# Easy dessert recipes

Desserts are chemistry you can eat. Every recipe here gives exact weights and temperatures, and explains the one thing that makes or breaks it, like how long to beat eggs or when to pull a cheesecake.

- [Easy Apple Crisp](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/apple-crisp): 1 h 10 min, 340 kcal. Easy apple crisp with tender cinnamon apples and a crunchy brown sugar oat topping, made in one pan in 70 minutes. Serves 8 warm with ice cream.
- [Classic Apple Pie](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/apple-pie): 2 h 10 min, 430 kcal. Classic apple pie with a flaky all-butter crust and a thick, juicy, never-runny filling. About 2 hours of work plus cooling. Makes 8 big slices.
- [Moist Banana Bread](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/banana-bread): 1 h 15 min, 290 kcal. Moist banana bread with ripe bananas, brown sugar and butter, mixed in one bowl and baked in a 9x5 loaf pan in 75 minutes. Makes 10 thick slices.
- [Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/blueberry-muffins): 40 min, 290 kcal. Bakery-style blueberry muffins with tall domed tops, a tender crumb and juicy berries. Ready in 40 minutes with a simple stir-together batter.
- [Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/carrot-cake): 1 h 10 min, 560 kcal. Moist, spiced carrot cake with two layers and tangy cream cheese frosting, made with simple whisked batter in about 70 minutes of work. Serves 12.
- [Moist Chocolate Cake](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/chocolate-cake): 1 h, 420 kcal. Moist chocolate cake made in one bowl with oil, cocoa and hot coffee, then topped with silky ganache. About 60 minutes of work, 12 generous slices.
- [Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/chocolate-chip-cookies): 32 min, 205 kcal. Chewy chocolate chip cookies with crisp edges and gooey centers, made with weighed ingredients in 32 minutes of hands-on time. Makes 24 cookies.
- [Easy Chocolate Mousse](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/chocolate-mousse): 30 min, 380 kcal. Easy chocolate mousse with just chocolate, cream and sugar, silky and airy with no raw eggs. 30 minutes of work plus chilling. Makes 6 servings.
- [Soft Cinnamon Rolls](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/cinnamon-rolls): 1 h 10 min, 410 kcal. Soft, fluffy cinnamon rolls with a gooey brown sugar swirl and cream cheese icing, about 70 minutes of work plus rising. Makes 12 big rolls.
- [Classic Crème Brûlée](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/creme-brulee): 1 h, 370 kcal. Classic crème brûlée with a silky vanilla custard and a crackly caramelized sugar top, baked in a water bath in 60 minutes plus chilling. Serves 6.
- [Fudgy Brownies](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/fudgy-brownies): 45 min, 240 kcal. Fudgy brownies with a shiny crackly top, dense chewy centers and real chocolate, made in one pot and ready in 45 minutes. Cuts into 16 squares.
- [Classic Lemon Bars](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/lemon-bars): 1 h 5 min, 215 kcal. Classic lemon bars with a buttery shortbread crust and a bright, tart lemon filling that sets firm. About 65 minutes of work plus cooling. Makes 16 bars.
- [New York Cheesecake](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/new-york-cheesecake): 1 h 45 min, 520 kcal. New York cheesecake that is dense, creamy and crack-free, with a graham cracker crust. About 105 minutes of work plus overnight chilling. Serves 12.
- [Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/oatmeal-raisin-cookies): 32 min, 195 kcal. Soft, chewy oatmeal raisin cookies with warm cinnamon, brown sugar and plump raisins, ready in 32 minutes of hands-on time. Makes 24 cookies.
- [Classic Peanut Butter Cookies](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/peanut-butter-cookies): 27 min, 170 kcal. Classic peanut butter cookies with the crisscross fork pattern, a soft center and crisp edges, made in 27 minutes of hands-on time. Makes 24 cookies.
- [Classic Vanilla Pound Cake](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/pound-cake): 1 h 25 min, 360 kcal. Classic buttery pound cake with a golden crust and a tender, fine crumb, baked in a loaf pan in about 85 minutes. Slices into 12 thick pieces.
- [Classic Pumpkin Pie](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/pumpkin-pie): 1 h 30 min, 340 kcal. Classic pumpkin pie with a silky, crack-free custard filling and a crisp buttery crust, made in about 90 minutes plus cooling. Makes 8 slices.
- [Soft Snickerdoodles](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/snickerdoodles): 31 min, 160 kcal. Soft, chewy snickerdoodles rolled in cinnamon sugar, with a tangy bite from cream of tartar, ready in 31 minutes of hands-on time. Makes 24 cookies.
- [Classic Tiramisu](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/tiramisu): 50 min, 430 kcal. Classic tiramisu with espresso-soaked ladyfingers and creamy mascarpone, made with a cooked egg base for safety. 50 minutes of work plus chilling.
- [Classic Vanilla Cupcakes](https://cookingscientist.com/recipes/vanilla-cupcakes): 40 min, 330 kcal. Fluffy vanilla cupcakes with a tender buttery crumb and creamy vanilla buttercream, made from scratch in about 40 minutes. Makes 12 cupcakes.
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