\n So far, this blondies recipe has been one of our most-saved recipes<\/a> of the year. When you consider the flavors\u2014espresso, Heath bar, and brown sugar\u2014it\u2019s not hard to figure out why.<\/p>\n Here are some facts about these cookies. They take 20 minutes to make. They\u2019ve received nearly 200 positive reviews and been saved over 3,000 times by our community members. In 2010, they won our \u201cBest Sugar Cookie\u201d recipe contest.<\/p>\n These pantry clean-out cookies use a range of familiar ingredients (chocolate chips, pecans, oats, and dried fruit) to create a balanced flavor, exciting texture, and overall spectacular treat.<\/p>\n As Resident Erin McDowell states, these cookies are great on their own. However (as if the picture isn\u2019t convincing enough), they\u2019re best sandwiching a scoop of ice cream.<\/p>\n Recipe developer Phyllis Grant<\/a> says that some people complain these cookies are \u201ctoo big\u201d and \u201coverly packed with chocolate chips.\u201d While those critics are entitled to their opinion, those comments are the<\/em> reason I\u2019d make these cookies.<\/p>\n Kristen Miglore, author of our Genius<\/a> recipe column, says, \u201cThis isn’t just genius for a vegan chocolate chip cookie or in spite of it. This cookie, which comes from Ovenly founders Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin, can rest entirely on its own merits: its soft-bellied, chewy, caramelly-crisp-edged, rippled and ringed and puddled with melty chocolate, haunting, well-salted, incidentally vegan merits.\u201d<\/p>\n These thin, crispy cookies maintain a rare, perfect, five-star rating amongst our community. Bonus: They take just 20 minutes to make.<\/p>\n Biting into a warm, pillowy snickerdoodle is one life\u2019s great treasures. Serve with a tall glass of milk or your favorite cup of tea.<\/p>\n Inspired by Magnolia Bakery\u2019s red velvet cupcakes, these cookies from Eric Kim<\/a> combine a crunchy, cracked exterior with a luscious, tangy, rich, and deeply red inner layer. Serve year-round, but definitely keep these on hand for the holidays.<\/p>\n One of our more popular recipes that was born from a professional kitchen<\/a>, these all-too-snackable shortbreads from Bien Cuit are what Ted Lasso<\/a> wishes his biscuits tasted like.<\/p>\n According to Food52 co-founder Amanda Hesser, these biscotti have many use cases: \u201cMy family eats them at breakfast. We dunk them in coffee post-lunch. We pair them with bourbon to finish a holiday dinner. We bake big batches and give them as gifts. We may occasionally hoard them for ourselves, too.\u201d<\/p>\n This triple-layer treat from Erin McDowell is the ideal dinner party dessert: It\u2019s impressive looking, fully delicious, and able to be made hours in advance. Also, if you make too much mousse, it\u2019ll be just as good for the next few days.<\/p>\n A cross between sticky toffee pudding and pancakes with maple syrup, this pudding chomeur (a French Canadian dessert created during the Great Depression) is prepared and served in ramekins\u2014making it an ideal treat for any upcoming dinner parties.<\/p>\n Re: the rule of combining multiple good things to make one really, really<\/em> good thing. These sweet Guinness puddings are a crowd-pleasing treat fit for a grand\u2014preferably wintertime\u2014occasion.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can never go wrong when pairing chocolate with more chocolate,\u201d write our editors. \u201cWhere this pudding exceeds the choco-norm is in the depth of flavor created by the addition of crisp, slightly bitter stout. Each bite hits the perfect balance between sweet and bitter\u2014the only drawback is waiting for it to cool.\u201d<\/p>\n A classic butterscotch pudding recipe from the consistently amazing Erin McDowell\u2014you already know this is going to be good.<\/p>\n Requiem for the Instant Pot (bankrupt but never forgotten<\/a>), this bread pudding highlights the convenience and consistency intrinsic to our favorite pressure cooker.<\/p>\n 1. Louisa’s Cake<\/a>
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\n<\/h3>\n4. Simple Summer Peach Cake<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n5. Grown-Up Birthday Cake<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n6. Banana Cake with Penuche Frosting<\/a>
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8. Chocolate Dump-It Cake<\/a>
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\n<\/h3>\n10. Chocolate, Coffee & Hazelnut Baked Alaska<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n11. Meyer Lemon Cheesecake With Biscoff Crust<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n12. Blueberry Lemon Cake<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n13. Malted Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate-Covered Pretzels<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n14. Honeycomb Ice Cream<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n15. Oreo Ice Cream Dessert<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n16. No-Churn Scotch Ice Cream<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n17. No-Cook Blackberry-Lemon Ice Cream<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n18. David Lebovitz’s Chocolate Sorbet<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n19. Peanut Butter Cream Pie<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n20. Coconuttiest Coconut Cream Pie<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n21. Bill Smith’s Atlantic Beach Pie<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n22. Anne Dimock’s Straight-Up Rhubarb Pie<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n23. Tahini Mousse Pie<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n24. Mallomar Pie<\/a>
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25. Autumn Apple & Pumpkin Galette<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n26. Rhubarb & Blueberry Galette<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n27. Chocolate Pecan Galette<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n28. Easy Apple Galette<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n29. Sourdough Galette With Peaches & Blueberries<\/a>
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31. Lazy Mary’s Lemon Tart<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n32. Magic Espresso Brownies<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n33. Super Fudgy Brownies<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n34. Alice Medrich’s Best Cocoa Brownies<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n35. Triple-Chocolate Olive Oil Brownies<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n36. Salted Toffee & Coffee Blondies<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n37. Chewy Sugar Cookies<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n38. The Pantry Cookies Recipe<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n39. Chewy Oatmeal Cookies<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n40. Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n41. Ovenly’s Secretly Vegan Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n42. Aunt Lolly\u2019s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n43. Soft, Puffy Snickerdoodles<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n44. Red Velvet Cookies<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n45. Bien Cuit Shortbread<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n46. Almond Biscotti<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n47. Triple Layer Mousse<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n48. Pudding Chomeur<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n49. Individual Guinness Sticky Toffee Puddings with Ginger Cream<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n50. Chocolate Stout Pudding<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n51. Butterscotch Pudding<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n52. Instant Pot Tres Leches Bread Pudding<\/a>
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