10,000 sweet recipes

Yeasted chocolate bread made with a honey sponge starter and semi-sweet chocolate rolled jelly-roll style into 8 individual mini loaves. Brushed with egg glaze and best served hot from the oven.

Kosher dill pickles: classic garlic-and-dill brined cucumbers with snap and bite. A simple vinegar-brine canning recipe that turns out crisp, tangy pickles after a six-week cure.

Light mixed bean salad with green beans, broad beans, kidney beans, and firm tofu tossed in lemon juice and served with a fresh herb fromage frais dressing. A low-fat vegetarian side dish ready in 15 minutes.

Slice and bake chocolate chip cookies with a make-ahead freezer dough. Shape four logs, freeze for up to 6 months, and bake fresh cookies anytime in 10 minutes.

Bread machine banana chocolate chip yeast bread combines mashed banana with bread flour and semi-sweet chips for a slightly sweet, tender loaf. A breakfast or snack bread that comes out of the machine ready to slice.

Microwave fudge made in just 2 minutes with milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate, and sweetened condensed milk. Velvety smooth, no candy thermometer needed, and loaded with chopped nuts.

Light, chewy almond macaroons sandwiched with rich chocolate ganache. A classic Swiss cookie recipe using blanched almonds, Swiss meringue, and semi-sweet chocolate filling.

Classic French chocolate mousse with Cognac, semi-sweet chocolate melted with coffee, and stiff egg whites folded in for airy richness. Unmolded and served with whipped cream.

Homemade date and nut candy roll coated in melted semi-sweet chocolate. Sugar, evaporated milk, and dates cook to soft-ball stage, then get shaped into logs with pecans and vanilla.

Chocolate pinon cookies with grated semi-sweet chocolate and toasted pine nuts in a buttery shortbread dough, dusted with powdered sugar. A Southwestern-inspired holiday cookie.

Pistachio swirl fudge made in the microwave with semi-sweet chocolate, sweetened condensed milk, and a vanilla cream cheese swirl. No thermometer needed.

Polka-dot brownies made with melted semi-sweet chocolate, whipped eggs tripled in volume, and reduced-calorie margarine. Fudgy, lighter than classic brownies, and dusted with powdered sugar.

Scandinavian almond ring coffee cake with ground almond filling, cardamom, and sweet sherry - rolled, shaped into a ring, and scissor-cut for a beautiful fanned crown.

Peanut butter pinwheel cookies with a melted chocolate swirl rolled jelly-roll style and sliced into rounds. A slice-and-bake cookie with a stunning spiral pattern in every bite.

Chocolate-marbled fudge layered with veins of semisweet chocolate suspended in a vanilla cream fudge base. Classic soft-ball candy-thermometer technique with sugar, heavy cream, and corn syrup.

Silky chocolate mocha cream pie topped with golden meringue. A from-scratch custard filling with real chocolate and coffee, baked in a flaky crust.