Vanilla Recipes

Whether your pantry is stocked with extract, beans or paste, these recipes with vanilla let this classic flavor shine. Use it in baked goods and savory foods, too.

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    Homemade Chocolate Custard

    Skip the complicated French techniques and take a straightforward approach to making luxurious chocolate custard right at home.

    Carrot Cake Muffins

    These moist and fluffy carrot cake muffins are easy and endlessly adaptable. Customize with a plethora of mix-ins, toppings or...


    Slow-Cooker Bread Pudding

    This easy Crock-Pot bread pudding features day-old bread and a rich custard made from milk, cream, eggs, butter, sugar and...


    Black and White Cookies

    Black and white cookies are a Northeastern staple and especially popular in New York City. Sour cream is the secret...


    Sourdough Pancakes

    If you have an extra sourdough starter that you don't know what to do with, turn it into this delicious...

    Devil’s Food Cake

    Devil’s food cake is indulgent from the first forkful to the very last crumb. Anyone with an unwavering weakness for...


    Coal Miners Chocolate Cake

    Coal miners chocolate cake is an easy dessert recipe made with boxed cake mix. It's loaded with sweet cherries and...


    Grape-Nuts Pudding

    Grape-Nuts pudding is a simple, comforting dessert that New Englanders have enjoyed for generations. It's made with milk, eggs, cereal...


    Meyer Lemon Bars

    Celebrate one of the most anticipated fruits of the season with a pan of easy, citrusy Meyer lemon bars.


    Copycat Subway Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies

    Try a homemade take with these copycat Subway raspberry cheesecake cookies! The soft, chewy treats have loads of raspberry and...


    Chocolate Pancakes

    Start your day the indulgent way. A mile-high stack of chocolate pancakes will make any morning memorable.


    Strawberry Cheesecake Cinnamon Rolls

    These strawberry cheesecake cinnamon rolls have all the flavors of a strawberry cheesecake rolled up into a delicious breakfast treat.


    Swedish Visiting Cake

    This old-fashioned Swedish visiting cake recipe is infused with almond flavor and has a sweet and crunchy almond topping.

    Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

    The elevated childhood nostalgia trend takes center stage with these homemade peanut butter Rice Krispie treats.


    Cinnamon Roll French Toast

    Cinnamon rolls cooked with a French toast custard is the indulgent weekend morning breakfast your family will constantly request. Keep...


    Copycat Domino’s Cookie Brownies

    This copycat recipe for Domino's cookie brownies delivers the fudgy, the gooey, the chocolaty and the chewy.


    Vintage Heart Cake

    Despite plenty of piped and frosted details, this vintage heart cake is easier to assemble than it looks. You don't...


    Copycat Marshall Field’s Chocolate Cookies

    Department store cookies were a storied shopping tradition that is deeply missed. Relive the glory days with this copycat Marshall...


    Copycat Chick-fil-A Brownies

    It's official: Chick-fil-A is the best at everything—including dessert. We present this copycat Chick-fil-A brownies recipe as evidence.


    Creamy Strawberry Icebox Cake

    My family loves this icebox cake for two reasons: First, it is a delicious way to use strawberries at their...


    Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

    Indulge in this layer cake topped with rich buttercream—a vanilla lover's dream. I use pure vanilla extract for the best...


    Vanilla Bean Angel Food Cake

    Angel food cake is everyone’s favorite blank slate for making awesome desserts. Serve it with a simple glaze or pile...

    Very Vanilla Slow-Cooker Cheesecake

    Cinnamon and vanilla give this cheesecake so much flavor. —Krista Lanphier, Milwaukee, Wisconsin


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    Vanilla Frosting

    Don't know how to make icing for cake but don't want to settle for store-bought frosting? This four-ingredient easy vanilla...


    Cinnamon Roll Cake

    Cinnamon roll cake combines soft vanilla butter cake with cinnamon swirls and luscious cream cheese icing. It's the perfect sweet...


    Creamy Pistachio Cheesecake

    The secret ingredient to the best pistachio cheesecake is real pistachio butter, but a homemade graham cracker crust and full-fat...


    Earthquake Cake

    This decadent and chocolaty earthquake cake is packed with shredded coconut, chopped pecans and craters of cream cheese frosting.


    Chiffon Cake

    Chiffon cake folds whipped egg whites into its batter and utilizes oil to create a light, airy, moist texture. Mildly...