10,000 crema recipes

A decadent cake that is buttery, moist, rich and delicious.

Cappuccino cupcakes blend espresso into a moist chocolate batter lightened with prune puree as a butter substitute. Topped with whipped cream and cocoa for that cafe-style finish.

Fresh peach cobbler bubbles tender peaches in a cornstarch-thickened nutmeg syrup under tender drop biscuits. Old-fashioned Southern summer dessert, served warm with ice cream.

Lemon-pineapple sherbet made with just 4 ingredients: yogurt, crushed pineapple, frozen lemonade concentrate, and sugar. No ice cream maker needed for this bright, tangy frozen dessert.

Cottage cheese biscuits skip buttermilk in favor of nearly 2 cups of creamed cottage cheese for unmatched moisture and protein. Tender, fluffy, and high-rising biscuits in 45 minutes.

Frankfurter Kranz is a classic German crown cake with three rum-soaked sponge layers, silky butter-cream filling, and a crunchy almond praline coating finished with apricot glaze.

Pineapple sorbet: pure ripe pineapple pureed with simple syrup, brightened by lemon juice, and frozen into a smooth, scoopable tropical ice. No ice cream maker required.

Southern beans stew with black-eyed peas, bell pepper, thyme, cinnamon, and creamed coconut stirred in at the end. A hearty vegetarian stew with Caribbean-Southern crossover flavors.

Easy lasagna made with a Bisquick batter instead of noodles, layered with ground beef, spaghetti sauce, zucchini, cottage cheese, and melted mozzarella. Feeds 15 in under an hour.

Amaretto coffee: hot coffee laced with almond-sweet amaretto liqueur and topped with whipped cream. The 5-minute after-dinner cocktail-coffee for cozy nights and dinner parties.

Latkes: classic Jewish potato pancakes made with grated potato, onion, egg, and flour, pan-fried golden and crispy. Serve with applesauce, sour cream, or yogurt. The Hanukkah staple.

Mudslide brownies spiked with Kahlua, Irish cream, and vodka, made with real unsweetened chocolate and walnuts. Finished with a Kahlua powdered sugar glaze.

Chilled leek and potato soup blended silky and lifted with Greek yogurt instead of cream, finished with fresh chives for a light vichyssoise that's vegetarian and summer-ready.

Classic peanut butter cookies cream butter with white and brown sugar, bind with egg, and bake with the iconic sugar-dipped fork crisscross pattern. 32 cookies, ready in 30 minutes.

Crispy-edged potato pancakes made from grated raw potatoes with just eggs, onion, and matzo meal. Serve hot with applesauce or sour cream for a classic bite.

Be sure to spoon some of the yummy sauce from the bottom of the pan on top of the dumplings after they're baked, and serve hot with vanilla ice cream.