10,000 buttered recipes

No-bake chocolate nut cake layered with graham crackers. A creamy cocoa filling with cashews or almonds sets firm in the fridge. No oven needed.

Chocolate orange truffles with semi-sweet chocolate, Cointreau, orange marmalade, and chopped almonds. A no-bake French-style candy rolled by hand, ideal for holiday gift boxes.

Homemade butterhorn rolls shaped into buttery crescents from a soft yeasted dough with eggs, milk, and shortening. Light, flaky, and golden after a double rise.

Challenge Winner, AJ Horst (Test Your Tastebuds, October 2011)

Crispy golden seafood croquettes with a creamy, nutmeg-spiced filling rolled in bread crumbs and fried until crunchy. Freezer-friendly and served with tomato mayonnaise.

Homemade naan bread with yogurt, milk, and poppy seeds, cooked on a hot griddle then finished under the broiler. Soft, pillowy, and perfect with curry.

Cookie tacos are crisp buttery tuile shells shaped into taco folds while hot, then stuffed with lime-scented sour cream and lemon pie filling and piled with sugared strawberries. A playful dessert that draws every eye at the table.

Classic French silk chocolate pie with a rich, mousse-like filling of creamed butter, sugar, melted chocolate, and eggs beaten to silky perfection. No baking required for the filling.

Apple pie cake made with yellow cake mix and canned apple pie filling, topped with a buttery cinnamon crumb streusel. A shortcut dessert that tastes homemade.

Spareribs braised with sauerkraut, sliced apples, onions, and white wine for nearly two hours. A hearty Alsatian-style one-dish pork dinner with sweet and tangy layers.

Best Strawberry Cheesecake with Strawberry Glaze recipe

Crustless cherry custard pie made in a blender with Bisquick, eggs, milk, and butter, topped with cherry pie filling and baked until set. Make-ahead friendly.

Mint-chocolate brownies with a fudgy crumb and cool peppermint punch, built from melted mint morsels stirred straight into the batter. Easy one-bowl dessert for the holidays or any day.

Chilla puri are savory Indian whole wheat crepes studded with grated onion, green chili, and fresh cilantro, cooked on a griddle with ghee. Serve hot with mint chutney or pickle.

Tangy buttermilk blue cheese bread made easy in a bread machine. Crumbled blue cheese and fresh parsley bake into a savory loaf with bold, earthy flavor.

Apple dessert bars with a buttery shortbread crust, cinnamon-lemon apple layer, and a rich coconut-nut custard topping that bakes into chewy squares.