For a creamy, dreamy, next-level dessert, browse our pudding, custard, and mousse recipes that are as fitting for a fancy dinner parties as they are for some solo comfort food.
Side view of pumpkin custard
This Gorgeous Pumpkin Dessert Tastes Even Better Than Pumpkin Pie
Overhead view of finished corn creme brulee
Corn Crème Brûlée
Side angle view of a spoon lifting up chocolate mousse
Chocolate Mousse
Overhead view of a slice of Flan Pâtissier
Flan Pâtissier (French Custard Tart)
Three Hong Kong egg custard tarts on a plate net to a cup of tea and a tea pot.
Daan Tat (Hong Kong-Style Egg Tart)
Bowl of semolina halva topped with spiced nuts and dried fruit
Halva With Spice Dried Fruit and Nuts
leche flan
Leche Flan (Filipino Baked Custard)
vanilla rice pudding in two bowls topped with dried apricots and pistachios
Vanilla Rice Pudding
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Light and Silky Banana Crémeux Recipe
A bowl of homemade creamy banana pudding on a dark background
Creamy Banana-Flavored Pudding
Close up of cannolis lined up in rows. Some of them have had their ends dipped in shaved chocolate, others have been dipped in chopped pistachios.
Cannoli Recipe
Zabaglione being spooned into a bowl of fruit with two other topped bowls in the foreground.
Zabaglione
Parfait glasses full of light and easy 5-minute fruit mousse.
Light and Easy 5-Minute Fruit Mousse
Mocha Icebox Cake topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings
Mocha Mascarpone Icebox Cake Recipe
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10 Custard, Mousse, and Pudding Recipes for Rich and Creamy Desserts
A slice of rich and creamy tiramisu on a dessert plate.
Rich and Creamy Tiramisu
A bowl of chocolate pudding with spoon
Homemade Jell-O Style Chocolate Pudding Recipe
A slice of finely-layered apple custard cake known as Gâteau invisible aux pommes
Gâteau Invisible (Invisible Apple Cake)
Overhead view of a double-caramel flan with a slice on a plate
Double-Caramel Flan Recipe
A choux pastry puff filled with pastry cream, cut in half so you can see the vanilla pastry cream
How to Make Pastry Cream (Crème Pâtissière Recipe)
Glass cups filled with vanilla panna cotta and fresh cherries.
Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta Recipe
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Queen of Puddings Recipe
A dessert bowl filled with homemade eggless chocolate mousse.
Eggless Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Sweet potato pie
Silky Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
a piping bag piping meringue onto the filling of a fresh and creamy lime pie.
Fresh and Creamy Lime Pie
Chocolate Blancmange Recipe
Mexican Chocolate Flan Recipe
Fresh basil mousse, served in shallow drinking glasses and garnished with sliced strawberry.
Fresh Basil Mousse Recipe
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Graham Cracker Figgy Pudding Recipe
frozen custard in a bowl
New England–Style Frozen Custard | The Food Lab
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Soy Pudding
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Cinnamon Raisin Noodle Kugel
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Cranberry White Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe
Closeup of DIY pudding pops, dipped in chocolate and topped with sprinkles.
DIY Pudding Pops Recipe
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Cuccia (Sicilian Wheatberry and Ricotta Porridge) Recipe
A square of haupia, served on a small plate and sprinkled with toasted coconut.
Haupia Recipe
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Chocolate Pudding Snack Packs Recipe
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Salted Caramel-Chocolate Pudding Cake Recipe
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Perfect Passion Fruit Parfait Recipe
A chocolate soufflé in a ramakin
Chocolate Soufflé
Four servings of butterscotch pudding. A spoonful of butterscotch pudding is held up to the camera.
Stovetop Butterscotch Pudding Recipe
Closeup of coconut almond chia seed pudding, served in a small bowl with a garnish of slivered almonds.
Coconut Almond Chia Seed Pudding Recipe
A ramekin of roasted buckwheat custard dessert with a spoonful removed.
Roasted-Buckwheat Custards (Soba-Cha Puddings) Recipe
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Mark Bittman's Rice Pudding in the Oven Recipe
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Pluma Moos (Fresh Fruit Mousse) Recipe
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Arroz con Leche (Rice Pudding) Recipe
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Pumpkin Custard With Cookie Crumble Recipe
Easy Chocolate Tiramisu Recipe
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Coffee Tapioca Recipe
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Bananas Foster Trifle Recipe
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Crème Brûlée for One From 'Paris Pastry Club'
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Salted Caramel Banana Bread Puddings Recipe
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Chocolate Buttermilk Pudding Recipe
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French in a Flash (Classic): Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée Recipe
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My Thai: Coffee-Coconut Agar Dessert
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The Secret Ingredient (Coconut): Double Coconut Rice Pudding Recipe
Overhead view of black sesame and honey pudding, served in a small bowl on a colorful sunburst-patterned cloth.
No-Bake Black Sesame and Honey Puddings Recipe
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A Creamy, Fluffy Chocolate Frosting Without Eggs or Powdered Sugar