Recipes with milk

Pennsylvania Dutch lima beans and potatoes boiled together then finished with butter and milk. A simple, thrifty Lancaster County side dish with just five ingredients.

Saucy chocolate cake that creates its own hot fudge sauce as it bakes. Cocoa batter topped with brown sugar and boiling water transforms into cake over a pool of warm chocolate pudding.

Classic Southern spoonbread made with cornmeal, milk, butter, and eggs. A custardy, soufflé-like cornbread casserole so soft you serve it with a spoon. Just six ingredients.

Slow cooker cheddar meatloaf with ground beef, cheese crackers, chili sauce, and shredded cheddar cooked low and slow for 5 hours. Hands-off comfort food that stays moist and packed with cheesy flavor.

New England-style clam chowder with crisp bacon, tender potatoes, canned clams, and a creamy base built on cream of celery soup and milk. A classic shortcut chowder that tastes like Cape Cod.

Silky anchovy spread mellowed with milk, enriched with Bel Paese cheese, and spiked with lemon and capers for elegant toast points that taste fancy but take minutes.

Creamy chocolate punch with melted semi-sweet chocolate, milk, vanilla ice cream, club soda, and whipped cream. A bubbly, kid-friendly party drink that serves 12.

Make-ahead seafood souffle casserole layered with flaked halibut, water chestnuts, mushrooms, and cubed bread in a creamy egg custard topped with cheddar. Assemble the night before and bake.

Bourbon banana chiffon cake with mashed banana folded into a fluffy egg-white batter and finished with a bourbon-milk glaze. Garnished with fresh strawberries and banana for a Southern dessert showpiece.

Broccoli custard timbales baked in a water bath, topped with homemade hollandaise sauce. Elegant French vegetable side dish ready in 30 minutes for two.

A rich chocolate bread pudding made with pumpernickel, currants, and a custard of egg yolks, cream, and two kinds of chocolate. Baked in a water bath until silky and set.

Impossible cranberry-orange pie forms its own crust as it bakes, with sweet-tart cranberry-orange relish setting beneath a custardy biscuit-mix top layer. A no-roll retro pie for the holidays.

Fresh berry filling and topping make this delicious shortcake outstanding.

Old-fashioned muffins made with actual clean snow as a leavening ingredient, plus raisins and lemon zest. A charming winter baking tradition from colder climates.

Devil's food cake with creamy Neufchâtel cheesecake swirled through every slice, served with raspberry sauce. A stunning marbled chocolate cake from a box mix.

Nova Scotia scallop chowder with butter-seared scallops, cubed potatoes, and onion in a simple milk broth. Maritime comfort food with just six ingredients.