Desserts

Skinny Brown Sugar Vanilla Cheesecake

Though truth to be true, the portion of cheesecake I had was the tiniest thing ever, which kinda makes me…
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Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pancakes

What’s better than Saturday mornings with a warm mug of tea and a stack of cloudy pancakes smothered in syrup…
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Frozen Strawberry Crunch

This is definitely one of my all-time favorite desserts! Frozen Strawberry Crunch reminds me of a more ‘mature and formal’…
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Creamy Coconut Lemon Squares

These are ubiquitous. Everyone loves a good lemon bar - even the chocoholics who say it's not worth it if it…
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Giant Molten Dark Chocolate Brownie Cake

This dessert has the texture of a brownie, but uses the technique of a cake.....it kind of has two personalities.…
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Chocolate Chip Coconut Milk Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

One of my favourite candy bars when I was a child was Bounty. Top it off with an almond and…
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Salted Brown Butter Pecan Cookies

Butter is Better. Always.Shortenings, especially highly emulsified ones, can create very uniform cake crumb structure. This is true.Lard makes the…
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The Best homemade Strawberry Cake

Warning: this post contains quite a few pictures. I couldn’t help but overload you with pictures of moist and fluffy…
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BERRIES WITH CHOCOLATE COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM

There are a lot of reasons to celebrate in this life. I’m very fortunate to be surrounded by lots of good…
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OLD FASHIONED BANANA PUDDING

A classic Southern banana pudding made with alternating layers of vanilla wafers, bananas, and made-from-scratch custard flavored with vanilla and bourbon.
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Maple Pecan Pumpkin Biscotti

Happy November! (And Happy Halloween yesterday!) In honor of all the kids who trick-or-treated last night, and even the dedicated parents…
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Spiced Banana Gingerbread

So…I was getting a little creative with some over-ripe bananas I had on hand. Naturally, I thought of banana bread, but…
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No-Churn Ice Cream with Toffee and Chocolate Bits

We went to bed with the windows open last night. It’s been in the mid-70’s all week. Oh, California. You…
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CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT BERRY SHORTCAKES

Two classic warm-weather desserts are weaknesses for me – one is peach cobbler and the other is strawberry shortcake. I…
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NO COOK BLUEBERRY LIME CURD TARTS

Lemons and blueberries are a famous culinary pair – but I decided to switch it up and use blueberries and…
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