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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 desserts in...

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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...

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

  this post may contain affiliate links   Chocolate chip cookies are America's favorite cookie. It's not IF you love them it's what type of chocolate chip cookie do you love? Everyone has a preference. The beautiful thing about this chocolate chip cookie...

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Christmas Cutout Cookies

Christmas Cutout Cookies

Christmas Cutout Cookies with Buttery Old-World Buttercream Icing Nothing says the holidays like a tray of classic Christmas cutout cookies. This traditional sugar cookie recipe creates soft, sturdy cookies that hold their shape beautifully while baking — and they’re...

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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...

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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...

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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 the...

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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...

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Don Pablo’s Sopapillas

Don Pablo’s Sopapillas

  Don Pablo's was my favorite restaurant growing up. For years my parents would take us there after church. As a young adult I'd eat there at least once per week. I even worked there when I was a teenager. They had the best Tex-Mex food. Nothing compared to their...

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