10,000 sugar recipes

Rhubarb pie sweetened with applesauce instead of additional sugar, thickened with quick-cooking tapioca, and warmed with cinnamon and nutmeg under a lattice crust. The applesauce mellows the tart rhubarb naturally.

Chocolate cookies rolled in chopped walnuts with melted mint wafers pressed on top mid-bake: two-tone mint-chocolate treats perfect after dinner with coffee.

Old-fashioned cabbage salad with a tangy cream dressing made from heavy cream, vinegar, and sugar. Six ingredients, no mayo, and ready in 20 minutes flat.

Midori melon liqueur chiffon pie with a fluffy gelatin-set filling and honeydew or kiwi garnish. A vintage 1980s cocktail-inspired no-bake summer dessert in a baked pastry shell.

Lighter honey vanilla cheesecake made with reduced-fat cream cheese, cottage cheese, and fat-free ricotta on a gingersnap crust. Sweetened with honey instead of sugar and baked with steam for a silky, crack-free top.

A very savory, Yucutan style tortilla chip that goes well with almost any salsa or dip.

A moist chocolate chip cake made with instant mashed potatoes, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Baked in a 13x9 pan with a powdered sugar finish, it travels beautifully to any potluck or picnic.

Graham cracker toffee bark with a buttery brown sugar glaze and ground nuts. Just 4 ingredients and 15 minutes for a crispy, caramel-coated candy snack.

Baked lemon-brown sugar chicken drumsticks with cornbread stuffing on the side, all in one dish. Browned drumsticks topped with lemon slices and baked alongside lemony cornbread stuffing.

Light spiced apple cake with nutmeg and ginger, topped with cinnamon-walnut sugar before baking. Cut into rectangles and serve warm or at room temperature for coffee cake perfection.

Upside-down apple pie with a caramelized brown sugar and pecan bottom that becomes the glossy top when flipped. Glazed and served warm with the nuts on display.

Canned green tomato pie filling with Granny Smith apples, dark and white raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. A boiling-water canner recipe for preserving the fall harvest.

Easy egg bread is a soft, golden bread machine loaf enriched with whole egg and milk. A no-fuss daily sandwich bread with brioche-like richness and a tender, fine crumb.

Butterscotch grahams with brown sugar, butter, and pecans baked on graham crackers until bubbly and caramelized. A 4-ingredient, no-fuss cookie ready in under 20 minutes.

Chocolate chip cookies with a secret in the technique: beat the margarine and sugars until fluffy and pale before anything else joins the bowl. Crisp edges, soft centers, walnut crunch.

Injera made from millet flour and club soda with a quick 90-minute ferment instead of days-long teff fermentation. Spongy, tangy Ethiopian flatbread cooked covered in a skillet for about one minute per round.