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Spreads and Sauces

Sweet spreads and jams for spreading on toast or filling desserts with, plus savory sauce recipes to elevate your dinners.

Top view of an open jar of low-sugar strawberry jam with a spoon inside.

Low Sugar Strawberry Freezer Jam + Video
April 17, 2022
Homemade Lemon Curd on a spoon.

Homemade Lemon Curd
January 17, 2021
Apple butter is thicker than applesauce with a rich caramelized flavor and warm fragrant spices. It's used as a spread, topping, or snack. This homemade apple butter recipe is easy to make from scratch on the stovetop in as little as two hours.

Homemade Apple Butter
October 11, 2020
This fast and easy Microwave Lemon Curd is thick and creamy, and cooked in only 5 minutes or less. Use it in pies, tarts, cream puffs, cakes, and more!

Microwave Lemon Curd
April 21, 2019
This easy raspberry cranberry sauce is sweet, tangy, and quick (only 4 ingredients & 15 minutes) to make! Uses fresh or frozen fruit, and is easy to make ahead of time. A classic for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.

Raspberry Cranberry Sauce + Video
November 4, 2018
Homemade Honey Mustard Sauce is so easy to make! The perfect dip for chicken, corn dogs, and more!

Honey Mustard Sauce
February 12, 2017
Forget maple syrup! Blonde Butter Syrup is the BEST homemade syrup you will ever try! It's creamy, rich, buttery, and with only 3 ingredients, you can whip it up in no time! Perfect for lazy weekends and Christmas breakfast too!

Blonde Butter Syrup + Video
November 6, 2016
This Dark Chocolate Honey Almond Butter is made with pure ingredients for a healthy homemade spread great on toast, as a dip for apples and bananas, or eaten straight from the spoon! (Bonus! It's Gluten Free, Paleo, and can easily be turned into Vegan.)

Dark Chocolate Honey Almond Butter
January 26, 2015
Homemade Coconut Butter is made by pureeing unsweetened shredded coconut into a liquid/paste. It's a superfood that can be eaten as is, used in baking, cooking, or in smoothies, or simply spread on breads, dark chocolate, etc. There are so many ways to enjoy this health food!

Homemade Coconut Butter
January 25, 2015
Fresh basil, toasted pine nuts, shredded parmesan cheese, fresh garlic cloves, pure olive oil, and sea salt come together to create this Classic Pesto that can be used on pasta, sandwiches, or in soups!

Classic Pesto
January 8, 2015
This simple turkey gravy is made from your Thanksgiving turkey's juices, thickened and seasoned to perfection! From DessertNowDinnerLater.com

Turkey Gravy
November 6, 2014
Copycat Texas Roadhouse Butter

Copycat Texas Roadhouse Butter
February 25, 2014

Hot Fudge Sauce
August 15, 2013

Crockpot Caramel
August 13, 2013

Whipped Strawberry Cream Cheese
May 26, 2013

Plum Jam
October 2, 2012
Sweetened Condensed Milk

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk + Video
March 27, 2012

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Hi, I’m Amber! I am a culinary graduate and dessert lover! This is where I share my favorite sweet and savory recipes alongside my knowledge and skills as a culinary graduate. I hope you find something you like!

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Popular Recipes

S'mores Cookie Bars are layered with graham crackers, cookie dough with marshmallows, and topped with chocolate bar pieces. It's an ooey gooey melty chocolate s'mores treat!

S’mores Cookie Bars + Video

Mexican Street Corn Salad is easy, creamy, and packed with flavor! Your favorite roasted Mexican street corn (Elote) is cut off the cob (to make Esquites) and is served with a spoon, for a delicious summer side dish!

Mexican Street Corn Salad + Video

Pumpkin cream cheese muffins are light, fluffy, and moist, full of pumpkin spice flavor, and swirled with creamy cheesecake.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins + Video

These bakery style M&M Cookies are loaded with chocolate chips and M&M candies. They're crispy on the edges, soft and chewy in the center, with plenty of chocolate throughout. The best M&M cookies! No chill time required -- just make and bake.

M&M Cookies + Video

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