3,255 sweet recipes

Middle Eastern halvah cake made with tahini, semolina, and warm spices, soaked in a citrusy orange-lemon syrup. Dense, fragrant, and not overly sweet.

Roasted pork tenderloin braised with Granny Smith apples, onions, garlic, honey, and white wine vinegar. A sweet-savory fall dinner with a rustic apple gravy.

Southern-style coleslaw with creamy buttermilk dressing, apple cider vinegar, mustard, and celery seed. A tangy, sweet, and crunchy cabbage slaw that gets better after chilling for 2 hours.

Persian sugar-pickled garlic simmered in red wine vinegar with cloves and black peppercorns. Sweet, tangy, and mellow after a month of refrigerator pickling.

Pork chops simmered in a sweet-savory sauce of brown sugar, ketchup, garlic, and beef bouillon, finished with a sour cream gravy. A comforting, old-school braised pork chop dinner.

One-skillet braised chicken breasts with sweet leeks and mushrooms in a white wine pan sauce, finished bright with kalamata olives, capers, and a squeeze of lemon. A simple Mediterranean dinner from a single pan.

Homemade peach chutney with brown sugar, honey, raisins, and whole spices simmered for an hour and canned in a boiling water bath. Makes 4 pints of sweet-tart preserve.

A hearty vegetarian barley stew simmered in sweet carrot juice with shiitake mushrooms, kale, and a hit of ginger. Toasted barley cooks risotto-style into a cozy, warming, fiber-rich bowl.

Sweet and spicy Tabasco pickles made with just 3 ingredients: dill pickles, sugar, and hot sauce. Drain, sweeten, shake daily for 5 days, and you've got an addictive Southern snack.

Oat bran cereal cooked in half orange juice, half water with raisins and cinnamon. A single-serving hot breakfast with natural citrus sweetness. Ready in minutes on the stove or microwave.

Stuffed cabbage rolls filled with lean ground beef and rice, simmered for nearly two hours in a sweet-savory tomato sauce with Worcestershire and brown sugar.

Five-grain hot cereal with brown rice, barley, millet, rye, and wheat berries cooked with dried apricots. A hearty whole-grain breakfast with natural sweetness.

Vietnamese coffee (ca phe sua) with strong dark-roast brew poured over sweetened condensed milk. Two ingredients, layered for that signature creamy, sweet-bitter sip.

Stir-fried chicken and apples in a honey-curry glaze with raisins, celery, and parsley over rice. A sweet, spiced 20-minute weeknight dinner.

Chicken Madras with a creamy mango curry sauce made from pureed fresh mango, coconut milk, and heavy cream. Pan-seared chicken breasts finished in a sweet, spiced tropical sauce.

Creamy strawberry banana breakfast shake with yogurt and honey. Healthy smoothie packed with fruit, protein, and natural sweetness for energizing mornings.