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Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Hand Pies. Slutty Brownie Pie. Layers of chocolate chip cookies, Oreos, and brownies inside a buttery pie crust.

Slutty Brownie Pie

An EASY dessert recipe! Let’s talk pie. Hallelujah, it’s PIE SEASON!! Have you guys seen Pinterest? Full Cravings. Pimp That Snack - Epically Supersized Food. Apple and Butterscotch Crepe Cake. Bemusedlybespectacled: zuviosgemini: ... DIY Brown Sugar. Ever find yourself in the middle of a recipe, suddenly realizing that you’re missing an ingredient?

DIY Brown Sugar

Sometimes that means your out of luck, and you better get yourself off to the grocery store, but sometimes there’s a way around it. Since the one time I ran out of brown sugar mid-recipe and used this substitute, I haven’t looked back. It’s been homemade brown sugar all the way, from that point on, because making your brown sugar is really that easy. Dedicated Fangirl meets Cake Decorator, 12 Days of Nerd-Mas: Dean Winchester Style Apple... * Butter Tarts (Purity) Recipe. Sourdough Danish Pastries. This is the first post in a series of three – click to read Part II and Part III.

Sourdough Danish Pastries

In my last post, I was extolling the virtues of making something simple from scratch. Now I am going to extol the virtues of making something rather complicated from scratch: Danish pastries using sourdough starter. Yes, we are doing this! At the end of April, I wrote a list of stuff I wanted to make for this blog over the summer, and Danish pastries was on it. DRAGON BALL Z CREME BRULEE CAKEBALLS - NERDY NUMMIES. Baked Berry French Toast with Lemon Compote. I’m glad I changed my mind about Chai and made this cake. Sour Cream Pumpkin Coffee Cake. Simple Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifles. I seriously can’t believe that Thanksgiving is in 3 days!

Simple Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifles

I am so not ready, not even close. The post-it note hanging from my monitor that I creatively titled “Thanksgiving” has one item written on it – Turkey. Yep, according to my list, all I need is a turkey. If I am being honest, cooking on Thanksgiving sort of annoys me. Apple and Berry Strudel. Cherry Clafoutis. I’ve always wanted to make a clafoutis, but never had until recently.

Cherry Clafoutis

Something about the name sounds so romantic to me (maybe because it’s French?) , which is odd considering this is really quite an easy, homestyle dessert. What is a clafoutis, you ask? Raspberry Berry Pie Bars. Summer Berry Custard Bars Custard bars with summer berries-yeah, this one will see a few more forms as I play with different fillings.

Raspberry Berry Pie Bars

For now think soft and creamy custard center injected with bright berries for a punch of fruitiness that’s crusted with Christina Tosi’s famous cake mix crust. Peanut Butter Cup Pie. Usha’s Hazelnut Roll from Cooking with Italian Grandmothers Cookbook at Cooking Melangery. Bay Area chef and teacher, Jessica Theroux spent a year traveling throughout Italy, cooking and talking with Italian grandmothers from whom she learned the true art of food, family, and love. Her cookbook, Cooking with Italian Grandmothers, features over 100 delicious recipes, stunning photography, and the poignant stories of 12 grandmothers from nine regions, each of whom welcomed Theroux into her kitchen to share their wisdom and a soulful meal.

Along the way, she meets Armida in Lunigiana and her Pasta di Farro with walnut-parsley sauce; Maria in Sicily and her homemade Ricotta; and Usha’s dense, flaky hazelnut roll in Le Marche. Usha’s Hazelnut Roll From: Cooking with Italian Grandmothers "This hazelnut roll changed my life.

Muffins

Bestofcakes: sweets <3. Brownies. Cinnamon Toast Rolls. The USDA released its new food pyramid the other day (which is actually a plate now instead of a pyramid), and I am sorely disappointed to report that cinnamon rolls did not appear anywhere on that plate.

Cinnamon Toast Rolls

I think by now most of us know what should be on our dinner plate in terms of healthy, well-rounded nutrient-laden meals, but it is my considered opinion that our breakfast plate should include cinnamon rolls now and then. And not just any cinnamon roll, mind you, but how ‘bout a homemade cinnamon roll hybrid that is a cross between a cinnamon roll and cinnamon toast, is super easy to make and gosh darn delicious. In honor of their ancestry, I call these little gems cinnamon toast rolls, and here’s all you need to make them… Yep.

That’s it… some soft white bread, some butter and some cinnamon sugar. Trim the crusts off of the bread Roll the bread really flat Brush both sides of the bread with butter. Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread. I’m sorry.

Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread

I know it’s Monday morning and you probably came here for some pretty pictures of food that you could glance at, and then move on with your day… and here I go thrusting warm, soft cinnamon sugar bread in your face. It’s not fair. I know it’s not fair. Nutella Mug Cake. Bring Your Child's Favorite Characters to Life with These Disney-Themed Lunches Healthy Mickey-Shaped PB&J Muffins: A Breakfast the Whole Family with Love A Yummy Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Recipe Even the Pickiest Eaters Will Love This 3-Ingredient Coffee Fudge Is the Best Morning Pick-Me-Up.

Nutella Mug Cake

Chocolate Lava Cake with Salted Caramel. The first time I made this it came out looking more like chocolate molten lava pudding. Of course there’s nothing wrong with pudding, except if you have 8 guests that have paid to eat at your supper club and what is on their plates looks like a big pile of brown mush. Then it’s not such a good thing. I definitely had a ‘what the hell do I do now’ moment when I pulled the ramekin off the cake and the whole thing oozed all over the plate except for a thin crispy crust. For a moment I thought I would simply call it molten lava pudding.

Candy

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Recipe. If you happen to read MBA on a regular basis, you may remember me discussing my fear of yeast and my attempt to conquer that fear with the help of Amber from Bluebonnets and Brownies.

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Well since that post a couple of months back, I have been a bread baking fool and no longer doubt myself in the yeast department. In fact, I probably have more bread baking supplies and tools than some bakeries and with that came a serious addiction to the King Arthur Flour website. Since I’m no longer a yeast novice, you can imagine how excited I am to flaunt my newly developed skills for this week’s Holiday Recipe Exchange sponsored by Red Star Yeast.

As soon as we gained Red Star Yeast as a sponsor, I knew exactly what I was going to make – Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls. Pumpkin Pie Dip. Pumpkin Pie Dip is one of my favorite holiday recipes. This tastes like a pumpkin cheesecake, but it is much less work than a whole pumpkin cheesecake. A couple of years ago I won a holiday baking contest from this recipe when I paired these up with homemade gingersnap cookies. Pumpkin Pie Dip Author: CopyKat Recipes Recipe Type: 52 Weeks of Cream Cheese, Dessert Recipes, Dips/Sauces, Video Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Serves: 1 This is an easy to make recipe, pumpkin pie dip tastes just like pumpkin cheesecake without all of the extra work. Ingredients 1 8 ounce package cream cheese - softened1 15 ounce can pure pumpkin puree1 cup powdered sugar1 to 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice1 teaspoon vanilla Instructions Allow the cream cheese soften by letting it rest until it reaches room temperature.

Serve with gingersnap cookies, apples, or graham crackers. Print Recipe. Cinnamon Roll Pancakes.