44 Orange Desserts to Take Advantage of This Winter

This English dessert is traditionally made with light-as-clouds meringue, whipped cream and strawberries. We gave it a wintry twist by substituting fresh blood orange curd for berries.

Orange juice and zest give these handhelds all the citrusy flavor they need. They’re mind-blowingly easy to pull off too since they start with store-bought pizza dough.

It’s just the elegant finale for your next garden party. Serve it with orange slices, pomegranate arils and a dusting of powdered sugar.

No offense, but your relatives are tired of apple pie. Serve this vibrant beauty at Thanksgiving instead and let the compliments roll in.

Nothing says classy like serving cheese for dessert. Might we suggest washing it down with soul-warming mulled wine?

Like a giant dessert biscuit blanketed with fresh whipped cream. Serve alongside a bowl of mixed citrus pieces (grapefruits, tangerines, oranges…) and let your guests scoop their own fruit.

Not a single person will expect these stunners to show up at the holiday cookie swap. Leave the rinds on the orange slices since their bitterness will complement the chocolate.

Plop this baby on the table and watch your relatives’ jaws drop. Not only is it easy on the eyes, but the cake itself is super moist and wholesome, thanks to sour cream and whole-wheat flour.

Think of this refreshing treat as a chic, grown-up snow cone. The hardest part is waiting for it to partially freeze before scraping the ice.

With that much honey, brown sugar and cinnamon in the mix, this brunch staple doubles as dessert in our book.

These mimosa-inspired breakfast delicacies are lined with orange zest-spiked cinnamon filling and topped with citrus Champagne glaze.

It’s a miracle how a Bundt pan can take any ordinary cake recipe and make it look ten times fancier. (The three-ingredient orange glaze helps too.)

Quality dark chocolate is the key to this unexpected scoop. Top your bowl with hot fudge, candied orange peel or orange marmalade.

Cream cheese in the batter offers moisture and tang to the cake, while fresh cranberries stud it with pops of juicy sweetness.

These are destined for your Christmas Eve holiday movie marathon. Be sure to save a few sammies for Santa—we hear he loves molasses cookies.

Buttermilk and Greek yogurt guarantee the cake’s moist, tender texture. But the buttery honey-orange glaze really seals the deal.

Icebox cookies are a total godsend come the holidays. Just mix the dough, roll it out, let it chill in the fridge for an hour, then cut it into your desired shape and bake.

Blood oranges are sweet, fruity and slightly bitter, so tangy crème fraîche is just as impeccable a topper as fresh whipped cream.

Like a tropical getaway in every bite. The recipe suggests topping the cake with a sprinkle of chopped coconut-orange almonds, but pistachios, toasted coconut flakes or orange zest would work too.

As if this dessert couldn’t get any more nostalgic, the filling calls for a cup of mandarin oranges in light syrup, just like you’d get in your lunchbox as a kid.

Sorry, strawberry: Rhubarb found a new BFF. They’re baked instead of fried, so go ahead and have two. (Or three…we won’t judge.)

The secret to this gem’s enchanting aroma is orange flower water, a distilled essential oil made from bitter orange blossoms.

Complete with a dollop of cinnamon-infused whipped cream. Use tart-sweet apples like Granny Smiths, Honeycrisps, Braeburns or Golden Delicious.

Lemon does *not* have dibs on poppy seeds. And this blondie-cake hybrid packed with chopped white chocolate is proof.

Almond flour holds down the fort in this saucy, streusel-topped recipe. Since it pairs well with both yogurt and vanilla ice cream, you can indulge for breakfast or dessert.

You’ll only need an hour to pull off this Insta-worthy treat. The caramelized citrus topping is nothing but butter, blood oranges and light brown sugar.

We know what we’re gifting to everyone on our Christmas list. Since the fudge only contains five ingredients, it’ll be super easy to prepare in bulk.

Egg whites are the secret to pulling this recipe off without flour since they help bind the dough. All the cookies’ flavor comes from Dutch cocoa and fresh orange zest.

Pink navel oranges and blood oranges will be the most visually appealing, but cara cara oranges are the sweetest choice.

Pro tip: Chilling the dough for 15 minutes before popping it in the oven ensures that the scones will maintain their shape and not overspread.

Not only does this crowd-pleaser call on two of our favorite cheeses, but it also uses corn, oat and sweet white rice flours instead of standard all-purpose, making it gluten-free.

How can these decadent twice-baked cookies be vegan, you ask? Chalk it up to pumpkin purée, coconut oil and plant-based dark chocolate.

A pop of acidic brightness in the dead of winter. Rich, tangy cream cheese filling balances the spicy ginger and bittersweet fruit beautifully.

The key here is using fresh-squeezed blood orange juice. In the end, it’ll be worth the elbow grease, promise.

Fresh-squeezed orange and lemon juices + orange extract + a ton of white chocolate chips = a sunny, decadent recipe you’ll make over and over again.

Starring a layer of nutty, vanilla-spiked almond cream. Finish it with a drizzle of honey and edible flowers.

Serve a towering stack of these on Christmas morning and they just might outshine the presents under the tree.

You’re only five ingredients away from this 30-minute sweet, which would make an epic stocking stuffer BTW.

To nail the rainbow effect on top, prepare an assortment of citrus fruit, like tangerines, grapefruits, navel oranges and blood oranges. Peel away the pith to maximize each piece’s vibrancy.

Psst: Make a second batch of curd to drizzle on pancakes, ice cream, cheesecake, crepes or quick breads.

Afraid of your cranberries sinking into the batter? Tossing and coating them in a bit of cake flour before adding them will help.

There are endless ways to top this pastry cream-filled tart. Since an assortment of colors is crucial, spruce up the citrus fruit with cranberries, persimmons, pomegranate arils, thin-sliced apples or pears if you’d like.

The recipe calls for using a tangelo, which is a hybrid between the sweet tangerine and the semi-bitter pomelo. But if you can’t find one, a small grapefruit will work as a substitute.

Bittersweet ganache meets citrus-vanilla bean custard and torched sugared blood oranges for a decidedly fancy and, dare we say, romantic dessert.