4 sweet dumpling recipes

Ripe plum filling for pierogies uses fresh peeled plums with sugar and cinnamon tucked inside pierogi dough. A traditional Eastern European sweet dumpling filling with three ingredients.

Gow gees are crispy fried Chinese dumplings filled with pork, shrimp, dried mushrooms, and scallions. Served with classic homemade sweet and sour sauce. Makes 48 for a crowd.

Cherry filling for pierogies takes pitted dark sweet cherries and a squeeze of lemon for a fresh fruit filling. Polish dessert dumpling stuffing that comes together in 20 minutes.

Sauerfleisch, a German sauerbraten-style pot roast where beef marinates two days in a tangy brine, then braises tender in a dark, sweet-sour roux gravy. Serve with potato or bread dumplings.