Desserts Illustrated: The Ultimate Guide to All Things Sweet 600+ Recipes

by America's Test Kitchen

Part cookbook, part handbook, Desserts Illustrated is the last word on the last (but definitely not least) course. In it, America's Test Kitchen far expands on previous explorations of the world of sweets, teaching all types of candies, custards, frozen treats, and fruit desserts in addition to a bounty of baked goods, and upping the ante on flavor. With 500+ recipes, you'll find modern desserts for bakers and non-bakers like Pear Crisp with Miso and Almonds and Ginger-Turmeric Frozen Yogurt living next to the classics like Shortbread and Sour Cream Coffee Cake.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food

585 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 11, 2022

About the author

America's Test Kitchen, based in a brand new state-of-the-art 60,000 sq. ft. facility with over 15,000 sq. ft. of test kitchens and studio space, in Boston's Seaport District, is dedicated to finding the very best recipes for home cooks. Over 50 full-time (admittedly obsessive) test cooks spend their days testing recipes 30, 40, up to 100 times, tweaking every variable until they understand how and why recipes work. They also test cookware and supermarket ingredients so viewers can bypass marketing hype and buy the best quality products. As the home of Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines, and publisher of more than one dozen cookbooks each year, America's Test Kitchen has earned the respect of the publishing industry, the culinary world, and millions of home cooks. America's Test Kitchen the television show launched in 2001, and the company added a second television program, Cook's Country, in 2008.

Discover, learn, and expand your cooking repertoire with Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop, Dan Souza, Lisa McManus, Tucker Shaw, Bryan Roof, and our fabulous team of test cooks!

Learn more at https://www.americastestkitchen.com/.

Reviews

[Amos · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many desserts, so little time!!

5 Morbidly Obese Stars

[Constant Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

4/5:
This is a great 600+ recipe book. The deserts look extremely good, the photography in here being top quality. I loved how they went in depth into the cooking science that happened during the baking process. Overall, I recommend this book!

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great collection of recipes. I got this from my library but intend to buy my own copy

[Dray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very thorough compendium of all manner of desserts, although most are classical. Good educational resource. Allowed me to become clearer on semifredos and such. Recommended.

[Honest Mabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

just buy it

I need this in print ugh it’s amazing and I love the break down images they offer it’s amazing. Absolutely.

[Emily]

Enjoying looking through this book. I like it better than The Illustrated Step-by-Step Cookbook which was similar in feel. This doesn’t have step-by-step pictures for most things, but has clear pictures and explanations. As with other ATK cookbooks, I appreciate that they explain why they do a thing a certain way and what else they tried that didn’t work as well. Looking forward to trying some of their methods. I don’t think it’s a must-buy for me, but an excellent library resource to dip in and out of.