715 acorn recipes

Easy slow cooker Southwestern chicken with corn, black beans, chunky salsa, and melted cheddar. Just 5 ingredients and minimal prep for a hands-off dinner.

A hearty no-knead whole wheat batter bread, beaten rather than kneaded and boosted with wheat germ and soy flour for extra fiber and protein. Honey and molasses give it a deep, faintly sweet, nutty crumb.

Fudge-pecan pie with bittersweet chocolate melted into a buttery corn syrup filling and loaded with chopped pecans. A holiday-table classic that splits the difference between Southern pecan pie and dense chocolate fudge.

No-egg applesauce cake with cocoa, warm spices, raisins, and nuts. Three cups of hot applesauce replace the eggs and most of the fat for an incredibly moist, spiced sheet cake.

Nancy Reagan's pumpkin pecan pie marries two Thanksgiving favorites in one shell. A pumpkin custard sweetened with dark corn syrup hides under a layer of toasty pecans. Holiday pie that ends every debate over which to bake.

Four bean salad with chickpeas, red kidney beans, green beans, and yellow wax beans tossed in a sweet apple cider vinegar and honey dressing. A potluck classic that gets better with time.

Bourbon pie loaded with chocolate chips and chopped pecans in a buttery, boozy custard filling. Like a Kentucky Derby pie with a warm bourbon kick, served with whipped cream.

This is a fairly close approximation to what a parmigiana dish should be like.

Kentucky-style burgoo with three meats: stewing beef, pork shoulder, and whole chicken simmered for hours with fresh corn, lima beans, tomatoes, and potatoes.

Vegan red lentil lasagna loaded with broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini, and corn in a tomato-herb sauce, topped with a dairy-free nutritional yeast cheese sauce.

Homemade sourdough bread with dried apricots, walnuts, and whole wheat flour. Makes 3 loaves with a tangy crumb and pockets of sweet fruit.

Elegant stuffed pumpkin filled with brown rice, whole wheat breadcrumbs, tart apples, chestnuts, and herbs, then baked whole until fork-tender. A stunning vegetarian Thanksgiving centerpiece.

Dairy-free, hearty whole wheat and bran Irish scones.

Hearty colonial brown bread made with three flours, dark molasses, warm spices, and plump raisins. A rustic no-yeast quick bread your whole family will love.

A Mexican mole-inspired chili with cubed lamb, black beans, toasted tortilla and seed thickener, warming spices, and a square of unsweetened chocolate. Deep, complex, nothing like a Texas chili.

Chocolate summer fruit cake with whole wheat flour, fresh stone fruit, coconut, raisins, and walnuts, soaked in a hot buttermilk glaze. A dense, fruit-packed sheet cake for seasonal baking.