23 melt away recipes

Fudgy cocoa brownies with a full cup of melted butter, four eggs, and optional chopped nuts. One bowl, no melting chocolate, and the edges pull away when done.

Bread machine beer cheese bread with American cheese melted into beer and Monterey Jack cubes folded through. Push the start button and walk away. Beer-yeast bread with hidden pockets of melted cheese.

Chocolate leaves made by brushing melted chocolate onto real leaves and peeling away once set. An elegant no-bake garnish for cakes, tarts, and plated desserts.

Roasted green chiles blister and char until their smoky flesh peels away easily, ready to star in salsas, enchiladas, or straight off the grill with melted cheese.

Three-ingredient chocolate chip meringues, also called "forgotten cookies." Slip them into a hot oven, turn it off, and walk away overnight for crisp, melt-in-your-mouth puffs.

Six-ingredient oatmeal cookies with butter, orange zest, and almond extract pressed with a fork and baked golden. No flour, naturally gluten-friendly, and impossibly tender with a sandy, melt-away texture.

Cincinnati-style 5-way chili spiced with cinnamon, chocolate, cardamom, and allspice. Served over spaghetti and topped with kidney beans, raw onion, and melted cheddar.