Chocolate cake with chocolate icing is one of my favorite desserts. This is a well documented fact, because this is the seventh chocolate cake recipe on the blog. I officially promise to refrain from posting another chocolate cake for at least the next few months, okay? They are hard to resist though! When a reader emails you (Thanks, Julie!) with her grandmother’s Best Ever Sour Cream Cake recipe, it’s hard not to hit...
Much closer to a milkshake than our typical smoothies, this Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie is made rich and creamy by adding frozen bananas. My kids were so excited the first time I handed them these drinks with chocolate drizzled on top. Even now that I’ve made it multiple times, this smoothie always disappears in the blink of an eye! I love this treat almost as much as my kids do. The banana contributes a mere...
Classic Creme Brûlée is made from just four ingredients, heavy cream, egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla; resulting in a rich custard topped with a layer of hard caramel. Also known as burnt cream, crema catalina, or Trinity cream, Creme Brûlée is a dessert guaranteed to impress your guests. I’m excited to teach you how to make Creme Brûlée with this tutorial today. It is surprisingly simple to make and once you’ve tried making...
Ice Cream Cone Pie, yes, it’s officially a thing now. This is what happens when a box of ice cream sugar cones comes home from the grocery store with over half the cones broken. I opened the box to scoop ice cream into them for my boys and I was less than impressed. I told the boys we’d be waiting a day to eat our ice cream cones, because I had an even better idea. (ha, that’s parenting for you, spur of the moment improv.)...
With the temperature hitting close to 100 degrees here in Arizona this week, it’s time to clear space in the freezer for regular popsicle making. I made these popsicles a couple times last year and they were a truly indulgent dessert treat. I can’t wait to make them again this summer!It all starts with creamy cheesecake ice cream swirled with caramel, then frozen into popsicles. Once frozen, they’re dipped in...
Cinnamon Ice Cream is a sweet vanilla custard style ice cream spiced with enough cinnamon to linger after each bite. I’m already imagining serving this with my favorite fruit desserts. I can hardly wait to try it with Southern Peach Cobbler this fall! Until about a week ago, I’d never even heard of cinnamon ice cream, but once a friend mentioned it, it was stuck in my mind and I had to try making it the very next morning....
Rich, fudge brownies filled with gooey chocolate and spiced with just enough chile to leave lingering heat in your mouth, these are something extra special. Have you tried a spiced dessert? The flavor is intense and the hint of heat left behind is unforgettable. As soon as I tasted the Cinnamon Ice Cream a few days ago, I started thinking about different desserts to pair with it. This is an easy as can be one bowl brownie...
This lightly sweetened and spiced cake is filled with chunks of apple, then drizzled with warm caramel sauce just before serving. A sprinkling of raw sugar over the top of the cake adds a bit of crunch and sweetness as well. If caramel sauce isn’t your thing, this cake was also delicious with a dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream on top. The whole family enjoyed this dessert. My preference was for the warm caramel sauce, my husband...
Apple Crisp Ice Cream, the name alone sounds heavenly, doesn’t it? That’s before I tell you that it is made with the creamiest of homemade vanilla ice creams, then completely loaded with bits of cinnamon sweet baked apples and crunchy streusel topping. There is nothing about this ice cream that I did not love. (Except perhaps the fact that I ate way too much of it.) The idea for this ice cream popped into my mind a few weeks ago. I...
Jump to Recipe An abundance of fresh strawberries, crisp buttery brown sugar covered oats, and chewy sweet coconut are layered into this simple fruit dessert. My husband, kids, and our friends all raved about this dessert and there was only a small serving left the next day. I served this with homemade vanilla ice cream the day that I made it and I finished it off the next day, a sliver at a time. These bars were heavenly with the ice...
