4,006 crust recipes

Sugar-crusted pecans spiked with habanero chile powder, folded into chocolate cake batter for a sweet-heat surprise in every bite. Five ingredients, ten minutes, and your chocolate cake will never be boring again.

A lighter peach brulee: ripe sliced peaches with orange juice, blanketed in tangy Greek yogurt and topped with a crackly broiled-sugar crust. The flavors of creme brulee with a fraction of the work.

Crunchy almond apple pie layers an apricot-glazed crust with a buttery almond frangipane filling, fresh apple slices, and a crisp sliced-almond meringue topping. Like a Bakewell tart that met an apple pie.

Silky white chocolate cream cheese filling topped with fresh raspberries in a flaky baked pie crust. This no-bake white chocolate berry pie comes together in 20 minutes and chills to creamy, fruity heaven.

Eggplant and tomato casserole baked under a parmesan crust, loaded with mushrooms, peppers, garlic, and a briny hit of capers. A rustic Mediterranean vegetable bake that works as a main or a hearty side.

Low fat yogurt key lime pie made with strained yogurt cheese, powdered sugar, and fresh key lime juice. Three ingredients, no eggs, no condensed milk. A no-bake pie that tastes shockingly close to the classic. Optional graham cracker crust.

Irish whiskey soda bread sweetened with honey and studded with raisins or currants, then brushed with a whiskey-milk glaze before baking. A festive twist on traditional Irish soda bread with a glossy, lightly boozy crust.

Pan-fried trout with sage and almonds coats whole trout in a ground almond, sage, and flour crust, then sears it in hot peanut oil until golden and crisp. A weeknight-fast riverside classic ready in 30 minutes.

A buttery oat crust topped with gooey melted caramel, a layer of melted chocolate chips, and crunchy pecans, then chilled and cut into bars. Turtle candy in bar form that takes just 30 minutes to make.

Raspberry cream pie with a toasted pecan-cinnamon crust and a light, gelatin-set raspberry filling folded into whipped cream. Grain-free and easy to lighten on sugar, it sets up cool and airy in the fridge.

Homemade fruit pie with a flaky double crust, a vented top, and a sparkle of sugar over the rim. Shielding the edges with foil keeps them from scorching while the filling bubbles and the top bakes golden.

Best homemade tourtiere, the French-Canadian meat pie: spiced ground pork bound with mashed potato, onion and garlic under a flaky double crust. Sage and nutmeg give this Quebec holiday classic its warm, cozy flavor.

Pizza alla ferrovia is a Neapolitan railway-station-style pizza: crisp rectangular crust topped with tomato sauce, olives, mozzarella, crumbled tuna, and a generous hit of red pepper flakes. Salty, spicy, and defiantly old-school.

Steak au poivre, sirloin pressed with a bold crust of cracked peppercorns, chilled overnight, then seared and oven-finished. Sliced thin and brushed with a bright lemon butter, this is French pepper steak done simply.

Mini chip cheesecake cookies layer a chocolate graham cracker crust under cream cheese filling spiked with melted chocolate chips. Each two-bite cup bakes in a mini muffin tin. Bite-sized cheesecakes built for parties.

Honey buttermilk bread for the bread machine: a soft, slightly sweet white loaf that uses the dough cycle, then bakes free-form in the oven. Buttermilk and honey create a tender crumb and golden crust.