Holiday Desserts

Cookies, cakes, pies, ice cream—prepare for sugar overload.

Making Gefilte Fish

The classic Jewish holiday dish, made from scratch at Firefly Restaurant in San Francisco.

Apple Tarts with Apple Ice

A marriage of sweet, tart, warm, and cold.

Caramel Ice Cream

Vanilla bean and caramel come together for a rich, slightly salted caramel ice cream.

Chocolate Caramel Apples with Salted Pretzels

Bittersweet chocolate, salty pretzels, sweet caramel, and sour apples—did we say it’s all on a stick?

Pecan and Salt Caramel Cheesecake

Sweet, salty, and a bit of crunch.

Mango Ice Cream with Caramelized Mango

A rich, dense ice cream with a no-cook base.

Basic Caramel Apple

A simple, creamy caramel coating for delicious apples.

Bitter Widow

A riff on the Negroni from San Francisco's Salt House.

Citizen Cake Rum Butter Cake with Key Lime Cream and Tropical Fruits

A fun cake from San Francisco chef Elizabeth Falkner.

Salted Caramel Frosting

Slightly bitter caramel whipped into a sweet buttercream with a touch of salt.

The Rise of the Salt Tooth

The craze for salted sweets.

Marzipan Caramel Apples with Sesame and Almond

Sesame seeds and almonds cover a caramel-coated sour apple, while marzipan hides inside.

Caramelized Pears

Delicious as a topping for ice cream or eaten on their own.

Grit and Grub in San Francisco's Tenderloin

From down-and-out to up-and-coming— the city’s next Mission District.