10,000 sweet recipes

Homemade peach nectar from fresh peaches and water, blanched, blended smooth, and strained into a silky, naturally sweet juice. No added sugar, ready to sip or to pour into peach lemonade and cocktails.

Oven-baked fruit compote of dried apricots, apples, peaches, and raisins slow-cooked with honey, fresh lemon, and orange slices. Serve warm or chilled as a naturally sweet dessert.

Mim's cabbage rolls stuffed with ground beef, rice, eggs, and nutmeg, baked in a sweet-and-sour tomato sauce with brown sugar and lemon juice. A freezer-friendly family recipe with Eastern European roots.

Classic double-crust pie pastry with flour, salt, vegetable shortening, and ice water. Four ingredients, flaky every time, ready to wrap any sweet or savory pie filling.

Triple-chocolate biscotti with Dutch cocoa, semi-sweet chips, and a dipped white chocolate base. Toasted hazelnuts, dark coffee, and twice-baked crunch make these the dunking cookie for serious chocolate lovers.

Cranberry apple relish with brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts, simmered and water-bath canned for shelf-stable storage. A chunky, sweet-tart holiday condiment you can put up in jars.

French braised red cabbage with toasted caraway seeds, currants, red wine, and vinegar. A vegetarian side dish baked until sweet, tangy, and meltingly tender. Served warm or at room temperature.

Hawaiian bread baked in the bread machine: a sweet pineapple juice dough studded with chopped macadamia nuts and coconut. Tropical sandwich loaf at home with no added fat.

Grilled ham and Swiss sandwich loaded with sweet caramelized onions, tart Granny Smith apple, and a brush of Dijon glaze on crusty sourdough. The contrast of sharp cheese, salty ham, and crisp apple makes every bite layered.

Polynesian chicken tosses tender chicken with pineapple, snow peas, water chestnuts, and carrots in a sweet-and-sour sauce built from the pineapple juice. A light, colorful, takeout-style dinner over rice in about 30 minutes.

Pimiento cheese with a homemade cooked sweet-sour dressing instead of mayo, folded into sharp cheddar and chopped pimientos. A Southern classic with an old-school twist.

Sweet raisin sauce for ham or tongue made with brown sugar, currant jelly, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire, cloves, and mace. Make-ahead friendly and ready in 20 minutes.

Cranberry ketchup is a sweet-spiced condiment with whole cranberries, brown sugar, vinegar, clove, mace, and cinnamon. The forgotten Thanksgiving table sauce for turkey, ham, and beyond.

Loaded vegetable shrimp rolls baked until golden, packed with sweet shrimp, crisp mung bean sprouts and bright pineapple. A lighter, oven-baked take on the classic fried appetizer roll.

Mennonite bread, a hearty honey-sweetened loaf built from whole wheat, rye flour, and wheat germ with tangy buttermilk for a tender crumb. Wholesome, faintly sweet farmhouse bread for sandwiches and toast.

Honey-sweetened Italian figure-eight cookies made with olive oil and just six ingredients. These charming consolation biscuits puff up golden and light with a tender, not-too-sweet crumb.