Turtle Pecan Pumpkin Pie
Teresa Stephens (of Cast Iron Grill in Lubbock, Texas) takes pumpkin pie to the next level.
Pecan Pie Bars
Tiffany Chen of cookie-delivery business Tiff’s Treats offers a dessert that brings together cookies and pie so you don’t have to choose.
Pumpkin Roll
Getting a little tired of pie? Switch it up with this classic dessert that still incorporates the holiday favorite filling of pumpkin and spices.
Apple Crisp with Beam-Infused Cream
Apple partners beautifully with bourbon, so we’ve gone ahead and tripled it by adding Jim Beam Bourbon to the apple filling, the crisp topping and the vanilla cream drizzle.
Carrot Cake
Dallas pastry chef Diana Zamora shares her version of this classic dessert, which is chock-full of the vegetable and stands at a towering five layers.
Texas Citrus Rustic Cake
A Hico chocolatier reminisces on his youth with a not-too-sweet dessert featuring seasonal orange and lemon.
Sweet Potato Crème Brûlée
Sweet potato pie gets an upgrade with this crowd-pleasing dessert (and you get to use a torch!).
Fresh Mint Panna Cotta With Blackberries
This light, fresh springtime dessert is sophisticated enough to impress any dinner-party guest, but it comes together with a foolproof four-step recipe.
Truth Barbeque’s Triple-Layer Chocolate Cake
Leonard Botello IV shares a longtime family recipe that’s become a staple at the Houston joint.
Chris Shepherd’s Vinegar Pie
This favorite dessert from the Houston chef’s Underbelly days is based on an Appalachian recipe modeled after a chess pie.
Whole Wheat Summer Fruit Scones
This scone adapts well to many different fruits. For small berries, just rinse and add them as described in the recipe. For stone fruits or figs, rinse and chop into half-inch chunks; no need to peel. If you have frozen fruit, you may add it to the recipe frozen; no
Instant Pot Dulce de Leche Peach Cobbler
It requires some advanced skills to create, but the delicious caramel sauce sets this dessert apart and makes the effort worth it.
Pecan Snickerdoodles
From ‘Cooking With Pecans: Texas in a Nutshell.’
Lúcuma Ice Cream and Alfajores With Dulce de Leche
Peru’s favorite fruit shines in this delicious end to chef Maribel Rivero’s “Peruvian Party” feast.
Carrot Pudding (Gajar Halwa) With Paneer and Pistachios
Chef Kiran Verma’s “Tandoori and Beyond” feast proves that sweet potatoes aren’t the only root vegetables that make for comforting fall desserts.
Tahini Mousse With Rye Tuiles
Chef Stephen Rogers ends his “Mediterranean Medley” feast on a sweet and comforting note, with a hint of sesame.
Mesquite-Flour Tres Leches Cake With Cherry Compote
Chef Steve McHugh finishes off his “Hunting and Gathering” feast with this classic Mexican treat, taken up a notch with mesquite and cherries.
Chocolate Affogato
Cap off chef Denise Shavandy’s “East Meets West” feast with this decadent treat that brings together mousse, sorbet, and espresso.
Sopaipillas
Full of hot air, in a good way.
Peach Cobbler
Definitely not the pits.
Texas Sheet Cake
Yep, everything is bigger here.
Jessica Maher’s Perfect Pecan Pie
To shell and back.
The Barbecue Editor’s Banana Pudding
After sampling more than a hundred banana puddings, it was time to come up with my own definitive recipe for the perfect post-barbecue banana dessert.
Bohanan’s Eggnog
From Bohanan’s, in San Antonio.
Date-Nut Chews
Recipe from Dean Fearing of Dallas’ Mansion on Turtle Creek.