Remember those hot summer days of your childhood when it seemed that happiness meant an ice cream cone or sorbet? These simple recipes can be enhanced by adding fruit, nut, or candy ingredients to satisfy the child in us all.

Confectionaries, or candies, are guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth! Candy bars, cotton candy, and fudge recipes can all do the trick and are guaranteed to please all children young and old.

Rich and creamy, custard and mousse recipes are wonderfully decadent! Serve a light and airy mousse to conclude a romantic dinner or offer a custard with more casual events such as birthdays and luncheons.

The natural sweetness of apples, oranges, strawberries, and pears make for some of the most tempting dessert recipes around. Use them to make unbeatable summer pies, cookies, cakes and ice creams.