8 spiced sweet dessert Recipes

firm ripe anjou pears (2 3/4 lb), peeled, vino santo or other sweet dessert wine, sugar, fresh orange juice, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, juniper berries, cinnamon stick, creme fraiche (optional), ground cinnamon (optional)

yellow cake mix (regular size), divided, butter, melted, egg, lightly beaten, cold mashed sweet potatoes (without added milk or butter), milk, brown sugar, eggs, lightly beaten, pumpkin pie spice, cold butter, chopped pecans, sugar, ground cinnamon, cream and pecan halves, optional

cut sweet potatoes in syrup, drained (1/4 cup syrup reserved), pure pumpkin puree, honey, pumpkin pie spice, ground cinnamon, sweetened* whipped cream or 2 cups whipped dessert topping

cut sweet potatoes in syrup, drained (1/4 cup syrup reserved), pure pumpkin puree, honey, pumpkin pie spice, ground cinnamon, sweetened* whipped cream or whipped dessert topping, add a small amount of table sugar to unsweetened whipping cream while whipping.

yellow cake mix, butter or margarine-melted, egg-beaten, cold mashed sweet potatoes -without butter or milk, milk, brown sugar, eggs-beaten, pumpkin pie spice, butter or margarine, chopped pecans, sugar, ground cinnamon

yogurt, sour cream, double cream, sugar, ground cinnamon, ground black pepper, ground cardamom, ground nutmeg, saffron (optional), unsalted shelled pistachio nut , cut into thin slices