Recipe Roundup

The Grape-est Desserts Ever

You could just rinse them, freeze them, and then eat them one by one like the mini frozen fruit pops they were destined to be—but why stop there? There's a whole world of grape desserts to explore.

By Epicurious Editors

October 17, 2016

A closeup shot of an icecream scoop of concord grape sorbet.

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Concord Grape Sorbet With Rosemary And Black Pepper
Herbal, floral rosemary elevates the tart flavor of Concord grapes, while black pepper adds an addictive spiciness.
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David Cicconi, food styling by Rhoda Boone
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Concord Grape and Pear Pie
This ultimate fall pie combines Concords with juicy pears and a festive top crust. If you'd rather skip the cookie-cutter step, use the second disc of dough to make a double crust.
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Port-Glazed Grape Tarts With Pecan Crust
This surprisingly light, but richly-flavored tart features fresh red grapes tossed in a syrupy glaze of port reduced with Concord jelly.
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Carol Kicinski
4/15
Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream Sandwiches
Pretty much a kid's dream dessert—or anyone's for that matter. Two chewy peanut butter cookies sandwich layers of jelly and peanut butter ice cream in this playful dessert.
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Photo by Romulo Yanes
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Individual Grape and Vin Santo Cakes
In these tender, elegant cakes, the Italian dessert wine Vin Santo contributes intoxicating flavor that's played up by the addition of plump grapes.
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Photo by Romulo Yanes
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Chilled Grape Soup
The gelatin in this refreshing dessert soup—infused with citrus and fall spices—sets just enough to give it body but not bounce.
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Photo by William Abranowicz
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Grape and Almond Frangipane Tart
Frangipane is simply nuts—in this case almonds—blended with sugar, butter, flour, and eggs. The paste is then spread on a tart crust and dotted with red grapes and more almonds before baking into a luscious dessert.
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Yogurt and Brown-Sugar Panna Cotta With Grape Gelée
Head back to 1979 with this retro (but delicious) dessert. A mandoline helps to get the grape slices paper thin.
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Tatsuro Nishimura, food styling by Rhoda Boone
9/15
Peanut Butter and Grape Smoothie
No one is going to be upset if you swap the yogurt for ice cream and make this a PB&J Milkshake instead.
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Romulo Yanes
10/15
Concord Grape Cornmeal Cake
Serve at brunch for a coffee cake stand-in, or for dessert with a scoop of lemon gelato.
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Hirscheimer & Hamilton
11/15
Grape & Apple Pie
A combination of red and black grapes add tart sweetness and vibrant purple color to this apple pie.
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Photo by Jeremy Liebman
12/15
Pots de Crème with Riesling-Poached Grapes
Sour cream adds a slight tang to these creamy puddings, which are perfectly balanced by the sweet wine-soaked grapes.
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Photo by Romulo Yanes
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Warm Almond Cakes With Grapes
Baking these chewy, moist cakes—which are based on the financier, a French pastry—in individual dishes makes a nice presentaion, but the batter can also be baked in a 9-inch glass pie plate for 30 to 35 minutes.
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Photo by Zach DeSart
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Black Grape Compote
Spoon this quick dessert sauce of fall-spiced grapes over pound cake or ice cream.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton
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Peanut Butter, Banana, and Jelly "Ice Cream"
Grape jelly is swirled into a purée of peanut butter and frozen bananas in this relatively healthy dessert.
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Concord Grape Sorbet With Rosemary And Black Pepper

Concord Grape and Pear Pie

Port-Glazed Grape Tarts With Pecan Crust

Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream Sandwiches

Individual Grape and Vin Santo Cakes

Chilled Grape Soup

Grape and Almond Frangipane Tart

Yogurt and Brown-Sugar Panna Cotta With Grape Gelée

Peanut Butter and Grape Smoothie

Concord Grape Cornmeal Cake

Grape & Apple Pie

Pots de Crème with Riesling-Poached Grapes

Warm Almond Cakes With Grapes

Black Grape Compote

Peanut Butter, Banana, and Jelly "Ice Cream"