14 burst recipes

Capellini with burst cherry tomato sauce, garlic, olives, red pepper flakes, and Parmesan. A quick Italian pasta dinner with a fresh, jammy sauce in under 40 minutes.

This easy to make dessert is actually very impressive. Everyone who had it all loved it and enjoyed it, and gave rave reviews back.

Burt Reynolds' red wine beef stew from a 1984 celebrity Christmas book, with round steak browned in bacon fat, simmered in wine and tomato sauce, then finished with potatoes, carrots, celery, and mushrooms.

A traditional Mexican caramelized milk dessert (leche quemada) made by slowly cooking milk and sugar into a thick, golden custard scented with cinnamon. Just four simple ingredients.

Gooseberry burnt creams are a British dessert with tart gooseberry puree topped with whipped fromage blanc and double cream, finished with a crackable caramel sugar shell. A fruit-forward creme brulee.

Whole oranges caramelized with butter and sugar, then flambeed with Irish whiskey and bathed in a wine-orange syrup. A dramatic Irish dessert served warm or cold.

A vintage two-layer cake flavored with homemade burnt sugar syrup, folded with whipped egg whites for a light, tender crumb. An old-fashioned Southern classic that deserves a comeback.

Light, wonderful that cookies that are sure to make a frown turn upside-down!

A creamy frozen cocktail made with Kahlua, creme de cacao, and vanilla ice cream blended until smooth. Three ingredients, two minutes, one indulgent afternoon treat.

A show-stopping layered meringue cake with toasted almond dacquoise, caramel-orange buttercream filling, and glazed orange slices. A French patisserie masterpiece for special occasions.

A warmly spiced sheet cake made with sourdough starter, homemade burnt sugar syrup, golden raisins, and chopped nuts. Cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg fill every bite with cozy autumn flavor.

Mexican chocolate mousse with flambeed Jamaican rum that burns off the harsh edge and leaves deep, smoky-sweet flavor folded into clouds of whipped cream. A make-ahead dinner-party dessert.

Whole pears poached in spiced white wine with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, vanilla bean, and citrus zest, served warm with burnt sugar ice cream. An elegant make-ahead dessert.

No-bake gianduja truffle cake with a praline and pirouette cookie base, topped with bittersweet chocolate mousse, dusted in dark cocoa. A restaurant-quality dessert.