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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...
Mint Chip Ice Cream Cake

Mint Chip Ice Cream Cake

  Mint Chip Ice Cream Cake This is just as good as Coldstone but 75% cheaper. You need 2 days for this so plan ahead. This is more like if a DQ blizzard cake and a Coldstone ice cream cake had a baby. I can’t not include a crunchy layer and a fudge layer in my...
Don Pablo’s Sopapillas

Don Pablo’s Sopapillas

  Don Pablo’s Sopapillas Don Pablo’s Sopapillas will forever have a place in my heart. I don’t care what anyone says, Don Pablo’s was the best chain restaurant and I would do anything for them to make a comeback. Cinnamon Sugar1/2 C sugar1/2 TB cinnamonBrandy...
Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cinnamon Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cinnamon Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting

  Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cinnamon Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cinnamon Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting is the perfect dessert for Easter Dinner. You won’t believe how moist this cake is. It’s a perfect balance with the bite of the...
Banana Cream Pie

Banana Cream Pie

  Banana Cream Pie My Grandma Connie lives on through her banana cream pie recipe. This is a traditional banana cream pie recipe with creamy vanilla pudding filling, fresh sliced bananas and a meringue topping that's toasted to perfection. 3 Egg Yolks3/4 c...
Banana Bread with Streusel Topping

Banana Bread with Streusel Topping

    This banana bread recipe is in a league of its own. The bread is incredibly moist, doesn’t contain nuts, is packed with natural banana flavor and topped with a sweet, crunchy streusel topping. The banana bread is delicious on its own but pairing it...
Chewy Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats

Chewy Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats

This Rice Krispies Treats recipe is hands-down the best version of this dessert. That is, if you like peanut butter. You don’t even have to love peanut butter, just like it. There are two pieces to this recipe that make it a textural masterpiece (if I do say so...