Kardea Brown's Best Desserts

This irresistable dessert is a lemony spin on tiramisu. Instead of espresso, Kardea soaks ladyfingers in a limoncello simple syrup and layers them with Meyer lemon curd and a vanilla bean mascarpone cream.

Kardea's vanilla bean-flavored version of this classic Italian dessert gets topped with gorgeous macerated berries.

The sweet pink sugar dust that covers these decadent cookies is made by pulsing freeze-dried strawberries with powdered sugar. Enjoy these treats with a cup of your favorite tea!

Kardea likes using basmati rice for her rice pudding because the grains retain their shape without becoming mushy.

This frozen treat is great to keep on hand for when you get a sweet tooth. You can also use Kardea's strawberry-balsamic jam as a spread for toast or as a cake filling.

Talk about decadent! This brownie-cheesecake combo is topped with those famous chocolate sandwich cookies.

Kardea likes to top her sweet bread with pineapple jam as a nod to Charleston, since the pineapple is the symbol of hospitality and is associated with the city.

Satisfy all your chocolate cravings with Kardea’s Carolina Mud Pie! Chocolate sandwich cookie crust and pecans + pudding on top = crunchy and smooth perfection.

Dip bananas in chocolate, then roll them in your favorite crunchy and move to the freezer for an irresistible treat.

"This is the ultimate mash-up of two of my favorite desserts: traditional Charleston Chewies (a blondie-style bar) and rich New York cheesecake," Kardea says.

Glazed in maple and topped with coconut “bacon,” Kardea’s mini-doughnuts are the ideal combination of sweet and salty, guaranteed to satisfy your cravings.

Take a scoop of Kardea’s chilled banana pudding and be instantly comforted by the creamy vanilla custard and crunchy wafers.

“Very easy and delicious,” raved superfan Joe H. “I made this with frozen berries and a couple of fresh apples I had on hand. Easy to pull this together without having to shop for much.”

Moist in the center and crispy on the edges, this bread pudding is dangerously delicious.

Take a bite into seven layers of yumminess. "​​My mom's Goodie Bars have just about everything but the kitchen sink in them," says Kardea.

Welcome to your new go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe. Warm and gooey, these chocolate chip delights are irresistible. Kardea uses a lot of chocolate chips, so you’re guaranteed to get some in every bite.

You’ll be surprised at how moist the pineapple makes this carrot cake!

“Kids (and kids at heart) are going to love these nostalgic cupcakes that take the flavors of peanut butter and jelly and transform them into a fun dessert,” says Kardea.

Dip your fork into Kardea’s molden cakes and watch as gooey warm chocolate oozes from the center.

Grilling peaches brings out the natural sugars of the fruit, which makes this dessert extra sweet.

If you're serving these on a hot day or at the beach, freezing the filled pies will help them stay fresh and neat!

Kardea adds salty pretzels to the dark chocolate bark topping to intensify the bold flavors.

Kardea adds a splash of lemon-lime soda to both the cake batter and the glaze to intensify the lemony flavors.

The secret in making this pie extra delicious is a layer of fresh pineapple hidden underneath the creamy coconut custard.

To intensify the robust flavors of these mini pies, Kardea adds cayenne pepper and cinnamon to the pecan-pineapple topping.

These rich, chocolatey cupcakes are perfect for game day!

Benne Wafers are little cookies made with sesame seeds that are well-known in the Low Country. To keep the cookies from doming, spray your hands or a spatula with nonstick spray and press the cookies down before putting them in the oven.

Adding lemon zest to the crumbled vanilla wafer cookie crust boosts the lemony flavors in these bite-sized treats.

Kardea uses pre-made pie dough to make the prep time easier and a lot faster!

If you don't have a kitchen blowtorch, place these desserts on a baking sheet under the broiler for 4 to 5 minutes to caramelize the sugar on top.

Chopped pecans give these chewy treats an added crunch.

Orange liqueur enhances the fresh flavors of the orange slices found in this dessert.

Using Pink Lady apples in the cake batter complements the sweetness of the caramel, while green apples add tartness.