5,074 low sugar recipes

Skillet pork blade steaks simmered in peach nectar with basil and vinegar, then served over rice with a glossy fruit gravy. A sweet-savory one-pan dinner with Southern charm.

Toasted pita chips split, cut, and bake pita bread into crisp triangles for dips, soups, and lunchboxes. Two ingredients, eight-minute bake, much better than store-bought.

3-ingredient chocolate pecan clusters made in the microwave. Milk chocolate chips and broken pecans spooned into candy cups and chilled until firm. No baking required.

Miris malu is a fiery Sri Lankan fish stew. Cubed fish simmers gently with tamarind, black pepper, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, and curry leaves in a thin, punchy chili-spiked broth.

San Juan County fry bread made with flour, baking powder, salt, and water. Kneaded until elastic, hand-stretched, and fried golden. Serve with stew, honey, or jam.

Traditional Scottish potted hough made from slow-simmered beef shin and marrow bones with allspice and bay leaves, set in its own natural jelly.

Theada's beef jerky uses an old-school boil-and-bake method with a salt-vinegar brine, finished with Liquid Smoke and A-1 sauce. A pantry-friendly homemade jerky that skips the dehydrator.

Smoked trout crackers with lemon-dill mayonnaise top thin whole-grain crackers with sliced smoked trout and a bright lemon-dill aioli. A five-ingredient elegant appetizer.

Aunt Bunny's Stuffing combines apple, orange, pineapple, water chestnuts, and preserved ginger with raw sausage and 13 herbs and spices for a holiday turkey stuffing that's genuinely unlike any other.

Fun science experiment for kids using spaghetti, baking soda, and vinegar. Watch noodle pieces bob and dance in a fizzy reaction. Add food coloring for extra wow factor.

Pecan cheese crisps made with sharp cheddar, dry mustard, and cayenne. A slice-and-bake savory cracker that makes 84 crispy, cheese-packed rounds.

Tofu cubes rolled in wheat germ and cornstarch, then deep-fried until crispy and golden. A 3-ingredient vegetarian snack or side, ready in 30 minutes with soy or sweet and sour dip.

Rosettes are delicate Scandinavian fried cookies shaped on a decorative iron, crisp like a wafer and dusted with powdered sugar. A Christmas tradition in Nordic and Midwestern kitchens.

Sweet and sour green tomato pickles with brown sugar, vinegar, and a bouquet of pickling spices. The classic end-of-summer way to use up unripe tomatoes from the garden.

Wild rice with dried chestnuts, currants, aniseed, shallots, and orange zest. Includes both pressure cooker and stovetop methods. An elegant vegetarian side dish.

Herbed chicken breasts baked in rosemary, bouillon, and water for tender, juicy meat. A diabetic-friendly low-fat one-pan dinner finished under the broiler.