10,000 crema recipes

Broccoli rice casserole with Cheez Whiz, mushrooms, and two cream soups. Five minutes of prep, then the oven handles the rest. Pure retro comfort.

This tasty treats made with smoked meat are especially good served with a dipping sauce of your choice.

Fork-tender beef chuck roast slow-baked for 3 hours in creamy mushroom and onion soup gravy, served over hot rice. Only 15 minutes of prep for a soul-warming, hands-off dinner.

Fat-free cheesecake with nonfat cream cheese, egg whites, sugar, and vanilla on a graham cracker crust. Just 5 ingredients and 30 minutes of baking for a guilt-free dessert.

Spinach mousse made with blanched fresh spinach, egg whites and a drizzle of heavy cream, finished with a pinch of nutmeg. Cold, silky, no-cook starter for a French or Creole table.

Applesauce cheesecake: smooth cream cheese cheesecake with applesauce and warm spices on graham-pecan crust, finished with warm pecan caramel sauce.

Raspberry cranberry fruit soup simmered in apple juice, sieved smooth, then enriched with half-and-half and a touch of cinnamon. A Scandinavian-style sweet soup served hot or chilled as a starter or dessert.

Banana chip streusel loaf made with cream of wheat cereal for a hearty crumb, finished with cinnamon-mini chocolate chip streusel. A cholesterol-free quick bread that uses egg substitute and ripe bananas.

If you're tired of making cookies, try this snack that is sure to please your tastebuds!

Fluffy layered cake covered with whipped cream. Easy to make using store bought angel food cake and instant pudding mix.

White chocolate mousse served in handmade dark chocolate cups. An elegant two-part dessert with airy mousse in edible chocolate shells, garnished with chocolate curls.

Even though these have very little sugar, they are fabulous. They even give Kolaches some stiff competition.

Double-crust apple cranberry pie with crystallized ginger, lemon zest, and allspice. Decorated with pastry leaves and finished with demerara sugar for sparkle.

Three-layer apple torte: buttery shortbread crust, sweetened cream cheese filling, cinnamon-sugar apples, and slivered almonds. German-style baked in a springform.

Cubed SPAM and broccoli in a creamy cream cheese and Parmesan sauce, baked under a cheesy buttermilk biscuit topping with sliced almonds. A cozy, hearty stew-casserole hybrid that feeds eight.

Old-fashioned custard pie with dried apricots simmered until tender, folded with beaten eggs and cream into a baked pastry shell.