10 Showstopping Holiday Desserts

These beautiful desserts will stop your guests in their tracks.

Pumpkin Pie

This pumpkin pie recipe is so satisfying and easy, you'll want to eat it more th…

Gingerbread Layer Cake

Leave gingerbread people to the kids. The best vehicle for seriously sophisticat…

Perfect Pecan Pie

After patiently scouring dozens of recipes, we finally created a pie with silky-…

Millionaire's Shortbread

Britain’s triple-decker combo of buttery cookie, sweet caramel, and dark chocola…

Gâteau Breton with Apricot Filling

Hailing from France’s Brittany coast, gâteau Breton boasts a bright jam filling …

Torta Caprese

Torta caprese often trades on cloying fudge-like density and one-note chocolate …

Deep-Dish Apple Pie

We wanted mounds of tender, juicy apples in our deep-dish pie, but first we had …

Chocolate Semifreddo

Italy's elegant alternative to gelato (and ice cream) is rich and decadently cre…

Orange, Cranberry, and Mint Pavlova with Whipped Cream

Pavlova is a drop-dead gorgeous dessert of marshmallowy, crisp-shelled meringue …

French Apple Tart

Classic form and good looks are compulsory for a holiday centerpiece, but they d…