Recipes with margarine

Persimmon muffins with cinnamon, bourbon, walnuts, and currants. Made with pureed persimmon pulp and baking soda for a dense, spiced, fruit-forward fall muffin.

Enjoy this creamy and smooth cheesecake that doesn't have sugar added, but still tastes delicious.

Grape Nut roast is a vintage meatless loaf built on the crunchy cereal, bound with eggs and milk, studded with chopped nuts and celery. Hearty Depression-era vegetarian fare.

Don't hesitate to make this delicious casserole. I have made it with leftover chicken or turkey meat, and they all turned out great.

Cheesy crawfish casserole with peeled crawfish tails, the holy trinity, mushrooms, and rice in a cream cheese and Velveeta sauce, topped with crispy fried onions. The Louisiana potluck classic.

A warmly spiced sheet cake made with sour cream, raisins, and walnuts, sweetened with brown sugar replacement. Cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg fill every moist slice with cozy fall flavor. Diabetic-friendly and feeds a crowd.

Traditional Southern cornbread dressing with crumbled cornbread, sage, chopped boiled eggs, and chicken broth. Includes a from-scratch buttermilk cornbread recipe. A Thanksgiving must-have.

Moist pineapple 7-Up cake made with yellow cake mix, pineapple pudding, and real Seven-Up soda. Topped with a homemade coconut-pecan frosting loaded with crushed pineapple. A retro Southern sheet cake classic.

Sambusak (Sephardic stuffed pastries) with a yeasted anise-scented dough filled with spiced ground beef, deep-fried to golden. A traditional Jewish meat pastry for holidays and gatherings.

A reduced sugar banana bread, great for if you're looking to cut down on the amount of sugar compared to traditional banana bread recipes.

Frango Mints copycat: the famous Marshall Field's chocolate-mint candy made at home with melted chocolate, powdered sugar, and a few drops of mint extract. No tempering, no candy thermometer.

Mashed buttercup squash baked with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and butter, then topped with fresh chives. A cozy fall side dish that brings out the squash's natural sweetness.

Mandarin orange muffins spiced with allspice and nutmeg, dipped warm in melted butter and cinnamon sugar. Tender and citrusy with bursts of orange in every bite.

A delicious recipe to bake apples into a juicy dessert. Have one or two scoop after your main course to finish the meal without worrying about too many calories.

Diabetic-friendly yellow cake made with sugar substitute, egg whites, and a fluffy seven-minute frosting. A lower-sugar birthday cake with tender crumb and pillowy frosted top.

Classic buttermilk spice cake with cinnamon, cloves, and a pinch of black pepper. A vintage McCall's recipe with brown and white sugar for deep, warm flavor.

Simple apple dessert bars with cinnamon-spiced apple slices beneath a thick oatmeal-brown sugar crumble topping that bakes into chewy, buttery goodness.

7 Up Cake with Pineapple and Coconut Frosting recipe

A scrumptious sweet potato casserole that gets a unique and delicious taste from the chopped pecans it uses.

Seven-up cake made with lemon cake mix and pineapple pudding, topped with a cooked pineapple-coconut icing poured over warm. A retro Southern sheet cake from the church potluck era.

Baked pork chops layered with sweet potatoes and pineapple rings under a brown sugar glaze. A retro tropical-leaning Sunday dinner that bakes in one casserole dish.

Sauteed orange roughy in white wine with garlic, dill, and mushrooms. A light, quick-cooking fish dinner ready in under 30 minutes with a simple pan sauce and fresh lemon.

Skip the chocolate bar, and try these scrumptious treats that will satisfy your sweet tooth.

Mincemeat bars with a buttery oat-walnut crust sandwiching a thickened mincemeat filling. Old-fashioned holiday dessert squares that store beautifully in a tin.

These gooey cream cheese bars start with a yellow cake mix crust and get topped with a rich layer of powdered sugar, coconut, and nuts. They vanish from the pan faster than you can say "save me one."

Banana chip streusel loaf made with cream of wheat cereal for a hearty crumb, finished with cinnamon-mini chocolate chip streusel. A cholesterol-free quick bread that uses egg substitute and ripe bananas.

This is an aoriginal recipe from the days of the Great Trek and the cookies get better with age.

Crispy millet flour pancakes with a slightly nutty flavor, cooked on a griddle until golden and served with honey, chutney, or alongside African stews.

Bread machine banana walnut bread with mashed bananas, toasted walnuts, milk, and a hint of cinnamon. A yeast-risen sandwich loaf, not a quickbread, that mostly bakes itself.

Almond cream cheese biscotti with toasted sliced almonds and a hint of anise. Cream cheese gives these twice-baked Italian cookies a softer, more tender bite while keeping the signature crunch for dunking in coffee.

A rich, moist chocolate cake layered with a refreshing mint frosting and a smooth chocolate ganache topping. Perfect for mint-chocolate lovers!

Irish soda bread with raisins, buttermilk, and the traditional scored cross on top. A no-yeast quick bread with a tender crumb and golden crust that comes together in an hour.

Oreo Surprise, a no-bake layered icebox dessert: crushed Oreo crust, sweet cream cheese cream, chocolate pudding, and whipped topping, crowned with cookie crumbs. Best made the night before.

Ground beef pepper steak with seared patties and soy sauce-garlic green peppers. Seven ingredients, 20 minutes, and a budget-friendly riff on Chinese pepper steak.

Quick sourdough cinnamon rolls leavened with baking powder and soda instead of yeast, so they go from starter to oven in 45 minutes. Sticky brown sugar caramel topping and a tangy sourdough crumb make these worth the discard.

Applesauce cheesecake: smooth cream cheese cheesecake with applesauce and warm spices on graham-pecan crust, finished with warm pecan caramel sauce.

Soft French buttercream cookies made with powdered sugar, cream of tartar, and vanilla. Tint the dough with food coloring and top with colored sugar for holidays or parties.

Nothing can beat a freshly baked loaf of bread. It's freshly delicious.

A layered no-fuss dessert with a nutty baked crust, creamy cream cheese layer, and chocolate-vanilla pudding on top. Finished with whipped topping and shaved chocolate.

A scrumptious cake made with oreo cookies, cream cheese and whipped topping.

Four-ingredient pineapple cranberry dump cake layered with crushed pineapple, cranberry sauce, white cake mix, and pats of butter. No mixer, no bowl, no fuss. The Thanksgiving cheat code grandmas swear by.

Impossible pecan pie makes its own crust as it bakes, using Bisquick to form a thin layer underneath the pecan-corn syrup custard. No rolling, no chilling, just dump and bake.

Make this delicious and mouth-watering mounds cake for your family or pot-luck, nobody can resist this candy-like mounds cake .

These delicious bites are made with almonds, crisp rice cereal, dried apricots, and coconut, then drizzled with some cream cheese-yogurt icing. They are perfect snack packed into your kid's lunchbox.

Diabetic-friendly shortbread cookies made with reduced-calorie margarine, fructose, and butter flavoring. Just 5 ingredients, 20 minutes, and you've got 24 light, crispy cookies without the sugar spike.

Lemon baked cod dipped in lemon-butter and seasoned flour, then baked until flaky and tender. Six ingredients, one pan, and ready in under 30 minutes.

Pineapple banana walnut tube cake with cinnamon and a fresh pineapple icing. Crushed canned pineapple keeps the crumb moist for days. Stir-and-pour batter, no creaming required.

Lightning-fast sheet cake with boiled cocoa mixture poured over flour and sugar, baked thin at high heat, then drenched in warm chocolate-nut frosting straight from the oven.