10,000 sugar recipes

Cola chocolate cake with marshmallows baked in, topped with a broiled peanut butter and brown sugar frosting loaded with chopped peanuts. A true Southern classic.

Warm mixed berry compote with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries in a butter-sugar syrup. Spoon over ice cream for an elegant, quick dessert.

Gluehwein, traditional German mulled red wine with cinnamon, cloves, lemon peel, and sugar. The one rule: heat it close to boiling but never let it boil.

Low-calorie Irish-style brown scones bake whole wheat flour, oats, and buttermilk into a no-fat round, sliced into wedges. Soft, tender, and ready in under 30 minutes.

Slow-baked caramelized peanuts coated in brown sugar, salt, and a thin egg white wash. A holiday gift candy with a crunchy, candied shell and deep molasses sweetness.

Add a little twist to your eggnog that is perfect for some quiet time around the fireplace.

Buffalo chip cookies are giant oat-and-cornflake cookies customized with raisins, peanuts, coconut, butterscotch, or chocolate chips. Yields 60 jumbo bake-sale cookies.

Braided almond breakfast bread made with bread machine dough, filled with almond paste and orange zest. Impressive yeasted loaf with twisted strips revealing the sweet filling.

A must on your Christmas cookie tray. Despite the lemony frosting, the cinnamon flavor comes through.

Deep-fried fruit fritters made with apples, pears, and bananas in a light vanilla batter, served with a warm lemon-bourbon sauce. A Creole-inspired dessert.

Traditional German braune bohnen: green beans tossed in a dark brown roux gravy with clove-studded onion and bay leaf. A savory-sweet side dish that turns simple beans into something extraordinary.

Baked Cornish game hens rubbed with butter and basted every 10 minutes with lemon, garlic, and rosemary. Just 5 ingredients for an elegant, golden roasted dinner.

Ground beef stir-fry with zucchini, tomato wedges, and soy sauce in a light cornstarch gravy. A fast wok dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Tender apple chunks and toasted walnuts stud a moist, lemon-kissed quick bread that bakes up golden and aromatic, perfect for breakfast, snacking, or using up a bumper crop of fall apples.

Basic graham cracker cheesecake crust: three ingredients pressed into a springform pan and chilled. The blueprint no-bake crust that swaps to gingersnap or chocolate wafer for any cheesecake variation.

Traditional German drop donuts (Tropfkrapfen) made with a buttermilk batter, fried golden and dusted in powdered sugar. Crispy outside, tender and cakey within. Simple old-world charm.