Fruit Dessert

Serve this home-style treat with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt.

Instead of using a pastry bag to pipe the meringue for the baskets, just snip a corner off a resealable plastic bag. Begin preparing this one day ahead.

Part of the allure of this very grown-up dessert is its texture, which is softly set, rather than bouncy like Jell-O.

Lime curd and tart cranberries are balanced by a layer of sweet white chocolate cream. For best results, use imported white chocolate, such as Lindt or Perugina. Begin preparing the tart two days before you plan to serve it.

This easy pie is the perfect marriage of apple crumble and apple pie, because you shouldn’t have to choose.

Studies from Northwestern University and the University of Kentucky indicate that fiber-rich bran from oatmeal can actually reduce cholesterol levels in the blood.

Nothing beats a classic apple pie—well, maybe a bourbon caramel apple pie.

A tangy exclamation point to the holiday meal.

This sunny loaf has a citrusy tang and crunchy burst from poppy seeds.

Apple pie in doughnut hole form? We’re in love.

Just as great with coffee for breakfast as it is with amaro for dessert.

With dramatic choux layers and fruit-rippled cream, it’s the drag queen of Polish desserts.

Give strawberries a break this summer.

Assembled right in the skillet, no bowls needed.

This speedy one-pan summer dessert channels peaches and cream with a twist.

Think flag cake—but with crisp puff pastry, whipped cream, and layers of fresh berries.

Using two entire lemons—pith, skin, and all—cranks up the citrus flavor in this classic dessert.

A birthday favorite in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen.

Pavlova meets Black Forest cake in a holiday dessert designed to steal the spotlight.

This no-oven-needed crisp can be made with almost any fresh berry (we’d avoid raspberries) and comes together within 45 minutes.