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Desserts & Baking

Swirled Meringue Hearts

Like snowflakes, no two of these meringue hearts are alike. You don’t need any special equipment—just a couple of spoons—to create their whimsical swooping shapes. Tint with blushing shades of red, pink, and purple paste food coloring, and vary the flavor with raspberry, strawberry, and even cake batter extracts.

Dulce de Leche Pretzel Bites

Dulce de leche is sandwiched between chocolate-covered pretzels and dunked in vanilla candy coating for this festive pretzel bites recipe. Customize this pretzel recipe for any holiday or occasion by switching up the colors of the sprinkles.

Stone Fruit Granita

Choose your favorite stone fruit, and enjoy an icy treat! Perfect for a summer day, this sweet granita recipe can be made with peaches, nectarines, plums, and cherries.

Banana Rum Trifle

Recipe excerpted from Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten. This banana dessert from the Barefoot Contessa herself gets bigger flavor than most thanks to the addition of vanilla bean and rum.