I LOVE peanut butter and chocolate. If I am going to consume a banana 🍌, it absolutely MUST be with peanut butter (almond butter, nut butter, the like…)I found a nut-free chocolate “peanut butter” spread, made with roasted soybeans and wanted to give it a try. I’ve had the non-chocolate version in the past, and…
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So, since I bake SO often (almost daily for the sweet treats + dinner [yes, definitely everyday, but not always blog-worthy]), I tend to “force feed.”My hope is to please, satisfy, and delight. And, food is my love language. I’m a Mama Bear, a nurturer, and I tend to channel my non-existent Italian grandmother and…
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Insides: rarely, but surely, there are leftover cake “insides,” when you’re a baker, particularly when you are a baker of “surprise” cakes.So, after a Peanut Butter Vanilla Graham Cake stuffed with surprise rainbow marshmallows, I had a few layers of leftover Peanut Butter Vanilla Graham Cake. Thus, I slathered the layers with smooth and creamy…
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While most of us are familiar with the concept of chocolate dipped pretzels for the holidays (or anytime, really), these tasty treats are actually pretty much the same, just richer and even more decadent! The chocolate “dip” becomes a chocolate ganache! Chocolate Covered Pretzels Chocolate Covered Pretzels 1 bag stick pretzels10 oz. dark chocolate chunks1/3…
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At three o’clock on a Friday afternoon, my neighbor texted me, “Can you have a yummy dessert ready for five ladies by five o’clock tomorrow evening?” Uh, “Yes!” Of course I can.I actually had been stewing on this idea for a recipe for about four days and was elated to have the opportunity to create,…
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Halloween is traditionally a time for sweet treats – candy coated bliss – or simply, CANDY.The overly sweet succor of commercial candy isn’t for everyone.And, with the COVID crisis, is Trick-or-Treating canceled? Who knows? Regardless, you need these Halloween Maple Almond Butter Peanut M&M Cookies in your life.Relax – kick back – skip the costume…
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‘Extra‘ means trying too hard, over the top, excessive, maybe a little dramatic. Doing more than what the situation calls for. Often a little inappropriate. Like, if someone’s laughing really hard at all your jokes, and it’s unnatural and too much, your jokes aren’t that funny, you might say, ‘He’s so extra‘. While this marvelously delicious…
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So, this may just be the best pie you’ve ever had.Do you like chocolate? Of course.Do you love chai spice? Yes, you do. Admit it.Do you LOVE vanilla cream cheese frosting? Um, we all do.And, you can’t resist pie, right? Don’t like. Everyone loves pie, especially pie CRUST!! With a homemade pie crust (best ever…
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As I announced and described my Chocolate Cherry Cream Pie to my friend, Kimmy, she said, “Can you bake me a pie? I want that! But, not with cherries. Maybe with strawberries or raspberries.” “Done!” I replied. However, I had a little difficulty finding the chocolate covered strawberries I had envisioned for this pie. So,…
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Crack Pie — the trademarked name for the chain’s buttery, sugary pie — will now become Milk Bar Pie. The name was a reference to crack cocaine — the gag being that the pie was just as addictive as the drug. Have you had Crack Pie from Milk Bar? It’s irresistible. Just like these Chocolate Fudge Peanut Butter Crack Brownies!And, ha ha ha…
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