Desserts & Baking |
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Sugar-Crusted Ginger Cookies
Soft and chewy, with a slight crunch, this recipe is sure to become a family favourite.
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Banana Whoopie Pies with Dulce de Leche Filling
Looking for a new spin on an old favourite? Try the Banana Whoopie Pie — a delicious twist on the more traditional vanilla cream-filled kind. Makes 24 whoopie pies
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Cinnamon Sugar
This perfectly balanced cinnamon-sugar mixture goes great on popcorn, toast, pancakes and waffles
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Baked Doughnuts with Cinnamon-Sugar
These oven-baked doughnuts prove you can enjoy sinfully delicious flavour without frying
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Pumpkin Muffins
Pumpkin purée is a wonderful ingredient for low-fat and low-sugar baking — it’s also high in vitamins and adds a natural sweetness to these muffins.
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Old Fashioned Cinnamon Rolls
These fragrant cinnamon rolls are easy to make and can even be prepared the night before: just wrap them in plastic wrap and foil to keep them fresh.
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Choco-Banana Cheese Crepes
The easy-to-prepare filling of ricotta cheese, melted chocolate and spices makes these crepes the perfect blend of sweet and savoury— serve them hot or cold. Yield: 6 crepes
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Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake
This classic coffee cake has an extra layer of sweetness thanks to the decadent streusel topping. Yield: Serves 9 to 12
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Butterless Butter Tarts
Pastry chef Anna Olson creates an egg-free, dairy-free version of butter tarts with a syrupy filling that more than stands up to the original.
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New Year Cake
It's customary in certain cultures to hide a coin in the cake; whoever gets the coin has the New Year's wish granted — just warn your guests in advance!
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Mini Orange Polenta Cakes
Garnish these polenta cakes with orange segments to enhance the citrus flavour.
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Holiday Cupcakes
These snowmen cupcakes, made of buttermilk cake and topped with marshmallow frosting, are an adorable addition to any festive platter. Yield: Makes 12.
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Chewy Vanilla and Salted Butter Toffee
Salted butter and a vanilla bean make this toffee even more decadent.
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Pamela's Most Addicting Caramel Corn
A dash of vanilla and a teaspoon of soda make this the ultimate, oven-baked caramel corn — pack it into festive cans or make garlands to drape over the tree.
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Brownies in a Jar
Nothing says holiday like baking, and cool mint gives these brownies an extra wintry nip. Giving jars of brownie mix as presents means the recipients get in on the action, too!

