Puff Pastry Plum Galette – a deliciously simple dessert that takes only minutes to throw together. If you haven’t heard of a galette before, it is a term used in French cuisine to describe a flat round cake or pastry. I like to describe it as an “open-faced” dessert! Most times I’ve seen them made …
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Indulge a little with this Baked Brie with Sweet Hot Pepper Jelly and Pear. Hot and sweet, creamy with a little crunch and a whole lot of deliciousness. Served as an appetizer or dessert, it is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Some days, I eat cauliflower – but today, I eat brie. Life’s about balance. …
Coconut Macaroon Nests – fill with your favorite candy, or use jelly beans or Easter eggs for a fun holiday treat. Easter is right around the corner so when I saw these coconut nests, I couldn’t resist trying them. Really though, it was just an excuse to buy jelly beans. I intended to buy chocolate eggs …
Tiramisu Dip. For those times you’re feeling fancy but only have 5 minutes. Quick & easy fix for tiramisu lovers! My dear friend Lauren loves tiramisu. Every year I think about making it for her for her birthday, and for one reason or another it never happens. Either I can’t find lady fingers, she’s currently in …
Peppermint thin bark, two ways. A delicious, simple peppermint bark with just a few ingredients! Half of my brain is telling me peppermint dessert recipes should be tucked away until next year’s holidays. Can we just pretend it is two weeks ago, and you all really need something to do with all your extra candy …
Sugared cranberry cookies – sugar cookies with sugared cranberries baked in to make the sweetest cookie ever – with a twist.
Sugared cranberries. Great for decorating desserts or a sweet snack!
Apple cookies are a fun way to get your apple a day! Load up slices of apple with your favorite toppings for a sweet, satisfying, guilt-free snack! Continuing on with my easy apple snacks (can you tell I bought a lot of apples??), we’re here to talk about apple cookies. I saw the idea on the blog …
Caramel apple slices – making a caramel apple a little bit easier to eat! And eat and eat. I’m a day late and a dollar short. (Anyone know where that saying is from?!) At least I’m a day late for celebrating Caramel Apple Day, which this blog claims was October 21 (i.e. yesterday). Apparently it’s not …
Are you brave enough to try chickpea cookie dough? This is a no-bake, vegan recipe meant to be a healthy alternative for those cookie dough cravings. Chickpea cookie dough. Yes, I said chickpea. Wait, hear me out. I could have tried to trick you the way I was tricked and call it “Healthy Protein Cookie …
Almond joy energy bites – perfect bite sized healthy snacks to beat that chocolate craving! Vegan & gluten-free sweet treats ready in less than 10 minutes.
A delicious, easy recipe for lemon blueberry cookies. Fresh blueberries and a light lemon flavor in a cookie that kind of tastes like a muffin top! A perfect dessert recipe for summer. It appears I may have a bit of a blueberry obsession. First there was blueberry banana bread. I washed that down with some blueberry …
Easy honey baked peaches with brie and (optional) thyme. A sweet and healthy treat with only 3 or 4 ingredients, and ready in 15 minutes! Helloooo peaches! FUN FACT about me: When I was in college and too lazy to cook, I once (maybe twice) ate a can of peaches for dinner. Since that is …
Skinny chocolate brownies made with applesauce and Greek yogurt and are almost cupcake-like in texture. These healthy (or at least healthier) brownies make for a great guilt-free dessert. Skinny and chocolate don’t normally go in the same sentence, do they? But anything that helps convince me I can eat chocolate without having to run for 500 hours …
Coconut kiwi ice cream – Only 4 ingredients for a refreshing fruity ice cream that includes marshmallow cream! A delicious tropical summer treat. This no-churn, easy homemade recipe means no ice cream machine required. Summer is made even better with easy, homemade ice cream. Have you heard of marshmallow cream ice cream? While I usually …
Cherry peach crumb bars – perfectly balanced with just the right amount of fruit and just the right amount of crust! Summertime fruit dessert that will surely be a crowd pleaser. Have you noticed I’ve been making a lot of double-fruit creations lately? There was the berry berry cinnamon swirl bread, blueberry banana bread, and …
Apple Nachos recipe with peanut butter and melted chocolate drizzle. Fruit, protein and chocolate makes this a great healthy snack at any time! Vegan, gluten-free, 5 minute dessert. One of the best things about pinterest is the inspiration you can find. I especially love when I see a picture of food that makes me feel …
Gluten-free peanut butter cookies. Only 5 ingredients needed and they bake in about 10 minutes. Super easy and delicious, you won’t even miss the flour!
Berry berry cinnamon swirl bread. Berries stuffed inside delicious cinnamon swirl bread and baked to perfection. Much easier to make than it looks! Ever since I went strawberry picking, I’ve been a little obsessed with finding ways to use them up. It was an exciting day when I came across Joy the Baker’s triple berry cinnamon swirl …
Nutella pudding with a homemade tart crust topped with strawberries. Fruit and chocolate combined to make the perfect summertime dessert! A couple weeks ago, I finally went strawberry picking. My cousin came up for a visit, and when I mentioned I’ve always wanted to go, she was on board. Nobody told me it’s actually a lot …