Sweets

This ain't your grandma's apple pie. I baked it in a cheesecake pan, for a towering 3-inches of apple-pie goodness. This pie is my riff on Dede Wilson's Deep-Dish Sour Cream-Apple Pie from her amazing...

Want to be a hero this Spring? Make your own Cadbury Creme Eggs. Every year, our good friend D. Bunnyhunter waits like a little kid for the new harvest of Creme Eggs to hit the shelves....

Want to see a tableful of people light up like a bunch of 8 year olds? Serve caramel apples for dessert. Depending on how chill your crowd is, caramel apples can be an awesome—and totally...

Fall's officially here, let the baking begin! Apple and cranberry is such a classic New England combo when it comes to Autumn desserts. This cake gets a double apple punch from fresh apple cider and sliced...

So we're still totally stoked about our feature month in this month's O, The Oprah Magazine. (Holy cow, right??) We wanted to share the love, so we're giving a bunch of delicious stuff away...

This is a summer standby at The Mouse House. (Warning: This cake is not bikini friendly.) It's dark, dense, and fudge-y, and is the perfect foil for everything from ice cream to fresh berries. I like...

Holy cow, we developed a handful of adult (read: booze-ified) granita recipes for this month's Oprah magazine! Get the whole story here.

It's summer. Let's make ice cream! This ice cream is a favorite at our house. It's sweet, rich, and packed with glorious stout flavor. (Drop a few scoops next to a fat wedge of dark chocolate cake for an insanely decadent dessert.)

There are times when it's easier to use pre-made or frozen pie crust. Wait, what? Go on: Scold me if you want. When you've already been going for 12 hours by the time 6 pm rolls around, sometimes convenience wins. That said, when I do have the time, I definitely always make my own crust. Nothing compares.

Seriously, somebody take this pie away from me. Bikini season is all but upon us, and the last thing I need to be doing is eating thick slices of custard pie. That said, I had a...