Mustard recipes

Rich coconut custard made with half-and-half creates an extra-creamy filling that's worth the wait. Topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut for bakery-quality results at home.

Nesselrode pudding pie folds sweetened chestnut puree and candied chestnuts into vanilla-spiked whipped cream and gelatin-set custard. The 19th-century holiday classic in pie form.

Make-ahead seafood souffle casserole layered with flaked halibut, water chestnuts, mushrooms, and cubed bread in a creamy egg custard topped with cheddar. Assemble the night before and bake.

Noodle and mushroom souffle layered with ground beef, leeks, tomatoes, and melted cheese, then set with an egg-cream custard. Hearty German-style nudelauflauf for a family dinner.

Fig chess tarts with a buttery lemon-scented shortbread shell, filled with brown sugar custard studded with chopped dried figs and walnuts. A Southern chess pie translated into bite-sized tart form.

Italian blueberry gelato made with a real egg yolk custard, pureed fresh blueberries, lemon zest, and whipped cream folded in before churning.

Layered pumpkin walnut pie hides a buttery brown-sugar walnut praline beneath a creamy, cream-cheese-rich pumpkin custard in a shortbread crust, crowned with baked pastry leaves. A Thanksgiving showpiece.

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.

Apple butter pie: a creamy custard pie made with spiced apple butter, eggs, milk, and half-and-half in a single crust, topped with fresh nutmeg.

No-bake chocolate cookie dessert with a buttery cookie crumb crust, fluffy marshmallow custard, whipped cream, and beaten egg whites. Chilled until firm for easy slicing.

Kansas omelet is a Midwestern overnight breakfast casserole layered with white bread, diced ham, sharp cheddar and a milky egg custard. Assembled the night before, baked puffy and golden in the morning.

Irish potato and apple pudding wraps spiced apples in a soft mashed-potato pastry, then steams it in a basin until tender. A traditional rural Irish dessert served with cream or custard.

Browned turkey sausage and sautéed onion baked in a silky egg custard with Swiss cheese and a dusting of paprika. This hearty quiche feeds a crowd and works for brunch, lunch, or a light dinner.

Peanut pie with a shortbread cookie crust bound by peanut butter, packed with peanut butter cookies and roasted peanuts in a gooey brown sugar custard. Triple peanut, double cookie.

Chocolate chip walnut pie with a chewy brown sugar custard, pockets of melted chocolate, and toasted walnuts in a flaky shell. Half cookie, half pie. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Chiles rellenos casserole: all the flavor of stuffed poblanos without the fry station. Green chilies, cheddar, mozzarella, and a baked egg-milk custard, finished with salsa cheese topping.