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  1. About Us
  2. Vaughn Vreeland

Vaughn Vreeland

Vaughn Vreeland is a supervising video producer for NYT Cooking. An avid baker and home cook hailing from North Carolina, Vaughn can be seen making his latest creations on the NYT Cooking YouTube channel, Instagram and TikTok.

Recipes by Vaughn Vreeland

37 recipes

  • Cottage Cheese Pancakes

    Cottage Cheese Pancakes

    Vaughn Vreeland

    8 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    8

    20 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Carrot Cake Butter Mochi

    Carrot Cake Butter Mochi

    Vaughn Vreeland

    88 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    88

    2 hours 30 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Penny's Chocolate Mousse

    Penny's Chocolate Mousse

    Vaughn Vreeland, Joshua Pinsky

    198 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    198

    5 hours 5 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Moravian Sugar Cake

    Moravian Sugar Cake

    Vaughn Vreeland

    175 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    175

    2 hours 55 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Popcorn Bucket Cookies

    Popcorn Bucket Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    188 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    188

    About 1 hour, plus chilling and cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Cranberry-Cookie Butter Cheesecake

    Cranberry-Cookie Butter Cheesecake

    Vaughn Vreeland

    554 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    554

    5 hours 15 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Toffee

    Toffee

    Vaughn Vreeland

    333 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    333

    30 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Salted Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies

    Salted Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    911 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    911

    7 hours 15 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Boozy Apple Crunch Cake

    Boozy Apple Crunch Cake

    Vaughn Vreeland

    493 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    493

    1 hour 50 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Sweet Potato and Brown Butter Snacking Cake

    Sweet Potato and Brown Butter Snacking Cake

    Vaughn Vreeland

    308 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    308

    1 ¼ hours, plus cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Peanut Butter and Jelly Pound Cake

    Peanut Butter and Jelly Pound Cake

    Vaughn Vreeland

    108 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    108

    1 1/2 hours

    or to save this recipe.

  • Blueberry-Lemon Almond Cookies

    Blueberry-Lemon Almond Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    188 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    188

    55 minutes, plus cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Makaron z Truskawkami (Polish Strawberry Pasta)

    Makaron z Truskawkami (Polish Strawberry Pasta)

    Vaughn Vreeland, Kasia Pilat

    204 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    204

    40 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Triple-Chocolate Brownies

    Triple-Chocolate Brownies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    455 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    455

    50 minutes, plus cooling

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Cheese Puff

    Cheese Puff

    Vaughn Vreeland

    252 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    252

    1 1/4 hours

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies

    Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    1563 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    1,563

    40 minutes, plus cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Cranberry Citrus Meringue Pie

    Cranberry Citrus Meringue Pie

    Vaughn Vreeland

    197 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    197

    3 hours, plus 3 hours’ chilling and cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Laminated Pie Dough

    Laminated Pie Dough

    Vaughn Vreeland

    249 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    249

    30 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Coconut Caramel Tart

    Coconut Caramel Tart

    Vaughn Vreeland

    209 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    209

    2 hours 15 minutes, plus 1 1/2 hours’ cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Pomegranate Cardamom Apple Pie

    Pomegranate Cardamom Apple Pie

    Vaughn Vreeland

    179 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    179

    2 hours 40 minutes, plus 4 hours’ cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Sesame-Swirled Pumpkin Pie

    Sesame-Swirled Pumpkin Pie

    Vaughn Vreeland

    227 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    227

    2 hours 55 minutes, plus 3 hours’ cooling and chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Coffee and Maple Chess Pie

    Coffee and Maple Chess Pie

    Vaughn Vreeland

    277 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    277

    2 hours 15 minutes, plus 1 1/2 hours’ cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Butterscotch Banana Cream Pie

    Butterscotch Banana Cream Pie

    Vaughn Vreeland

    415 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    415

    1 hours 35 minutes, plus 5 hours’ cooling and chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Chewy Brownie Cookies

    Chewy Brownie Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    3112 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    3,112

    45 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Buttermilk Ranch Fried Chicken

    Buttermilk Ranch Fried Chicken

    Vaughn Vreeland

    83 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    83

    1 hour 20 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ brining

    or to save this recipe.

  • Rum-Raisin Carrot Cake

    Rum-Raisin Carrot Cake

    Vaughn Vreeland

    258 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    258

    2 1/4 hours

    or to save this recipe.

  • Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

    Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    4503 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    4,503

    1 1/2 hours, plus 2 hours chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Chocolate Chess Pie

    Chocolate Chess Pie

    Vaughn Vreeland

    676 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    676

    3 hours

    or to save this recipe.

  • Brown-Butter Mashed Potatoes

    Brown-Butter Mashed Potatoes

    Vaughn Vreeland

    658 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    658

    1 hour

    or to save this recipe.

  • Key Lime Pie

    Key Lime Pie

    Vaughn Vreeland

    592 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    592

    1¼ hours, plus 4 hours’ cooling and chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Cherry Yum-Yum

    Cherry Yum-Yum

    Vaughn Vreeland

    990 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    990

    30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ chilling

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Gingerbread Latte Cookies

    Gingerbread Latte Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    3738 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    3,738

    35 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Honey Deuce Melon Ball Punch

    Honey Deuce Melon Ball Punch

    Vaughn Vreeland

    228 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    228

    5 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Peppermint Brownie Cookies

    Peppermint Brownie Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    4175 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    4,175

    40 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Salted Margarita Bars

    Salted Margarita Bars

    Vaughn Vreeland

    2168 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    2,168

    45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ freezing

    or to save this recipe.

  • Eggnog Snickerdoodles

    Eggnog Snickerdoodles

    Vaughn Vreeland

    4145 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    4,145

    About 45 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Whipped Coffee

    Whipped Coffee

    Vaughn Vreeland

    998 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    998

    or to save this recipe.

    easy

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