1,232 sugar cook recipes

Cooked eggnog made with skim milk, eggs, powdered sugar, and vanilla, gently simmered for food safety. Serve warm with nutmeg or blended cold over crushed ice.

Butterscotch icebox cookies sandwich a cooked date-and-nut filling between thin slices of brown-sugar dough. A vintage refrigerator cookie that bakes up crisp and chewy.

Tender, fall-off-the-bone beef short ribs slow-cooked in a savory-sweet Pacific-inspired sauce with soy, ketchup, and brown sugar. Easy to prepare, this dish is perfect for a comforting family dinner. Ready in 8 hours with minimal effort.

Russian Jewish cabbage rolls, or holishkes, are sweet and sour stuffed cabbage simmered in a tomato sauce lifted with caramelized sugar and fresh lemon juice. Classic grandmother cooking.

Fresh orange-cranberry relish blended raw with whole oranges, brown sugar, and walnuts. A no-cook Thanksgiving side that's ready in 15 minutes.

No-cook peanut butter fudge blends chunky peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, and dry milk powder with chopped peanuts for double peanut crunch. No candy thermometer required.

Classic Scandinavian gravlax cured with kosher salt, sugar, crushed white peppercorns, and fresh dill. No cooking required. The salmon cures in the fridge for 48 to 72 hours under a weighted press.

French strawberries in red wine with sugar, lemon juice, and fresh thyme. Marinate for 3 hours to overnight for a sophisticated, no-cook Burgundy dessert.

Orange glazed carrots with brown sugar, butter, orange juice, and lemon zest cooked in the microwave. A sweet, citrusy side dish ready in under 10 minutes.

Chinese red-cooked chicken drumsticks with chestnuts braise crispy fried chicken in dark soy sauce, sherry, five-spice, and rock sugar until glossy mahogany. A classic hong shao technique for festive Chinese dining.

Sweet fudge frosting cooks a soft-ball sugar syrup, then folds it into melted unsweetened chocolate and butter for a glossy old-school fudge that sets up like candy on top of cake.

Cranberry apple relish with cider-cooked apples, raw cranberries, sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. A ratio-based holiday condiment you can scale to any batch size.

Old-fashioned chocolate fudge made from scratch with unsweetened chocolate, sugar, milk, and butter, cooked to soft ball stage. Studded with walnuts and candied cherries.

No-cook Thai peanut sauce with smooth peanut butter, soy sauce, rice and cider vinegars, sugar, and a drop of sesame oil. A 10-minute dip for satay, noodles, or spring rolls.

Sweet potatoes with a hint of orange: cooked sweet potatoes baked with cinnamon, dried apricots, and fresh orange slices. A lighter, fruit-sweetened holiday side with no marshmallows or piles of sugar.

Breakfast rice made with brown rice cooked in apple juice, water, raisins, and cinnamon. Five ingredients, no added sugar, and it works on the stovetop or overnight in a slow cooker.