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16,814 of 100,000 recipes + 2,030 desserts. Every recipe on this site is a hand-built original. Desserts ride on top and never count toward the 100,000 — that total is recipes only.

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Desserts

Every dessert in the catalog — counted separately from the recipes, as always.

2,030 recipes

Gingerbread Men

Spiced molasses gingerbread dough with cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg, chilled, cut into figures and decorated with powdered sugar icing.

AmericanDessert3 hr 10 minServes 14234 kcalVegetarianLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: gin

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-11829 · Hand-built original

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Gizzada

Small Jamaican coconut tarts with a pinched pastry shell and a filling of grated coconut cooked down with brown sugar, ginger and mixed spice. The shells are prebaked, filled, and baked again until lightly browned.

JamaicanDessert1 hr 30 min8 to 10438 kcalVegetarianEgg-free

Main ingredient: coconut

Pairs well with: Tea, Coffee

HB-4229 · Hand-built original

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Glazed Donuts

Light, fluffy yeast donuts fried until golden and dipped while warm in a simple powdered-sugar glaze.

AmericanDessert2 hr 19 minServes 1895 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cream

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-13876 · Hand-built original

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Glazed Lemon Pound Cake

A buttery lemon pound cake, perfumed with zest and juice, bakes in a loaf tin until golden and tender. A pourable lemon glaze soaks the top and sets into a bright, tangy shell.

EuropeDessert1 hr 20 minServes 10436 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: all purpose flour

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-18186 · Hand-built original

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake

A two-layer gluten-free chocolate cake made with oat flour and mochiko, filled and covered with a pudding-like chocolate frosting.

Dessert2 hr 30 min8 servings631 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: rice

HB-7108 · Hand-built original

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Gluten-free chocolate chip cookies made with a brown-rice flour mix and shortening, with walnuts stirred in if used.

Dessert2 hrMakes about 6½ dozen824 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: rice

HB-7109 · Hand-built original

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Glutinous Rice Cake Cake

A chewy baked cake of glutinous rice flour sweetened with brown sugar and cream, dotted with glazed beans and jujube. It slices cleanly once cooled and keeps the springy bite of rice cake.

KoreanDessertVegetarianLow-SodiumHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: glutinous rice flour

Pairs well with: green tea, coffee, milk, roasted grain tea, fresh fruit

HB-16863 · Hand-built original

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Glutinous Rice Yakgwa

Traditional fried honey cookies of wheat and glutinous rice flour with cinnamon, soaked for hours in gingered grain syrup until they turn glossy and chewy. The long soak is what gives yakgwa its deep sweetness.

KoreanDessertVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: wheat flour

Pairs well with: tea, coffee, fresh fruit, nuts

HB-16886 · Hand-built original

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Gold Kiwi Compote

Diced gold kiwis simmer with sugar and a squeeze of lemon into a bright, jammy compote. Spooned over ice with sparkling water, it also becomes a refreshing kiwi ade.

KoreanDessertServes 4302 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: gold kiwis

Pairs well with: plain yogurt, toast, pancakes, sparkling water

HB-15916 · Hand-built original

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Gozinaki

Gozinaki: the Georgian New Year sweet of toasted walnuts in caramelized honey, cut into diamonds. A handful of ingredients, ready in an hour.

GeorgianDessert1 hrServes 10312 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: sugar

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-1020 · Hand-built original

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Grandma's Butterscotch Pie

A pre-baked pie crust filled with a brown sugar butterscotch custard made with milk, egg yolks, butter and vanilla, topped with a vanilla meringue baked until lightly golden.

AmericanDessert2 hr 40 min8 slices292 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-8980 · Hand-built original

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Grandma's Texas Sheet Cake

A large thin chocolate sheet cake made with cocoa, brown sugar, cinnamon and sweetened condensed milk in the batter, spread while warm with a cocoa and condensed milk icing and optional chopped pecans.

AmericanDessert0 minServes 20195 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cocoa powder

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-7399 · Hand-built original

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Grape Rice Cakes

Whole grapes wrapped in mashed sweet red bean jelly and rice paper, rolled in castella crumbs or starch powder into jewel-like little rice cakes.

KoreanDessertVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: grapes

Pairs well with: tea, coffee, milk, fresh fruit

HB-17047 · Hand-built original

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Grapefruit Muffin

These muffins combine sour cream, whole wheat flour and grapefruit jam, with grapefruit pulp baked on top. They are tender, tangy and just sweet enough for breakfast or tea.

KoreanDessertVegetarianHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: grapefruit

Pairs well with: coffee, black tea, yogurt, fresh fruit

HB-16813 · Hand-built original

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Grilled Peaches with Ice Cream

Halved ripe peaches brushed with a brown sugar butter glaze, grilled until marked, and served warm with flaky salt and vanilla ice cream.

AmericanDessert15 minServes 4103 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: unsalted butter

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-9407 · Hand-built original

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Grilled Pineapple

Pineapple grilled until its sugars caramelise, with cinnamon and lime.

HawaiianDessert13 minServes 430 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: pineapple

Pairs well with: ice cream, grilled meats, yogurt

HB-5861 · Hand-built original

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Guava Cake

Pink guava chiffon-style cake with a cream layer and a guava glaze — a Honolulu bakery icon.

HawaiianDessert55 minServes 8461 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: guava

Pairs well with: coffee, tea, fresh fruit

HB-5855 · Hand-built original

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