5,297 brown sugar recipes

Buttery cream cheese pastry cups cradle gooey brown sugar pecan filling in these bite-sized Southern tarts, baked with a two-stage method for extra flaky crusts.

Buttery brown sugar cookie bars with crunchy walnuts and a hidden layer of golden apricot jam. Rich, chewy, and dangerously easy to eat by the handful.

Smoky chipotle salsa blended from canned chipotles in adobo, tomato paste, brown sugar, and red wine vinegar. Sweet, fiery, and ready in 10 minutes. Makes 2 cups.

Homemade sweet and sour dip with crushed pineapple, brown sugar, and vinegar. Thick, glossy, and freezer-friendly. Skip the bottled stuff and make your own in minutes.

Orange nut muffins with walnuts, fresh orange peel, cinnamon, and brown sugar. A tender quick bread muffin with warm spice and bright citrus in every bite.

Graham cracker-crusted baked ham glazed with brown sugar, Dijon mustard, and graham crumbs, studded with whole cloves. A sweet, crunchy twist on the classic holiday ham.

Card gingerbread cookies shaped into playing-card rectangles and scored with lines, made with molasses, brown sugar, ginger, and cinnamon. A vintage rolled cookie for the holidays.

Galliano barbecue sauce with ketchup, chili sauce, dark brown sugar, and lemon juice. An Italian liqueur twist on classic BBQ sauce for ribs, chicken, or burgers.

Birds in the Nest cookies with brown sugar dough rolled in ground nuts and filled with jelly. A thumbprint cookie recipe passed down through generations of holiday baking.

Old-fashioned brown sugar and butter fudge loaded with pecans. Cooked to soft-ball stage on the stovetop, this Southern-style fudge keeps for weeks in the fridge.

Brown sugar and cinnamon candied almonds cooked to firm ball stage in cream and butter. Crunchy, sweet, and addictive with just 7 ingredients and 15 minutes of work.

Toffee squares with a buttery brown sugar shortbread base, melted chocolate on top, and chopped nuts. A sheet pan cookie bar that's rich, crunchy, and easy to make.

Old-fashioned fruit cookies with brown sugar, raisins, nuts, cinnamon, and sour milk. Kneaded like bread and rolled thin for crisp, spiced cookies. A heritage recipe worth reviving.

Nut refrigerator cookies (icebox cookies) with brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and chopped nuts. Slice-and-bake dough that chills overnight and yields crisp, buttery cookies with caramel notes.

Simple butterscotch squares made with melted butter, brown sugar, one egg, chopped nuts, and vanilla. A one-bowl blondie recipe that bakes in 30 minutes with just 8 ingredients.

Homemade beef pastrami from a 6-pound brisket cured for 3 weeks with salt, black pepper, pickling spices, ginger, and brown sugar, then smoked low and slow until tender.