10,000 melting recipes

Cream of broccoli soup with cheese is an easy, ultra-creamy comfort bowl: tender broccoli and onion in a silky cheese sauce made foolproof with melt-perfect Velveeta, half-and-half and a flour thickener.

Mississippi mud cake with cocoa pecan brownie base, melted marshmallow layer, and chocolate frosting. The triple-layer Southern Delta classic.

Snickers chocolate cake made by melting candy bars straight into the batter. Buttermilk crumb with caramel, peanut, and nougat ribbons in every slice.

Award-winning shortbread with just butter, sugar, flour, and salt pressed into thick cutouts: crisp edges, melt-in-your-mouth crumb, adorable sheep shapes with chocolate eyes optional.

Cream cheese melts into butter and milk with garlic powder and Parmesan in this fast Alfredo sauce that comes together faster than your pasta water boils.

Hearty chicken and leek soup with pearl barley, carrots, and celery simmered from a whole chicken. A rustic, filling bowl with chewy barley and meltingly soft leeks.

Easy baked potatoes with onion soup mix, butter, and melted cheddar cheese. Cubed potatoes baked covered until tender, then topped with cheese and green onions.

Twice-baked Idaho potatoes stuffed with sauteed onions, green peppers, butter, milk, paprika, and melted cheddar. Rustic, hearty, and piled high in the shell.

If you're a fan of lobster, then this recipe will have you enjoy a succulent dinner at the end of the day.

Two-ingredient microwave cheese sauce with Velveeta and milk, melted together in under 5 minutes. The quickest cheese sauce for pasta, vegetables, or fish.

Baked ziti casserole loaded with ground beef, green beans, corn, chunky tomatoes, and melted sharp cheddar in a creamy mushroom soup base. Feeds six and comes together in about an hour.

Savory Gouda cheese muffins made with yogurt, butter, and a full cup and a half of shredded Gouda. Tender and rich with a subtle tang from the yogurt in every bite.

Lemon cream dream: a no-bake layered dessert with lemon cookie crust, lemon pudding-cream cheese filling, whipped topping, and fresh strawberries and blueberries. A summer crowd-pleaser for six.

Velvety cheesecake infused with espresso and orange zest on a toasted nut crust, topped with cinnamon sugar and piped whipped cream rosettes.

Santa's chocolate pie is a frozen mousse pie in a baked shell, built on melted chocolate, marshmallow creme, and whipped cream, with a whisper of coffee and almond. A make-ahead holiday dessert.

Rustic whole wheat bannock bread with rolled oats and raisins bakes up golden in just 30 minutes. This hearty, no-yeast flatbread is a cozy, simple comfort food staple that needs only basic pantry ingredients.