I have the best caramel sauce recipe, and the reason why it is the best is because it is made with whiskey. It is smooth and creamy with just a hint of salt, and the flavor of the whiskey balances out all the sweetness from the brown sugar. Trust me, it requires a bit of (read more)
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No Bake Nutella Cheesecake
I know, a no bake Nutella Cheesecake sounds too good to be true! But it is real, and it is the perfect easy dessert recipe to serve on Christmas or New Year’s Eve! These individual Nutella cheesecakes come together quickly and the result is a smooth creamy chocolate cheesecake. The active preparation time for this recipe is (read more)
Millionaire’s Shortbread Cookies (Shortbread Sandwich Cookies with Caramel, Dark Chocolate, and Walnuts)
Millionaire’s Shortbread is shortbread topped with caramel and chocolate. I took that concept and created Millionaire’s Shortbread Cookies, which are shortbread sandwich cookies with dark chocolate, caramel, and walnuts. And they are seriously good. They taste like a mix between chocolate turtles and Twix. When my friend Whitney (the lovely host of the Whitney Reynolds (read more)
Christmas Tree Brownie Bites
I was so pleased with how adorable these Christmas Tree Brownie Bites turned out! This is the perfect recipe for someone who prefers crafting over baking. I used a basic boxed brownie mix to make the brownies, and then I cut them into tree shapes, used pretzel sticks as tree stumps, and added melted white (read more)
Snowmen Rice Krispie Treats and the Cookies Chocolate and Cheer Party
Looking for a delicious holiday treat that isn’t as time-consuming as making sugar cookies? These Snowmen Rice Krispie Treats can be made in just 20 minutes! I used a pretty standard recipe for rice krispie treats (although I do add extra marshmallows) and used a snowman shaped cookie cutter to cut out the snowmen. Then (read more)
Apple Crumble
This recipe just might be Charles’s favorite. One day, years ago, I asked him what his favorite food from childhood was. His response was Apple Crumble, it’s what Brits call Apple Crisp. He said that the lunch ladies at his school used to make it and that he loved it. I was optimistic that I (read more)
Chocolate Walnut Pie – The Easiest Pie Recipe
What would Thanksgiving be without pie?! I am one of those people who thinks that pie is superior to cake, and I love how pie takes center stage on Thanksgiving. I believe that you need to serve at least two pies on Thanksgiving and that one needs to be a fruit pie (like apple or (read more)
Apple Tarts
Charles isn’t really into desserts, but he loves apple desserts, so during the fall I make a point to prepare a variety of apple treats. This year I kicked off my seasonal baking with Apple Tarts. They are made with store-bought puff pastry, but Charles thought that I had made it from scratch. My husband (read more)
Caramel Cheesecake Brownies
These aren’t the classic brownies your mother makes, these are the ultimate rich, moist, chocolatey, brownies swirled with homemade bourbon caramel sauce and cream cheese. This Caramel Cheesecake Brownie recipe is an easy upgrade to a boxed brownie mix. Caramel was oozing out of these brownies, they are beyond delicious. I made these Caramel Cheesecake (read more)
Strawberry Cake
Savor the last bit of summer with this Strawberry Cake. This from-scratch cake comes together easily using classic ingredients that you might already have in your pantry. The fresh strawberries are roasted to intensify their taste, and they flavor both the frosting and the cake itself. It’s sweet but not overly sweet, and it tastes (read more)