James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef finalist and Food & Wine Best New Chef Caroline Schiff believes a sweet treat is the perfect daily ritual, and her book is designed to sweeten life in just the right dose.
Why wait for a special occasion when dessert can be part of every day?
Star chef Caroline Schiff believes a sweet treat is an important daily ritual—something small and simple, or occasionally a showstopper to celebrate big moments. Daily Dessert is her joyful, highly versatile collection of recipes designed to sweeten life in just the right dose.
Sometimes that means one perfect cookie warm from the oven, a snacking cake to last all week, a no-bake refresher on a scorching day, or a cozy pudding for a winter night. Organized by mood and moment, chapters move from Simple Little Sweets (quick, small-batch recipes) to Weekly Snacking Bakes, Sunny Day Sweets, Cozy Day Confections, Dessert for Breakfast, No-Bake Treats, and Celebration Sweets—plus a Basics section with Schiff's essential doughs, sauces, and toppings.
Recipes are approachable yet irresistible, the kind of things fans already love from Schiff: Hot Butterscotch Pecan Blondies, Upside-Down Clementine Olive Oil Snacking Cake, Raspberry Crème Fraîche Galette, Espresso Crunch Coffee Cake, Gingersnap and Orange Cream Sandwiches, No-Churn Toasted Cinnamon Ice Cream, and her iconic Baked Alaska for a Crowd.
Daily Dessert is an invitation to embrace the joy of sweets as part of everyday life. With Schiff's playful voice, professional know-how, and unfussy recipes, this book is for everyone—novice bakers, seasoned pros, and anyone who simply believes dessert makes life better.
Praise
“I love this book! I love the smart way it’s organized. I love the abundance of terrific tips that are tucked in throughout. And I’m mad for the recipes—their style, their brilliant flavors, their ease. Caroline has a double genius: She creates brilliant desserts and crafts recipes so that we can make them daily, weekly, and forever.”
—Dorie Greenspan, James Beard Award–winning author
“Caroline Schiff is the undeniable queen of desserts, and while you’d expect her book to feel daunting, each recipe is as smart and approachable as Caroline is herself.”
—Justine Doiron, bestselling author of Justine Cooks
“Every recipe in Daily Dessert strikes this magical balance between absurd indulgence and ‘must make on the reg.’ It’s the ideal cookbook for pastry obsessives and novices alike.”
—Gail Simmons, food expert, television host, and author of Guesting
“Daily Dessert makes baking feel joyful, approachable, and possible every day, whether you’re making something simple or worth lingering over.”
—Kristen Kish, chef and Emmy-nominated host of Top Chef
“Daily Dessert feels like one long, delicious conversation that I never want to end.”
—Adeena Sussman, author of Zariz, Shabbat, and Sababa
“Caroline’s desserts are so good, I always wished I could eat them every day. Thanks to this book, now we can.”
—Dan Pelosi, New York Times bestselling author of Let's Eat and Let's Party
