Category: Desserts
This recipe scared me… but now I’m empowered – Homemade Marshmallows!
Before this week, I truly believed I did not have within me what it took to make marshmallows from scratch… then a 17 year old showed me how to do it. And she rocked it!!! It’s too bad I didn’t get her on camera (Thank you Elizabeth K), but ... more
Read moreFAIL: Keto/Sugar Free Macarons
I’m looking for a sugar free/keto friendly macaron recipe… this is not that recipe. This is a fail. The recipe itself seemed solid enough and it had over 4 stars… but I failed to read the comments (which, let’s not get into why the comments were so negative yet ... more
Read moreBrownie Brittle
I’m sure you’ve seen it in your markets, the new brownie brittle that is taking the world by storm. And it might be delicious, but OUCH that price! I know how much it costs to make my own pan of brownies from scratch and know that the mark-up on ... more
Read moreScottish Macaroons are made of what??
Have you ever eaten a cookie made of potato? Me neither! So today we are adventuring with Scottish Macaroons whose base is mashed potato! With just four ingredients (mashed potato, powdered sugar, unsweetened coconut, and dark chocolate) and naturally #glutenfree and #dairyfree these cookies look pretty simple and claim ... more
Read moreThe G.O.A.T. dessert! Raspberry Bakewell Tart
My, my, oh my!! If you’ve watched the British Bake Off (and I watch and rewatch, a lot) you’ll be very familiar with the Bakewell Tart. But have you ever made one? I hadn’t, so when Kijihoon5640 suggested I try one… I was on it! And oh my, oh ... more
Read moreSwiss Cake Roll (bonus, it’s gluten free but you’ll never know it!)
This Swiss Cake Roll is probably the most requested dessert of my entire life. Deliciously decadent and bonus–it’s gluten free, but you’d never know it. This is simply an amazing roll! This dessert tastes like a million bucks, and if you roll better than me, it’ll look it too! ... more
Read moreAir Fryer Berry Crisp
Want a quick and easy dessert to throw in your air fryer at a moments notice? Try this air fryer Berry Crisp! It’s so easy and incredibly delicious! When you serve it to your guests, they will have no idea at just how easy it was to throw together. ... more
Read moreTombstone/Gravestone Sugar Cookie Recipe
Have you ever been handed a recipe and thought, “huh, this doesn’t look right?” Enter this recipe. It was sugar cookie time in AEC land and I asked my mother-in-law for her go-to recipe for the best sugar cookie, and she sent me a screen shot of a tombstone/gravestone ... more
Read moreSriracha Gingerbread Cookies
Oh my, I can almost guarantee this is a cookie you’ve never tried before… but you should. It’s sweet, it’s spicy, it was a hit at my cookie exchange! The texture of these cookies is crispy and chewy and the flavors are out of this world! Bravo Kikkoman for ... more
Read moreFrosted Sugar Cookie Cake Pops
I’ve seen this little hack popping up around the internets over the last couple months! And since I have a party to bring treats to, I thought I would try this out… I don’t know what I was thinking. The last time I did cake pops it turned out, ... more
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