Desserts

Strawberry Cheesecake Muddy Buddies. Strawberry cheesecake flavored muddy buddies with real strawberries and bites of graham crackers. An easy no bake snack mix that everyone will love! First off, do you call it muddy buddies or puppy chow? Because I grew up calling it puppy chow but it seems like most of the internet does not. Is that just a Midwestern thing? I made an absolutely divine cheesecake the other day for a birthday party.  It was a malted milk…

The deep and rich flavor of molasses brings a whole new life to a simple boxed yellow cake mix in this Molasses Skillet Cake. Topped with crunchy and buttery crumble topping, this moist and dense cake doesn’t need anything special to go alongside it, but a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream does make an excellent pairing. I wanted to say a mighty fine pairing, but I’m trying to reign myself in from talking too country. You guys…I…

Fun and fruity!  Rainbow Lemon Meringue pie has the fresh sweet citrus flavor of classic lemon meringue with a colorful rainbow surprise hiding inside. I don’t know why, but for years now I have made a rainbow dessert around Easter time. Usually I make rainbow jello, but I haven’t been making that as much since I accidentally caused a steam explosion in my microwave boiling water. Yes, that’s a true story. Once I blew up my microwave by way of…

Peanut butter and pretzel chocolate chip cookies. Whew, that’s a mouthful. A delicious chewy, crispy, crunchy, sweet and salty combination.  And a really long title for a cookie recipe. How do you feel about sweet and salty dessert combos? I’ve been in love with them ever since 5th grade when I first tried Strawberry Pretzel Salad. If you like a little bit of salty with your sweets then you are going to love these cookies. The base recipe for these…

Raspberry white chocolate shortbread bars have buttery sweet and crisp shortbread cookie dough sandwiching raspberry jam and white chocolate chips for an easy cookie bar recipe that tastes and looks decadent! Let’s talk real, I love baking and cooking, obviously, but I’m not ever going to like doing the dishes. That’s why I dig recipes that use parchment paper and aluminum foil. You bake it and then the dish is still clean afterwards! I wish that technique could be applied…

Blueberry buttermilk pie has a rich and creamy filling studded with juicy blueberries nestled in a flaky crust for a simple to make dessert that tastes so indulgent. Most of us, the only reason we have buttermilk in our fridge is if we’ve bought it for a specific recipe and then we end up with leftover buttermilk that we have to find a use for. That was me last week. Last week I made 3 different varieties of waffles for…

Light as air,  little lemony sweet lemon meringue kiss cookies practically melt in your mouth. I’ve been trying to tackle sweet, but lighter recipes lately like  smoothie parfaits last week and now these lemon meringue kisses. You are going to love these little lemon meringues. For starters, they have such a bright and sunny flavor. I know that I need that right now with temperatures dropping to a -30 windchill this week. Anything that makes me think of spring is welcome…

Dark chocolate cupcakes are taken up a notch with the addition of  fresh orange zest and topped with a rich chocolate orange frosting.   We’re officially in midwinter and that means it’s citrus season! This is one part of winter that I love. All our favorite citrus fruits are not only at their prime in juiciness and deliciousness, but are also available at the best prices right now.  I always buy a hefty bunch of oranges with the intentions of eating…

Soft and moist spice cake is even better with Nutella added to the batter.  Topped off with an indulgent and creamy chocolate whipped Nutella frosting, these cupcakes may look basic, but are anything but! A couple of weeks ago I discovered that I had never posted a cupcake recipe to AHB. In three years, not a single one. How can I even call myself a baker?  I don’t even know how that happened because I make cupcakes fairly regularly. With…

Pumpkin gingersnap cookies have everything you love about gingersnaps, the rich and fragrant spicy flavor, the pretty crinkles and cracks along the tops of the cookies, all with the wonderful pairing of our favorite fall addition, pumpkin. You haven’t seen it on the blog yet, but I’ve been on a huge pumpkin baking spree. My coworkers and family have been loving it. That’s the thing once you start baking with canned pumpkin puree. One recipe just takes a little bit…