Desserts and Sweets

chocolate berry pies

Berry Chocolate Mini Pies

Mini chocolate berry pies make the perfect gift for your significant other, best friend, or just to treat yourself. I can’t think of a better treat for Valentine’s Day than these easy berry chocolate mini pies. Kind of like fancy (but also kind of rustic?!) PopTarts. I made these because I had leftover pie crust, [...]

tiramisu overnight oats

Tiramisu Overnight Oats

Tiramisu overnight oats are dessert for breakfast. So good. Italian food is not my favorite cuisine. I like it. I’ll eat it for sure. But tiramisu is definitely one of my favorite desserts. There’s something about the creamy, coffee flavor that gets me every time. And you can be sure that if I see it [...]

slice and bake chocolate chip cookies

Caramelized Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you’re looking for the BEST slice and bake chocolate chip cookies, look no further. Usually by this time of year, I bake ten different types of cookies.  This year, I took a break and haven’t baked any. I’ll be making a few pies this week, but that’s it as far as my holiday baking [...]

chocolate candied hazelnuts

Salted Chocolate Caramelized Hazelnuts

Chocolate candied hazelnuts make the perfect edible holiday gift! This is the time of year I’m looking for things to make for snacking. For gifts. To impress at holiday parties. Cookies are always a hit, but everyone makes cookies. So this year, I’m trying to make things that are a little more decadent than cookies, [...]

double chocolate pecan pie

Double Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie

Double chocolate pecan pie. With bourbon. Is there anything better? I love desserts of all kinds. As much as I like making them, I like eating them. I waited in line for an hour for cookies in Amsterdam once. I don’t know what my favorite type of dessert would be if you asked me, but [...]

pumpkin pie with fresh pumpkin

Fresh Pumpkin Pie

Canned vs fresh pumpkin pie. Worth it? Hmmm… I’ve made lots of pumpkin pies in my life. But never with fresh pumpkin. Lots of reasons really. I don’t really like cutting up squash. How? Canned pumpkin is so easy. Time. I mean, every time I’ve made a pumpkin pie, I’ve had lots of other things [...]

homemade lavender caramels

Homemade Lavender Butterscotch Caramels

Homemade lavender caramels anyone? You might know I’m a big fan of lavender around here. And butterscotch. And caramel. So what could be better than homemade lavender caramels? Not much that I have found. Now, before I talk about how perfect this recipe is, I feel like I have to be honest about what’s involved. [...]

mug cake that works

Chocolate Fudge Mug Cake

A chocolate fudge mug cake that works?!? I save recipes every single day. Many are dinner recipes, but the majority of the recipes I save are desserts. I have dessert recipes saved from years ago that I’ve never made, and will continue to save them to this day. The reason I don’t make them is [...]

another chocolate cookie recipe

Double Chocolate Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

I know that you don’t need another chocolate chip cookie recipe. There are a million out there. But what about one made with both milk and dark chocolate, browned butter, and coffee? With a topping of crunchy sea salt on top. One that you don’t need a mixer for. This recipe is extra special. It’s [...]