Recipes with sugar

An easy bread machine loaf with just four pantry staples: yeast, warm water, flour, and a spoonful of sugar. Add everything, press start, and walk away for a soft, lightly sweet homemade bread with no kneading by hand.

Homemade char siu made with pork loin strips marinated in hoisin, soy sauce, sesame oil, and garlic, then baked until caramelized and glossy. Simple enough for a weeknight, impressive enough for company.

Armenian-style artichoke hearts and potatoes braised in olive oil, lemon juice, and a spiced broth of fennel, coriander, and bay leaf. Served cold.

This rich dip made from strawberries, cream cheese and liqeur will add sophistication to your next dinner!

Packed with almonds, these glazed almond cookie slices make a great snack.

Another type of jelly to add to your collection and to your sandwiches!

Roast duck with root vegetables and wine-poached pears in a cranberry-red wine pan sauce. A refined country-style dinner with carrots, parsnips, and a buttery fruit sauce.

Elegant no-bake cheesecake tart with gelatin-set apricot nectar filling, topped with amaretto glaze and whipped cream rosettes.

Vereshchaka is a traditional Ukrainian pork casserole braised in beetroot rassol with bacon, allspice, and pearl barley. Topped with sour cream and fresh herbs, it's hearty comfort food.

Spiced mashed sweet potatoes form a golden ring around a creamy chicken and water chestnut filling in this cozy low-calorie casserole. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar make the sweet potatoes sing.

Traditional Sicilian fruit-filled pastries stuffed with figs, dates, chocolate chips, nuts, and warm spices, glazed with a lemon icing. A holiday cookie tray showstopper.

Old-fashioned icebox cookies with cardamom, cinnamon, lemon juice, and chopped nuts. Slice-and-bake dough that refrigerates overnight or freezes for weeks. Paper-thin and crispy.

Lean pork loin strips seared fast and tossed with red, yellow, and smoky poblano peppers in a ginger-sesame sauce. A quick, low-carb skillet dinner that's on the table in 15 minutes.

Buttery sugar cookies studded with colorful candy-coated chocolate pieces, slightly flattened and baked until golden at the edges. Kids absolutely love these sparkly, chewy gems.

Seven bean and barley mix baked with molasses, honey, and tomato puree until thick and caramelized. A hearty, plant-based twist on classic baked beans.

Strawberry, banana, jam and cream cheese make a creamy, rich and fruity stuffing that's filled into toast. Shallow frying the stuffed toast in butter until golden, brown and oozy. Serve with some freshly made strawberry sauce.

Cantonese chicken and Chinese sausage rice with shiitake mushrooms, soy-sherry marinade, and ginger. A one-pot Hong Kong-style claypot dish made in any heavy pan.

Spiced apple butter spiked with brandy, honey, and cinnamon for canning into shelf-stable jars perfect for gift-giving or slathering on toast.

No-bake white chocolate cake with a creamy white chocolate and cream cheese filling in a chocolate crumb crust. Chilled to perfection, served with fresh fruit sauce.

Elegant snow pea and pear salad on radicchio leaves with toasted walnuts and a light pineapple-yogurt dressing. A fresh, low-calorie starter ready in 20 minutes.

Egg-free lemon muffins made with silken tofu, applesauce, whole wheat flour, and wheat germ. Bright lemon zest and a cinnamon dusting on top. Makes 24 wholesome muffins in 30 minutes.

Lavender angel food cake with 12 egg whites beaten to stiff peaks and dried lavender folded into the batter. Light, fragrant, and fat-free. Ready in about an hour.

A spiced chocolate apple bundt cake with diced green apples, currants, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, finished with a brandy-cinnamon glaze. Moist, warmly spiced, and perfect for fall baking.

Classic New York-style cheesecake with a homemade cookie crust and citrus-scented cream cheese filling. Rich, dense, and worthy of the Lindy's legend.

Just 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep for fluffy, golden beer muffins with a hint of yeasty tang. Brush with butter, top with cheddar, and serve warm from the oven.

Low-fat Dutch apple cake spreads a thin, biscuit-like batter under overlapping cinnamon-sugar apples. Egg whites and skim milk keep it light, more fruit than cake in every slice.

Try these simple but delicious cookies that can made in no time! But they will also disappear just as fast!

Fish in horseradish sauce: poached white fish chilled and napped with a creamy roux-based horseradish sauce, finished with sour cream and sieved hard-boiled eggs. A traditional cold Eastern European starter.

Boozy bundt cake soaked in an apricot-rum glaze that seeps into every crumb. A showstopper dessert that tastes fancy but starts with a box mix.

Pasticiotti with pasta and ricotta, a sweet Italian pasta pudding baked with eggs, sugar, and vanilla. A nonna-style dessert casserole that eats like a ricotta cheesecake with noodles.

Hoisin chicken marinates boneless thighs in a sweet-savory hoisin, soy and rice vinegar marinade, then broils them until the edges caramelize and glaze. An easy, big-flavor weeknight dinner.

Pork chop and apple casserole pairs seared chops with a bed of Granny Smith apples, sauteed onion, candied ginger, and soft bread crumbs. A cozy autumn one-dish supper baked under a lid until tender.

Southern peanut butter pie with a creamy custard filling, crunchy peanut butter crumble layered on top and bottom, and golden meringue. An old-fashioned Georgia-style dessert.

A rustic blueberry pie baked right in a cast-iron skillet with a golden pastry lid and no bottom crust. Just 5 ingredients and 30 minutes from stove to table.

Sliced bananas brushed with butter, dusted with powdered sugar, and broiled until caramelized in individual soufflé dishes. A 3-ingredient French-style dessert ready in 30 minutes.

Chicken and dumpling casserole with a savory broth base, green peas, and fluffy Bisquick dumplings baked on top. Hearty comfort food that feeds a crowd in under an hour.

Layered chocolate torte with a dried sour cherry and Marsala filling, coffee-soaked cake layers, and a cream cheese whipped cream. A multi-component holiday showpiece that tastes like Black Forest cake's sophisticated Italian cousin.

Bone-in pork chops marinated in soy, sherry and garlic, then grilled hot and fast. Topped with a fresh blueberry-ginger relish spiked with serrano chile, cilantro and lime for a sweet-heat finish.

A three-bean salad dressed in tangy molasses-mustard vinaigrette with celery, green onion, and torn curly endive. No-cook, make-ahead, and gets better the longer it marinates. Bring this to the cookout.

This is a lime and banana cake recipe the combination is dreamy!

Sweet and sour pork stir fry with pineapple, cucumber, tomato, and red pepper in a fish sauce and vinegar glaze, finished with a light cornstarch coating. A 30-minute wok dinner.

Old-fashioned chocolate potato cake with riced potatoes folded into the batter for incredible moisture. Layered with whipped cream and smothered in chocolate frosting.

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.

Marinated pork tenderloin soaks 2 to 3 days in olive oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, Italian dressing mix, and tarragon vinegar. Grilled fast and served sliced at room temperature.

Frozen three-layer German torte with a crisp meringue base topped with chocolate, raspberry, and vanilla sherry-kissed sabayon mousse layers. A showstopping make-ahead dessert finished with shaved chocolate and chocolate kisses.

Farfel pudding made with matzah farfel, eggs, apple or banana, and chopped nuts, baked until golden. A traditional Passover side dish or dessert that's simple and satisfying.

A succulent dish that's easy to make and will satisfy everyone's hunger at the dinner table.

Made without butter, and with cocoa powder instead of chocolate, the cake is like a souffle that rises, then sinks as it cools.