10,000 batter recipes

Chocolate-dipped coconut bon bons with just 5 ingredients: condensed milk, butter, powdered sugar, coconut, and semi-sweet chocolate. Chill overnight, roll, dip, done. Makes 24 pieces of homemade candy.

A boozy chocolate sheet cake laced with peppermint schnapps and sweetened condensed milk, topped with a minty schnapps frosting. Big batch, bold flavor, and ready in an hour.

Jim's sweet-sour yams is a microwave side dish with canned yams, pineapple chunks, fresh kiwi, and raisins simmered in a glossy brown sugar glaze. Holiday table flavor without tying up the oven.

Chocolate cheesecake on a buttery sweet pastry crust with melted semisweet chocolate and sour cream in the filling. Finished with a chocolate-butter lattice drizzle on top.

These scrumptious cookies are a great treat for dessert after a hearty meal.

Lemony cheesecake on a cinnamon-graham crust: a tangy lemon cream cheese filling under a layer of sour cream, all crowned with a glossy lemon glaze. A triple-lemon baked cheesecake that's bright, creamy, and rich.

Yankee maple sugar apple pie sweetens tart apples with a full cup of soft maple sugar instead of granulated. Just cinnamon, a hint of flour, and dotted butter under a cream-washed top crust deliver heritage New England flavor.

Buttermilk snack cake with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips folded into the batter, topped with a brown sugar walnut crumble. A one-pan crowd-pleaser.

Almond coffeecake with orange marmalade or raspberry jam baked right into the batter, topped with a buttery brown sugar and slivered almond crumb. A brunch showstopper.

No need to go to the carnival to find Caramel Corn. It's as close as your oven in the baked version of homemade caramel popcorn.

A traditional Deccan-style bhurta of pounded meat or fish seasoned with mace, cayenne, and lemon, cooked in butter and served on toast. Anglo-Indian comfort food.

If you're tired of using the oven for every little thing, then try this delicious crockpot recipe that won't disappoint!

A custard-style rhubarb pie with evaporated milk, cinnamon, and cloves poured over fresh rhubarb in a single crust. Tart, creamy, and warmly spiced. A springtime classic.

For the best taste, use good-quality caramels in this rich, gooey bar that keeps best refrigerated. It's from Jan Christofferson of Eagle River.

Baked flounder fillets in a browned butter sauce with garlic, white wine, lemon, and parsley. Ready in 30 minutes and works with any white fish. Quick, elegant weeknight dinner.

Cotoletta alla Milanese: veal cutlets pounded thin, dipped in egg, coated in bread crumbs, and fried golden in butter and oil. Classic Milanese technique that creates a shatteringly crisp crust in about one minute per side.