Cream Cheese Brownies

For my brother’s visit I wanted an easy and fun dessert that the adults and kids would both enjoy. So I thought of brownies! Who doesnt like a rich, chewy brownie??? I found this recipe and was very impressed with it!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
2/3 cup All-Purpose Flour
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
6 oz Bittersweet Chocolate
1 Stick Unsalted Butter
1 [...]

Chocolate-Caramel Cookie Bars

Still baking for H bake sale, I wanted something decadent but easy to portion out. I found this recipe and had it on my list to bake soon, so this was the perfect time to bake them. They are decadent, yet easy to make and went over very very very well!! This recipe is from [...]

Lighter Double Chocolate Biscotti

I have been craving lots of chocolate lately…lately? Like everyday, so when I searched for some chocolate recipes that werent too bad for me, I found this recipe on Cooking Light and thought it would satisfy my chocolate cravings quite well. This, as all biscotti is, was easy to make. Just remember never over mix [...]

Rocky Road Squares

What a DELICIOUS and easy dessert. I recently saw these on Dinner and Dessert and thought they would be great to make especially when it is so hot here and heating up my oven isnt always wise!! They are a perfect dessert bar!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 [...]

Banana Bars

I love banana muffins, banana smoothies, banana cookies, bananas, etc…So when I saw this recipe on Foodie Two Shoes, I knew I found another banana love. These were simple to make and the cake part was A-MAZING! Then with the cream cheese frosting, I knew I had found a new go to banana recipe!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
Cake:
1/2 cup [...]

Pumpkin white chocolate blondies

Ahhhh fall is here. I love baking with pumpkin, cooking with pumpkin, and picking/carving pumpkins. Nothing says fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving without pumpkin. I love pumpkin cheesecakes, pumpkin soups, pumpkin candies, etc…so when I heard of the pumpkin shortage and couldnt find pumpkin here, I was quite upset. I have been looking for canned or pie [...]

Peanut butter truffle brownies

H and his co-workers have been working on a big project and to help ease all stress of  the long long long busy days, I thought I would send it some treats! I made some Guinness Cupcakes and these little pieces of heaven. Thank goodness I got them out of the house as I would have  [...]

Cheesecake blondies

Need I say more?? Found on Carrie’s Sweet Life, I knew these were a MUST BAKE RECIPE! And they were!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
Blondies(From: Bakingblonde)
8 T. butter, melted
1 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla or 1/2 tsp. almond extract
pinch salt
1 c. flour
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.
Butter an 8×8″ pan.
Mix melted butter with brown sugar-beat until smooth.
Beat in egg and then [...]

Brown sugar toffee bars

For H weekly snack in his lunch I wanted a simple dessert to make. I had very recently read this recipe from Peabody, and knew he would love them. I did swap out the almonds for walnuts as he is not an almond fan, but other than that they were VERY well received!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted [...]

Butterscotch Whole Wheat Granola Bars and May Tasty Tool: Stand Mixers

For this week’s before workout snack I wanted to make granola bars. I used my previous recipe, but changed it up a bit. Here is the recipe I came up with and found them to be very filling and very delicious!
I am also submitting this recipe to Joelen’s Culinary Adventures May Tasty Tools blog event! [...]