121 hard sauce recipes

Deep-dish apple pie with a single top crust hiding a heap of brown sugar and cinnamon-spiced apples. Old-fashioned simplicity served with cream or hard sauce, just the way grandmother made it.

Steamed cranberry pudding, a brighter take on Christmas pudding: tart cranberries, walnuts, and apricots in a suet batter, steamed moist and served warm with caramel or hard sauce. A festive holiday dessert.

"Kohlrouladen" used to be a staple on the menu for regular people in Germany during winter time. The relatively long preparation and cooking time pays out, because it can be easily reheated over a couple of days and gets even better and tastier then. Fried potatoes complete the picture, but you can cook the potatoes also in the pot with the sauce, if there is space left. This recipe can be varied in many ways, be it the stuffing (ground meat here), or the sauce. The recipe is as traditional as it can be; the ingredients are adjusted to availability in North America (like Savoy cabbage in lieu of "Weisskohl", bacon to replace "Speckwuerfel"). For sure the ground meat can vary depending on preferences or diets - I bet quite often in the "good old times " regular people did not exactly know what's in the ground meat they got from the butcher - at least it was some meat, for most of the families only once a week.

Hard-boiled eggs baked in a luscious curry cream sauce with bright pimento strips. This elegant brunch casserole goes from prep to table in under 30 minutes.

A truly authentic middle-eastern falafel recipe complete with the hard to find spicy sauce. Very close to the famous Aida's Falafel that used to be located in downtown Toronto.

Assorted blanched vegetables are served with a creamy and flavorful peanut butter sauce.

Foamy orange sauce is a holiday-favorite hard sauce traditionally served over Christmas pudding, gingerbread, or bread pudding. Whipped butter, powdered sugar, and orange juice make a citrusy, cloud-like topping.

Old-fashioned blueberry cake topped with hard sauce and a hot lemon-blueberry compote that melts the butter into the warm cake. A classic New England dessert with bright berry flavor.

Baked apple crumble with sharp cheddar cheese folded into tart apples and topped with a buttery cinnamon streusel, then finished with more melted cheese. Serve warm with ice cream or hard sauce.

Classic British fish pie with poached white fish in a creamy parsley and egg sauce, topped with mashed potato and baked until golden. Simple, hearty comfort food.

This make-ahead chicken casserole with macaroni, hard-boiled eggs, and creamy mushroom sauce gets assembled the night before and baked until bubbly. A comfort food classic that feeds a crowd with zero morning stress.

Egg croquettes are crisp golden balls of chopped hard-cooked eggs and mushrooms bound in cream sauce, breaded and deep-fried. A retro brunch classic served with extra cream sauce on top.

Barbecue salmon steaks glazed with soy sauce and sugar, served with a vibrant green sauce of parsley, chives, capers, and hard-boiled egg. A quick, elegant grilled fish dinner.

Bone-in chicken simmered in a fragrant almond, turmeric, and garam masala sauce finished with coconut cream and garnished with hard-boiled eggs, lime, and flaked almonds.

Classic finnan haddie in cream sauce with hard-cooked eggs, pimiento, and broiled bread crumbs. Inspired by the Nero Wolfe mystery novels, served with anchovy toast.

Indian egg curry with hard-boiled eggs in a creamy curry sauce spooned over toasted English muffins. A quick, protein-packed breakfast or brunch ready in 25 minutes.