A sprinkling of crushed chocolate-covered espresso beans hints at the filling's intense flavor and provides a bitter crunch that's perfect against its sweet softness.
A freeform tart meant to be ragged and uneven (it's beautiful no matter what you do to it), a galette is just the thing for beginning cooks. This savory version from Dorie Greenspan's "Everyday Dorie:...
The crust is most crisp the day it's made, but the pie without the whipped-cream topping and chocolate shavings can be made up to a day ahead and stored in the refrigerator. To cut the pie into neat slices,...
This pie is filled with sweet, jammy blackberries and tart apples, and then topped with a forest of pastry leaves -- worthy of the season's most important meal. This is an advanced-level recipe.
This dessert, from reader Cynthia Bricker of Milton, Massachusetts, features a delicate custard filling with a tangy-sweet flavor. For a homemade pie dough, check out Our Favorite Pie Crust.
We use pate brisee for the bottom crust of this holiday party-ready Poached-Pear and Cranberry Pie, as well as cookie dough-inspired cutouts embellish the top. Pears and cranberries are simmered with white...
Chocolate appears 3 times in this black-bottom pie: The crust is made of chocolate wafers, the filling is rum-flavored ganache topped with macadamia nuts, and the whipped cream topping is swirled with...
Hazelnut Frangipane Tart with Apricots and Softly Whipped Creme Fraiche tastes best with apricots that are just ripe, sa they are easiest to peel when blanched.
Need a sensational vegetarian main dish? This galette with buttery pastry filled with roasted summer vegetables and a mustard cheese sauce is just the thing. Most of the time is hands off, while dough...
This dessert is triply indulgent. The cocoa shell forms a crisp foundation for two decadent fillings: creamy, tangy mascarpone cheese and rosettes of silky-smooth espresso-flavored chocolate ganache.
The filling for this pie is covered with a thin layer of superfine sugar, which turns into a beautiful, brittle sheet of caramel when bruleed, or burned, with a small kitchen blowtorch (available at amazon.com)....
Braised Short Rib stewed in Guinness make up the filling of this Irish meat pie, while crisped potatoes form the top "crust" of this wintertime potpie.
When it comes to radiating warmth at the dinner table, nothing beats a meal-in-one casserole. What's more, this dish can be assembled a day ahead, goes straight from the oven to the table, and offers help-yourself...
It's amazing what you can do with basic pantry ingredients. Here, buttermilk is spiced with cardamom, nutmeg, and vanilla, then baked in a flaky piecrust until custardy and fragrant. This recipe comes...
We used a mix of heirloom apples ( available at farmers' markets, orchards, and by mail-order), but feel free to substitute any firm, tart cooking apples.
The Southern counterpart to pumpkin, this sweet potato pie (pictured on the left) comes topped with a sugary cloud of meringue for extra crowd-pleasing appeal. Keep in mind, the baked pie needs plenty...
Store-bought sheets of phyllo form the delicate crust in this stunning tart that feeds a crowd. Frangipane made with hazelnuts instead of the traditional almonds serves as the filling, and a tumble of...
Clever shortcuts make these individual potpies from reader Martha C. Neumann of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, surprisingly easy. Store-bought rotisserie chicken and pie dough cut the prep time; fennel bulb,...