4,474 sugar recipes

Chocolate crossword cookies: thick, chewy chocolate bar cookies loaded with chocolate chips, baked in a pan and cut into squares. A bake-sale favorite with a brownie-cookie hybrid texture.

Rich, fudgy chocolate cake hiding a gooey caramel filling baked right inside. Sour cream keeps it impossibly moist while melted caramels and condensed milk create a buttery surprise layer.

Twice-baked Jewish biscotti loaded with crunchy almonds, mixed dried fruit, and a cinnamon-sugar crust. Crisp edges meet tender centers in this traditional cookie perfect for dunking in coffee or tea.

This savory tomato sauce made with carrots, green bell peppers and tomatoes will become one of your crockpot favorites.

Layered pecan crust dessert with cream cheese, vanilla and chocolate pudding, and Cool Whip. No-bake except for the crust. Refrigerate overnight for best results.

Old-fashioned cake doughnuts made with cooked winter squash, cinnamon, and nutmeg, fried golden brown. These tender, spiced doughnuts taste like autumn and make about 2 1/2 dozen from a single batch.

No-cook Thai peanut sauce with smooth peanut butter, soy sauce, rice and cider vinegars, sugar, and a drop of sesame oil. A 10-minute dip for satay, noodles, or spring rolls.

Chocolate pecan pie with melted semi-sweet chocolate stirred into a classic corn syrup filling, loaded with pecan halves. Rich, gooey, and deeply chocolatey.

Pasta salad with currants, olives, and pine nuts tossed in a curry-lemon-parsley vinaigrette. A make-ahead vegetarian penne salad with Mediterranean and Indian flavors in every bite.

Nuevo frijoles puts a briny Mediterranean spin on Mexican pinto beans, simmered with green and black olives, pimentos, cumin and oregano. A vegan, big-flavored bean side with a twist.

Savory bacon cheddar muffins with oats, a pinch of chili powder, and skim milk. A hearty, grab-and-go breakfast muffin for the brunch crowd or a make-ahead school morning.

Green Curry Paste (Nam Prik Kaeng Khiew Wah) recipe

Make your own Boboli-style pizza crust at home with a breadmaker. Garlic, Parmesan, and Italian seasoning bake into a golden shell you can freeze for quick weeknight pizza nights.

Don't settle for one single taste and try this succulent beef stew that will warm up any winter day.

Jefferson pie with brown sugar custard, dates, raisins, pecans, and warm spices in a flaky crust topped with meringue. A forgotten Southern heirloom dessert.

Flaky, buttery pastry triangles filled with jam and kissed with orange zest. A classic Austrian cookie that uses hard-cooked egg yolks for an impossibly tender dough.