New Year's Eve

109 New Year’s Eve Desserts for a Sweet Start to 2024

These stunning desserts feel even more festive than a bottle of Champagne.
Chocolatehazelnut Napoleon on a plate.
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Your New Year’s Eve dessert sets the tone for the year to come. And we’re determined to start 2024 on a delicious note, whether that means a luscious spoonful of chocolate mousse, a flaming baked Alaska, tangy grapefruit bars, or fluffy chiffon cake. Below you’ll find all of our best New Year’s desserts, including easy no-fuss options as well as true showstoppers for a festive celebration. Pick one or offer a whole assortment of sweets so that you and your loved ones can linger over dessert as you wait for the ball to drop.

  • A single slice being removed from a tart topped with swoops and swirls of chocolate ganache.
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    Salted Caramel–Chocolate Tart

    This is the perfect New Year's Eve dessert for chocolate lovers: a chocolate tart shell is filled with a soft-but-stable caramel filling and swoops of chocolate ganache. Yes, the flakes of salt on top are important.

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  • Two crème brûles with one spooned into.
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    Classic Crème Brûlée

    If your New Year's theme is all things vintage, bookmark this classic recipe to follow up a menu of retro New Year's appetizers like stuffed dates, deviled eggs, and herby cheese spread.

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  • Photo of a lemon upsidedown cake.
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    Backyard Citrus Upside-Down Cake

    In this cake, the natural pectin in the citrus, combined with the sugar, creates a pudding-like upside-down layer that’s similar to a buttery marmalade.

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  • Chocolate mousse in dessert glasses with whipped cream on top and spoons on the side.
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    Chocolate Mousse

    Straining the custard guarantees that it'll be creamy and silky-smooth. The best news: it's ideal to make this a day before you want to serve it, which also means no stress at the last minute. 

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  • A round cake covered in toasting meringue with flames shooting from the top against a pink backdrop.
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    Baked Alaska Saint Pierre

    If you want your dinner mates to really be convinced that your New Year's Eve dinner was fire, you might want to light the dessert on fire.

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  • Nanaimo bars on a sheet pan.
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    Nanaimo Bars

    The Nanaimo bar is an iconic Canadian confection that is remarkably easy to make and takes very little hands-on time.

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  • Slices of Tre Lattes Cake being served on plates with coffee.
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    Tre Latte Olive Oil Cake

    Our editor Joe Sevier says this dessert was the best thing he baked in 2021—so it's a perfect way to celebrate the end of the year. Think tres leches meets olive oil cake, with a light and fluffy chiffon base. Serve another round of Champagne cocktails on the side.

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  • Pear tart with groupings of shingled pears in a pastry crust on a platter.
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    Glazed and Beautiful Pear Tart

    Red-skinned pears and dulce de leche (store-bought or homemade) are the keys to this stunning yet simple dessert.

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  • Threequarter shot of a sour creamtopped cheesecake on a platter with one slice removed to a plate and a second slice...
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    Three Cities of Spain Cheesecake

    This New Year's Eve dessert recipe from Gourmet is the secret to the smoothest, creamiest, dreamiest cheesecake around.

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  • Coconut Sugar Crinkle Cookies Sandwiches on a platter.
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    Coconut-Sugar Crinkle Cookie Sandwiches

    These cookie sandwiches get a bit of rich flavor from coconut sugar. The filling is a whipped white chocolate ganache that’s enriched with coconut cream, a dash of rum or whiskey, and a bit of salt for balance.

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  • Photo of a kouign amann on a plate with three slices cut out.
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    Classic Kouign-Amann

    Small, hand-held kouign-amann are common in North America, but this recipe shows off the other way the classic Breton pastry can be made: as a single 9-inch cake.

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  • Banana Cream Trifle in glasses to illustrate how to make trifle without a recipe.
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    Boozy Trifle

    You don't need an exact recipe to make this festive NYE dessert. Just follow our formula and directions—this is a great way to use all those bits and bobs you have around after the holidays.

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  • Photo of two banana pudding bars with a cup of coffee.
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    Banana Pudding Cheesecake Bars

    An easy press-in Nilla wafer crust cradles a silky layer of fresh banana cheesecake, which gets topped with a light and fluffy sour cream whip.

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  • Mince pies being served on a plate with coffee.
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    Mince Pies

    New Year's might be your last chance for these holiday classics. If you don't have time to make your own mincemeat, storebought is just fine.

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  • Little bread rolls halved and placed cutsidedown in a dish of lime syrup. Whipped cream on the side.
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    Mai Tai Rum Babas

    There's nothing better than puffy yeasted buns saturated in rum syrup, especially when that syrup is inspired by the citrusy Mai Tai cocktail.

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  • Hazelnut Rocher Cheesecake Bars served on a table
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    Hazelnut Rocher Cheesecake Bars

    These no-bake bars are a cross between cheesecake and Klondike Bar. They're frozen and coated in a milk chocolate shell that hardens almost immediately.

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  • Photo of rice pudding topped with rum whipped cream and toasted coconut.
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    Coconut Rice Pudding Pie

    This chilled rice pudding pie is adapted from the popular dessert at MeMe’s Diner in Brooklyn, NY.

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  • Mango Shrikh and Panna Cotta Tart from Mumbai Modern
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    Mango Shrikhand Panna Cotta Tart

    Mango and ginger are a great pairing, so the base of the gingersnap crust pairs well with the silky smooth shrikhand filling in this gorgeous tart. Garnish with edible rose petals if you like.

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  • Photo of matcha strawberry and milk tea flavored gem cakes.
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    Glazed Sour Cream Gem Cakes

    Fill a platter with these mini cakes, and you might find that they disappear before the clock strikes midnight. Including sweet rice flour and rich sour cream in the cake batter means they’re plush, tender, and wonderfully moist.

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  • Rows of bright yellow citrus bars topped with candied grapefruit zest and dusted with powdered sugar.
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    Grapefruit Bars with Candied Zest

    Here’s a citrus bar that’s just as beautiful as it is zingy. The twice-cooked curd method ensures that these bars are extra sturdy and have a smooth, shiny surface.

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  • Chocolatehazelnut Napoleon on a plate.
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    Chocolate-Hazelnut Napoleons

    All of the elements for this elegant last course can be prepped at least two days ahead; assemble just before eating for the ultimate, light-but-luscious New Year's Eve dessert.

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  • Glass bowl filled with chocolate pudding and candied walnuts topped with flaky sea salt.
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    Chocolate Budino With Candied Walnuts

    This deliciously wobbly, very special pudding isn’t thickened with cornstarch or gelatin. Instead, it’s made with chocolate, milk, cream, and eggs and spiked with olive oil and salt, which complement the bittersweet and fruity flavors of the chocolate.

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  • One of our favorite strawberry dessert recipes is this meringue sundae with peppery berry sauce
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    Meringue Sundae With Peppery Berry Sauce

    Here's an easy dessert recipe that still feels holiday-worthy. Store-bought meringue cookies and frozen berries make this elegant sundae come together in a snap.

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  • Valentine's Day Desserts like this one are sure to make your sweetheart swoon. Pictured Cherries jubilee in bowls.
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    Triple-Cherries Jubilee

    Sweet cherries (thawed from frozen), dried cherries, and cherry juice (plus a splash of cherry brandy) combine with vanilla and orange peel in the sauce for this flavorful but effortless New Year's dessert.

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  • Whole tart on white plate with one slice removed to pink plate and topped with fresh peaches blueberries and whipped cream.
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    Custard Tart With Cream and Fresh Fruit

    If eggy flan-like desserts are your thing, you are going to love this crustless vanilla-infused tart.

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  • Cranberrypistachio baked Alaska cake covered in toasted meringue with a middle layer of cranberry sorbet.
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    Cranberry-Pistachio Baked Alaska

    Underneath the toasted meringue, you’ll find a surprising lightness that comes from cheery red cranberry sorbet layered with pale green pistachio ice cream and buttery pound cake.

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  • Slices of chocolate macaroon cake on small plates with the remaining whole cake on a serving platter.
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    BA's Best Chocolate Macaroon Cake

    This gluten-free cake brings together chopped chocolate, shredded coconut, and almonds—but you can substitute another type of nut if you prefer.

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  • A closeup stack of a crosssection of waferthin cakes sandwiched with oozing caramel sauce.
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    Crunchy Chocolate Caramel Layer Cake

    Sandwich layers of crisp chocolate pastry with an oozing chocolate-caramel sauce for a stunning-but-easy celebratory dessert.

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  • A rectangular puff pastry tart topped with halved deeplycaramelized apples over sliced almonds. Left third of the tart...
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    Glazed and Flaky Apple Tart

    If you're the type who prefers desserts that go heavy on the fruit, this apple tart's for you.

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    Candied Kumquats

    A simmer and soak in sugar syrup glazes kumquats and liquifies their interiors so they taste like delicious shots of marmalade.

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  • Christmas chocolate bombe with spiced cake and chocolatebrandy glaze on a cake stand.
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    Bombe with Spiced Cake and Chocolate-Brandy Glaze

    Meet your new favorite show-stopping New Year's dessert: a spiced chocolate cake topped with a cream cheese mousse studded with dried fruit and nuts and glazed with brandy-spiked melted chocolate. Serve it with sparklers on top for a memorable entrance.

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  • Peppermint chocolate cake with a slice taken out and set on a plate.
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    Double Chocolate Cake With Peppermint-Chocolate Frosting

    This festive winter cake relies on applesauce and—believe it or not—mayonnaise to make a dairy-free chocolate dessert that’s perfect for the holidays.

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  • A onelayer cake drenched in thick pecanstudded butterscotch sauce on a white serving plate.
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    Toasted Pecan Torte with Butterscotch Topping

    This eats like a cross between a pecan pie, sticky toffee pudding, and a butterscotch sundae.

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  • Irregular ribbons of baked filo tangled in a cake pan dusted with confectioners' sugar and scattered with candied orange...
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    Ricotta Filo Cake

    This beautiful dessert is all about the textural contrast between the wisps of crisp filo and the soft, creamy cheesecake.

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  • Square slice of lemon cake studded with apples and berries on ceramic dessert plate with one bite pierced onto a fork...
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    Lemon Cake With Fruit

    Whatever fruit you have on hand—pears, figs, grapefruit—will fare beautifully in this sheet cake, which is as good for a New Year's day breakfast as it is for dessert on NYE. (It's so good, though, that you probably won't have enough left over for a New Year's day dessert unless you bake two.)

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  • Crostata with pleated edges the center showing baked rounds of citrus on a white plate with bronze edge on granite surface.
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    Grapefruit-Orange Crostatas

    While these mixed citrus tarts bake, the semolina flour in the frangipane absorbs the juices and turns into a slightly puffed, airy layer surrounded by flaky pastry.

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  • Poppy seed and pecan strudel on a blue patterned plate.
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    Poppy Seed and Pecan Strudel

    A slice of this strudel with some black tea with lemon or coffee is heavenly.

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  • Leche flan with grapefruit slices on an orange plate.
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    Leche Flan with Grapefruit

    For the clearest caramel and smoothest custard, ceramic or glass baking dishes work best for cooking this Filipino-American–style dessert.

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  • Orange Chiffon Cake on a serving platter with white background.
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    Orange Chiffon Cake

    This cake from Gourmet is light as a feather and looks elegant enough for holiday festivities.

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  • Top view of chocolate bundt cake on a white plate. One of our best bundt cake recipes.
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    Hot Cocoa Cake

    Bundt cake recipes feel fancy even without any further decoration. This chocolate rendition is brimming with rich flavor from a combo of cocoa and flavor-enhancing coffee powder. The melty chunks from a chopped up bar of chocolate are just an added bonus.

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  • Top down view of ricotta cheesecake with almond praline.
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    Ricotta Cheesecake With Almond Praline

    The crackly, crunchy almond candy on top of this cheesecake makes for an elegant presentation.

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  • A plated slice of souffled cheescake with a blueberry compote on top.
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    Souffléed Cheesecake

    An addition of goat cheese makes for a cheesecake that tastes perfectly authentic, but without the gumminess that can plague some recipes. Thanks to an initial burst of high heat, it puffs gently in the oven, creating a uniquely light but creamy consistency.

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  • ChocolateAlmond Praline Cookies on a white plate.
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    Chocolate–Almond Praline Cookies

    You can’t see the candied almonds in these cookies, but you’ll taste them for sure.

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  • Circular pan of baklava in pie form.
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    Pecan-Orange Baklava Pie

    Bourbon-honey syrup and fragrant orange zest add rich flavor to this pie; everyone at the table will ooh and ahh at the pattern on the top.

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  • Tahini cookies topped with sesame seeds.
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    Tahini Cookies

    The tahini lends a creamy, earthy flavor to these delightful cookies.

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  • Seared dates with two scoops of vanilla ice cream and mint topped with olive oil in a pink bowl.
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    3-Ingredient Seared Dates with Vanilla Ice Cream and Mint

    Pan-searing dates turns them into an irresistible, warm treat with a crisp, caramelized exterior and a soft, sweet interior. Paired with cold vanilla ice cream and topped with olive oil, mint, and flaky sea salt, the fruit becomes a sophisticated dessert with a fun mix of sweet and savory.

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  • A lemon and elderflower tart next to a dishcloth confectioner sugar duster and a lemon.
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    Lemon and Elderflower Tart

    This genius dessert—a simple lemon tart perfumed with elderflower cordial—comes from the first cookbook of “The Great British Bake Off”’s youngest contestant ever.

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  • Closeup of gooey brownies one of our best brownie recipes.
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    Molten Chocolate Chunk Brownies

    Shards of rich, dark chocolate melt into the brownie batter as this dessert bakes, leaving behind pockets of luscious, gooey, molten deliciousness in every chewy bite.

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  • Three easy fruit tarts.
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    Easy Fruit Tart With Pecan Cookie Crust

    Here, lemon curd-spiked whipped cream fills an easy press-in crust. Sprinkle berries on top for a simple finishing touch, or arrange sliced fruit in a rose-like pattern for a stunning presentation.

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  • Doublechocolate skillet brownie with three scoops of ice cream on top.
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    Double-Chocolate Skillet Brownie

    A skillet makes anything feel cozier—even a double-chocolate brownie with crunchy pecans and ice cream.

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  • A twolayer carrot coconut cake with white coconut icing on a blue plate with a slice cut from it.
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    Classic Carrot-Coconut Cake

    Ginger and cinnamon add warming spice to this mashup of two classic cakes.

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  • Giant GlutenFree Meringue
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    Giant Meringue (Pavlova Gigantata)

    A perfect meringue dessert, with its fissures and epic swirls, also presents a beautiful landscape for garnishes. If you were able to shrink yourself to approximately one inch tall, this dessert would be the gnarliest surf breaks frozen in time.

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  • Lemon bundt cake on a clear glass cake stand with one slice removed to a plate..
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    East 62nd Street Lemon Cake

    The zest of two whole lemons goes into this cake batter from baking icon Maida Heatter, giving the dessert a real punch of citrus flavor. Add the lemon glaze to really help it shine.

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  • Tartine Jam Bars
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    Jam Bars

    The combination of rice syrup and almond butter make these jam bars from Tartine All Day less sweet, with a more substantial savory quality than most other versions.

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  • Spiced cake toppeed with white frosting whole pears and hazelnuts on a white serving plate.
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    Spiced Hazelnut-Pear Cake With Chocolate Sauce

    Capture the holiday spirit with this warm spiced cake, packed with nutmeg, cinnamon, and clove.

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  • A plate of caramel corn clusters over a blue tablecloth. One of our best caramel desserts.
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    Caramel Corn Clusters

    Deploy these nutty clusters for a crowd-pleasing New Year's dessert slash snack. They'll all be gone in a flash. These also make a lovely edible gift for any guests to take home.

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  • Chocolate mousse in a glass with a spoon in it.
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    Chocolate Satin

    Whipped egg white makes this chocolate dessert superlatively light and silky.

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  • A grid of ginger almond bars on parchment.
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    Ginger and Almond Bars

    Fresh and candied ginger team up to make an uplifting, zesty treat that can be prepared in any season. This quick yet impressive dessert lends itself to endless reincarnations, using various dried fruits and citrus zests, or even cocoa for chocolate lovers.

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  • Flourless cacao fudge cake with several slices cut out of it.
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    Flourless Cacao Fudge Cake

    Try swapping the almond meal here for hazelnut meal if you can find it. The results are delicious.

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  • A brigadeiro coated in sprinkles with a bite taken out.
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    Brigadeiros

    Somewhere between a fudgy chocolate truffle and a Tootsie Roll is the Brazilian confection known as the brigadeiro.

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  • Dark chocolate sheet cake frosted with Italian Meringue on a serving platter.
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    Deep, Dark Chocolate Cake

    This incredibly dark, extra-moist cake is meant for serious chocolate lovers. Dutch-process cocoa powder and baking soda give it a deep color. Top with light, fluffy meringue or your favorite frosting.

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  • A largeformat cinnamonchocolate chunk cookie in a white skillet with 3 scoops of ice cream on top.
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    Cinnamon–Chocolate Chunk Skillet Cookie

    This sharable cookie has all the flavors of a latte. And chocolate. Lots of hot, melting milk chocolate.

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    Chocolate-Covered Marshmallow Cookies

    This ambitious Mallomars-inspired recipe is a project: Make the (wheat-free!) cookie base and top with marshmallow on day one; enrobe in chocolate on day two.

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    Black-and-White Halvah

    This marbled confection just might be the best-looking sweet on your cookie tray.

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  • A tray of truffles.
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    Chocolate, Pistachio, and Tahini Truffles

    Tahini replaces the traditional heavy cream in these orange-scented treats for a nuttier but equally rich flavor.

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  • Top view of dark brown toffee pudding cake topped with demerara sugar on a white serving plate.
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    Double Ginger Sticky Toffee Pudding

    The gooey toffee sauce is both absorbed by the cake and served on the side. For a glossy, polished presentation, brush the still-warm cake with a clean pastry brush after it comes out of the pan, which will remove some of the excess syrup.

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  • A bright magenta pie in a pan topped with cranberries.
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    Cranberry-Lime Pie

    The spirit of a Key lime pie in the guise of a luscious cranberry curd. The contrast between the snappy press-in crust and the tart filling in this recipe is pure genius.

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  • A white bowl with a braised and brûled apple half and a scoop of ice cream.
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    Braised and Brûléed Apples With Ice Cream

    A thin layer of caramelized sugar on the surface of these apples mimics the crackle of crème brûlée. Finally, a good reason to poach fruit.

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  • Apple and persimmon tarte tatin.
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    Apple and Persimmon Tarte Tatin

    The delicate, earthy sweetness of Fuyu persimmons is a perfect match for apples in this classic French dessert. A quick caramel sauce and easy puff pastry crust give you big payoff for very little fuss.

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    Danish Pastry Braid

    When Beatrice Ojakangas published The Great Scandinavian Baking Book in 1988, she won a lot of fans—including Julia Child—who asked Ojakangas to be on her television show. There Ojakangas demonstrated how to make this simplified version of traditional cardamom-scented Danish pastry.

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  • 3ingredient frozen mud pie in a pie tin with a slice on a plate.
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    3-Ingredient Frozen Mud Pie

    A hot knife is the easiest way to cut dense or frozen treats: Dip a sharp blade in hot water (or run under a hot faucet) and wipe dry before cutting. Repeat before slicing each piece for extra tidy edges.

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    Neo-Neapolitan Bombe

    This retro dessert looks harder to make than it is, which is the whole point.

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  • Spiced pear upsidedown cake on a blue plate with a single slice on a smaller plate.
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    Spiced Pear Upside-Down Cake

    Make sure the cake pan you're using is at least 2" deep; the batter will rise to the very top while baking and will overflow in a shallow pan.

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  • Slices of chocolate grasshopper ice cream tart on plates.
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    Chocolate Grasshopper Ice Cream Tart

    It’s crucial that this tart be frozen solid before slicing. If you are in and out of your freezer a lot, that may take longer than one day; err on the safe side!

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  • 3ingredient flourless chocolate cake on a plate with a slice removed.
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    3-Ingredient Flourless Chocolate Cake

    This naturally gluten-free cake is impressive enough for special occasions but secretly easy enough to make in less than an hour.

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  • Overhead shot of coconut cream pie topped with toasted coconut with a kitchen towel next to it.
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    Coconut Cream Pie

    An old classic that relies on a few new tricks to make the most ethereal coconut cream pie imaginable.

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  • Two chocolate souffls in white ramekins.
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    Chocolate-Raspberry Soufflé

    Want to make a chocolate soufflé for your New Year's dessert? Don’t be afraid: you can do it! Stir some raspberry jam into the chocolate mixture to make it extra moist and flavorful and special.

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  • A key lime pie in a deepdish ceramic pie plate topped with a mound of whipped cream and with one slice cut out.
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    Our Favorite Key Lime Pie

    This easy key lime pie recipe is a fusion of our best versions. The secret is a touch of lemon juice to balance the lime and a pinch of cinnamon in the crust.

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  • The titular dessert in the shape of a loaf pan. Sliced you can see three distinct layers of coffeedarkened lady fingers...
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    Old-School Tiramisu

    This tiramisú is moist but not wet, extra-fluffy, and made with real coffee and the perfect amount of dark rum. Enjoy this classy New Year's Eve dessert while the night devolves into endless singing of “Auld Lang Syne."

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