10,000 sweet recipes

High-fiber winter garden salad: shredded cabbage, carrots, broccoli, raisins, and sunflower seeds tossed in a curried yogurt and chutney dressing. Crunchy, sweet, lightly spiced.

Indian-style deep-fried pastries stuffed with a sweet filling of toasted coconut, cream of wheat, almonds, raisins, and cardamom. Crispy golden shells, fragrant spiced filling. Makes 1 dozen.

No-bake chocolate peanut butter cups with crushed potato chips and peanuts. A sweet-salty Canadian prairie candy that makes 75 bite-sized treats for holiday platters.

Great for using up any vegetable leftovers like carrots, peppers, tomatoes, and spring onions. Also, try baking sweet potatoes for a change.

Slow cooker bourbon baked beans loaded with crushed pineapple, chili sauce, strong coffee, brown sugar, and molasses. Sweet, smoky, boozy, and effortless for cookouts and potlucks.

Soft cream cheese cookies studded with pecans and swirled with apricot preserves, topped with matching apricot frosting and coconut for pillowy sweetness.

Eggless corn muffins use just seven pantry staples and no eggs at all. Lightly sweet, tender, and ready in 40 minutes start to finish. A solid pick for egg allergies or when the carton's empty.

South American pork and corn pie spoons spiced pork with sweet corn, raisins, and black olives under a fluffy cornmeal topping. Pastel de choclo style casserole, baked in 45 minutes.

Louisiana-style red beans and rice with a bold spice mix and an unexpected addition of grape juice for sweetness. No meat, all flavor, cooked from dried beans.

Microwave Cornish hens with peaches glazed in honey, dry mustard, and curry powder over chicken-flavored rice. A retro one-dish weeknight dinner with sweet, mildly spiced poultry.

Savory cilantro corn pancakes loaded with roasted chiles, scallions, and sweet corn kernels. Served with salsa and sour cream for a Southwestern brunch twist.

Grilled pineapple slices brushed with curry-spiced brown sugar butter, served with cool vanilla yogurt and toasted coconut. A sweet-savory grilled fruit dessert with Indian flair.

No-sugar raisin bars sweetened only with raisins and unsweetened apple juice, made with whole wheat flour and warm spices. Low calorie and naturally sweet.

Israeli honey orange muffins made with wheat germ, fresh orange zest, and real honey. A lightly sweet, nutty quick bread with bright citrus flavor.

Old-fashioned baked beans with navy beans, salt pork, sweet Maui onions, dark corn syrup, brown sugar, and ketchup baked low and slow. A family-recipe pot of New England baked beans.

Warm grapefruit halves topped with dark brown sugar, a pat of butter, and a maraschino cherry. A retro 10-minute breakfast or appetizer that's tart, sweet, and completely charming.