1,966 sweet recipes

Crock-made crystal sweet pickles brined for 2 weeks, then dressed in a cinnamon and clove vinegar syrup over 5 days. A labor of love from grandma's kitchen that yields jars of glass-clear, spiced pickles.

Southern sweet potato pie with evaporated milk, nutmeg, and lemon extract in a deep-dish crust. A silky, custard-style filling made from mashed sweet potatoes that yields two full pies from one batch.

Classic Southern candied sweet potatoes: thick-sliced sweet potatoes baked low and slow in a brown sugar glaze until the edges caramelize. Four-ingredient Thanksgiving side, no marshmallows required.

Mashed sweet potatoes whipped with bourbon, butter, and vanilla, then baked under a golden marshmallow topping. The Thanksgiving side dish everyone fights over.

Nutcracker sweets, peanut butter sheet cookies layered with creamy peanut butter frosting and a chocolate drizzle, cut into squares. The Christmas cookie tin classic that combines bar cookie ease with three-component flavor.

Creamy sweet potato polenta with smoky chipotle, fresh rosemary, honey, and corn kernels. Chilled into firm squares, reheated until warm, and served with salsa for a vegetarian side that steals the show.

Sweet hamburger relish stirs together bottled chili sauce, sweet pickle relish, cayenne, and a pinch of cinnamon for a homemade burger condiment. No cooking, no canning, ready in five minutes.

A traditional Jewish tzimmes with sweet potatoes, butternut squash, Granny Smith apples, prunes, and sweet red wine, baked with warm spices. A holiday side dish with deep roots.

Buttery spiced cookies with chocolate chips and walnuts, rolled in powdered sugar for a crinkled, snow-dusted finish. Warm cinnamon and ginger in every chewy bite.

Chocolate-spice crinkle cookies rolled in sugar with cocoa, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves. Chewy, fragrant, and lower-fat thanks to a yogurt swap for most of the butter.

Traditional Irish oatcakes with rolled oats, brown sugar, and butter cut into triangles. A buttery, slightly sweet biscuit-cracker hybrid for tea time, breakfast, or alongside cheese.

Pork chops and sweet potatoes baked in a currant jelly glaze with orange juice, dry mustard, ginger, and lemon zest for a sweet-savory one-dish dinner.

Vegan sweet potato casserole bakes steamed sweet potatoes with dried apricots, cranberries, and raisins in a creamy rice flour and soy milk sauce. Dairy-free Thanksgiving side spiced with cinnamon and ginger.

Quick sweet pickles for canning, eight pounds of cucumbers in a sugar-vinegar brine spiced with allspice, celery seed, and mustard seed. A big-batch summer canning project.

Smashed spiced sweet potatoes are oven-roasted whole, then smashed rustic-chunky with butter, maple syrup, chili powder, cumin, and ginger. A warm-spiced holiday side that beats marshmallow casseroles.

Roasted sweet potato wedges drizzled with a glossy balsamic-honey reduction. The vinegar cooks down to a syrupy glaze, finished with butter, that balances sweet caramelized edges against a sharp tang.