17 Gooey Desserts You’ll Want to Eat Straight From the Serving Dish
The subject of gooey desserts sparked a bit of debate among the Epicurious staff—sure, brownies can be gooey, and anything can be drizzled withdulce de lecheor toffee sauce.Gooey butter cake, a St. Louis specialty, has it right in the name. But arelemon barsgooey?Chess pie? Maybe gooey is in the eye of the beholder, but below you’ll find a few of our favorites, including a giant skillet cookie, the quickest molten chocolate mug cake, old-fashioned pecan pie, and more. Scroll down and get your spoons ready to dive in.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Hampton2/17Cinnamon–Chocolate Chunk Skillet Cookie
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Bill Clark7/17Creole Cream Cheesecake With Caramel-Apple Topping
If we had to name one perfect fall cheesecake recipe, it would be this tangy mousselike concoction made withCreole cream cheese. (You can sub a mix of sour cream and buttermilk, too.) The tart-and-sweet topping pairs softened apples, honey, brown sugar, and warm spice.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Diana Yen8/17Giant Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bars
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Ali Nardi9/17Classic Pecan Pie
This easy recipe from Gourmet is a quintessentialThanksgiving dessert, but that doesn't mean you have to wait for November. The prep time for this pie is just half an hour, so you could make one tonight!
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton12/17Canadian Butter Tarts
With comforting notes of butterscotch and caramel, thisclassic Canadian sweetis a handy way to use up pie dough scraps.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich17/17Toasted Pecan Torte with Butterscotch Topping
