Honey Banana Cake

Honey-glazed carrots

A delicious honey-glazed carrots with buttermilk dressing and pomegranate

Feast inspired by Chef — Binging With Babish

This week, we're finally tackling the all-out feast prepared by Chef Carl Casper after rage-quitting his creatively-stifling job from the foodie film essential, Chef. Bit too long for a YouTube title. Special thanks to Roy Choi for helping me figure out all these dishes!!

Scooped: Carrot Halvah Ice Cream

Carrots may sound like an odd dessert ingredient, but they're certainly not just health food. They're starchy and sweet, and when cooked down slowly with milk, practically become candy on their own. Consider them an alternative sweetener, like honey, but with an even more complex sweetness. In a dessert, carrots can build a mild but flavorful base for more intense ingredients to play. Our result is something of a hybrid between Indian and Middle Eastern halvah.

Carrots Roasted in Coffee Beans From 'Coi'

I once went to a party featuring small bites from Daniel Patterson's Coi kitchen. (It was quite a party.) One was a version of this dish—carrots fragrant with coffee, served in a flavorful broth with minuscule herbs scattered on top.

Carrot Cake Ice Cream

Rich with carrot sweetness and a touch of clove, with tangy cream cheese for balance.

Jeni Britton Bauer's Tuscan Sundae

The flavors here are so complementary and play off each other perfectly: the salt and caramelized sugar in the ice cream, the warm honey and Vin Santo sauce—delicious

Carrot Cake Ice Cream Sandwiches

This cream cheese semifreddo is so airy from the whipped eggs and so creamy from the cream cheese that it's scoopably soft straight from the freezer, and the carrot cake is so moist that it thaws almost immediately upon removal from the freezer.

Strawberry Cheesecake Sundae Pots

Like the look of this? It's incredibly easy to make - and no bake! A twist on the classic cheesecake, this is perfect for entertaining because all the elements can be made ahead then simply assembled prior

Islas Flotantes de Coco (Coconut Floating Islands)

Though some recipes call for baking the meringues and then slipping them into the custard, I follow the more traditional route and poach them. A bite reveals that these islands are rather more like clouds.

Cranachan (Scottish Whipped Cream With Whisky, Raspberries, and Toasted Oats)

Cranachan is the classic Scottish dessert of Scotch-spiked whipped cream layered with raspberries and toasted oats and sweetened with honey. It's as easy as it is delicious.