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Chef’s Favorite Desserts

Not sure where to start? These are Chef Lindsey’s favorite dessert recipes!

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Classics everyone’s thankful for

Bring everyone to the table with these beloved Thanksgiving desserts, from creamy pumpkin to pecan perfection. Make a spread of our favorite pie recipes and cakes to make your holiday spread unforgettable.

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Chocolate Desserts

We take our chocolate desserts very seriously around here! This is a collection of the very best chocolate recipes. Whether you are looking for a decadent chocolate pie, flourless chocolate cake, or triple chocolate chip cookies, we have a fabulous recipe for you!

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Brownies + Bars

All our brownie and bar cookie recipes in one place! You’ll find a wide variety of unexpected flavors like maple pecan caramel blondies, salted caramel butter bars, fudgy peanut butter milk chocolate bars and no bake s’mores bars, as well as classics like fudgy brownies and butterscotch brownies.

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Cakes & Cupcakes

Professional cake recipes ranging from easy, like this one bowl chocolate cake, to more challenging, like this four-tier devil’s food cake. We have cupcakes for every season, cheesecakes, sheet cakes and layer cakes for every occasion!

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Pies and Tart Recipes

Cherry Pie

A juicy, sliceable homemade cherry pie recipe from a professional pastry chef. A jammy cherry pie filling baked in a flaky butter crust!

Cookies

Soft and chewy or crunchy and crisp, no matter your cookie preference, we have the perfect cookie recipe for you! Chewy white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, traditional apricot kolacky cookies, and my great-grandmother’s pecan tassies are just the beginning!

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I’m Lindsey. Come bake with me.

I’m a former New York City-based executive pastry chef, now baker, business owner, and photographer behind the Chef Lindsey Farr food blog, featuring hundreds of easy, fun, and delicious recipes that celebrate the joy of home cooking.

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Dessert Toppings

The secret to serving a extraordinary dessert is all in the toppings! Add a little crunch with pumpkin seed brittle or toasted nuts, and layer on a complimentary flavor and texture with a sauce or one of our ice cream recipes! See all Dessert Topping Recipes for more inspiration!

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Custards

Creamy, rich, and delicious puddings, pastry creams, custard sauces, crème brûlée, and more! Explore our collection of easy-to-follow custard recipes for the perfect dessert.

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