124 evaporated milk recipes

Fudgy cocoa brownies piled high with marshmallows, peanut butter chips, and crushed cookies, then topped with a thick chocolate peanut icing. A bake sale showstopper.

Mississippi mud cake with cocoa, marshmallow cream, and a rich chocolate-butter frosting loaded with pecans. A dense, fudgy Southern sheet cake classic.

Mississippi mud cake with a fudgy cocoa and pecan cake base, melted marshmallow layer, and rich chocolate pecan icing. A three-layer Southern chocolate dessert that's pure indulgence.

Pumpkin dutch apple pie with sliced cinnamon-tossed apples on the bottom, a creamy spiced pumpkin custard middle, and a buttery walnut crumble on top. Two classic pies in one slice.

Maque choux Thibodaux: Paul Prudhomme's Cajun stewed corn built with a dark pan-caramelized puree, apple and prune juice, peppers, and a silky evaporated milk finish.

Sweet potato pecan pie with brown sugar, dark corn syrup, warm spices, and a praline liqueur whipped cream topping. Two Southern classics merged into one rich, custard-set slice.

A three-layer Southern cake with grated sweet potatoes, warm spices, and chopped nuts, finished with a rich coconut frosting. The surprise? Nobody guesses it's sweet potato.

Praline pumpkin pie with a buttery pecan-brown sugar layer baked beneath the spiced pumpkin custard. Topped with whipped cream and buttered pecan halves.

German chocolate cheesecake squares layer chocolate cream cheese filling over a yeasted crust, topped with the classic coconut-pecan caramel topping.

Buttermilk chocolate cake split and filled with coconut-pecan cream, then blanketed in sour cream chocolate frosting. A Southern showpiece worth every step.

Pumpkin Vermont spice cake with four warm spices, split into four layers and frosted with maple-flavored cream cheese frosting. A stunning fall celebration cake topped with pecans.

Old-fashioned oatmeal cake with broiled Lazy Daisy frosting of brown sugar, butter, evaporated milk, and chopped nuts. Vintage American sheet cake with a caramelized topping.

Three-layer German white chocolate cake with buttermilk, pecans, and coconut, topped with a cooked coconut-pecan frosting. A rich twist on the classic German chocolate cake.

From-scratch German chocolate cake with sweet chocolate melted in boiling water, buttermilk batter with folded egg whites, and a coconut-pecan frosting cooked on the stovetop.

Classic Midwestern longjohns: rectangular yeast-raised doughnuts fried golden and topped with a cooked brown-sugar maple frosting. Old-school bakery comfort.

Lacto-vegetarian sweet potato soup with carrots, celery, peas, and a triple-herb blend of thyme, basil, and tarragon. Finished with nonfat sour cream for a lighter, meatless comfort bowl.