Blueberries and lemon combine in a Blueberry Coffee Cake that is worthy of any occasion. I have a huge grin on my face today and I am positively giddy to tell you that this cake, this fantastically moist, perfectly sweet blueberry coffee cake with a hint of lemon, is the best blueberry coffee cake I have ever tasted. I am so happy with this cake, I practically danced across the kitchen after I tasted it. I ate a slice of this cake...
Summer Pound Cake is lightly sprinkled with cinnamon, topped with caramelized peaches, and glazed with a hint of almond; this cake is a spectacular way to show off the best of the summer’s fresh peaches. I’ve been stalking the markets around me sniffing all the peaches and crossing my fingers for perfectly sweet, ripe fruit. When I finally got my hands on a box of juicy sweet peaches last week, I could hardly wait to try them...
Pineapple Cake with Coconut Frosting is a rich white cake full of pineapple flavor and just a hint of coconut, layered with creamy coconut cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with toasted coconut. It’s the perfect dessert for coconut and pineapple lovers alike. I’m partnering with Alberston’s and Safeway today to create a new recipe for the “Cans Get You Cooking” project. I’m playing with pineapple (my all-time...
Muesli “Breakfast” Cookies are chewy, sweet, coconut filled treats that are most definitely not just for breakfast. I recommend reaching for one of these cookies any time you are looking for a sweet and salty treat. Filled with whole grain oats, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, raisins, toasted coconut, almond pieces, and pumpkin seeds; there is a whole lot of awesome flavor happening in each cookie. I’ve partnered with Nature...
Sweet peaches in a light sauce made with a sprinkling of brown sugar, cinnamon, and a splash of bourbon are the perfect way to brighten your holiday dessert table. These Slow-Cooker Bourbon Peaches were inspired by a craving for vanilla ice cream with summer peaches. However, in the middle of fall and winter, that’s a difficult craving to satisfy! For years now, my sister has been making and sharing her peach rum sauce with me. I finally had...
Cream Cheese Mints bring back a flood of childhood memories for me. I remember sneaking to the dessert table more than a few times during my cousin’s wedding reception and discovering these amazing little mints. The mints I sneaked at my cousin Helene’s wedding were sweet minty delights that melted in my mouth. I was completely obsessed at first bite. I’d never had them before and they were irresistible! After discovering Cream Cheese...
Like many of our favorite desserts, these No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars start with chocolate and peanut butter. Chocolate + Peanut Butter + plenty of crunch = pure happiness in a homemade “candy bar” that you make in about 5 minutes! I am so excited to share these No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars with you today and I’m more than a little excited to be sharing a super quick 30-second video too! I’ve made...
Crunchy, chewy, sweet pecans are sprinkled throughout these rich and buttery Pecan Praline Blondies. From the chewy blondie base to the crisp topping, this is a dessert that I simply couldn’t resist. I’m so excited to share these blondies with you today! This recipe is one that I found in my friend Erin’s cookbook, The Sweet Side of Ancient Grains. The desserts she shares on her blog, Texanerin, always make me drool and I knew as...
A sprinkling of coconut adds something extra special to this blueberry banana bread. I’ve made this recipe three times now and I’m just now getting around to sharing it with you. Why the wait? It kept disappearing before I could get a picture of it. (That tends to happen when I bake at night because we can never resist the warm fragrant bread!) Determined to share this on the blog with all of you, I strategized before baking Blueberry...
Creamy lemony cheesecake mousse with a chewy ginger and lemon crust proved to be completely and totally irresistible. Adding a pile of fresh berries on top took these treats right over the top and I could not get enough of this dessert. I wound up making this dessert three different times last week because I kept craving them!I adore lemon desserts. Lemon is my first pick almost every time I’m given the choice, so you know that when I...
