7,477 brown recipes

Deep-dish apple pie with a single top crust hiding a heap of brown sugar and cinnamon-spiced apples. Old-fashioned simplicity served with cream or hard sauce, just the way grandmother made it.

Oatmeal cookies rolled in chopped nuts with a chocolate star pressed into each warm center. The classic peanut blossom cookie technique applied to oats.

Heart-healthy braised chicken in a tangy orange sauce with brown sugar, ginger, sherry, and soy. A skinless braised chicken dish from the AMA cookbook that's lower-fat without sacrificing flavor.

Saucy black beans with mushrooms, green chiles, and cilantro over fluffy brown rice. Loaded with veggies, naturally vegan, and on the table in 30 minutes.

Light pumpkin praline cheesecake: low-fat cottage cheese stands in for cream cheese, wheat germ replaces graham crumbs in the crust, and pumpkin pie spice carries the flavor. Topped with maple-drizzled pecans.

Fudgy peanut butter brownies baked in a pie plate, cut into wedges, and loaded with ice cream, homemade chocolate sauce, and crunchy toasted peanuts. The ultimate brownie sundae.

Pressure cooker soy chicken with mushrooms, celery, onion, and brown sugar in a savory-sweet soy glaze. Tender chicken in just 5 minutes of cook time.

Chocolate-stuffed peanut butter scones with chopped peanuts and brown sugar, baked into golden filled rounds with a molten chocolate center. A bakery-style breakfast or dessert treat.

This co-winner in the filled-cookie category from Gerry Cofta of Milwaukee has a great, rich flavor in the filling.

Oatmeal snickerdoodles cross a chewy oatmeal cookie with a classic cinnamon-sugar snickerdoodle. Five dozen cookies, ten-minute bake, plenty for the cookie jar or to share.

Classic from-scratch brownies made with real melted unsweetened chocolate for deep, bittersweet flavor. Rich, fudgy squares studded with optional walnuts, no boxed mix in sight.

Giant chocolate chip cookie baked in a pizza pan, smothered in melted chocolate and peanut butter, then piled high with fresh fruit and chopped candy bars. The ultimate dessert pizza for parties.

Lon Tao Jiao: a Thai coconut milk and fermented bean sauce dip served with raw cucumber, cabbage, and green beans. A salty-sweet-sour Thai vegetable platter.

Cran-apple pie with sliced apples, tart cranberries, and a brown sugar filling thickened on the stovetop, topped with chopped pecans. A bright single-crust holiday pie balancing sweet and tart.

Raisin bran bread is a soft brown sugar yeast loaf that uses your morning cereal as the secret ingredient. Bread machine or hand-shaped, this bakes up tender with embedded raisins and a hint of bran nuttiness.

Fat-free apple oat muffins using pureed prunes as a fat substitute, egg whites instead of whole eggs, and maple syrup for sweetness. Just 90 calories each.