Dessert Recipes

I wasn’t expecting to find the best pumpkin roll recipe while getting my car’s oil changed, but there I was, sitting in a sticky vinyl … Read more

This was supposed to be banana bread. I mean, really — it was a Tuesday afternoon in late October, I had three overripe bananas on … Read more

My sister claimed she hated pumpkin desserts for fifteen years. Fifteen years of pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving sliding untouched across the table to her. Fifteen … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in late September, and I was hit with the most specific craving for pumpkin cheesecake. Not just … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just swap pumpkin puree into my regular snickerdoodle recipe. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work — something … Read more

It was a Tuesday afternoon in late October, and I was standing in my kitchen with pumpkin puree on my counter and a half-empty bag … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and a very specific, almost urgent craving for something warm and spiced hit me. I didn’t have … Read more

My neighbor, a guy named Pete who I’d only ever seen grilling hot dogs, asked why I couldn’t just layer graham crackers with pudding and … Read more

I had a strict rule about pumpkin-flavored baked goods for years. They were fine, I guess, but they always felt like they were trying too … Read more

My mailbox neighbor, a retired baker named Frank, watched me wrestling with a too-ripe banana back in September. He didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more