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Butternut squash casserole mashed with butter, brown sugar, egg, and evaporated milk, topped with toasted almonds. A sweet, custard-like side dish baked until set.

Pineapple upside-down cake made in the slow cooker with pineapple rings, maraschino cherries, and brown sugar caramel base. No-oven retro dessert for warm-weather entertaining.

Caramel pecan bars with a buttery shortbread crust topped with pecan halves in a honey-brown sugar caramel finished with cream. Makes 50 bars from one jelly roll pan.

Baked green tomatoes with brown sugar, butter cracker crumbs, and a sweet-savory contrast. A classic Southern side dish that's an oven-baked alternative to fried green tomatoes.

Irish gammon steaks grilled with butter and served with a whiskey, brown sugar, and onion gravy. A classic pub-style ham dinner ready in 25 minutes. Serve with peas and sauteed potatoes.

Plains peach honey: a thick, clear old-fashioned Southern peach spread made with just two ingredients, ripe peaches and brown sugar. No pectin, no lemon, pure peach flavor.

Rumaki, the retro bacon-wrapped appetizer, done three ways with shrimp, sea scallops, and sweet dates. Marinated in a garlic-ginger brown sauce, then grilled until the bacon crisps. A party platter in every bite.

Impossible chocolate pie: blend everything in a blender, pour into a pie plate, and bake. The pie forms its own crust as it bakes. A crustless chocolate custard pie with 2 minutes of prep.

The 2nd place winner in the Chicago Tribune's 1996 Annual Holiday Cookie Contest, a simple brown-sugar shortbread from Sandra Petrille of Naperville, Illinois.

Classic French Provencale sauce: a rich brown sauce brightened with chopped ripe tomato and fresh garlic. A versatile 3-ingredient pan sauce for steak, chicken, pasta, and roasted vegetables.

Baked pineapple pork chops glazed with brown sugar, nutmeg, and pineapple juice. Covered then uncovered to build a sticky, caramelized coating. Five ingredients and one dish.

Overnight praline French toast baked on a sticky pecan-brown sugar base. Thick French bread soaked in egg custard, flipped onto a caramel-nut layer, and baked until puffed and golden.

Ham and redeye gravy is the old Appalachian breakfast classic: fried ham steaks with a skillet gravy of pan drippings, brown sugar, and strong black coffee.

BBQ Pork Roast with a sage, allspice, coriander, and nutmeg spice crust, slow-roasted on a dome grill using indirect heat, then finished with an applesauce and brown sugar glaze.

Slow-cooked beef short ribs with sauerkraut, Granny Smith apples, onions, and caraway seeds. Make it in the crockpot, oven, or on the stovetop for a hearty German-inspired comfort meal.

Bourbon-pecan pumpkin pie with a spiced custard filling, candied pecan topping in brown sugar butter, and a flambeed bourbon finish. A Thanksgiving showstopper.