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Desserts

Every dessert in the catalog — counted separately from the recipes, as always.

2,030 recipes

Cannolis

Crisp fried pastry shells wrapped around forms and piped full of sweetened strained ricotta, with chocolate chips or pistachios at the ends.

Italian AmericanDessert2 hr 15 minServes 18182 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-17481 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Apple Bark

A frozen chocolate bark layered with pretzels and chopped Granny Smith apple, drizzled with caramel and finished with flaky sea salt.

AmericanDessert1 hr 10 minServes 6260 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: apple

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-11296 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Apple Cheesecake

A creamy vanilla and lemon cheesecake in a graham cracker crust, baked in a water bath and topped with brown sugar apples and melted caramel sauce. Rich, tangy slices with a warm spiced fruit topping.

AmericanDessert9 hrServes 12829 kcalGluten-free

Main ingredient: crumbs

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-12993 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Apple Crisp

Diced Honeycrisp apples baked over a buttery oat crust under melted caramel, finished with the remaining oat crumble. A warm, gooey crisp with a chewy caramel layer.

AmericanDessert45 minServes 8513 kcalVegetarianEgg-free

Main ingredient: apple

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-12994 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Apple Empanadas with Dipping Sauce

Empanada wrappers filled with Granny Smith apples cooked down with dark brown sugar, cinnamon and butter, thickened with a cornstarch slurry and finished with caramel sauce, then fried until golden.

AmericanDessert50 minServes 10208 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: apple

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-9203 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Apple Pie

Traditional American apple pie totally elevated: tart Granny Smith apples under a lattice crust, smothered in homemade caramel sauce.

AmericanDessert1 hr 40 minServes 12360 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-17737 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Apple Slab Pie

A big slab pie with a flaky shortening crust, cinnamon sugar Granny Smith apples and an oat crumble topping, drizzled with homemade brown sugar caramel. Made for feeding a crowd from one pan.

AmericanDessert1 hr 25 minServes 24361 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeRenal

Main ingredient: flour

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-12996 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Cake

Two tender buttermilk layers are sandwiched and coated with a brown butter caramel frosting made from dark brown sugar and cream, brightened with a little vinegar and finished with flaky salt.

DessertVegetarianHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: pans

HB-6324 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Date Apple

A whole apple wrapped in flattened Medjool dates, dipped in melted chocolate and rolled in chopped salted peanuts, then chilled and sliced.

AmericanDessert25 minServes 1916 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: apple

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-12279 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Flan

Individual vanilla custards are baked in a water bath over a layer of deep amber caramel, chilled until cold, then turned out so the caramel runs over each flan.

Dessert1 hr 20 min6 servings319 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-6325 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Pears With Rosemary, Honey and Walnuts

Caramel Pears With Rosemary, Honey and Walnuts is a American dessert centred on pears, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.

AmericanDessert1 hr6 servings229 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: pears

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-4091 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Popcorn Ice Cream

A caramel custard ice cream steeped with popcorn, strained and churned until thick, then frozen solid. Buttery popcorn flavor running through a smooth caramel base.

AmericanDessertServes 41057 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: caramel sauce

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-13000 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Rolls

Yeasted rolls are filled with cinnamon brown sugar, baked sitting in a pan of brown sugar caramel and flipped out so the caramel coats their tops.

Dessert3 hr 40 minMakes 12538 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: milk

HB-6327 · Hand-built original

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Cardamom Basque Cheesecake

A Basque cheesecake built on cardamom-infused cream: the batter bakes hot until the top turns chestnut brown and the centre keeps a wobble, then the cake slumps as it cools.

DessertMakes 1 cheesecakeVegetarian

Main ingredient: pods

HB-6332 · Hand-built original

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Carrot and walnut cake

A spiced carrot cake with chopped walnuts and desiccated coconut, lightened with folded whisked egg whites, topped with a cream cheese and honey icing and toasted walnuts.

Middle EasternDessertServes 6-8738 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: carrot

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-6337 · Hand-built original

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Carrot Cake

Carrots play a starring role in this moist and hearty cake, perfectly spiced with allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg and encased in a creamy and slightly sweet layer of cream cheese frosting. England is the one country where carrot consumption beats out potato consumption. When sugar ran shot during World War II, the English did no surrender their "pudding." They just did what their ancestors did in the Middle Ages: They turned to the carrot. This recipe first appeared in Season

Dessert2 hr 50 minServes 1Vegetarian

Main ingredient: unsalted butter

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-0422 · Hand-built original

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Carrot Cake

A spiced carrot batter with applesauce and pecans bakes into moist layers, cooled and frosted with a cream cheese and butter icing.

AmericanDessert45 minServes 12750 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: flour

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-17931 · Hand-built original

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Carrot Cake

A three-layer spiced cake with grated carrots, applesauce and toasted pecans, filled and covered with cream cheese frosting. Applesauce keeps the crumb moist.

AmericanDessert3 hr 30 minServes 101279 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: carrots

Pairs well with: coffee, tea

HB-5508 · Hand-built original

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Carrot Cake Loaf

An American loaf cake of eggs and sugars beaten fluffy, folded with shredded carrots, coconut shreds, walnuts and orange zest, baked and frosted with a cream cheese frosting.

AmericanDessert1 hr 20 minServes 10949 kcalVegetarianHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: carrot

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-9271 · Hand-built original

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Carrot Coffee Cake

An American coffee cake made with melted butter, buttermilk and grated carrots with pecans and shredded coconut, covered with a chilled cinnamon streusel and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze.

AmericanDessert1 hr 5 minServes 9517 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: carrot

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-9272 · Hand-built original

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Castella Sponge Cake

Nagasaki's honey sponge: fine, bouncy and moist, baked low in a wooden or lined tin.

JapaneseDessert1 hrServes 6284 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: green tea, coffee, fruit

HB-5619 · Hand-built original

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