655 smelt recipes

Baked banana halves brushed with butter and lemon juice, topped with shredded coconut until golden. A warm 4-ingredient dessert ready in 20 minutes.

White chocolate cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust, covered in glossy semi-sweet chocolate ganache. Two kinds of chocolate in one rich, make-ahead showpiece dessert.

Snickers-loaded caramel crunch cheesecake pie on a peanut graham crust, topped with milk chocolate ganache and a caramel drizzle. A candy bar lover's wildest dream.

Kouloures is a traditional Greek Easter bread, sweet yeast loaves brushed with egg yolk, scattered with sesame seeds, and crowned with red-dyed eggs symbolizing the resurrection.

Southern orange pecan pie with fresh orange juice and zest brightening the classic corn syrup filling. Toasted pecans, citrus-spiked custard, and a flaky crust come together in under an hour.

Try this flavorful Irish boiled dinner at St. Patrick's Day!

Great chocolate cake built from cocoa bloomed in boiling water, cake flour, and butter for a deep, moist crumb. Topped with whipped cream, strawberries, and chocolate drizzle for shortcake.

Orange creamsicle pie: a frozen graham-crust pie blending vanilla ice cream with thawed orange juice concentrate. The childhood ice cream truck favorite, sliceable on a plate.

Great Chocolate Cake (and Strawberry Shortcake) recipe

Hearty Russian beet soup (borscht) loaded with beef, bacon, kielbasa, cabbage, potatoes, and navy beans in a sweet-sour broth. A slow-simmered weekend project topped with sour cream.

Chocolate peanut butter crunch cake with melted chocolate-PB swirls streaked through a peanut butter crumb cake, topped with a crunchy streusel.

Homemade blueberry cinnamon rolls with a soft yeast dough, brown sugar and cinnamon filling, fresh blueberries, and a powdered sugar glaze. From scratch and worth every minute.

Microwave apple crisp with Granny Smith apples under a brown sugar oat topping with cinnamon and nutmeg. A warm, spiced dessert ready in just over 20 minutes, no oven needed.

Layered orange pineapple cake with a crunchy coconut-pecan praline topping, whipped cream frosting, and crushed pineapple baked inside. A showstopper from a box mix.

Apple pancakes folded with tart fresh apples, cinnamon, and nutmeg, finished with a homemade maple pecan butter for serious fall brunch energy. Buttermilk batter for fluffy, tender stacks.

Venison steak braised in Burgundy wine with tomatoes, Worcestershire, Tabasco, and a bouquet garni, finished with sauteed mushrooms. A rich Southern wild game stew served over wild rice.