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The Best Ina Garten Dessert Recipes Ever

All hail the Barefoot Contessa

By now it should be abundantly clear that we basically worship at the throne of Ina Garten. We love her show, we love her husband and we love her recipes—notably her desserts. Here, 16 of our favorites.

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ina icebox
Food Network

Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake

ina pumpkinpie
Quentin Bacon/Barefoot Contessa

Ultimate Pumpkin Pie With Rum Whipped Cream

It’s pumpkin season, y’all.

ina brownies
The Crepes of Wrath

Ina Garten's Outrageous Brownies

…And it’s always brownie season, y’all.

ina chocolatebark
Quentin Bacon/Barefoot Contessa

French Chocolate Bark

Ooh, French…très fancy.

ina raspberrybars
Food Network

Raspberry Crumble Bars

When it comes to powdered sugar, more is more.

ina terrine
Quentin Bacon/Barefoot Contessa

Dark Chocolate Terrine With Orange Sauce

We hope you like chocolate.

ina applecrostada
Leanne Bakes
ina pecansquares
Inquiring Chef

Pecan Squares

So sticky, so sweet, so delicious.

ina lemonbars
Something Swanky

Lemon Bars

Good luck just having one.

ina browniepudding
Merry Gourmet

Brownie Pudding

Giant scoop of vanilla ice cream optional (but highly recommended).


ina palmiers
Fancy Casual

Palmiers

Dip these into coffee for good measure.

ina profiteroles
Quentin Bacon/Barefoot Contessa

Profiteroles

Whatever you do, don’t go light on the chocolate drizzle.

ina thumbprint
Fifteen Spatulas

Jam Thumbprint Cookies

Raspberry, strawberry, apricot—the jam possibilities are almost endless.


ina pavlova
Food Network

Mixed Berry Pavlova

FYI, Ina made this for Jeffrey’s surprise birthday party one year.

ina pbglobs
Main St. Cuisine

Chocolate Peanut Butter Globs

ina carrotpineapple
Food Network

Carrot And Pineapple Cake

Weird combo, but it totally works.



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