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12 (Genius) No-Bake, No-Sweat Desserts for Hot Days

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August  2, 2017
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For when you don't want to bake, or sweat, or maybe even interact with more than one ingredient, these 12 genius sweets are still here for you, and always will be. Stay cool out there, friends.
America’s Test Kitchen’s Instant Aged Balsamic Vinegar

America’s Test Kitchen’s Instant Aged Balsamic Vinegar

Max Falkowitz' Best (and Easiest) Frozen Yogurt Recipe

Max Falkowitz' Best (and Easiest) Frozen Yogurt Recipe

Nigella Lawson's No-Bake Nutella Cheesecake

Nigella Lawson's No-Bake Nutella Cheesecake

Andrea Nguyen's Cashew and Cardamom Fudge (Kaju Barfi)

Andrea Nguyen's Cashew and Cardamom Fudge (Kaju Barfi)

Grasshopper Cocktail From Jeffrey Morgenthaler

Grasshopper Cocktail From Jeffrey Morgenthaler

Nigella Lawson's One-Step, No-Churn Coffee Ice Cream

Nigella Lawson's One-Step, No-Churn Coffee Ice Cream

Brad Spence's Salted Butter Semifreddo

Brad Spence's Salted Butter Semifreddo

David Lebovitz's Chocolate Sorbet

David Lebovitz's Chocolate Sorbet

Dorie Greenspan's Hot (and Cold) Chocolate

Dorie Greenspan's Hot (and Cold) Chocolate

The Kitchn's One-Ingredient Ice Cream

The Kitchn's One-Ingredient Ice Cream

Strawberry Sorbet From The River Café

Strawberry Sorbet From The River Café

Hervé This' Chocolate Mousse

Hervé This' Chocolate Mousse

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Kristen Miglore

Written by: Kristen Miglore

I'm an ex-economist, lifelong-Californian who moved to New York to work in food media in 2007, before returning to the land of Dutch Crunch bread and tri-tip barbecues in 2020. Dodgy career choices aside, I can't help but apply the rational tendencies of my former life to things like: recipe tweaking, digging up obscure facts about pizza, and deciding how many pastries to put in my purse for "later."

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Mary I.
Mary I. September 1, 2017
The email teaser said ice box cakes were part of this. Where are they?
 

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