Desserts

Creamy vanilla bean flecked individual cheesecakes topped with a sweet and tart orange infused cranberry sauce.

Do you ever becoming obsessed with making something, but it just never actually transpires into the finished product? Last year, I became slightly enthralled with the Cranberry Bliss Bars from Starbucks. I’m fairly certain that they are a holiday selection, but let me tell you they are amazingly delicious. After my first bite, I knew …

Symphony Candy bars are baked into a rich, decadent brownie base to create the perfect, toffee studded ooey gooey brownie.

Fudgy Brownies baked to perfection and topped with Peppermint Kisses for a festive holiday twist on tradtional brownies.

Pumpkin Butter Cake a more delicious version of traditional pumpkin pie. Top this Pumpkin Butter Cake with whipped cream and chocolate curls and you’ll definitely show up the mundane pumpkin pie that always makes an appearance on Thanksgiving.

Brown Butter Blondies chock full of butterscotch chips and that intoxicating flavor of brown butter.

A simple recipe for decadent, moist, and delicious brownies studded with Hershey’s Mint Chocolate Chips.

A review of Pam Anderson’s new cookbook, Perfect One-Dish Dinners as well as her recipe for decadent Pecan Pie Sundaes.

A moist pumpkin cake recipe with a baked in cream cheese swirl. Simple, delicious and full of fall flavors.

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies drenched in semisweet chocolate and sprinkled with chopped peanuts for an upscale twist on a classic peanut butter cookie.

Simple chocolate chip cookies with an ooey, gooey, Rolo surprise inside.

I’m betting that many of you have felt my adoration for fall in my recent posts and I am also guessing that many of you feel the same way. I mean really, what’s not to love about fall baking? If you are not as pumped about fall baking as I am, these incredible Pumpkin Oatmeal …

A guilt free cake? Not quite, but we can pretend right? Well, maybe if we forget about the cream cheese frosting. I don’t know about you, but there’s something about a cake that is textured and flavored with zucchini and sweetened with applesauce that makes my hand much lighter when I’m reaching for a second piece. With …

The combination of chocolate and almonds will forever remind me of my dad. He loves chocolate almond everything, but especially chocolate covered almonds from the local chocolatier. These were always a supplemental gift for him on all occasions and to this day remain one of his favorite treats. While dabbling around in the kitchen last …

I am counting down the days left before I return to the real world of 5:30 annoying alarm wake up calls and 8 hour work days. I know I’m lucky and shouldn’t complain about getting 3 months off a year, but it’s such a difficult transition, plus, I feel like whining today. As summer unwinds …

Cheesecake. I love cheesecake. It is truly one of those desserts that I simply cannot resist. I’m guessing it’s the combination of the crisp, slightly salty graham crust paired with the sweet creamy texture of the cream cheese filling. Regardless of the reason, cheesecake equals bliss in my book. Although we will pretty much nosh …

Peach Cobbler Ingredients 2 cups peeled, sliced peaches (this was 5 medium peaches for me) 1 cup sugar, divided use 1/4 cup water 4 tablespoons butter 3/4 cup self-rising flour* 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3/4 cup milk Ground cinnamon, optional Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Combine …

Strawberry Lemon Granita Ingredients 1 cup water 3/4 cup sugar 2 lemons; juiced (about 4 tablespoons) *see not below 3 cups sliced hulled strawberries (about 1 pound whole berries) Directions 1. Make a simple syrup by combining the sugar with 1 cup of water in a saucepan. Place over medium heat and heat until the …

Blueberry Crumb Bars Ingredients 1 cup white granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup unsalted butter 1 egg 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt zest of two lemons 4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries 1/2 cup white sugar 3 teaspoons cornstarch Method 1.Preheat the oven to 375 …

I subscribe to quite a few culinary magazines; however, I don’t have a lot of free time, so they usually get filed into magazine organizers without much use. Sure I thumb through them and randomly mark pages with post-it notes, but inevitably the sit around and collect dust. For some reason, I just can’t bring …

I love spring… the warmer weather, the smell of fresh cut grass and blooming flowers makes me a happy girl. Spring means the farmers’ markets begin to open with plentiful supplies of rhubarb and asparagus. Although we love us some spring asparagus, I have never used rhubarb in any way, shape or form. Well, I …

I was wandering around our local farmer’s market last week when I walked past a little stand called DebHouse. I was intrigued by her perfectly folded little bags full of baked goods, but unfortunately I was short on time, so I didn’t stop. Once I got home for the evening, I did a quick search …

Do these look familiar? If you read My Baking Addiction on a regular basis, which I hope you do…these should look very familiar. Did you guess that these are another version of the amazing Chewy Lime Coconut Sugar Cookies? If so, ding, ding, ding…you’re right! I loved these Chewy Lime Coconut Sugar Cookies with every …

If you have a hankering for a giant chocolate chip cookie, you’ve come to the right place. This recipe is for yet another Levain Bakery copycat… I made these because after tasting the Chocolate Chocolate Chip Levain knock-off, Brian was yearning for a HUGE regular chocolate chip cookie. I had to oblige him, right? I …