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Winter Dessert Recipes

With comforting flavors like peppermint, chocolate, ginger and caramel, we've collected our favorite winter desserts for you to indulge in.
A red plate with two pecan pie brownies, served with a glass of milk, with another plate of pecan pie brownies in the background
Pecan Pie Brownies
A bowl with five scoops of pumpkin ice cream
Pumpkin Ice Cream
eggnog cookies on a plate
Eggnog Cookies
Four glasses of lemon posset topped with fresh raspberries
Lemon Posset
Peppermint Swirl Brownies
Peppermint Swirl Brownies
White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
12 Heavenly White Chocolate Recipes
Meyer Lemon Bars
Meyer Lemon Bars
Glamorous Holiday Hosting
apple turnovers
Apple Turnovers
Apple Pie Bites
Apple Pie Bites
honey pie
Honey Pie
Snowball Cake
Snowball Cake
apple streusel with ice cream
Apple Streusel
Gingersnap Cookies
Gingersnap Cookies
Maple Cookies
Maple Cookies
chocolate cupcakes
Chocolate Cupcakes
beer cake with caramel icing
Beer Cake
Black Forest Cake Recipe
Black Forest Cake Recipe
Confetti Ice Cream Sundae
10 3-Ingredient Desserts To Make On The Go
Tailgate Hand Pies
Tailgate Hand Pies
Homemade Graham Crackers
Homemade Graham Crackers
Cranberry coffee cake
Cranberry Coffee Cake
Dutch apple pie
Dutch Apple Pie
Snow Ice Cream
Snow Ice Cream
Peppermint Bark Cheesecake
Peppermint Bark Cheesecake Recipe
sugar cone Christmas trees
Sugar Cone Christmas Trees Recipe
Instant Pot bread pudding with sauce.
Instant Pot Bread Pudding With Bourbon Sauce
Hot Chocolate Cookies
Hot Chocolate Cookies
Gingerbread Loaf with Cream Cheese Frosting
Gingerbread Loaf with Cream Cheese Frosting
Snickerdoodle mug cake
Snickerdoodle Mug Cake
hot chocolate mug cake finished
Hot Chocolate Mug Cake
Japanese Christmas Cake
Japanese Christmas Cake
Hanukkah doughnuts sufganiot recipe
9 Hanukkah Desserts Worth Celebrating
Eggnog Cheesecake
Eggnog Cheesecake
Classic Sugar Cookies
14 Traditional Christmas Desserts to Make This Year
A giant snickerdoodle skillet cookie
Skillet Snickerdoodle Cookie
Vegan Banana Cake on a blue plate
Vegan Banana Cake
Homemade cinnamon raisin bread
Top 10 Cinnamon Yeast Breads
Traditional Yorkshire Parkin recipe
The Perfect Traditional Yorkshire Parkin
Hot chocolate on a stick
Hot Chocolate on a Stick
Czech Susenky Christmas Cookie (Vanocni Cukrovi)
Vanocni Cukrovi (Czech Susenky Christmas Cookies)
Naples-Style Lemon Ricotta Cake (Migliaccio)
Naples-Style Lemon Ricotta Cake (Migliaccio)
Indian Rice Pudding (Kheer)
Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding) Recipe
Cranberry orange bread pudding
Cranberry Orange Bread Pudding
Traditional Scottish clootie dumpling on a plate
Traditional Scottish Clootie Dumpling
All-Butter Scottish Shortbread Recipe
All-Butter Scottish Shortbread
Gingerbread Men On Wax Paper
Dairy-Free Gingerbread People
Baked S’mores Skillet Dip Recipe
Gingerbread cookie iced with royal icing to look like a snowflake
The History of Gingerbread
New Orleans Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce on a plate
New Orleans Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce
Cinnamon cake with icing
Cinnamon Dessert Bread With Icing
Royal Icing in a bowl alongside decorated gingerbread house cookies
Royal Icing Recipe for a Gingerbread House
Baked gingerbread house pieces ready to be assembled
Sturdy Gingerbread House Dough
Sicilian Fried Dough Balls with Honey and Pine Nuts
Pignolata (Sicilian Fried Dough Balls With Honey and Pine Nuts) Recipe
Quince paste recipe
Quince Paste (Dulce de Membrillo)
Croatian honeybread cookies recipe
Croatian Honeybread Cookies (Licitars)
Three apple beignets served in decorative bowl. Icing sugar garnish. Decorative napkin and blue tablecloth
Dutch Apple Beignets (Appelflappen)
Cranberry mini loaf gift breads recipe
Christmas Cranberry Mini Loaf Gift Bread Recipe