Recipes with vanilla extract

Pumpkin cake made with spice cake mix and canned pumpkin, topped with a cooked flour buttercream frosting. A moist, warmly spiced fall cake with a light, fluffy homemade frosting.

Sweet poppy seed noodles toss buttered egg noodles with prepared poppy seed filling, raisins, lemon zest, and vanilla. Eastern European-style sweet pasta side or dessert that comes together in 20 minutes.

Baked spiced doughnuts with cinnamon and nutmeg, made in a mini bundt pan with no deep frying. Light, cake-like, and dusted with powdered sugar for a cleaner take on the classic.

Spiced biscotti with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and a surprising kick of white pepper. Crunchy, warmly spiced Italian cookies built for dunking in coffee or tea.

Chocolate nutmeg cake roll with a light sponge wrapped around a silky chocolate-nutmeg mousse filling and topped with handmade chocolate leaves. An elegant holiday dessert.

Chocolate nutmeg cake roll with a light sponge wrapped around a silky chocolate-nutmeg mousse filling and topped with handmade chocolate leaves. An elegant holiday dessert.

Oatmeal cookies packed with chopped dates, sweetened coconut, and nuts in an orange juice-brown sugar dough. Three cups of oats for serious chew, plus cinnamon warmth in every bite.

Ultimate chocolate chip cookies with shortening, light brown sugar, pecans, and semi-sweet chips baked until just set and still moist. A chewy, thick cookie that stays soft for days.

Chocolate cream pie with a cocoa custard filling topped with golden meringue. A from-scratch chocolate pudding pie with egg yolk custard and billowy egg white topping.

Bakery-sized chocolate chunk cookies loaded with macadamia nuts and pecans. Hand-chopped chocolate creates melty pockets in a buttery, chewy cookie.

Chocolate surprise cookies hiding peanut butter chips and walnuts inside a cocoa-based drop cookie dough. The chocolate-peanut butter combo bakes up in just 8-10 minutes.

Spicy bean cake made with mashed pinto beans, diced apples, raisins, and warm spices like cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Add cocoa for a chocolate version.

Peanut Butter Chip Custard Pie with Chocolate Peanuts recipe

Frozen French Toast made with thick Texas toast soaked in an egg-milk-nutmeg custard, frozen flat, then baked from frozen for crispy weekday breakfasts in minutes.

Chocolate chess pie is the Southern classic with a fudgy, brownie-like filling baked in a flaky crust. Six ingredients, no fancy techniques, just rich chocolate satisfaction.

Pears De Cacao features pear halves filled with chocolate mint whipped cream, sandwiched back together, and drizzled with Creme de Cacao liqueur.