363 carmel recipes

Chinese toffee-coated apples and bananas with crispy batter and caramel sesame coating. Deep-fried fruit dunked in ice water creates a shatteringly crisp candy shell.

Whole bananas baked in their skins until caramelized and tender, then split and loaded with butter, salt, and pepper. Three ingredients, 20 minutes, pure Brazilian comfort.

Texas-style buttermilk pecan pralines with a caramel-colored, melt-on-your-tongue center. Makes nearly 4 dozen candies from a classic Cook 'Em Horns recipe.

Bubbly, golden Käsespätzle loaded with Emmentaler cheese and caramelized onions. This cozy German noodle casserole bakes in just 30 minutes for a rich, comforting weeknight dinner.

Baked bananas in a buttery caramel syrup scattered with raisins and pecans. A simple, old-fashioned dessert ready in 45 minutes, served warm with whipped cream.

Pureed dates blended with water and vanilla extract into a thick, caramel-like paste. A natural sugar substitute for baking, smoothies, and oatmeal in 5 minutes.

Slow-cooked caramelized onions layered with oil-cured black olives and anchovy fillets in a buttery homemade crust. A rustic French-style open-faced savory pie.

Chewy toffee almond bars with an oat and brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a buttery caramel almond layer. A batch makes 48 bite-sized treats.

A traditional Portuguese-style bacalhau casserole layering salt cod, golden potatoes, and caramelized onions with parsley and black olives. Soaked, simmered, and baked to golden comfort.

Roasted vegetable broth made with caramelized onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms, apple, ginger, and herbs. A rich, golden stock built from whatever vegetables you have on hand.

Two-ingredient oyster sauce chicken baked until caramelized with a glossy, savory-sweet glaze. The pan juices thicken into a rich gravy to serve over rice.

Baked bananas layered with cinnamon cream cheese and heavy cream, sauteed in butter first for caramelized edges. A warm, creamy banana dessert with just 6 ingredients.

Grilled angel food cake with skewered nectarines basted in lemon-sugar glaze and fresh blueberries. A light summer grilled dessert with caramelized fruit and toasted cake.

Tomato and peach salad with caramelized almonds, basil, and lemon-olive oil dressing. The summer salad that proves tomatoes are a fruit. Ready in 20 minutes.

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.

Flaky sugar twists with a laminated yeast dough layered with vanilla sugar, sour cream, and butter. A pastry with crispy caramelized sugar layers baked golden in every fold.