8,468 sugar recipes

Sweet monkey bread made with canned buttermilk biscuits rolled in cinnamon sugar and drenched in a melted brown sugar glaze. Pull-apart, sticky, and ready in 40 minutes.

Bachelor buttons: traditional English shortbread-style cookies made with butter, flour, sugar, and a hint of nutmeg. Tender, pale, walnut-sized teatime classics.

Edible cake-decorating roses and leaves shaped from a marshmallow-and-powdered-sugar fondant. A budget-friendly alternative to professional gum paste for birthday and wedding cakes.

Rum-flamed bananas sauteed in butter with powdered and brown sugar, then ignited with a full cup of rum for a dramatic tableside dessert. Serve over vanilla ice cream.

Chewy no-bake apricot balls bright with orange zest and lemon juice, simmered briefly then chilled and rolled in granulated sugar. Tangy, jammy, and built from just four pantry staples.

Orange shortbread bars with fresh orange zest and cornstarch for a melt-in-your-mouth sandy texture. Score before baking for clean, even cuts.

Frozen lemon mousse terrine with whipped cream, beaten egg whites, and gelatin, sliced and served with a vibrant black currant sauce. Light, elegant, and make-ahead friendly.

Buttery walnut cookies made with toasted ground walnuts, piped and baked low and slow until pale golden, then dusted with powdered sugar. Tender, crumbly, and freezer-friendly.

Kataifi pastries: shredded phyllo rolls stuffed with walnut, almond, and spice filling, baked golden, and drenched in lemon-cinnamon honey syrup. A Greek-Middle Eastern classic.

Italian tiramisù cake with three layers of sponge brushed in espresso and rum, layered with mascarpone cream, and dusted with cocoa. Make-ahead Italian dessert.

Grandma's mincemeat cookies are a Christmas tradition: spiced dried-fruit filling folded into a tender shortening dough, dropped by the spoonful and baked golden in about 12 minutes.

Fresh pineapple pie with dried apricots, macadamia nuts, and a splash of rum in a flaky double crust. A tropical twist on classic fruit pie with Hawaiian accents.

Strawberry oat crumble pie with fresh strawberries layered between a brown sugar oat crust and crumble topping. Serve warm or chilled for a syrupy filling.

Braided almond crescent ring using store-bought crescent roll dough and almond paste filling. Golden, flaky, and topped with sliced almonds. Brunch showpiece in under 45 minutes.

Fresh cherries preserved in grappa with sugar, sun-steeped for a week then aged 3 months. A classic Italian after-dinner treat with boozy, fruit-soaked elegance. Only 3 ingredients.

Italian rum cake with three sponge layers soaked in cherry-rum syrup, filled with pastillera cream, and frosted with whipped cream and roasted almonds. A showstopper.