1,476 thickener recipes

Brandied raspberry sauce made with frozen raspberries, sugar, and cornstarch thickened with brandy. A quick dessert topping for cheesecake, ice cream, or pound cake.

Old-fashioned nectarine and raspberry preserves with whole fruit suspended in a glossy, lightly thickened syrup. No commercial pectin, just sugar, lemon, and time.

3-ingredient blueberry sauce thickens unsweetened pineapple juice with cornstarch, then folds in fresh berries. A no-sugar-added topping ready in 15 minutes.

Strawberry cream crepes with sweetened condensed milk thickened by lemon juice, folded with fresh berries and whipped cream. No-cook dessert assembled in 15 minutes.

Fruit-sweetened strawberry jam: a refined-sugar-free freezer jam thickened with apple-grape juice concentrate and orange juice. Bright, fresh-tasting strawberry preserves in 30 minutes.

Classic lattice-topped apple blackberry pie with tart apples and juicy berries in a cornstarch-thickened filling for beautiful summer-to-fall fruit dessert.

Classic double-crust pie filled with fresh strawberries and tart rhubarb sweetened with sugar and thickened with quick-cooking tapioca. A perfect spring dessert.

Crisp green salad with romaine, Granny Smith apple, and toasted walnuts tossed in a creamy oil-free tomato dressing thickened with toasted almonds, lemon, and paprika.

Crockpot cranberry pork roast: a browned roast slow-cooked in tangy-sweet cranberry sauce with mustard and brown sugar, then the juices get thickened into a glossy sauce for spooning over.

Light mini pancakes made with yogurt and egg whites, served with a homemade cornstarch-thickened berry sauce. A leaner brunch stack that doesn't taste like a compromise.

Homemade peach preserves with three ingredients: ripe peaches, sugar, and water. No added pectin needed; the fruit's natural juices thicken into a glossy, spoonable preserve as the sugar concentrates.

Fresh peach ice cream with ripe summer peaches blended into a cornstarch-thickened evaporated milk base. No eggs to temper, no custard to fuss with, just churn and freeze.

Classic homemade cherry pie with fresh tart cherries, tapioca thickening, and optional kirsch for depth. This all-American dessert features golden flaky crust and ruby-red fruit filling.

Chinese red bean pudding, a silky steamed dessert thickened with rice flour and cornstarch, lightly sweetened with raw slab sugar, and studded with soft adzuki beans. Dairy-free and delicately sweet.

Homemade peach ice cream with fresh chopped peaches folded into a microwave-thickened custard base of milk, half-and-half, sugar and egg. Smooth, scoopable and a Southern summer ritual.

Cream of potato soup made with diced potatoes, milk, and a unique flour-and-butter riffle thickening for body. A four-ingredient supper that drinks like comfort in a bowl.