Category Archives: Desserts

Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Patties

Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Patties

I am beyond excited to share this recipe with you. Peanut butter patties from See’s Candy are by far one of my favorite treats of all times. We don’t have See’s Candy in Atlanta, so each Valentine’s Day and Christmas I receive a box of See’s Candy from my parents. It’s something I look sooo forward to twice a year. Although See’s Candy traditionally make their peanut butter patties with milk chocolate and no finishing salt on top, this was my 2.0 version, just enhancing it to make it even better! Read More

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Salted Caramel Bacon Cupcakes

Salted Caramel Bacon Cupcakes

These cupcakes are a spin on the maple bacon donuts that are wildly popular in my hometown of Portland, OR (and I’m sure in a million other places too). I am majorly obsessed with maple donuts in general and to me, salted caramel is just as fab!

Sadly, I never took any high quality photos of these cupcakes. I made these for a work party and was in too much of a hurry to bother putting them on my blog. But I’ve been asked by a few people for the recipe, so I figured it was better to share this gem instead of withholding just because the pictures weren’t up to my typical standard – I’ll replace them soon when I remake these, I promise. Read More

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Triple Chocolate Dipped Cheesecake Bites

Many years ago, maybe in 2007-ish, there were these Sara Lee cheesecake bites they sold in the frozen section at grocery stores. They were so poppable, sort of like bon-bon’s but cheesecake instead. I remembered them a few weeks and began craving that poppable crunch that is sooo addictive. That crisp chocolate shell that snaps when you bite into it and creamy and delicate cheesecake in the middle!! OMG! So, here we are, fulfilling another food fantasy 🙂

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Best Ever Biscoff Cookie Butter Cupcakes

Best Ever Biscoff Cookie Butter Cupcakes

Another “Cupcake Friday” success! At my day job (a restaurant franchise corporate headquarters), we came out with a “cookie butter” milkshake that is incredible. It’s vanilla, buttery, cinnamon-y ice cream shake topped with whipped cream and crushed Biscoff cookies.

I’ve seen Cookie Butter and Biscoff or Speculoos Cookies being used in lots of recipes right now, it’s a big trend.  I was so inspired by the cookie butter milkshake and how that fresh whipped cream tastes with the crushed cookies laying on top. I knew that I needed to use homemade whipping cream instead of traditional frosting. I just loved the idea of the light, fluffy and fresh element that whipped cream gives. Read More

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Chocolate Funnel Cake Ice Cream Sandwich

Chocolate Funnel Cake Ice Cream Sandwich

Yes, this really just happened. I went there and I am so sorry that I did… it’s just not right to condone eating a double funnel cake with ice cream in between. I refuse to even prepare a calorie breakdown cause it wouldn’t be pretty I can tell you that. My only justification is that you could potentially do halvesies with a spouse or a friend and then maybe we will only have 50% of the guilt?

This dessert is what my chocolate dreams are made of.  The funnel cake is so soft and chocolatey and the combination of the warm fried funnel cake and the softened ice cream make this literally the craziest BEST ice cream sandwich you will ever eat! Who needs this in their lives?? (Hint: We all do.) Read More

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Peanut Butter & Chocolate Shortbread Cups

 Peanut Butter Shortbread Cups

I am soooooo freaking obsessed with these! There are three delicious layers wrapped into one cookie cup. Mind = blown.

  1. Crunchy, sweet, salty and buttery peanut shortbread
  2. Delicious peanut butter filling that’s very Reese’s – esque!
  3. Creamy dark chocolate ganache with a hint of sea salt Read More
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Marbled Chewy Chocolatey Cheesecake Brownies

Marbled Chewy Chocolatey Cheesecake Brownies

Cheesecake + Brownies = ♥ L.O.V.E. ♥ 

There are not many things better than combining two of the best desserts ever. My only regret about this recipe is that there isn’t twice as much three times as much cheesecake. When I remake this, I will double or maybe even triple the amount of cheesecake! It’s just so amazingly delicious and made me realize, I may be more of a cheesecake fan than I am a brownie fan. But it’s like 51/49.  Read More

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Fluffy Pumpkin Cupcakes with Buttery Salted Dark Caramel

Fluffy Pumpkin Cupcakes with Drizzly Salted Caramel

It took me weeks to decide what I was going to make for the Fall Baking Sale at my job. I was asked if I would donate a dozen cupcakes and I wanted to make them really special and something I’ve never made before. Dark salty caramel and the best festive fall flavors just put me in the happiest place. You know how a cozy sweater wrap and cute boots just go together to get you in the fall spirit – yeah, the dessert version of that! Read More

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Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar Cookies Copycat Recipe

Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar Copycat Recipe

Let’s have a moment of silence for the fact that I made these cookies just because of a viral video I watched about Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar at the Minnesota State Fair….. Shouldn’t I be ashamed? Has anyone else seen this video and felt that, short of taking a trip to Minnesota, making these became a #1 priority? Is it because anything in a bite sized form is just better? Or is it because cookies served up in a bucket just seems to overwhelm me with happiness? Read More

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Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Brownies

Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Brownies

Dark chocolate effing decadence. Period. These are as dark chocolate as you can get, while still being sweet and not too bitter. Espresso brings out the chocolate flavor even more and just knocks you right in the face. Then finishes with a salty kick that makes your cheeks pucker! Read More

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