10,000 creamed recipes

The surprise is grits! Cooked creamy grits stand in for the traditional custard base, blended with flaked coconut and sour cream, then chilled in a chocolate graham crust. A Southern twist on coconut cream pie you won't see coming.

A savory asparagus soup that can be enjoyed plain or used as a base for stews and casseroles.

Peaches and cream cheesecake bars: a vanilla pudding-spiked cake base topped with sliced peaches and a dollop-and-swirl cream cheese layer, dusted with cinnamon sugar. Sheet pan dessert that feeds 16.

No-bake cream cheese pie with sour cream and whipped cream in a graham cracker crust, topped with cherry pie filling. Chill, slice, and impress with zero effort.

Delicate crepes filled with homemade almond cream, folded in quarters, and garnished with shaved chocolate. Elegant brunch or dessert for special occasions.

Gooseberry burnt creams are a British dessert with tart gooseberry puree topped with whipped fromage blanc and double cream, finished with a crackable caramel sugar shell. A fruit-forward creme brulee.

Almond cream cheese biscotti with toasted sliced almonds and a hint of anise. Cream cheese gives these twice-baked Italian cookies a softer, more tender bite while keeping the signature crunch for dunking in coffee.

Persimmon cream pie with a custard of egg yolks, cream, and ripe persimmon pulp, crowned with a sticky pecan praline crumble. The fruit must be jelly-soft for the right honeyed flavor.

3-ingredient Banana Cream blends ripe bananas with low-fat yogurt and serves over chopped dried apricots. A no-cook dessert or quick breakfast ready in 10 minutes with no added sugar.

This delicious cookies made from cream cheese make an excellent treat after a meal.

No-bake cappuccino cream pie with a toasted macadamia graham cracker crust, white chocolate espresso custard filling, and whipped cream topped with chocolate-covered espresso beans.

Irish cream balls combine crushed vanilla wafers, toasted pecans, cocoa, and Irish cream liqueur into no-bake boozy bites rolled in powdered sugar. The grown-up holiday cookie tray staple.

Creamed cucumbers boil cucumbers tender, then toss in a paprika-spiked béchamel of butter, flour, and milk. A vintage Scandinavian-leaning side dish for fish and roast pork.

Old-fashioned creamed spinach with bacon, onion, and a milk-based bechamel. The classic steakhouse side dish made from scratch in 30 minutes.

No-bake orange cream candies made with powdered sugar, orange zest, and frozen orange juice concentrate. A three-ingredient confection that's rolled, cut, and chilled overnight.

No-bake cocoa cream candy balls rolled in cocoa and powdered sugar with walnuts, milk, and vanilla. Old-fashioned chocolate truffles made without cooking in 10 minutes.