Creamy chocolate fudge filled with peanuts and marshmallows makes a chewy, crunchy, salty, sweet Rocky Road Fudge that all ages will enjoy. Rocky Road ice cream has been one of my favorite ice cream flavors ever since I was a child and this Rocky Road Fudge has everything I love about the classic ice cream flavor mixed into a rich chocolate fudge. Rocky Road brownies, Rocky Road chocolate bark, Rocky Road pretty much anything is sure...
Peppermint bark is the classic holiday treat that everyone loves. Smooth, sweet chocolate combines with cool peppermint to make a delightful homemade candy that people just can’t get enough of. Whether you want a dessert for a party or a gift for a friend, Peppermint Bark is perfect for almost any holiday occasion. Like Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge, peppermint bark is a cinch to make and requires just a few ingredients you probably...
Plenty of pecans fill these buttery brown sugar Coconut Blondies creating a hand-held dessert that makes a terrific snack or a company dessert when served warm and topped with cold ice cream. NEVER FAIL BLONDIES This recipe is adapted from the Never Fail Blondies in The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook and the flavor combinations are pretty much endless. Coconut Blondies are my current favorite. There’s something awesomely irresistible...
Tender, buttery, lightly sweetened Almond Cake is a treat with a cup of coffee or tea in the afternoon, but it’s also a company-worthy dessert for any occasion. This cake is a wonderfully light dessert that we all love. No frosting or complicated decorating is necessary for this simply perfect cake! Almond Cake Can we have a moment of appreciation for almond desserts? The mild flavor and crunch of an almond pair well with so many...
Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream is a creamy, rich ice cream loaded with chunks of chewy oatmeal cookies. This fun ice cream is my newest favorite frozen treat. (I figure I’ve written “newest favorite” at least 100 times on this blog already, but I’m choosing to ignore that little fact for now.) This ice cream has been all I could think about ever since I took the first bite. I’ve made Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream several times now and it’s...
Almond Bars are tender, lightly sweetened shortbread-like bars that are so good, you’ll find yourself doubling the recipe every single time you make them. The bars are topped with sliced almonds and an almond glaze – absolutely no one can resist these Almond Bars! This is the ultimate holiday treat for snacking, dessert tables, and for gifting! My friends and neighbors have been known to leave not-so-subtle hints...
This is a rich and creamy, dark chocolate ice cream flavored with almonds and just the tiniest hint of cinnamon. The almond flavor is unexpected, but fantastic with the chocolate. You likely wouldn’t guess the cinnamon is there, but it adds a depth to the ice cream that can’t be beaten. I am so happy with this ice cream; I’m grinning just writing this post. Barefeet In The Kitchen creator video with Mary Younkin I used to...
Chewy coconut filling layered onto a buttery shortbread crust; this recipe is so simple to make I have been making it since I was a child. This is my grandma’s recipe for Coconut Chews (one of only a few things that this grandmother made) and if you are a coconut lover, these can not be beat. I hadn’t made these bars in years and when I baked this gluten free version of the Coconut Chews and took them to some friends...
Coconut Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies have the crisp edges and soft centers that everyone craves. These oatmeal cookies are loaded with coconut and cranberries and they have been a hit with everyone who tries them. Oatmeal Coconut Cookies Oh, how I love Oatmeal Cookies. I love them in many different forms, but adding coconut is one of my favorite ways to enjoy oatmeal cookies. These Black and White Coconut Cookies are loaded with...
Bright, citrus ice cream with just a hint of banana, this is the ultimate creamy cold treat on a hot summer day. This is the ice cream that I remember from summers spent at my grandparent’s house. The original recipe makes a huge amount, far too big for the average ice cream machine today. Six Threes Ice Cream is such an easy recipe to remember; once you make it a couple times, it will be in your memory forever. Barefeet In The...
