Cocoa nibs (bits of roasted shelled cocoa beans) are available at specialty foods stores or chefshop.com.
Author: Elizabeth Falkner
Author: Claudia Fleming
Author: Nick Malgieri
A whole pecan pie is a lot of work if you're just serving dessert to two or four people. Instead, make this elegant little galette studded with whiskey-soaked cranberries.
Author: Anna Stockwell
This pretty baklava with a diamond-cut top can easily take the place of pecan pie on a Thanksgiving dessert buffet. The bourbon-honey syrup and orange zest in the filling add rich, savory flavor, and keep...
Author: Katherine Sacks
Author: Chris Lilly
Author: Lynda Chernek
Author: Sarah Patterson Scott
A cross between sweet potato pudding and a classic custard pie, with a caramelized pecan topping for good measure. You can make this pie without the topping.
Author: Toni Tipton-Martin
Everything about this tender muffin maximizes the flavor of tart apples and nutty pecans.
Author: Ochre Bakery, Detroit, MI
Author: Larraine Perri
Author: Sema Wilkes
French toast is a very different thing when made with fresh, buttery, eggy brioche-Southern-inspired buttered pecans and bourbon maple syrup take it over the top.
Author: Joy Wilson
Author: Molly Wizenberg
Author: B. Smith
Author: Susan Tollefson
Author: Sheila Lukins
Author: Rose Levy Beranbaum
Author: Jennifer Iserloh
This gorgeous dessert has a nutty tart shell inspired by pecan sandies, lemon curd-spiked whipped cream filling, and stunning fruit topping.
Author: Katherine Sacks
Author: Bruce Aidells
Author: Kendall Conrad
These buns can be assembled the night before, needing only a final rise before baking.
Author: Melissa Roberts
Author: Madeline Sims Ford