Recipes with sugar

Whole wheat sunflower bread machine loaf with toasty rolled oats, sunflower seeds and a hint of orange zest. High-fiber, hearty crumb, perfect for morning toast or sandwiches.

Orange yogurt muffins with bright fresh zest, tangy yogurt, and a tender, light crumb. A breakfast muffin that tastes like sunshine and uses just one bowl for the wet ingredients.

Banana surprise cookies are soft chewy oatmeal cookies with mashed bananas, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and your choice of walnuts or chocolate chips. A 30-minute drop cookie.

Cranberry meatballs glazed in a sweet-tangy sauce of melted cranberry, chile sauce, brown sugar, and lemon. A three-ingredient glaze, dumped in the slow cooker, and they're party-ready.

Rich chocolate stout ice cream made with dark beer, cocoa powder and honey. Homemade custard-based ice cream with deep chocolate flavor.

Italian meatballs and spaghetti features oven-baked beef meatballs simmered in a quick basil-oregano tomato sauce with Parmesan stirred in at the end. Classic family weeknight dinner over a bed of pasta.

A fresh and light dessert! I often serve this after a big dinner or as a alternativ with my cakes at our birthday pary. It is popular!

Cayenne and chocolate make a nice combo in this cookie from Paula Tuchscherer-Jones of Milwaukee; they would provide an interesting complement when plated with more traditional cookies.

Soft, pillowy pita bread made entirely with whole wheat flour. Watch them puff up like magic in a hot oven for authentic pocket breads perfect for stuffing.

Smores cake layers fluffy graham cracker sponge with toasted miniature marshmallows and mini chocolate chips broiled until bubbly. Low-fat campfire-flavored cake without leaving the kitchen.

A fruity yet scrumptious dessert made with oats, rhubarb and strawberries.

Peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie cake baked as one big soft round, rich with natural peanut butter and folded full of chocolate chips. Easy to slice, with an almond-flour option for gluten-free.

Old-fashioned pumpkin soup with butter-browned onions, nutmeg, and a finish of cream. Heritage recipe from Conner Prairie historic site. Simple no-boil simmered soup.

Cheesecake brownies marbled with a tangy cream cheese ribbon swirled into a rich cocoa brownie batter. Bake until just set for that perfect fudgy center with a creamy, slightly tart cheesecake layer.

Short order buttermilk pancakes with both baking soda and baking powder for double leavening, mixed fast and slapped onto a hot griddle. Tangy, fluffy, and breakfast-ready in 30 minutes.

A delicately thin, not too sweet, yummy spicy cookie.