1,308 butters topping recipes

Old-fashioned skillet hamburgers seasoned with dry mustard, paprika, Worcestershire, and lemon juice, topped with butter and a quick pan sauce. Diner-style and bunless.

Poppy seed cake with lemon glaze baked in a bundt pan. Pureed apricots replace butter for moisture, egg whites provide lift, and a tangy lemon glaze drizzles over the top. No butter, no yolks.

Microwave mac and cheese loaded with sharp cheddar, luncheon meat strips, and a buttered bread crumb topping. Stovetop-free comfort food that comes together in one casserole dish.

Antoine's cream of mushroom soup builds deep flavor with two stages of sherry reduction, butter-browned mushrooms, and a finish of heavy cream. Topped with quenelles and toasted hazelnuts.

Shrimp scampi with Ritz crackers butterflied in their shells, brushed with garlic butter, topped with crushed buttery crackers, and baked until golden. Old-school New England seafood favorite.

Cinnamon flop: a simple old-fashioned breakfast cake with a pancake-like batter topped with cinnamon sugar and melted butter. Quick, sweet, and nostalgic.

From-scratch devil's food cake with boiling water for intense chocolate depth, topped with a fudge frosting made from melted semi-sweet chocolate and butter.

Pan-fried catfish fillets topped with a Cajun butter sauce of plump oysters, smoky andouille sausage, mushrooms, and green onions. Louisiana bayou cooking on a plate.

Scotch toffee bars made with rolled oats, brown sugar, dark corn syrup, and butter, baked crisp then topped with melted chocolate and chopped nuts. Chewy, crunchy, and no-fuss.

Peanut butter cream cheese pies frosted with chocolate pudding and topped with chopped peanuts. The recipe makes two 9-inch pies, with real whipped cream folded into the peanut butter base for serious lift.

No-bake Reese's-style peanut butter bars with a buttery graham cracker crumb base and a melted chocolate chip top. Tastes like a giant peanut butter cup. Cuts into 48 squares for a crowd.

Eggplant with tomatoes is a simple side dish of butter-browned eggplant slices topped with warm canned tomatoes and chopped chives. A quick, low-calorie vegetable dish with just five ingredients.

Kris Kringle no-bake bars layer crisp rice cereal with peanut butter and corn syrup, topped with melted chocolate and butterscotch chips. Six ingredients, 30 minutes, no oven needed.

Cold asparagus salad with a Chinese-style vinaigrette of rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Marinate overnight for deeper flavor, top with butter-toasted sunflower seeds.

Turnip and apple bake with mashed buttered turnip layered with cinnamon-spiced apples and topped with a brown sugar bread crumb crust. A cozy fall side dish.

Ham and macaroni casserole baked in a brown sugar-mustard white sauce with sliced apples and a buttered bread crumb topping. A sweet-savory comfort bake.