Recipes with vanilla extract

Try this scrumptious variation of bread pudding that is made from a tasty French Bread.

Chocolate apricot upside-down cake with a caramelized brown sugar base, tender apricot halves, and pecans beneath a cocoa-rich batter. Served with cinnamon whipped cream.

A decadent coffee cake made with delicious strawberries and slivered almonds.

Hazelnut lemon biscotti, twice-baked Italian cookies with toasted whole hazelnuts and fresh lemon zest. Perfect dunking texture for coffee, tea, or vin santo.

Praline apple waffle cookies baked right in a waffle iron, with shredded apple, chopped pecans, and a cinnamon-sugar dusting. A two-minute cookie shortcut with crisp patterned edges.

Chocolate marshmallow fudge made with marshmallow cream, evaporated milk, and chocolate chips for foolproof creamy fudge every time. A massive 60-piece batch perfect for holiday gifting.

A golden, gooey pie with oats and black walnuts in a filling of dark corn syrup, brown sugar, and evaporated milk. Think pecan pie with a heartier, nuttier twist baked in a flaky crust.

Moist chocolate cake with blended prunes, buttermilk, and cinnamon, finished with a rich cooked fudge frosting. Bake in a 13x9 pan or two 8-inch rounds.

Eggnog chiffon pie in a flaky homemade crust with a light, airy filling of custard, whipped cream, rum extract, and nutmeg set with gelatin. A holiday dessert classic.

Green tomato cake with cinnamon, ginger, raisins, and walnuts baked into two moist loaves. A Southern garden classic that puts end-of-season tomatoes to sweet use.

Pumpkin macaroons made with ground pecans, coconut, pumpkin puree, and maple syrup. Light and chewy egg white cookies sweetened naturally without refined sugar. Baked low and slow.

Classic French yule log cake with chocolate meringue buttercream, caramel mushrooms, and orange-almond sponge. This stunning Buche de Noel is a traditional Christmas centerpiece.

Soft-baked bars with apples, cranberries, and nuts baked into orange-scented batter, then frosted with tangy orange cream cheese icing. Perfect for holiday cookie trays.

Moist, chocolaty and creamy cake is always a popular dessert at any occasion.

Homemade cantaloupe sherbet churned with pureed melon, milk, honey, and a squeeze of lemon. Smooth, scoopable, and bursting with fresh summer melon flavor. Makes about 2 quarts.

No-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with coconut, dropped on wax paper and chilled to set. The classic stovetop fudge cluster, no oven required.