This pretzel pecan pie recipe tastes so good with a great mix of sweet and salty! Perfect for Christmas holiday parties and celebrations! Discover the ultimate indulgence with our irresistible Pretzel Pecan Pie recipe. This delectable treat combines the crunch of pecans and pretzels with a luscious blend of sweetness, creating mouthwatering flavors. Pecan pies …
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Candied ginger is easy to make and great as candy or for garnishing cocktails and desserts. You only need a few ingredients! I started out with the idea to make candied ginger when I was playing around with Moscow mule garnishes. Store-bought would have been fine, but that’s not how we do things. “Homemade or …
Enjoy the flavors of fall all year round with one of these pumpkin pie milkshakes! Top yours with whipped cream and some graham cracker crumbs for the perfect treat! You know how much I love my milkshakes. First I brought you my long-time love, the java lava crumbler. Then it was the toasted marshmallow peanut …
I don’t know if you’ve seen Candy Kabobs floating around or not, but we can all agree they are adorable. Spend some time making these Candy Kabobs because they are pretty sweet! Candy Kabobs are great for making for a party, event, or for an everyday adventure. Kids love to help their parents put these …
Simple, yet scrumptious, this Mini Cheesecake Recipe is perfect for any occasion! You don’t need a lot of time to make it and your guests will love it. Who doesn’t love an easy go-to recipe? When I’m craving cheesecake, this Mini Cheesecake recipe is always my go-to. Plus, how wonderful is it that you can …
This slow cooker chocolate fondue recipe is perfect for a romantic night or a Valentine’s Day celebration. It’s the perfect way to get the whole family involved! This 3-ingredient dessert recipe is delicious! If you’re looking for a fun way to celebrate Valentine’s Day or any special occasion, chocolate fondue is the perfect dessert. The …
Homemade ginger simple syrup is an easy way to add a little sugar and spice to your cocktails and homemade sodas. Great drizzled on top of ice cream, too! Take your vodka soda or your gin and tonic to the next level with a bit of ginger simple syrup. A home bar should include multiple …
These easy baked apple slices are great as a holiday side dish, with oatmeal for breakfast, or as dessert! Easy to make and gluten free! If you are familiar with my blog, then you know I like easy and delicious recipes. It’s not that I don’t get crazy in the kitchen now and again with …
This no bake blueberry cheesecake recipes needs to be your go-to summer dessert. So easy to make in individual portions and so delicious! Originally published March 2015, updated July 2019. Folks. My kitchen does not have air conditioning. I have a big window that lets in a mediocre breeze but otherwise I’m dependent on a pretty strong fan …
This red white and blue cheesecake parfait recipe is the perfect dessert for Memorial Day, Labor Day and Fourth of July parties! They are easy to make, full of fresh fruit and delicious! Have I ever told you about my sweet tooth? I love sweets and desserts so much that we have a shopping “rule” not …
These heart shaped rice krispie pops are the perfect easy Valentine’s Day treat for you and your kids! Whip up a batch of rice krispie treats, dip them in chocolate and apply sprinkles! You guys. YOU GUYS. Valentine’s Day is coming up. I have talked about how we don’t really celebrate V-Day here so many times …
This easy orange honey ham is perfect for Easter or Christmas dinner. Start with a spiral-cut, pre-cooked ham for a simple, delicious meal! You only need 4 ingredients to get this easy holiday meal on the table. My family is a ham family. Christmas and Easter dinners are always ham. And if you don’t like ham… well …
This bourbon chocolate milkshake is the perfect adult shake! Use vanilla ice cream, your favorite bourbon, and baking cocoa for this combination dessert/nightcap! This recipe is an “oldie but goodie” back from the days when I was a brand ambassador for Rodelle! If you’re new to Rodelle, they develop superior baking extracts and gourmet spice blends (and are …
The java lava crumbler – a delicious cookie and coffee milkshake. And who doesn’t love whipped cream and chocolate syrup! One of my very first jobs was working at a coffee shop on the northwest side of Chicago called the Sun Cafe. It is a long gone business, unfortunately, but I have many happy memories …
These raspberry strawberry parfaits are the perfect Valentine’s Day dessert! This recipe is easy to make and has an extra fruity taste thanks to sparkling cider frosting using Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider. This post is sponsored by Martinelli’s – all opinions (and my love for their sparkling cider!) are my own. With Valentine’s Day right around the …
A Ferrero Rocher Nutella milkshake is delicious any day of the week. Nutella and Ferrero Rocher candies go together well; you’ll love this sweet dessert. Okay, this is the milkshake to end all milkshakes. If milkshakes could end. Which they shouldn’t. Ever. My friend said, don’t share a milkshake recipe when it’s cold outside, and …
Apple cake a la mode is a fun and easy fall sundae dessert. Hot apple cake is topped with creamy vanilla ice cream and drizzles of caramel! When the weather gets cooler, I start to dream about desserts that are decadent, delicious and dying to be eaten. Pies, of course, are super popular during the season …
This no-bake dreamsicle cheesecake recipe is the best way to enjoy your favorite frozen dessert (besides the real thing!) Perfect for summer! I fell in love with the idea of no-bake cheesecakes back when I made this delicious no bake blueberry cheesecake. It seems ever since then, I can’t stop making them. What’s that saying, “Can’t …
No-churn cookies and cream ice cream is the best (and easiest way!) to cool off on a hot summer day. The best part – this is a 3-ingredient recipe! It’s a heat wave and I’m making ice cream. I have a serious love of no-churn ice cream. It’s so easy. It starts with two ingredients …
Blueberry lemon curd is the perfect addition to brunch! Add it to your french toast, crepes or even desserts! My favorite way to use it is as the center of a cupcake. I don’t really know where I got the idea to transform traditional lemon curd by adding blueberries to the curd itself, but I’m really glad …
This toasted marshmallow peanut butter milkshake is decadent and can bring your mind back to warm summer nights even in the dead of winter. Back in the day, there was a hot dog stand near my Chicago neighborhood called Toots. It was more or less a shack. Who am I kidding – it was a shack on the corner …
This recipe for loaded burrito bowls will hit the spot if you have picky eaters or need to eat dinner quick. Load the table with a variety of burrito fillings to make this everyone’s favorite! What a whirlwind of a month. Or a year. I keep taking on more and more tasks and I find I’m having less …
These white cupcakes with lemon frosting are filled with lemon curd and topped with candied lemon peel. They’re the perfect sweet treat! One of my favorite desserts is cupcakes. They’re hand-held little treats and I always want to go back for more. Sometimes I even let myself eat that second cupcake. When I’m making cupcakes, …
Salted caramel chocolate pretzel bark is the treat that keeps on giving. It’s great for the holidays, either as dessert or as a gift! This salted caramel chocolate pretzel bark has been so popular in my home since I first made it that I have had to make two more batches. I just can’t keep …
These double chocolate sea salt cookies are a crowd favorite. You can’t say no to extra chocolate with sea salt in cookie form! Do you know what’s better than chocolate? Lots of chocolate topped with sea salt. I know, I know. It’s not for everyone. The sea salt, that is. But I doubt anyone will deny …
This cranberry apple cider mimosa is the perfect easy fall cocktail. Its main ingredient is sparkling cider so it can easily be made into a fauxmosa! This post is sponsored by Martinelli’s – all opinions (and my love for their sparkling apple cider!) are my own. With the holiday season approaching, I bet you’re starting …
These cream cheese brownies are decadently delicious! A smooth cream cheese layer is sandwiched between two layers of chocolate fudge. Thank you to Phil’s Fresh Eggs for sponsoring today’s conversation. My love of their cage-free eggs and all opinions are my own. One thing I can never turn down is a good brownie. Even better is a brownie …
This mixed berry milkshake is easy to make and a great way to use up summer’s bounty of berries. You can use any berries you want – raspberries, blackberries, blueberries or strawberries. It will taste delicious each time! We have a ridiculous grape vine in our yard that I’m just now learning how to prune. …
Red white and blue frozen yogurt bark is perfect for summer holidays and barbecues. Made with raspberries, blueberries and white chocolate chips! Have I talked about my sweet tooth before? I’m sure I have. It’s bad, like, “EAT ALL OF THE COOKIES” Cookie Monster bad. I try to contain myself (that’s what I tell myself …
This no-churn coffee chocolate chunk ice cream is for coffee AND chocolate lovers. Coffee-infused sweetened condensed milk and a thick coffee syrup make this ice cream magical! Ice Cream Week continues and I’m breaking out one more no-churn ice cream recipe for you. (If you missed my last ice cream post – here it is: no …
This no churn honey nut ice cream is easy to make and delicious on a hot summer day. Vanilla, almonds, walnuts and honey are perfect additions to 2-ingredient no churn ice cream! Summer is here and it is HOT outside. The best way to beat the heat is by making ice cream! I own two …
Strawberry lemonade cupcakes are the perfect spring dessert! Sweet and tangy – one of the BEST combinations out there! These cupcakes first graced the screens over at Craftaholics Anonymous. This is the second recipe I ever shared there and it taught me a few things. One, not everyone is a natural baker. Two, I am not …
This strawberry rhubarb daiquiri recipe is the perfect spring cocktail! Plus, a recipe for homemade strawberry rhubarb simple syrup. Lately, I have found myself sitting in front of bags of sugar and jars of honey, imagining simple syrup. I don’t know if you knew this, but creating homemade simple syrups is one of my favorite things to …
Chocolate chip granola yogurt bark made with non-fat Greek yogurt and honey – the perfect quick snack or breakfast! Whip up a batch and keep it in your freezer. Every time I go to the grocery store, I walk down the snack aisle and get cravings. For fruit roll-ups, fruit snacks and granola bars. I …
Grapefruit curd and grapefruit buttercream frosting are delicious when enjoyed with your favorite chocolate cupcake recipe. They are the perfect way to enjoy winter citrus! Earlier this month, I attended an event called “A Sweet Taste of Destination Kohler” at The Social Table here in Chicago (super cute venue btw!) You may remember my trip to …
These salted Mexican chocolate black bean brownies are perfect for New Year’s Eve celebrations! Made with Born Sweet® Zing™ Baking Blend, they will be a delicious slimmed down addition to your holiday party! New Year’s Eve is here and I have a delicious holiday treat for your celebrations. These salted Mexican chocolate black bean brownies are the perfect lower calorie treat for …
This Honey Nut Cheerios cereal milkshake recipe tastes just like a bowl of cereal and milk! It’ll take you right back to your childhood. A few years ago, I traveled to Orlando to witness a live honey event with Cheerios. The team at Cheerios unveiled a one-of-a-kind living Honey Nut Cheerios billboard – it was a three-story …
Hot chocolate s’mores parfaits – this fun and easy dessert is a great way to use leftover hot chocolate! This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of International Delight. The opinions and text are all mine. I don’t know if you noticed, but winter is on its way! It kind of struck me …
Raspberry chocolate shortbread thumbprint cookies – only 6 ingredients! These cookies are so easy to make and are my new Favorite! Just a few months ago I was going on and on about how much I love soup season … and I realized I really, really love cookie season! You have no idea how many …
Add this recipe for oatmeal cranberry cookies to your holiday cookie rotation! They are easy to make, crispy, and delicious! Thank you Bob’s Red Mill for sponsoring this post! Sparkle up your holiday season with more delicious recipes at BobsRedMill.com! I’m kind of excited that Christmas is around the corner. Last year, we got very …
This chocolate pavlova cake is made with chocolate meringue, whipped cream and fresh strawberries. This is the easiest fancy dessert recipe ever! Sometimes a girl wants to eat cake and she wants it to be glorious. My chocolate pavlova cake is just the glorious cake to make that girl happy (I’m talking about me, in …
These double berry cupcakes include a blend of raspberry and strawberry puree in both the cupcakes and the frosting. Today we are supporting the Cook for the Cure campaign! Cook for the Cure gives people who love cooking (us!) a way to support a meaningful cause. It raises funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer and there are …