Scooped: Black Sesame and Orange Ice Cream

In Asia, black sesame ice cream is as classic a flavor as vanilla in the States. The rich, roasted flavors of the seeds are a perfect match for a light custard.

White Sesame Pistachio Crunch Ice Cream

Nutty white sesame gets a flavor boost from orange and vanilla, with chunks of pistachios for crunch.

Black Sesame Ice Cream

While living in Japan, I fell in love with black sesame sofuto (soft-serve), which has an all-natural charcoal color and an unbelievably rich and nutty flavor that any fan of peanut butter will love. The secret is Japanese black sesame paste, made from roasted, un-hulled sesame seeds for maximum flavor.

Creamy Chocolate Raspberry Summer Pudding

Rich chocolate custard and crushed raspberries moisten soft bread in this cool no-bake bread pudding.

Nutella Chocolate Pudding

Treat yourself to this rich and creamy pudding made of bittersweet chocolate and nutty hazelnut-chocolate spread.

Homemade Jell-O Style Chocolate Pudding

The flavor of this pudding changes dramatically depending on the ingredients used. Skim milk makes a pudding with the lighter taste and texture of the "low-fat" puddings whereas whole milk gives the full flavor of the original. High-end fancy cocoa powders like Valhrona will result in a really dynamic, flavorful chocolate pudding, whereas grocery store staples like Hershey's will have a simpler flavor more in line with the taste of the pudding you remember.

Salted Caramel Banana Bread Puddings

Bread and bananas are two items that seem to fall by the wayside, at my house at least. A two day old half baguette or a few slices of white and a spotty banana or two are exactly what makes this recipe for Salted Caramel Banana Bread Puddings the ideal last minute dessert, that is, if you have the same overages of bread and bananas.

Soy Pudding

Soy pudding is nothing more than soy milk which has been gelled just enough to barely hold it together. It's delicate, with a creamy melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Chocolate Dirt Pudding Pots

In this kid-friendly dessert, chocolate pudding is layered with chocolate cookie crumbs.

Cinnamon and Orange Pudding

[Photograph: Max Falkowitz] An unusual take on a classic dessert. Ceylon cinnamon takes on an almost chocolate character when paired with bright orange. I like this best with a generous plop of freshly whipped cream and, if I'm feeling especially...