626 vanilla icing recipes

Microwave dark chocolate fudge made with corn syrup, evaporated milk, chocolate chips, walnuts, and powdered sugar. No candy thermometer, no soft-ball stage, just 3 minutes in the microwave to creamy fudge.

Butterscotch fudge: a no-thermometer fudge made with butterscotch chips, marshmallow creme, evaporated milk, and chopped pecans. Cuts into 81 squares for cookie trays and bake sales.

Easy chocolate fudge with sweetened condensed milk, no candy thermometer needed and no boiling sugar to watch. Five ingredients, one double boiler, ready to chill in 10 minutes.

Light Pennsylvania Dutch cheesecake with low-fat cottage cheese and beaten egg whites for cloudlike texture. Sinks in the middle to cradle fresh berries or peaches.

Buttery pecan shortbread cookie balls dipped in vanilla frosting and rolled in tinted coconut. Melt-in-your-mouth tender, baked low and slow, and perfect for holiday cookie exchanges. Makes 48.

Holiday decorating icing whisks powdered sugar with a splash of milk and a drop of flavor extract into a smooth, pipe-able glaze for outlining, flooding, and drizzling Christmas cookies.

Impossible caramel custard pie that forms its own crust as it bakes. Just blend milk, eggs, brown sugar, butter, and Bisquick, pour into a pie plate, and bake. No crust-making required.

Banana orange juice breakfast smoothie with egg and vanilla. A creamy, protein-rich morning shake blended in under 10 minutes with just four ingredients.

Cream cheese frosting with butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Thick, spreadable, and made for carrot cake or zucchini cake. Comes together in 15 minutes with just 4 ingredients.

Homemade chunky applesauce with brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Just simmer tart apples until tender and mash to your favorite texture. Four ingredients, one pot, zero preservatives.

Homemade Tia Maria coffee liqueur made with brandy, strong coffee, sugar, and a whole vanilla bean. Just four ingredients and 30 days of patience for a rich, smooth sip.

Pineapple fudge chill is a 3-ingredient frozen dessert with chocolate milk mix, crushed pineapple, and vanilla. A low-calorie throwback that takes 5 minutes to mix before freezing.

If you're tired of the same old eggnog, then try this delicious variation that uses almonds!

Buttery chocolate truffle pound cake baked in a Bundt pan with 5 eggs for a dense, velvety crumb. Semi-homemade with a pound cake mix and real chocolate truffles folded in.

Ghost cookies made by dipping butter cookies in white almond bark with black jelly bean eyes. A no-bake Halloween treat kids can help make in under 30 minutes.

Homemade hazelnut liqueur infused with vodka, vanilla bean, and allspice. A DIY Frangelico-style spirit that steeps for five weeks and makes a great homemade gift.