10,000 sugar recipes

Gulai Merah, Sumatran red-braised short ribs marinated in a spice paste of chiles, shallots, ginger, and turmeric with lemongrass and salam leaf. A slow-braised Indonesian beef dish.

Classic Italian polenta made with yellow cornmeal, butter, and Parmesan. Serve it creamy and hot, or chill the leftovers and pan-fry crispy slices.

Custard-based port wine ice cream with grenadine, served under a rich hot chocolate sauce made from cocoa, brown sugar, butter, and heavy cream.

Blueberry cheesecake with macadamia nut crust, creamy cream cheese filling, tangy sour cream layer, and fresh blueberry topping. A Hawaiian-inspired dessert that impresses.

Cranberry pear tart with a walnut-cinnamon shortbread crust, tangy cranberry-pear filling, and golden meringue lattice top. A stunning holiday dessert with three distinct layers.

Classic New England blueberry cake with a tender crumb, juicy berries throughout, and a cinnamon-sugar topping that bakes up sparkly and crisp. Simple, old-fashioned, and ready in under an hour.

Impossible chocolate cheesecake forms its own crust as it bakes thanks to Bisquick mixed right into the batter. Coffee liqueur, almond extract, and a sour cream chocolate topping make it bakery-worthy.

Pressure cooker orange cheesecake: mandarin segments on top after inverting, with a whole wheat crumb base and silky orange-sauced finish. Steamed dessert that skips the water bath drama.

Strawberry Newtons recipe (can use strawberries or figs)

Sugarplum cookies with dried or candied fruit hidden inside each ball of vanilla sugar cookie dough. Topped with creamy frosting and colored sugar for Christmas cookie trays.

Bacon-wrapped cheddar stuffed hot dogs broiled until the bacon crisps and the cheese melts out of every bite. A loaded hot dog ready in 20 minutes flat.

Classic pecan melt away cookies made with cake flour and unsalted butter for an ultra-tender, powdered-sugar-dusted shortbread. Drop cookies that dissolve on the tongue in seconds.

Sandbakelse, traditional Scandinavian butter cookies with cardamom, pressed into mini tart tins and filled with jam. Delicate, sandy-textured holiday cookies dusted with powdered sugar.

Old-fashioned toffee from just three pantry ingredients: sugar, water, and a splash of vinegar boiled to a deep golden, glassy hard candy. No thermometer needed, just watch the colour. A nostalgic, simple homemade sweet.

Orange blossom cake, a three-layer white cake filled with orange marmalade and crowned with fluffy seven-minute orange frosting. Classic Southern tea-table dessert.

Rhubarb-strawberry cobbler with cinnamon and orange zest in the filling and fluffy buttermilk biscuit topping. A classic spring dessert where tart rhubarb and sweet strawberries bubble under golden drop biscuits.