7,558 topping recipes

Traditional English apple pudding from Somerset with grated apple, orange zest, and a buttery oat crumble topping. Simple, cosy, and ready with just 5 ingredients.

Layered red lentil and spinach casserole topped with sliced tomatoes and baked under nonfat yogurt. A high-protein vegetarian main dish with just five ingredients.

Slow-cooker French onion soup with caramelized onions, beef bouillon, and toasted French bread topped with melted Parmesan. The classic Parisian bistro soup, hands-off.

Merry sugar cookies studded with rainbow chocolate morsels inside and pressed on top. A colorful holiday cookie with a buttery, crisp edge and soft center.

Soft sour cream cookies loaded with fresh orange juice and zest, topped with a bright orange icing. Drop cookie simplicity with bakery-level citrus flavor.

Fried bread crumbs: dry crumbs sauteed in melted butter until deeply golden and crisp. A two-ingredient finishing topping for pasta, vegetables, casseroles and gratins.

Rich cocoa brownies topped with a mocha frosting made with instant coffee and cocoa powder. Fudgy, intensely chocolatey squares with a glossy coffee-spiked icing.

Syrian sesame muffins built on toasted sesame seeds, sesame oil, buttermilk, and brown sugar. Nutty, lightly sweet breakfast muffins with a crackling sesame top crust.

Gross-out Halloween milkshake made with buttermilk, vanilla ice cream, pineapple juice, and brown sugar. Topped with heated milk skin for a slimy mucous effect.

Viennese coffee made with melted semi-sweet chocolate, whipping cream, and strong hot coffee whisked until frothy. Topped with whipped cream and grated orange zest.

Shaker fresh herb soup with chives, chervil, sorrel, tarragon, and celery simmered in vegetable stock. Poured over toast and topped with nutmeg and cheddar cheese.

Green Mountain potato chowder simmered in beef broth with carrots, tomatoes, leeks, and celery root, finished with sour cream and topped with pumpernickel-bacon croutons.

Maple glazed sweet potatoes baked in butter and real maple syrup, topped with salted sunflower seeds for crunch. A simple 4-ingredient holiday side dish.

Finnish sticks are buttery almond shortbread cookies rolled into finger-thin ropes, brushed with egg, and topped with chopped almonds and sugar before baking crisp.

Eggs are poached into assorted vegetables and tomato sauce, with the melted cheese on top. This is a quick, easy, delicious, healthy and economical dish!

I think what happened was that the applesauce mixed with the still uncooked pancake top and was cooked (combined) to make an unusual fluffy inside.