Book excerpt: A collection of dessert recipes that gives you more than seventy-five delicious reasons to stock up on napkins. Chocolate Caramel-Pecan Soufflé Cake Cinnamon-Donut Bread Pudding Chewy Lemon-Pistachio Financiers Double-Crumble Hot Apple Pies Butterscotch-Bourbon Macadamia Nut Pie Still not satisfied? How about Cheesecake Pops, Giant Coconut Cream Puffs, Hawaiian Caramel Corn, Milky Way Tempura-on-a-Stick, or Sticky Pear and Walnut Upside-Down Gingerbread? And there are plenty more where that came from. In addition to each buttery, sugary favorite, author Jill O’Connor has included all the techniques and tools you’ll need to re-create these perfectly decadent treasures. Sprinkled throughout are sweet tips on using phyllo dough, toasting nuts, choosing the right cocoa, and making a heavenly ganache, ensuring that every pudding, cookie, cake, pie, and over-the-top treat tastes as irresistible as it sounds. If you think chocolate, marshmallow, whipped cream, and caramel belong in a separate food group all their own, you’re ready to bite into all that’s Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey.