421 caramel icing recipes

French lace cookies bake corn syrup, shortening, brown sugar, flour, and pecans into thin, delicate, caramel-toffee disks. Optional chocolate drizzle. Five ingredients, holiday tray classic.

Gratin of red beans baked with caramelized onions, sweet red peppers, tomato, red wine, and a parmesan-breadcrumb crust. A hearty, mostly vegetarian one-dish dinner.

Classic Southern candied sweet potatoes: thick-sliced sweet potatoes baked low and slow in a brown sugar glaze until the edges caramelize. Four-ingredient Thanksgiving side, no marshmallows required.

Spicy Cajun pork chops rubbed with bold Cajun seasoning and quickly seared, then topped with sweet caramelized red onions simmered in barbecue sauce. A fast, fiery-sweet weeknight dinner.

Rustic vegetable stew with eggplant, butternut squash, and potato, spiced with turmeric, cumin, and ginger, built on a base of deeply caramelized onions deglazed with red wine.

Onion soup Provencal with 8 pounds of slowly caramelized onions, fresh tomatoes, red wine, herbs, and barley miso for umami depth. Topped with croutons and Emmentaler cheese.

Buttermilk pecan pralines cooked to soft ball stage for a creamy, melt-on-your-tongue candy loaded with toasted pecan halves. The buttermilk and baking soda create a caramel flavor that plain sugar pralines can't touch.

Grilled pork schnitzels brushed with a peanut butter, yogurt, honey, and cumin glaze. The nutty-sweet coating caramelizes on the griddle for quick, flavorful cutlets with a satay-style twist.

Moist chocolate banana cake made without eggs, loaded with cocoa, chocolate chips, and crunchy pecans. Buttermilk and ripe bananas keep it fudgy while brown sugar adds deep caramel sweetness.

Roasted cauliflower with capers, anchovy-lemon dressing, and toasted garlic bread crumbs. A Sicilian-inspired side that caramelizes sliced cauliflower and finishes it with briny, crunchy punch.

Whole oranges caramelized with butter and sugar, then flambeed with Irish whiskey and bathed in a wine-orange syrup. A dramatic Irish dessert served warm or cold.

Ripe nectarine halves filled with butter, brown sugar, and sweet sherry, then broiled until bubbly and caramelized. A 4-ingredient summer dessert ready in just 15 minutes.

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.

Caramelized onion and rosemary pizza on a homemade food processor dough with Parmesan and a splash of red wine vinegar. A focaccia-style flatbread in 35 minutes.

Raspberry and fig gratin with sour cream and broiled brown sugar crust. Four ingredients, 15 minutes, and the caramelized sugar cracks like creme brulee over warm fruit.

Honey and lemon glaze with crushed pickling spices for ham, poultry, or pork roasts. Four ingredients, 15 minutes, and a sweet-tart-spicy coating that caramelizes beautifully.