-
Mary’s Flourless Chocolate Cake
Flourless Chocolate Cake is a must in my family and this recipe is the only one I use now. It started with a flourless birthday party… This past year my sis-in-love found out that she feels best when she does not consume gluten. Now I am not going to lie this kinda freaked me out when it all first happened, but eventually I decided to embrace it. My first challenge was finding a delicious, decadent cake for her family birthday dinner and that is when I started working on a recipe for a Flourless Chocolate Cake. After several tries and several taste tests we finally found the RIGHT recipe… and…
-
Cookie Butter Blondies
Cookie Butter is all you need to take blondies to the NEXT level! LIKE NEXT, NEXT LEVEL! Cookie Butter Love! Have you had cookie butter? Are you a fan? If you are not, I am not sure we can be best friends, but we can be friends… but be warned I will probably try to make you fall in love with cookie butter. Not sure what I am talking about… no problem. It is basically speculous cookies (think mild gingersnaps) whipped into a delicious peanut butter/nutella type spread. There is just something so delicious about the slightly spicy, creamy, gingery, warm yumminess of cookie butter. I use it on…
-
Monster Brownies – A Boooo-rific Sweet Treat
Halloween is just a round the corner and that means it is time for Monster themed treats… and these Monster Brownies are just what this Halloween needs. A Monster Brownie with Options The beauty of these brownies are all the options. First – you can use a box brownie mix if you would like. If you have a favorite one use it…I would recommend one that bakes up a bit on the darker chocolate side just so the marshmallow web stands out more, but whatever you have on hand will work. Second – you can make this gluten and dairy free. Just replace the flour and butter with your diet…
-
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
It is pumpkin season and these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect Fall treat. Pumpkin + Chocolate = Must Make I am all about pumpkin anytime but when you throw chocolate to the mix… well I am ALL IN. Â I love pumpkin pie spice (especially this Trader Joe’s version) and chocolate together. Â I first fell in love with spiced chocolate when I made these Mexican Spiced Brownies several years back. I love how the spices really mesh with the bitterness of the chocolate and enhance each other. Â I know that sounds very foodie but try it… you will see what I am talking about. Extra Chocolate… Please Can there…
-
Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies
Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies are everything the end of the summer needs… and MORE! It starts with the curd! There is lemon in each bite, starting with the dough, but the star is really the curd. I love a good lemon curd, and just so you know it is really easy to make. If you have about 10-15 minutes you can have homemade lemon curd that will impress anyone. Here are my little secrets to making the best curd. Patience and a wooden spoon. First, know that you are going to stir quite a bit and that the time will vary each and every time you make it. Second, your…
-
Oreo Stuffed Cookies
Oreo cookies and 4th of July are a perfect combo and then you stuff them into a chocolate chip cookie, they are even better!! Let’s talk dough You could stuff oreo’s in any cookie you want but for me I wanted to make it a little extra fun for the 4th so I made M&M chocolate chip cookies. You could use your favorite sugar cookie recipe, plain chocolate chip cookie recipe, double chocolate cookie recipe…really just about anything you would like. Once you pick your dough you can get to stuffing! Hello Oreo Being that we are around the 4th of July I was able to use the Fireworks Oreo…
-
Berry Swirl Cheesecake Bars
Cheesecake is always a good idea, but when you swirl it with berry jam… well thats just a whole new level of YUM! OH the Crust… One of my favorite parts of cheesecake is the crust. I am a sucker for a good graham cracker crust. There is just something so yummy about a buttery graham cracker crust. I know you can make it with other crusts but for me I am a graham cracker girl all the way. Cheesecake Time! In my opinion a good cheesecake is rich, creamy, a little tart and a little sweet. This one is all that and more because I used vanilla…
-
Banana Pudding Cheesecake
Banana Pudding Cheesecake… yes you read that right, I am using banana’s in one of of my recipes. Let’s talk Nilla Wafer… I am all about a Nilla wafer. Anytime I have a box of them in the house it disappears quickly. I also love turning them into crust, and for this cheesecake they are the perfect crust option. I mean you have to have Nilla Wafers with banana pudding… right? Banana’s are a must… I guess It is no secret I am not a fan of bananas AT ALL. I don’t buy them, eat them, cook with them… nothing ever. So when a sweet friend of mine asked me…
-
Strawberry Bread – aka your summer bread
Strawberry Bread is all I can think about… honestly I am all about the berries right now and especially strawberries. Strawberry Bread Time! Y’all I am so, so excited about this bread. Not only is it super quick to make, but it is LOADED with strawberry goodness. I mean just look at all the strawberries! The bread itself is pretty dense, making it perfect to hold the strawberries in place, and not let them sink to the bottom of the bread. It is also buttery, which I so love! It is on the sweeter side… but not too sweet. It is just so pretty! Not only is…
-
Roasted Berry Jam
I am all about some jam in my life and this Roasted Berry Jam is everything I need and everything you want. Yep… Roasted Berry Jam If you have been in my world for a while I am sure you have seen my Roasted Strawberry Jam. Hands down that is still one of my favorites, but I have to say this triple berry version is AMAZING! Roasting these berries really intensifies there flavor and makes this a jam that is truly Berry-licious. Berry Goodness Every time I walk into the grocery store I am overwhelmed with how good the berries look. All of them look amazing. The strawberries are bright…
