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Easy Caramel Apple Tart

Easy Caramel Apple Tart

this post may contain affiliate links   This Easy Caramel Apple Tart is just that, EASY to make. It’s a dessert though that looks both stunning and complicated. Using refrigerated puff pastry is the secret to ease. Just roll, score, top and bake. I like...
Skillet Apple Pie with Brandy Butter Sauce

Skillet Apple Pie with Brandy Butter Sauce

this post may contain affiliate links   Need an apple pie recipe? This could be the one for you. If you’re looking for a standard, double crust apple pie recipe that is predictable, then make this recipe up to the point of the brandy butter sauce. But if...
Pumpkin Mousse Pie

Pumpkin Mousse Pie

this post may contain affiliate links   If you’re looking for a new spin on a pumpkin pie recipe, try my pumpkin mousse pie. Pumpkin pie can be polarizing, you either love it or hate it.  But I haven’t seen that visceral response to pumpkin flavored...
Brownie Mocha Trifle

Brownie Mocha Trifle

this post may contain affiliate links   A trifle recipe that will leave people in awe. This brownie mocha trifle is shockingly beautiful with layers of chewy fudge brownies, vanilla mocha pudding, whipped cream and crunchy toffee bits. It looks complicated and...
Pumpkin Coffee Cake

Pumpkin Coffee Cake

  Pumpkin Coffee Cake This is my favorite fall recipe. I stumbled across it last year and I’ve made it several times since. @sallysbakeblog truly knocked it out of the park with this one. Make it! OvenTrayBowl Wet ingredients1 C pumpkin puree1/2 C brown sugar1/2...
Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

When I found this recipe from JoyFoodSunshine two years ago, I knew I had landed on what will be the only chocolate chip cookie recipe I will make. You can’t make these any better. They’re chewy, slightly crisp around the edge and come out with a perfectly...
Christmas Cutout Cookies

Christmas Cutout Cookies

  Everyone needs a reliable Christmas cutout cookie recipe that becomes tradition to serve over the Holidays. I’ve followed this recipe for years and years. It produces the perfect sugar cutout cookie that isn’t overly sweet and perfectly pairs with...
Protein Packed Peanut Butter Parfait

Protein Packed Peanut Butter Parfait

  Protein Packed Peanut Butter Parfait Protein packed peanut butter parfait is that macro friendly dessert you’ve been searching for! The chocolate pudding layer is a little thinner than the peanut butter layer and the whipped cream on top is thinner than the...
Loaded Banana Cream Pie

Loaded Banana Cream Pie

  Loaded Banana Cream Pie For $22 per slice, I’m glad I figured out how to make this loaded banana cream pie at home. My grandma’s recipe calls for a meringue topping so I left that off and added the whipped cream like the hotel’s version. Definitely make...
Healthy Samoas

Healthy Samoas

this post may contain affiliate links     Healthy Samoas are a fun take on the beloved Girl Scout cookie but with a healthy twist. While the final product doesn’t taste exactly like a Samoa, the flavor profile is right (caramel, coconut, chocolate) and...