10,000 crema recipes

Chilled zucchini soup with marjoram, finished with cream just before serving. A silky, pale green summer soup that uses up the season's overgrown zucchini.

Festive peppermint pie with layers of mint-spiked fruit and whipped cream, fudgy chocolate marshmallow sauce, and a toasted meringue top with crushed candy cane.

Coffee pots de creme infused with whole roasted coffee beans and Kahlua, baked in a water bath, and topped with homemade almond praline. A silky French custard dessert.

Chocolate cream cheese gooey butter bars with a chocolate cake mix base, chopped pecans, and a sweet cream cheese topping. A St. Louis-style gooey butter cake in bar form.

Butter-seared chicken breasts baked over rice in a creamy chicken soup sauce with thyme and celery flakes. One ovenproof skillet, 50 minutes, and dinner is handled.

Add a new taste to your party platters with this easy recipe that will have you making a scrumptious appetizer everyone will love!

Spinach, blue cheese, pecan, and cranberry wraps: a tangy cream cheese spread studded with blue cheese, toasted pecans, and dried cranberries, rolled with crisp apple and baby spinach. A no-cook salad in a tortilla.

Pan-seared rib-eye steaks topped with a wild mushroom ragout in port wine, beef broth, cream, and fresh tarragon. Steakhouse quality from two skillets in 40 minutes.

Norwegian meatballs made with lean beef, egg whites, cornstarch, and nutmeg, baked golden then smothered in cream of mushroom sauce. A lighter Scandinavian take on classic meatballs.

Creamy peach gelatin blended with yogurt, cream cheese, and lemonade, topped with glazed fresh berries. A retro no-bake fruit dessert that sets overnight for a cool, jiggly treat.

Canned tuna meets cream of mushroom soup and crunchy chow mein noodles in this retro microwave casserole. A nostalgic weeknight dinner that comes together in 30 minutes.

Chili cheddar shortcakes pile savory sharp cheddar biscuits over hearty chili for a cornbread-shortcake Tex-Mex twist. Flaky sour cream biscuits bake in 10 minutes.

Chocolate cake with almonds baked in a spring form pan.

Mint macaroons with shredded coconut, chocolate chips, and peppermint extract in a crispy meringue base. Naturally gluten-free and light as air. Makes about 4 dozen.

Black Forest cherry dump cake layers cherry pie filling, crushed pineapple, chocolate cake mix, and pecans into a no-mix dessert. Topped with whipped cream for an old-school potluck classic.

Ladies will enjoy this decadent chocolate cake made with cream cheese and chopped pecans.