10,000 sugar recipes

Ultimate chocolate chip cookies with three dressy variations: chocolate drizzle, chocolate dipped, and holiday frosted. One base dough, endless options for gifting, parties, and cookie exchanges.

Apple brownies loaded with chopped Granny Smith apples, walnuts, and cinnamon, baked in a sheet pan and cut into squares. A spiced apple bar dessert that tastes like a cross between a cake brownie and an apple cake.

Banana surprise cookies are soft chewy oatmeal cookies with mashed bananas, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and your choice of walnuts or chocolate chips. A 30-minute drop cookie.

Moist banana pecan bread for the bread machine, with sour cream for tang, mashed ripe bananas for sweetness, and toasted pecans folded in at the beep.

Easy creamy pumpkin pie made with brown sugar, evaporated milk, and a simple cinnamon-allspice-ginger spice blend. A no-fuss Thanksgiving classic that mixes in one bowl.

Banana carrot cake combines mashed ripe bananas, shredded carrots, rolled oats, cinnamon, and cloves in a one-bowl snack cake. Moist, lunchbox-friendly twist on classic carrot cake.

Easy moist chocolate Bundt cake doctors a chocolate cake mix with instant pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips for unbelievably moist crumb. Bake-sale famous, no-frosting-needed.

Sourdough orange waffles use 2 cups of active starter brightened with orange zest, milk, and a touch of sugar, with optional pecans for crunch. Tangy, crisp breakfast.

Whole wheat banana molasses muffins with mashed ripe bananas, dark molasses, walnuts, and 100% whole wheat flour. A wholesome breakfast muffin with deep caramel-rye flavor.

Cocoa-based brownies cut into star shapes for parties and patriotic occasions. A blend of butter and shortening keeps them tender and chewy with a deep chocolate edge.

Fudgy chocolate roll-out cookies made with melted unsweetened chocolate and brown sugar. A rich, dark cookie dough that rolls, cuts into shapes, and bakes in under 10 minutes for a deeply chocolatey result.

Old-fashioned chocolate ice cream for a hand-crank or electric churn. Cornstarch-thickened custard with semi-sweet chocolate, evaporated milk, whipping cream, and vanilla. Big batch built for porch socials.

Pure cream of tomato soup is the from-scratch classic that puts the canned version to shame. A buttery roux, fresh milk, and a baking soda trick keep it from curdling. The grilled cheese soulmate.

I tried this pumpkin pie last week, it turned out delicious. At Thanksgiving I will make this pumpkin pie for my family, I bet they will love it.

Deep-fried cherry dessert wontons with pie filling in crispy wrappers dusted with powdered sugar. A three-ingredient sweet treat ready in 20 minutes.

Quick sourdough cinnamon rolls leavened with baking powder and soda instead of yeast, so they go from starter to oven in 45 minutes. Sticky brown sugar caramel topping and a tangy sourdough crumb make these worth the discard.