10,000 melting recipes

Layered shrimp enchilada bake with corn tortillas, refried beans, green chiles, sweet corn, and melted cheese. This Mexican-style casserole feeds 8 and comes together in under 45 minutes for an easy weeknight crowd-pleaser.

Charlie Brown bars are chewy peanut butter and crisp rice cereal bars topped with a melted chocolate-butterscotch layer. A no-bake treat (a cousin of Scotcheroos) that sets up in the fridge into sweet, crunchy squares.

Apple cranberry pie with a buttery oat crumble topping replaces the top crust. Tart Granny Smiths and fresh cranberries baked low and slow under brown sugar streusel for a fall dessert with bite.

Peanut butter marshmallow cups with semi-sweet chocolate and mini marshmallows in foil baking cups. A four-ingredient no-bake candy that melts together in minutes and sets in the fridge.

Easy mini cheesecakes baked in a muffin tin, each on a single vanilla wafer crust, no springform pan needed. Creamy, individual portions to top with fruit, lemon curd, or melted chocolate.

Creamy onion cheese soup made with sweet Vidalia onions and melted American cheese in a milk-based roux. Six ingredients and 30 minutes for a thick, velvety bowl of pure comfort.

Six ingredients. One bowl. Fudgy, crackly-topped brownies loaded with real melted chocolate and crunchy walnuts. No cocoa powder shortcuts here, just the real deal from scratch in under an hour.

Cocoa dough shaped into long rolls, baked, then sliced on the diagonal into elegant strip cookies loaded with chocolate chips. Drizzle with melted white or dark chocolate for a bakery finish.

Classic three-ingredient shortbread made with just butter, superfine sugar, and flour. Knead until smooth, chill, then bake low and slow for a crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth Scottish-style cookie.

Tangy lemon drops are tender shortbread slice-and-bake cookies made with butter, cake flour, lemon zest, and a snowy dusting of powdered sugar. Four ingredients, melt-in-your-mouth crumb.

One-skillet Mexicali franks with browned hot dogs served over chili-spiced rice, pinto beans, tomato, salsa, and melted Monterey Jack. A cheap, kid-friendly Tex-Mex dinner that feeds six.

Buttery onion soup made with sweet sauteed onions, chicken broth, and melted mozzarella for a creamy, cheesy alternative to classic French onion. A weeknight comfort soup ready in under an hour.

Light, crispy meringue cookies loaded with chocolate chips, made from just egg whites, sugar, and vanilla. Naturally gluten-free and baked low and slow for a melt-in-your-mouth finish.

Brownie cookies are roll-and-cut chocolate cookies with melted semi-sweet and unsweetened chocolate, walnuts, and a tender, fudgy bite. Doubles as a press-in crust for ice-cream pies.

Fudgy chocolate chip cookies with melted chocolate in the dough plus extra chips and walnuts throughout. A quick-soured milk trick adds tang and tenderness to a dense, brownie-like cookie.

Old-fashioned blueberry cake topped with hard sauce and a hot lemon-blueberry compote that melts the butter into the warm cake. A classic New England dessert with bright berry flavor.