Here’s How To Toast Pecans for snacking or to use in recipes. Toast the pecans in the oven, skillet, or even the microwave. My favorite nuts are pecans and walnuts. And have you ever noticed that when you look at the vast aisle of snacking nuts, NONE of them are containers of pecans or walnuts? […]
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Whipped Cream Recipe
This homemade Whipped Cream Recipe is light and airy while still holding its shape. Includes tips and tricks as well as how to make flavored whipped cream! I love homemade whipped cream so much that I prefer it over ice cream! It is the perfect topping for my pumpkin pie bars and is a must […]
Pumpkin Cake
This Pumpkin Cake recipe is easy to make with a cake mix, pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, plus eggs and oil! Top with cream cheese frosting. This pumpkin cake recipe is perfect for all of your fall celebrations, from a Halloween party to Thanksgiving dinner. You can even turn it into cupcakes to make serving a […]
Cream Cheese Frosting
This Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is smooth, creamy, spreadable, and easy to make! Use on cupcakes, cookies, pumpkin cake, and banana bars. While it is well known that I love buttercream frosting, I wanted to make a spreadable cream cheese frosting that is perfect for cakes and tastes like cream cheese. I decided to make […]
Buttercream Frosting
Here’s a recipe for buttercream frosting that is perfect for cakes, cookies, and cupcakes. Once you make homemade buttercream, you won’t go back to store-bought frosting! I use buttercream frosting for so many of my recipes and I realized that I didn’t even have the recipe on my blog. So I am finally getting around […]
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins with chocolate chips are soft and moist with just the right amount of pumpkin spice. They’re perfect for breakfast or snack! Stevia In The Raw has sponsored this blog post and has provided product samples to create this recipe. Fall is in full swing, and I couldn’t be happier! We […]
Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies
Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies are a delicious spin on the traditional no bakes. Everyone loves these chewy cookies with peanut butter and oats! I grew up eating chocolate no bake cookies but my friend Becky’s family is peanut butter crazy when it comes to desserts and they make peanut butter no bake cookies instead. […]
Chocolate No Bake Cookies
Classic Chocolate No Bake Cookies made with chocolate, peanut butter, and oats are done in minutes and are made with ingredients already stocked in your pantry! When we are craving cookies but don’t feel like turning the oven on we whip up a batch of classic chocolate no bake cookies! They are also perfect for when […]
Mini Candy Houses
Mini Candy Houses are EASY to make, FUN to decorate and look ADORABLE served at holiday parties. Kids LOVE to help make these BITE-SIZED gingerbread houses! One of our favorite holiday traditions from when our kids were little is making candy houses using graham crackers, frosting and lots of candy. Now that the kids are […]
Thanksgiving Candy Bar Pretzel Bites
These kid-friendly Thanksgiving Candy Bar Pretzel Bites are easy to make with mini candy bars sandwiched between pretzels. At Thanksgiving dinner, kids aren’t very interested in pies, so make them a treat they will love, like pumpkin cupcakes or these Thanksgiving Candy Bar Pretzel Bites. This easy dessert can be made ahead of time. You can […]
Easy Pecan Pie Without Corn Syrup
This Easy Pecan Pie without corn syrup is our FAVORITE PIE and a must at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Includes tips for pecan pie problems! Southern pecan pie has a sweet, gooey filling that is full of chopped pecans with a golden, caramelized top. This pie is a much-loved family tradition.
Halloween Candy Bar Pretzels
Halloween Candy Bar Pretzels are easy to make with mini candy bars sandwiched between pretzels. A spooky treat perfect for Halloween parties! Candy bar pretzel bites are one of my go-to holiday treats. They are easy to make and easily customizable for any occasion. When I found some spooky eyeball sprinkles at the store recently, […]
Mini Apple Crisps
These Mini Apple Crisps have sweet, tender apples with a crunchy crumb topping. Individual apple crisps are perfect for parties and holidays! Everyone loves apple crisp during the fall and I would choose apple crisp over apple pie any day! Making mini apple crisps is the perfect way to share fall baking with family and […]
Crescent Roll Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
Crescent Roll Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are so easy to make and are perfect for fall. This small batch of cinnamon rolls is drizzled with caramel and icing. Fall is in the air and I couldn’t be more excited! Autumn is my favorite season with the cooler weather and colorful foliage. The leaves on some of […]
Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert
This Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert recipe is creamy and smooth with strawberry pie filling and whipped cream. It’s been part of our family for generations! My husband Brian is one of the oldest grandkids in his family and was lucky to have been able to spend a lot of time with both sets of his grandparents. […]
S’more Pie Pops Recipe
A s’more is a quintessential summer dessert and this easy S’more Pie Pops recipe captures the goodness of s’mores in a flaky pie crust. We had so much fun with the Peanut Butter Cup Pie Pops that I decided to make S’more Pie Pops too! With the arrival of warm weather, everyone wants to be outside. […]
Chocolate Cherry Energy Balls Recipe
Chocolate Cherry Energy Balls are little protein bites like a granola bar in a ball form. They are perfect for a grab-and-go breakfast or as an easy snack. This delicious combination of flavors offers protein, carbs, and fat all in one. They are easy to make and customizable to your family’s needs. Are you a […]
Easy Sloppy Joes Recipe
This Easy Sloppy Joes Recipe is a classic favorite of kids of all ages! Serve on toasted hamburger buns with potato chips and dill pickles. Last week I was asked to make a large batch of sloppy joes to serve to a group of volunteers. The thing is, I wasn’t sure how to make them, […]
Triple Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake Recipe
Triple Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake is smooth, creamy and full of chocolate goodness. From the Oreo crust to the white chocolate mousse top, it is amazing! And by the way, I received a free copy of the Cheesecake Love cookbook to try. Cheesecake is so delicious but it can be really expensive to buy already made so […]
Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Blondies Recipe
Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Blondies are buttery and gooey, soft and dense with a crunchy cinnamon and sugar topping. This is the BEST blondies recipe ever! Blondies are like brownies without the chocolate and since my favorite brownies are the gooey ones, it only makes sense that my favorite blondies are gooey as well. While these […]
Pumpkin Bundt Cake With Maple Glaze
A moist Pumpkin Bundt Cake with a Maple Glaze. It’s fast and easy to make with pumpkin puree and a cake mix. The bundt pan shape is gorgeous on a cake plate. There’s something about the combination of pumpkin and maple that is just perfect! I wanted to make an easy pumpkin cake for fall […]
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dessert
This Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dessert recipe is perfect for fall with a cheesecake layer topped with apple pie filling, caramel sauce, and whipped cream. Each fall during apple season, I’ve contemplated making an apple cheesecake recipe but couldn’t quite wrap my mind around the combination of apples and cheesecake. I wasn’t sure if there should be […]
Caramel Apple Pretzel Salad
This Caramel Apple Pretzel Salad recipe is a delicious way to enjoy a taste of fall with crunchy apples, candied pretzels, and sweet caramel sauce. When it’s apple season, we enjoy eating as many apples as we can in as many ways as we can. It’s fun to buy different varieties to see which one […]
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cinnamon Rolls
These Peanut Butter and Jelly Cinnamon Rolls are so easy to make with crescent roll dough. Have the classic lunch time favorite for breakfast or snack! Nothing says back-to-school quite like a good old peanut butter and jelly sandwich! My family is BIG into the grape jelly but I grew up eating strawberry and raspberry […]
Chocolate Cheesecake Dessert
This Chocolate Cheesecake Dessert recipe has layers of cheesecake, chocolate pudding, and Cool Whip on a chocolate graham cracker crust! Okay, you asked for it and I delivered…here is the recipe for Chocolate Cheesecake Dessert. After all of you loved my Blueberry Cheesecake Dessert recipe so much, I asked which flavor I should make next, […]
Scotcharoos Pinwheels Recipe with Video
These Scotcharoos Pinwheels are chewy peanut butter bars rolled up with melt-in-your-mouth chocolate and butterscotch frosting. It’s a fun way to enjoy a classic favorite! In Minnesota, scotcharoos are a go-to, never fail dessert that is loved by everyone. No matter the season or the reason, scotcharoos are a part of every get-together and celebration. […]
Mini Nutella Pies
Mini Nutella Pies have scalloped-edged pie crust cups filled with Nutella mousse, drizzled with chocolate, and topped with chocolate curls. Pies are fun no matter the type, but there’s something about the mini size or the individual serving size that makes them a little more special. When I was a teenager, I used to request […]
Sweetheart Cake
This Sweetheart Cake recipe has three layers of cake in various shades of red with a whipped frosting and cake crumbles on top. It’s perfect for holidays and celebrations! It’s a great idea to have a super cute, super easy to make cake up your sleeve. You can whip it up without too much effort and […]
Chocolate Peppermint Brownies
These Chocolate Peppermint Brownies have a fudgy chocolate brownie base and melt-in-your-mouth peppermint buttercream frosting topped with smooth chocolate mint icing and crushed candy canes. It’s that combination of chocolate and mint that gets me every time! Brian and I even served chocolate mint brownies at our wedding in addition to a wedding cake. During much […]
Unicorn Spa Jar
A Unicorn Spa Jar is for girly girls who love all things sparkly and colorful. Use it for a spa day or a girl’s birthday party. This Unicorn Spa Jar is for the girly girls in your life who love all things sparkly and colorful. They can use the fun gift in a jar to […]
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pecan Bread Pudding
This Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pecan Bread Pudding is a great way to use leftover bread and can be served for brunch or dessert. I am excited to report that it finally cooled off for a couple of days! Yesterday I had to grab a sweatshirt when I went to sit on the front porch to […]
S’mores Cake
Showstopping S’mores Cake with tender layers of chocolate cake, and fluffy graham cracker buttercream with chocolate ganache and toasted meringue on top. I saw a gorgeous S’mores Cake in my Instagram feed from Angel Food Bakery & Cafe in Minneapolis and couldn’t stop thinking about it. I had to try making my own version of […]