Spiced Caramel-Apple Bread Pudding

Velvety caramel envelops soft bread and sweet apples in this gem from Southern Living: Classic Southern Desserts.

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.

Bread and Butter Pudding

The ultimate transformation of leftover bread, my Bread and Butter Pudding is golden and buttery, and custardy inside. Serve with your choice of toppings!

Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel | Striped Spatula

A creamy, dessert-like whipped Sweet Potato Casserole with the light tang of buttermilk and gentle spice of cinnamon. Top with your choice of toasted marshmallows or crunchy pecan streusel.

Brown Butter Whipped Sweet Potatoes

Toasty brown butter takes these rich and creamy whipped sweet potatoes to the next level of deliciousness! A great recipe for Thanksgiving, or any dinner that calls for a cozy and comforting side.

Bourbon Bread Pudding

Buttery, boozy, toothsome and rich, this bread pudding from The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook is just the thing for Sunday brunch. Or, you know, any time you want.

Cranberry White Chocolate Bread Pudding

This pudding, inspired by the highly delicious White Chocolate Bread Pudding at the Palace Cafe, has the soul of a New Orleans bread pudding. But it's gussied up for the season with cranberries, which add a wonderful tart contrast to the white chocolate in the butter and cream-rich custard, and a nice glug of bourbon, which certainly doesn't hurt anything. It's a perfectly decadent entrée into the Thanksgiving season.

S'mores Bread Pudding

This playful s'mores bread pudding recipe features all the best parts of the campfire classic!

Sweet Potato Cake with Toasted Marshmallow Frosting

Instead of those puffed up mini-marshmallows, this Ode to a Casserole Cake is mounded with a spiced and spiked, pecan-flecked Italian meringue frosting that bronzes and crisps under the blaze of a hot flame.

Strawberry Cheesecake Bread Pudding

This Strawberry Cheesecake Bread Pudding is a creative riff on bread pudding that resembles and tastes like strawberry cheesecake!