No-bake, peanut butter cookie balls with a dark chocolate drizzle. To satisfy that sweet tooth, these Healthy Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls are the perfect, smart solution. Reese’s. Peanut. Butter. Eggs. Every Easter, I go crazy for Reese’s peanut butter eggs. I am a known Reese’s peanut butter cup fan year round, but the Easter eggs…
Blood Orange and Dark Chocolate Brownies
Fudgy, perfect brownies with the subtle hit of orange. These Blood Orange and Dark Chocolate Brownies will take you back to candy combinations of our youth, in a delicious brownie! I have wanted to make up a great brownie recipe for a long long …long time. A fudgy, chocolate-all-in-my-teeth, huge-smile-on-my-face kinda brownie. My Raid-Your-Kids’-Halloween-Candy Brownies are good…
Egg-Free, Strawberry Amaretto Ice Cream
A scoop of rich, cold creamy ice cream – just one – each day. That is a sure prescription for happiness. This Egg-Free, Strawberry Amaretto Ice Cream recipe was inspired by a cool spring day and a beautiful bunch of red berries. We woke up the other morning and the house was so chilly! This…
Pineapple Coconut Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
Fluffy, angelic Pineapple Coconut Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting. These dream-like cupcakes are so luscious and decadent, with a perfect balance of sweet. Pineapple Coconut Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting I am thrilled about these fluffy, decadent bits of heaven! So moist and rich, with such amazing flavor! Funny thing is, I only…
Bavarian Banana Tart
Bavarian Banana Tart is a luscious, creamy, dreamy dessert with just the right balance of sweetness and banana flavor. Bavarian Banana Tart This dessert, which rounded out our Christmas buffet this year, was heaven! My husband had requested banana pudding, but I really don’t like most banana puddings. So I came up with this instead,…
Raid-Your-Kids’ Halloween Candy Brownies
Put that Halloween bounty to better use in a fun dessert recipe, Raid-Your-Kids’ Halloween Candy Brownies. Yup. I did. Raided my kids’ candy so I could bake something new, Halloween candy Brownies. My daughter’s reaction when she gets home from school should be interesting. She loves brownies but I did use a lot of her candy,…
Grasshopper Cheesecake with Nutella Mint Drizzle
With a cookie crust, nutty chocolate drizzle, and dreamy creme de menthe cheesecake, this Grasshopper Cheesecake with Nutella Mint Drizzle is party-perfect, special occasion-worthy, and an all-around amazing dessert. A few days ago, I was rummaging around in my pantry and spotted a dusty bottle of Créme-de-Menthe that I hadn’t touched in ages. So, I made a…
Apple Crisp Tarts
This Apple Crisp Tarts recipe takes an heirloom recipe for apple crisp and adapts it into beautiful, individual tarts. Make ahead, then gently rewarm before serving if you like! My Grammy Peggy has delicious recipes for Apple Cobbler and Apple Crisp. The cobbler – I wouldn’t change a thing. But I wanted to spruce up…
Easiest Pumpkin Cheesecake
This Easiest Pumpkin Cheesecake is a mod to the traditional cheesecake between layers of crescent dough. If you think everything is better with pumpkin, then this is definitely the recipe for you. I may have gotten my hair done this weekend, but my New England roots are showing. I’ve been so inspired – and a…
Maple Pumpkin Crisp
Maple Pumpkin Crisp This dessert has it all – it’s seasonal, it’s easy to make, leftovers reheat well, it’s got pumpkin, and it just tastes amazing! This recipe was inspired by one published in the 2005 issue of Southern Living. Maple Pumpkin Crisp 1 (15oz) can pumpkin 1 c 2% or nonfat evaporated milk 1…
Sweet Lime Cannoli
Sweet Lime Cannoli My big, beautiful Persian lime tree is one of my favorite things about our home. We planted it five or so years ago, and it has just taken off. And unlike my lemon tree, which is temperamental, my lime tree is happy year round. Even now, there are some fruit on their…
PB & Champagne Grape Tarts
Here’s a little riff on PB&J for grown-ups…A couple days ago, co-worker brought in some champagne grapes to share. I had never had them before and they are delicious! So much flavor in such a teeny grape – very reminiscent of grape jelly I thought. And hence, today I made these little tarts… PB &…
Blueberry Nut Buttermilk Bundt Cake
This is a traditional blueberry cake recipe I’ve adapted from one my sister has been making for years. It has that classic bit of density that accompanies coffee or tea so perfectly. Blueberry Nut Buttermilk Bundt Cake 1½ c sugar ¼ c vegetable oil ¼ c applesauce 2 eggs ½ t lemon zest ¾ c buttermilk…
Kahlua Toffee Cheesecake with Turbinado Caramel
Creamy, suck-it-off-the-fork Kahlua cheesecake topped with caramel, toffee candy, and a Kahlua whipped cream. This is the cheesecake foodie dreams are made of. This absolutely luxurious and slightly naughty cheesecake took some trial and error, lemmeeee tell you. The other night, I had an epic cheesecake fail and almost gave up on this little endeavor…