8,468 sugar recipes

Irmik helvasi: Turkish semolina halva infused with saffron milk, butter-toasted pistachios, and sweetened with sugar. A warm, fragrant dessert ready in 30 minutes.

Pull-apart caramel bubble ring made with store-bought breadstick dough, cinnamon sugar, maple syrup, and pecans. Golden, sticky, and ready in about an hour.

Baked hot fruit compote with plums, peaches, and mandarin oranges in a brown sugar-lemon glaze. A warm, easy dessert or brunch side from pantry staples.

Braised red cabbage with fresh cranberries, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, and ground cloves. A tangy, sweet-sour side dish with vibrant color for holiday meals.

Curried fruit compote with peaches, apricots, fresh pineapple, and cantaloupe in a curry-spiced sugar syrup with lime slices. A canning recipe that yields four quarts.

Spicy green beans glazed with orange juice, brown sugar, and butter with serrano chiles. Marinated for an hour, then simmered into a sweet-heat side dish.

Slice-and-bake cream cheese cookies sweetened mostly with fructose for a lower-sugar treat. Tender, lightly sweet refrigerator cookies that bake up in 10 minutes.

Baked cinnamon-sugar doughnuts and doughnut holes made from Bisquick batter, twisted into playful bow knot shapes and dunked in melted butter. Ready in 20 minutes flat.

Buttery shortbread-style raisin bars dipped in melted semi-sweet chocolate. Made with potato flour and vanilla sugar for a tender, crumbly European-style biscuit. Makes 20.

Louisiana stuffed oranges filled with mashed sweet potato, brown sugar, pecans, warm spices, and a splash of Grand Marnier. A Southern side dish that doubles as dessert.

Baked sweet risotto with arborio rice, ripe bananas, brown sugar, cinnamon, and creme de cacao. A creamy, hands-off rice pudding dessert that bakes covered for one hour.

Jewish rugelach with a flaky cottage cheese dough, apricot jam, cinnamon-sugar, walnuts, and currants rolled into golden crescents. A holiday cookie jar essential for Hanukkah or Christmas.

Snake cocktail king muddles fresh ginger and brown sugar with vodka, chile vodka, lemon, and orange liqueur. A spicy-citrus shaker drink with real heat from infused vodka.

Heavenly sauce folds egg yolks and powdered sugar into whipped cream with dried figs, toasted almonds, and crystallized ginger. A no-cook dessert topping for ice cream or cake.

Fruit tortilla pizza with a blended ricotta-cottage cheese spread, mixed berries, brown sugar, and cinnamon on crispy flour tortillas. A light, low-fat dessert ready in 20 minutes.

Kiwifruit daiquiri blends ripe kiwi with white rum, fresh lime juice, sugar, and crushed ice for a frosty green tropical cocktail. Two-glass blender drink ready in five minutes.