663 smelt recipes

Homemade corn dogs with a sweet cornmeal batter wrapped around hot dogs and fried golden. State fair flavor in your own kitchen, no questionable concession stand required.

Honey nut spice bread with cinnamon, nutmeg, buttermilk, and chopped walnuts. Sweetened with honey and brown sugar for tender, lightly spiced quick bread.

Easy applesauce nut bread is a 10-ingredient quickbread with chunky walnuts, cinnamon, and a single can of applesauce for moisture. One bowl, one loaf pan, one hour in the oven.

Chocolate turtle cheesecake: vanilla wafer crust layered with caramel and toasted pecans, topped with creamy cheesecake and milk chocolate. Every turtle candy flavor in cake form.

Christmas crackers are sweet honey-wheat holiday cookies stamped with cookie cutters and sprinkled with sugar. Makes 45 crispy-edged rectangles for gifting or dipping.

Salt rising bread made with a potato-cornmeal starter fermented overnight. No yeast needed. A heritage Appalachian bread with a unique cheese-like aroma and dense crumb.

Slow-roasted pork loin smothered in molasses-spiked sauerkraut and tomato sauce, served with cinnamon-butter apples. A hearty German-American Sunday roast for a crowd.

Sausage triangles with pork sausage, mushrooms, and Monterey Jack cheese wrapped in buttered phyllo dough and baked golden. A crispy, flaky make-ahead appetizer for parties.

Caramel chocolate chip cheesecake with an oat-walnut crust, dark brown sugar and corn syrup filling, and chocolate chips scattered on top. Rich, dense, and deeply caramelized.

Chewy Rolo cookie bars: a yellow cake mix base studded with halved Rolo candies that melt into rivers of chocolate caramel. Five-ingredient bake-sale magic.

German cheese torte with a cinnamon graham crust top and bottom, filled with ricotta beaten with eggs, sugar, and a splash of heavy cream. Old-world dessert, baked in a springform.

Mini pumpkin pie cookie cups with a cream cheese pastry shell, spiced pumpkin filling with rum and vanilla, and a crunchy pecan-brown sugar topping.

Fudge pudding cake that bakes into two layers: chocolate cake on top and a rich fudge sauce on the bottom. A self-saucing dessert with walnuts and real chocolate.

Rich chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust, melted semi-sweet chocolate folded into the filling, and a tangy sour cream topping. A dense, slice-with-a-warm-knife dessert.

Scandinavian rutabaga and potato casserole (lanttulaatikko) with cream, dark corn syrup, and warm spices. A slow-baked Finnish holiday side for Christmas dinner.

Microwave crumble coffee cake with a cinnamon-brown sugar streusel topping and melted butter finish. Soft, tender cake ready in under 10 minutes of cook time.