Recipes with vanilla extract

Old-fashioned banana cream pudding layered with vanilla wafers and sliced bananas in a rich, stovetop custard. A Southern-style dessert that's ready in 20 minutes flat.

Butterscotch layer cake built on brown sugar for deep caramel flavor, finished with a browned-butter frosting that's nutty and toffee-rich. A tender, old-fashioned two-layer cake with real butterscotch character.

Butterscotch layer cake built on brown sugar for deep caramel flavor, finished with a browned-butter frosting that's nutty and toffee-rich. A tender, old-fashioned two-layer cake with real butterscotch character.

Mary's Milky Way cake melts whole candy bars right into a buttermilk bundt batter, baking up dense, moist and rich with caramel, chocolate and toasted pecans. A Southern potluck favorite that needs no frosting.

Classic creme brulee with fresh fruit made using a stovetop double boiler method. Rich egg yolk custard topped with caramelized brown sugar and served with strawberries or peaches.

Creamy vanilla cheesecake bars on a rich chocolate-graham cracker crust. Melted chocolate chips and butter hold the base together while sweetened condensed milk makes the filling impossibly smooth.

One base cookie dough, four different bar cookies. Choose from Granola Nut, Apricot Cashew, Apple Oatmeal, or Carrot Pineapple. Spread in a jelly roll pan and bake for 35 easy cookie bars.

Turtle cheesecake with a caramel-pecan bottom layer and a rich chocolate cream cheese top on a vanilla wafer crust. Three layers of indulgence, classic candy-shop flavors.

Classic Bûche de Noël with a light sponge cake, chestnut buttercream filling, and mocha silk frosting textured to look like real bark. The ultimate French Christmas dessert centerpiece.

Classic Bûche de Noël with a light sponge cake, chestnut buttercream filling, and mocha silk frosting textured to look like real bark. The ultimate French Christmas dessert centerpiece.

Classic Bûche de Noël with a light sponge cake, chestnut buttercream filling, and mocha silk frosting textured to look like real bark. The ultimate French Christmas dessert centerpiece.

The mingling of chocolate and coffee . . . now and then a ladyfinger! This dessert's a mark of gracious hospitality.

Tahitian baked mangoes in red wine with vanilla pods and superfine sugar. A simple, elegant tropical dessert served chilled with wine-poached fruit in a ruby syrup.

Sugar-free apple cookies sweetened with Sweet'N Low and grated fresh apples, warmed with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. A diabetic-friendly cookie that bakes in 8 minutes.

A no-bake cheesecake with a gooey marshmallow base and a creamy chocolate filling set in a graham cracker crust. Blends up in minutes, chills in two hours, and never sees the inside of an oven.

A dense, fudgy chocolate cake made with dark corn syrup, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and chopped nuts, topped with a glossy chocolate glaze. Rich enough that a thin wedge is all you need.