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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

34 recipes

  • Moravian Sugar Cake

    Moravian Sugar Cake

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    109

    2 hours 55 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Popcorn Bucket Cookies

    Popcorn Bucket Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    178

    About 1 hour, plus chilling and cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Cranberry-Cookie Butter Cheesecake

    Cranberry-Cookie Butter Cheesecake

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    516

    5 hours 15 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Toffee

    Toffee

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    281

    30 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Salted Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies

    Salted Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    727

    7 hours 15 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Sweet Potato and Brown Butter Snacking Cake

    Sweet Potato and Brown Butter Snacking Cake

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    280

    1 ¼ hours, plus cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Boozy Apple Crunch Cake

    Boozy Apple Crunch Cake

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    470

    1 hour 50 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Peanut Butter and Jelly Pound Cake

    Peanut Butter and Jelly Pound Cake

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    92

    1 1/2 hours

    or to save this recipe.

  • Blueberry-Lemon Almond Cookies

    Blueberry-Lemon Almond Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    147

    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

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

    196

    40 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Triple-Chocolate Brownies

    Triple-Chocolate Brownies

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    397

    50 minutes, plus cooling

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Cheese Puff

    Cheese Puff

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    235

    1 1/4 hours

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies

    Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    1512 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    1,512

    40 minutes, plus cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Cranberry Citrus Meringue Pie

    Cranberry Citrus Meringue Pie

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    195

    3 hours, plus 3 hours’ chilling and cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Coconut Caramel Tart

    Coconut Caramel Tart

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    204

    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

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

    176

    2 hours 40 minutes, plus 4 hours’ cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Laminated Pie Dough

    Laminated Pie Dough

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    239

    30 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Sesame-Swirled Pumpkin Pie

    Sesame-Swirled Pumpkin Pie

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    220

    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

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

    274

    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

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

    348

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

    or to save this recipe.

  • Chewy Brownie Cookies

    Chewy Brownie Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    2841 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    2,841

    45 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Buttermilk Ranch Fried Chicken

    Buttermilk Ranch Fried Chicken

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    77

    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

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

    230

    2 1/4 hours

    or to save this recipe.

  • Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

    Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    4246 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    4,246

    1 1/2 hours, plus 2 hours chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Chocolate Chess Pie

    Chocolate Chess Pie

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    649

    3 hours

    or to save this recipe.

  • Brown-Butter Mashed Potatoes

    Brown-Butter Mashed Potatoes

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    654

    1 hour

    or to save this recipe.

  • Key Lime Pie

    Key Lime Pie

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    556

    1¼ hours, plus 4 hours’ cooling and chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Cherry Yum-Yum

    Cherry Yum-Yum

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    974

    30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ chilling

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Gingerbread Latte Cookies

    Gingerbread Latte Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    3714 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    3,714

    35 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Honey Deuce Melon Ball Punch

    Honey Deuce Melon Ball Punch

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    223

    5 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Peppermint Brownie Cookies

    Peppermint Brownie Cookies

    Vaughn Vreeland

    4101 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    4,101

    40 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Salted Margarita Bars

    Salted Margarita Bars

    Vaughn Vreeland

    2114 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    2,114

    45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ freezing

    or to save this recipe.

  • Eggnog Snickerdoodles

    Eggnog Snickerdoodles

    Vaughn Vreeland

    4088 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    4,088

    About 45 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Whipped Coffee

    Whipped Coffee

    Vaughn Vreeland

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

    992

    or to save this recipe.

    easy

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