1,102 brown sugar icing recipes

Warm spices meet shredded coconut and molasses in this richly layered cake, topped with a tangy cream cheese orange frosting and a candied orange rose garnish that steals the show.

Beer and beef stew from Granite Brewery with cubed beef, root vegetables, Dijon mustard, and a dark chocolate-brown roux. A pub-style stew thickened with a proper French roux.

Moroccan vegetable stew with chickpeas, butternut squash, sweet potato, dried apricots, and raisins, spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and turmeric. Served over couscous.

A dark, earthy bread machine pumpernickel made with rye flour, whole wheat, cocoa, molasses, and instant coffee. Dump the ingredients in and let the machine do the work.

Swedish rye bread for the bread machine with rye flour, molasses, orange zest, and brown sugar. Dump the ingredients in, press start, and walk away.

Creamy maple-sweetened sweet potato casserole topped with a crunchy brown sugar and pecan streusel. The Thanksgiving side dish that steals the show from the turkey every year.

Fresh spinach slow-cooked with ghee, soaked almonds, shredded coconut, caramelized brown sugar, mustard seeds, cumin, fenugreek, ginger, green chilies, and nutmeg. A rich Bengali-style spinach side dish.

Oatmeal cookies packed with chopped dates, sweetened coconut, and nuts in an orange juice-brown sugar dough. Three cups of oats for serious chew, plus cinnamon warmth in every bite.

A bubbly, protein-packed casserole with ground turkey, lima beans, baked beans, and kidney beans in a sweet-tangy brown sugar and molasses sauce. Oven or microwave ready in about an hour.

Chewy oatmeal cookies with a thumbprint center filled with spiced apple pie filling, combining wheat germ nuttiness with warm cinnamon sweetness.

A spicy, but savory dish made with pinto beans and smoked ham that tastes great after being left to simmer in a crockpot.

Cocoa cookies with semisweet chocolate chips, pecan-crusted tops, and a gooey caramel center pressed into each one. Soft, fudgy, and done in 35 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.

Fluffy quinoa tossed with black beans, ripe tomatoes, scallions, and cilantro in a zesty lime-butter dressing. High-fiber, vegetarian, and packed with protein. Great as a side or a light main.

Georgian fruit buns loaded with diced apples, raisins, prune puree, peach puree, and cream cheese in a spiced wheat dough. A hearty, fruit-packed quick bread from the South.

Slow-simmered Italian pizza sauce built on canned plum tomatoes, olive oil, oregano, basil and tarragon. A balanced, herb-forward sauce that gets even better after an overnight chill in the fridge.

Whole wheat bread machine loaf loaded with All-Bran, dates, raisins, pecans, almonds, and almond extract. A high-fiber, mildly sweet morning bread that bakes hands-off in one cycle.