10,000 melting recipes

Honey cheesecake sweetened with three-quarters cup of pure honey instead of granulated sugar, on a loose graham cracker base. Topped with strawberries and blueberries glazed with apricot jam.

A show-stopping New York-style cheesecake with citrus-scented filling on a buttery graham crust, crowned with raspberry sauce, peach puree, and fresh fruit. Worth every minute of the wait.

Eggnog bread pudding baked in a water bath with cinnamon-raisin bread, brandy, nutmeg, and half-and-half, served with a cranberry-maple bourbon sauce. A festive holiday dessert.

Cordon bleu casserole with cubed turkey and ham in a creamy dill sauce, topped with cheddar breadcrumbs and walnuts. A cozy way to use leftover holiday meat.

The crisp, densely chocolaty cookies, with an unusually long baking time, were an annual favorite among the 20-plus recipes that Susan Couchman of Hartland remembers were made each year by her mother, Gloria Kuchler.

Layered orange pineapple cake with a crunchy coconut-pecan praline topping, whipped cream frosting, and crushed pineapple baked inside. A showstopper from a box mix.

These scrumptious treats are perfect as a light snack in between meals.

Rich cheesecake with dual liqueurs, vanilla wafer-almond crust, and sour cream topping. Amaretto and Irish cream create layers of boozy complexity.

Chocolate pecan cookie slices shaped into logs, baked, then cut on the diagonal and drizzled with white chocolate. A slice-and-bake method that yields 40 elegant cookies.

Coconut-crusted baked fish with ginger, red pepper flakes, citrus butter, and a creamy curry-chutney sauce. A crispy, spiced fish dinner with tropical flavors baked at high heat.

White chocolate mousse spiked with rum, served in crispy homemade almond tuile cookie cups with raspberry puree and creme fraiche. A showstopping French-inspired dessert.

Starlight double-delight cake, the retro Pillsbury bake-off winner where a chocolate-peppermint cream cheese frosting doubles as part of the batter. Two moist mint-chocolate layers, frosted in the same blend.

Look so appealing, and taste delicious too. An excellent dessert to impress your guests.

Chicken casserole with red kidney beans, chili, and tomato sauce baked until the chicken is tender and the sauce thickens. A hearty one-pot dinner with Mexican-inspired flavor.

No-bake chocolate truffles made with cream cheese, vanilla wafers, and a secret splash of raspberry preserves, then rolled in chopped almonds or cocoa for an elegant candy that looks fancy but takes minutes.

Sweet potato pie with mashed yams, cream, vanilla, and a bright squeeze of lemon. The Southern Sunday-supper dessert that splits the difference between custard pie and pumpkin.