10,000 melting recipes

Rainbow sherbet mold with a toasted oat and brown sugar crust. Colorful scoops of assorted sherbet frozen in a springform pan for a stunning no-bake frozen dessert.

Classic Mexican tres leches cake soaked in three milks (sweetened condensed, evaporated, and whole milk) with a hint of nutmeg, topped with whipped cream and chopped nuts. The Latin American birthday cake.

Gluten-free cherry crisp with sour cherries, almond extract, and an oat-walnut crumble topping. Easy dessert, no flour required, ready in under an hour.

No-yeast whole wheat bread with buttermilk, molasses, raisins, and chopped nuts. A quick bread that mixes in one bowl and bakes into two hearty loaves in under an hour.

Lemon sponge bakes in individual custard cups in a hot-water bath. The filling separates magically into a tangy curd layer below and a feather-light cake-like sponge on top.

Traditional Irish teacakes made with yeasted dough, butter, eggs, and a hint of nutmeg. Soft, golden buns best eaten warm with a generous smear of butter.

A favorite throughout the South, chess pie takes its name from the description given by a cook who was asked what sort of pie it was, and replied, "jes pie, honey."

Salmon mousse molded in a fish shape is the show-stopping retro appetizer. Flaked salmon, tarragon vinegar custard, and whipped cream set with gelatin. Garnish with pimento and olive for the eye.

Corn dogs dip frankfurters in a cornmeal batter spiked with dry mustard, then deep-fry to a golden crackle. State-fair classic from scratch in 30 minutes flat.

Homemade crescent rolls using a bread machine for the dough, then shaped, risen, and baked golden. Soft, buttery yeast rolls with a flaky crescent shape.

Gluten-free chocolate mousse cake: a flourless, intensely chocolatey cake with a light, mousse-like crumb, made from just five ingredients. Naturally gluten-free, rich, and deeply fudgy.

Sheila's apple pie tops green apples with a buttery batter made from pancake mix, sugar, egg, and butter. The unconventional shortcut topping bakes into a tender, cake-like crust over tart apple filling.

Triple chocolate brownie pie with cocoa, melty chocolate chips, and a fudgy gooey center. A crustless one-bowl pie that bakes dense, rich, and bakery-good with vanilla ice cream.

This chocolate custard pie hides a layer of butterscotch and chocolate chips beneath a silky cocoa filling. Simple pantry ingredients, one bowl, and a whole lot of yum.

Impossible cranberry-orange pie forms its own crust as it bakes, with sweet-tart cranberry-orange relish setting beneath a custardy biscuit-mix top layer. A no-roll retro pie for the holidays.

Hot fudge pudding cake that creates its own chocolate sauce as it bakes. Cocoa batter topped with sugar and hot water transforms into cake over a pool of rich fudge sauce.