Corn recipes

Corn tortillas fried crispy flat, spread with refried beans, loaded with sharp cheddar, and broiled until bubbly. Topped with cool shredded lettuce and fresh tomato for the real-deal Tex-Mex chalupa experience.

Raspberry chocolate sauce made with Dutch-process cocoa, heavy cream, butter, and pureed raspberries. Boiled 8 minutes to a glossy, pourable consistency. Keeps a month in the fridge.

Vidalia onion supper bread using corn muffin mix topped with butter-softened sweet onions, sour cream, and sharp American cheese. A quick 5-ingredient side bread baked in 25 minutes.

Red chile enchiladas stacked flat New Mexico style with corn tortillas, cheddar cheese, chopped onion, and red chili sauce, topped with a fried egg. Traditional and simple.

Homemade chocolate fondant candies made from a sugar syrup cooked to firm-ball stage, kneaded with unsweetened chocolate, then finished with pecans or dipped in white chocolate.

Milk chocolate pralines with pecans, made from a simple sugar syrup with corn syrup and vinegar. These no-bake candies set up fast with a glossy chocolate shell and crunchy nuts.

Kiwifruit sorbet made without an ice cream machine using a freeze-beat-refreeze method. A bright green, tangy frozen dessert with lemon juice and corn syrup for smooth scooping.

Fluffy pink grapefruit frosting is a seven-minute frosting made with egg whites, sugar, and grapefruit juice beaten over a double boiler into billowy, citrus-scented peaks.

Kae Atar Wot, an Ethiopian split green pea stew spiced with chow and tomato paste. Vegan, high-protein comfort food meant for scooping with injera.

Old-fashioned divinity candy with fluffy egg whites, crunchy pecans, and vanilla. This no-bake Southern classic melts on your tongue and comes together with just a few pantry staples.

Mr. Food's bistro supper soup throws diced tomatoes, French onion soup, smoked sausage, corn and picante sauce into one pot. Six ingredients, ready in 10 minutes.

Peanut fudge is old-school stovetop chocolate fudge made with milk, corn syrup, and unsweetened chocolate, beaten to the classic soft-ball stage and loaded with salted peanuts.

Grilled lobster dinner pairs halved lobster, husk-steamed corn, and littleneck clams over the fire, basted with garlic-oregano herb butter. A full New England seafood feast on the grill.

Dry veggieburger mix combines blender-cracked corn, brown rice, white rice, lentils, black beans, oatmeal, and whole-wheat flour into a shelf-stable pantry mix. Add water to make custom plant-based patties.

Salsa chowder cooks entirely in the microwave: chunky salsa, frozen corn, sweet red pepper, and chicken broth come together for a hot lunch in about 6 minutes.

Chef Tom's pecan pralines, the New Orleans-style sugar candy made with brown sugar, evaporated milk, butter, and toasted pecan halves. Drop spoonfuls cooled on wax paper for that signature flaky-creamy bite.