Recipes with sugar

Peanut butter chiffon pie set with gelatin and aerated with whipped egg whites for a cloud-like texture. Proper old-school technique for the lightest peanut butter pie possible.

Bread machine whole wheat loaf with molasses, wheat germ, and flat beer for deep flavor and hearty texture. Healthy sandwich bread bakes hands-free.

Apple raisin walnut cookies are soft, cake-like drop cookies spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Old-fashioned fall flavor with chunks of fresh apple in every bite.

Hamburger spinach casserole layered with seasoned ground beef, egg noodles, creamy spinach, and melted cheddar. Hearty potluck-style comfort food with hidden greens for picky eaters.

Egg-free and dairy-free carob cake made with whole wheat flour, honey, and a splash of apple cider vinegar for lift. Naturally sweet, moist, and ready in under an hour.

No-bake peanut butter Nanaimo bars with a chocolate coconut crumb base, creamy peanut butter custard filling, and glossy semisweet chocolate topping. A Canadian classic with a twist.

Rich, fudgy chocolate bars loaded with chocolate chips, chopped nuts, and a gooey sweetened condensed milk layer. Makes 36 bars with a cocoa crumb crust that's ready for game day snacking.

Crisp, wafer-thin cream cheese cookies studded with finely chopped walnuts. Just five ingredients and 10 minutes in the oven. A Hollywood legend's own recipe.

Steamed persimmon pudding with brandy, raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg, flambed at the table and served with whipped cream. An old-fashioned holiday dessert with spectacular presentation.

This is a delicious apple pie, the brown sugar crumb topping is really good.

Old-fashioned 1850 blackberry pie with five ingredients. Berries baked into a single crust under a flour, sugar, and milk custard for a rustic 19th-century farmhouse pie that sets into a soft, jammy slice.

Six thin cake layers stacked high with cream cheese frosting and blueberry pie filling between each one. A showpiece dessert that's much easier to make than it looks.

Big-batch spaghetti and meatballs for feeding a crowd. Homemade tomato sauce and 48 baked meatballs that freeze beautifully. Easy to double or triple for potlucks and parties.

Crunchy chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans and crisp rice cereal, flavored with almond extract and brown sugar. Makes 5 dozen crispy-edged treats in 30 minutes.

Layered banana pineapple dessert: a no-bake 9x13 with graham crust, sliced bananas, vanilla pudding with cream cheese, crushed pineapple, and a fluffy whipped topping. Feeds a crowd of 15.

This unusual but delicious flourless torte has a distinctive nutty flavor with a hint of orange.Its luscious cream filling and topping is accented with citrus.

A tradition in my household. Every year we make a batch of this chutney.

With toasted coconut and pecans, this cake will satisfy your family and white chocolate lovers everywhere!

James Beard's persimmon bread folds ripe persimmon puree into a spiced quick-bread batter with cognac, mace, raisins, and walnuts. Legendary holiday bread adapted for the bread machine.

Tagalong cheesecake turns the peanut-butter-and-chocolate Girl Scout cookie into a dessert. A Tagalong cookie crust, peanut butter cream cheese filling, glossy chocolate ganache and crushed peanuts.

Pimblett's shepherd's pie: ground beef (technically cottage pie) with thyme, sage, carrots, and Dijon under a nutmeg-scented mashed potato crown. A classic British pub pie baked bubbling golden.

This cherry cake is studded with almonds and candied cherries. My husbands favorite.

New Orleans' most popular sausage, a type of country sausage made with pork, or pork and beef. It's not really smoked, but has a fine smokey flavor that makes it an ideal seasoning meat for our favorite bean dishes, gumbos, and jambalayas. We also like it pan grilled as a breakfast or dinner sausage.

Peanut butter pinwheel candy rolls a creamy peanut butter layer inside a sweet powdered-sugar fondant, then slices it into old-fashioned no-bake candy spirals. Just three ingredients.

Cinnamon raisin muffins with a farina-boosted crumb, brushed with fruit juice and rolled in sugar for a sparkly, sweet crust. Makes a dozen in 40 minutes.

Pineapple oatmeal cookies with crushed pineapple, rolled oats, toasted almonds, and raisins. Soft, fruity drop cookies with a cinnamon-spiced chew.

Southern-style buttermilk cornbread with only 1 tablespoon of sugar. A traditional savory cornbread, lower in sugar and fat, that pairs with chili, beans, and barbecue.

Never need to order take-out again. I followed the recipe and made the dish for dinner last night, and it was absolutely delicious. My 4-year-old told me that she wanted the same food again tonight :)

Traditional baked Christmas pudding with candied fruits, pecans, molasses, and warm spices, served with brandy sauce. A festive holiday dessert with an optional flambé presentation.

Crustless low-calorie pumpkin pie made with skim evaporated milk, Bisquick, and sugar substitute. Diabetic-friendly and blender-easy with just 10 minutes of prep.

Bacardi rum cake bakes a yellow cake mix with vanilla pudding, dark rum, and chopped pecans, then soaks in a butter-rum glaze for a moist, boozy Bundt. Classic 1970s holiday cake.

Mincemeat muffins with brandied fruit filling, chopped walnuts, and apple juice. Warmly spiced, fruity holiday muffins that bake up tender and studded with nuts.

Soft bread machine loaf made with potato flakes, sour cream, bacon bits, and chives. All the flavors of a loaded baked potato in every slice.

Bright lemon lime marmalade made from thinly sliced whole citrus fruit cooked with sugar until set. A tangy, bittersweet preserve with no added pectin needed.

Use your seasonal apples to make this deliciously moist coffee cake. Great with a cup of coffee at breakfast or a snack with some tea in the afternoon.

Chocolate-dipped coconut bon bons with just 5 ingredients: condensed milk, butter, powdered sugar, coconut, and semi-sweet chocolate. Chill overnight, roll, dip, done. Makes 24 pieces of homemade candy.

Egg yolk shortbread bakes a richer-than-classic Scottish biscuit with butter, sugar, flour, and a single yolk for extra tenderness and golden color. Fork-marked, two-stage baked for delicate crisp edges.

5-hour beef stew, the dump-and-bake oven version that needs zero browning. Beef chuck, potatoes, carrots, peas, and red wine slow-roast into a thick, savory stew.

Enjoy the sunshine with this soft and delicious bread that's made with orange juice.

Beets, red cabbage, and tomatoes simmered in vegetable stock with red wine vinegar for a tangy, earthy borscht. Topped with a swirl of sour cream and fresh dill.

French cream pie is a vintage sour cream and raisin filling spiced with cinnamon, cooked custard-style in a double boiler, then chilled in a baked shell and crowned with billowy whipped cream.

A fruity, delicious salad made with bananas, avocado and fresh pineapple.

A traditional Hungarian birthday cake from my grandmother.

Thin-sliced flank steak marinated in soy sauce, molasses, dry mustard, and ginger, then threaded on skewers and grilled. A crowd-pleasing steak on a stick recipe that's great for parties and cookouts.

Pfefferkuchen, a German honey spice cake with whole wheat flour, coffee, cinnamon, cloves, and rum, glazed while hot. A traditional Christmas cookie bar that stays soft for weeks.

This dish is very, very hot. It may not seem so at first, but the spices have a cumulative effect that builds up over the course of the meal.

Fresh sweet corn and parsnip soup blends summer corn with earthy parsnips, milk, and herbs into a silky pureed bowl finished with mascarpone and parsley. A vegetarian late-summer comfort soup.

Delicious and nutritious breakfast muffins to start an energized day or a tasty and healthy snack in the middle of the day!