10,000 creamy recipes

No-bake pineapple cheesecake: a lightened version using nonfat cream cheese, cottage cheese, and Greek yogurt folded with crushed pineapple, set with gelatin on a graham and Grape-Nuts crust. Creamy tropical dessert without the oven.

Pasta with pumpkin and Italian sausage in a creamy sage-spiked sauce. A rich, autumn-leaning weeknight dinner that treats canned pumpkin like the flavor workhorse it is.

Vegetarian black bean chili made from scratch with dried beans, green chiles, and cumin, topped with a sharp red onion, tomato, and cilantro salsa. Slow-simmered for deep flavor.

Applesauce spice cake, low-fat Bundt with whipped egg whites for lift, warm cinnamon-nutmeg-clove-ginger spice, and dark corn syrup for moisture. No butter, no whole eggs, still tender and richly flavored.

Enchiladas Suizas with shredded chicken in corn tortillas, blanketed in a tomatillo-serrano salsa verde enriched with béchamel, cream, and melted cheddar. Rich, creamy, and tangy.

Cashew noodles bake egg noodles with cottage cheese, sour cream, mushrooms, garlic, and toasted cashews under a Parmesan crust. A creamy, crunchy weeknight casserole with mid-century roots.

Oyster pie Picayune style with fresh oysters, crab meat, mushrooms, bacon, and shallots in a creamy sauce baked in a double-crust pie. A classic New Orleans Creole seafood pie.

Coffee-almond cake with an espresso-cocoa custard baked in caramel, inverted over an amaretti cookie cake layer. A showstopping Italian-inspired dessert with two baked components.

Poinsettia pie with a chocolate wafer crust, creme de menthe chiffon filling, and decorative red and white chocolate leaves arranged like the holiday flower. A Christmas centerpiece dessert.

Two-layer banana cake with whole wheat pastry flour, filled and topped with vanilla Bavarian cream and fresh banana slices. A lighter, more elegant take on classic banana cream pie.

Chili-crusted flank steak fajitas grilled with marinated tri-color bell peppers, onions, and Roma tomatoes. A bright, lime-kissed Tex-Mex plate wrapped in warm flour tortillas.

A rich cocoa bundt cake with a sweet coconut macaroon filling swirled through every slice and finished with chocolate glaze. Two classics, one spectacular cake.

Ham mousse in sherry aspic is a classic French charcuterie showpiece. Ground ham folded into whipped cream, set in a crystal-clear aspic with truffle and egg white garnishes.

Southwest corn chowder blends fresh sweet corn with poblanos, serranos, and cream into a smooth base, then folds in crisp blanched potato, jicama, and bell peppers for texture.

Leave meat off the menu tonight with this scrumptious dish that you can easily make in your crockpot.

Sun-dried tomato quiche with mozzarella, Parmesan, fresh basil, and a flaky homemade crust. This rich, custardy brunch centerpiece serves 4 to 6 and comes together in about an hour.