Dairy stars in these recipes for butter-based emulsions, creamy gratins, yogurt sauces, rich cheesecakes, and countless other sweet and savory dishes.
vanilla rice pudding in two bowls topped with dried apricots and pistachios
Vanilla Rice Pudding
a plate of pastillas de leche surrounded by more candy in wrappers
Pastillas de Leche (Filipino Milk Candies)
An orange-brown ceramic bowl holding creamy mushroom soup topped with chopped herbs and drizzled olive oil.
Quick and Easy Creamy Mushroom Soup
Profile closeup of a double scoop of horchata ice cream stacked into an ice cream cone.
Horchata Ice Cream Recipe
A pint of speculoos ice cream.
Homemade Speculoos Ice Cream Recipe
Scoop of Thai tea ice cream drizzled with sweetened condensed milk
Thai Tea Ice Cream Recipe
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Italian Crema Ice Cream
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Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Chocolate Blancmange Recipe
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The Food Lab's Creamed Spinach Recipe
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German Buttercream (Whipped Vanilla Custard Frosting) Recipe
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Spicy Hot Chocolate With Chili, Cinnamon, and Mezcal Recipe
Stream of homemade sweetened condensed milk being poured into glass jar
Sweetened Condensed Milk
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Rompope (Mexican Eggnog) Recipe
A bowl of olive oil gelato.
Olive Oil Gelato Recipe | Cook the Book
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Mark Bittman's Rice Pudding in the Oven Recipe
Spiked Savannah Smiles Milkshake Recipe
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Bourbon Chocolate Eggnog Recipe
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Maple-Banana Baked Oatmeal Recipe
Creamy Chocolate Polenta Recipe
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Use Up the Whole Carton With These 9 Buttermilk Dessert Recipes
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23 Buttermilk Recipes to Make Instead of Just Chugging It
Plate of extra light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes topped with pat of butter and drizzled with maple syrup displayed against a grey speckled background
Light and Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
A close up of a freshly baked buttermilk biscuit
The Food Lab's Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe
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10 Sweet and Tangy Buttermilk Dessert Recipes
Buttermilk Vanilla waffles on a baking sheet topped with melting butter.
Buttermilk Vanilla Waffles Recipe
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Seared Scallops With Buttermilk Beurre Blanc Recipe
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Charcoal Chimney–Grilled Sugar Snap Peas With Buttermilk-Dill Dressing Recipe
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Extra-Crispy Fried Chicken With Caramelized Honey and Spice Recipe
Close up of a corner of a chicken pot pie with biscuit topping.
Chicken Pot Pie With Buttermilk Biscuit Topping Recipe
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Cracklin' Cornbread From 'Heritage'
Cultured buttermilk is poured into a bowl to make the dough for cheddar bay biscuits.
Do Buttermilk Substitutes Work In Baking?
A small black bowl of scooped buttermilk ice cream, set on a surface with a bronze and white zig-zag pattern.
Buttermilk Ice Cream Recipe
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Oatmeal and Brown Butter Pancakes Recipe
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Super-Simple Tangy Buttermilk Coleslaw Recipe
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Buttermilk Drop Biscuits With Garlic and Cheddar
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Apple Buttermilk Muffins Recipe
OVerhead view of ranch dressing
Ranch Dressing Recipe
A open mason jar of DIY cultured buttermilk with a little spilled on the table
DIY Cultured Buttermilk Recipe
Buttermilk Hushpuppies
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Buttermilk Cappuccino Cake Recipe
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Buttermilk Maple Gin Flip Recipe
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Creamy Roasted-Broccoli Soup With Buttermilk and Spiced Pepitas Recipe
A homemade buttermilk cake doughnut on a blue and white plate
Sunday Brunch: Glazed Buttermilk Cake Doughnuts Recipe
Neer More (South Indian-Style Spiced Buttermilk) with curry leaves floating on top
Neer More (South Indian-Style Spiced Buttermilk) Recipe
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Individual Blueberry Buttermilk Loaves Recipe
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Balsamic Roasted Strawberry Sherbet Recipe
Lime Buttermilk Scones
Easy Lime Buttermilk Scones Recipe
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Gluten-Free Tuesday: Buttermilk Pound Cake Recipe
Buttermilk Bacon-Fat Flour Tortillas
Buttermilk Bacon-Fat Flour Tortillas From 'The Homesick Texan's Family Table'
Wedge Salad With Ranch Dressing and Crumbled Blue Cheese Recipe
Mango lassi in a tall glass with a straw
Mango Lassi
Closeup of roasted broccoli soup.
What to Do With Leftover Buttermilk
Baking With Dorie: Corniest Corn Muffins Recipe
Baking With Dorie: Pumpkin-Pie Pancakes Recipe
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Deep Fried Pickles with Old Bay and Buttermilk Recipe
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Extra Buttermilk in the Fridge? Use it up in a Tangy Slaw
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Orange Buttermilk Sherbet Recipe