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Mother’s Day Dessert Recipes

Angel food cake, strawberry pavlova, classic tiramisù and more delicious dessert ideas.

Sang An for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks.

Recipes

Rhubarb Pound Cake
Melissa Clark
1249 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,249
2 hours, plus cooling
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
7072 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,072
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Banana Bread
Julia Moskin, Allrecipes.com
12978 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
12,978
1 hour 15 minutes
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
20165 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,165
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Lemon Curd
Dorie Greenspan
623 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
623
15 minutes, plus 1 hour’s cooling
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Easy
Banana Pudding
Sam Sifton
1338 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,338
1 hour
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Blueberry Pie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2267 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,267
About 1 hour 10 minutes, plus chilling
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Mango Pie
Samin Nosrat, Kanta, Hrishikesh Hirway
2215 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,215
50 minutes, plus 5 hours’ chilling
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Chocolate Shortbread Hearts
Melissa Clark
519 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
519
1 hour, plus chilling and cooling
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Strawberry Fool
Mark Bittman
2000 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,000
30 minutes
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Easy
Key Lime Pie
The New York Times, Joyce LaFray Young
1742 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,742
30 minutes, plus 3 hours' freezing
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Easy
Millionaire’s Shortbread
Samantha Seneviratne
3163 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,163
1¾ hours
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Rainbow Sprinkle Cake
Julia Moskin, Candace Nelson
4447 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,447
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse With Fleur de Sel
Melissa Clark
3077 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,077
10 minutes
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Cheesecake Pudding
Erin Jeanne McDowell
714 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
714
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Strawberry Cheesecake Bars
Erin Jeanne McDowell
866 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
866
1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
15892 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
15,892
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Rhubarb Raspberry Cobbler With Cornmeal Biscuits
Melissa Clark
599 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
599
45 minutes
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Atlantic Beach Pie
Margaux Laskey, Bill Smith
4419 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,419
55 minutes, plus 4 hours' chilling
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Chocolate Cream Pie With Oreo Crust
Samantha Seneviratne
2806 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,806
35 minutes, plus chilling
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Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake
Melissa Clark
3708 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,708
1 hour 45 minutes
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Summer Berry Buckle
Melissa Clark
3198 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,198
1 hour
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Pistachio and Raspberry Tart
Yotam Ottolenghi
305 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
305
About 3 hours, plus chilling
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Nectarine and Blueberry Galette
Yossy Arefi
1117 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,117
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Cinnamon Roll Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
879 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
879
1 hour 30 minutes, plus 2 hours’ rising
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German Chocolate Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3108 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,108
45 minutes
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Double Strawberry Cheesecake
Melissa Clark
692 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
692
1½ hours, plus at least 8 hours’ chilling
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Bananas Foster
Sara Bonisteel
1014 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,014
5 minutes
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Easy
Triple Chocolate Trifle With Raspberries
Melissa Clark
333 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
333
1 hour 30 minutes
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Raspberry Rose Rugelach
Melissa Clark, Mindy Segal
242 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
242
4 hours
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Chocolate Extremes (Double Chocolate Cookies)
Molly O'Neill
928 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
928
30 minutes
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Raspberry Nutter Butter Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
298 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
298
About 50 minutes
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Bullock’s Wilshire Coconut Cream Pie
Robert Trachtenberg, Valerie Gordon
767 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
767
2 hours, plus chilling
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Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
589 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
589
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Molten Chocolate Doughnut Holes
Samantha Seneviratne
95 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
95
1 hour 20 minutes, plus rising
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Speculoos Cookie Butter Pie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
605 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
605
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Truffle Brownies
William Norwich
701 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
701
50 minutes
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Summer Berry Stacked Shortcake
Yossy Arefi
384 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
384
About 1½ hours, plus cooling
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Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
1097 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,097
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Dark Chocolate Mint Sorbet
Martha Rose Shulman
188 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
188
About 45 minutes, plus chilling
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Mango Cheesecake
Nigella Lawson
476 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
476
2 hours plus chilling
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Vegan Brownies With Tahini and Halvah
Charlotte Druckman, Amy Chaplin
700 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
700
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
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Strawberry Sour Cream Streusel Cake
Nigella Lawson
1320 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,320
1 hour
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Toasted Coconut Shortbread
Alison Roman
771 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
771
30 minutes, plus 90 minutes chilling
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Leslie Land, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse
2015 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,015
About 4 hours
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Raspberry Swirl No-Bake Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
669 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
669
35 minutes, plus chilling
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The Silver Palate’s Chocolate Cake
Christine Muhlke, "The Silver Palate Cookbook"
3212 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,212
1 hour 15 minutes
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Berry Apple-Butter Pie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
480 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
480
About 2 hours, plus chilling
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