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Hot Fudge Sauce in 99 seconds. I’ll never buy hot fudge in a jar again.

Hot Fudge Sauce in 99 seconds

Making your own from scratch is ridiculously simple to make and less expensive than a gourmet jar of hot fudge. Since this is actually a recipe for chocolate ganache, you will be able to use it for all kinds of things. You can refrigerate it, scoop it out, and roll it in cocoa powder to make truffles. You can pour it over a cake for a flawlessly glossy icing. You can refrigerate it in a cake pan and slice it for the most sinful chocolate cake you’ve ever had—Endless possibilities! Homemade Hot Fudge 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 1/4 cups best quality chocolate chips (I used 3/4 cup semisweet and 1/2 cup milk chocolate—Guittard or Ghiradelli work best) 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1. 2.

*The original post said to reheat in 20 second intervals, but I am afraid that might be too long for some microwaves. Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting. Even before we tasted these cupcakes, we'd already consumed a fair number of baked goods.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

There was the espresso chip scone. The Nutella sandwich cookie. The donut muffin. The 'smores cookies. Oh and the dark chocolate covered honeycomb candy. Stylish Cuisine « Peanut Butter Cup Bars. My cousin Greg from DC stayed with us last night.

Stylish Cuisine « Peanut Butter Cup Bars

It was great to see him. When we have company, what’s one of the first things that I think of? Dessert! I must have enough dessert to feed the guests! He arrived last night and finished up the Cookie Dough Brownies that I made the other night, so I knew I needed to make something else. I LOVE Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and this recipe produces an unbelievable tray of them in bar form. I’m including the recipe as I found it on the Internet. Using a pizza cutter is a brilliant way to cut these bars after they’ve chilled. All four boys loved the bars, which surprised me because one of the boys has claimed for years that he doesn’t like peanut butter. Print This Recipe. HERSHEY'S Kitchens Home Page Recipes. Oreo Truffles.

Attention ladies and gents – Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and you are about to be given the tools for a delectable sweet that will have your sweet thinking you are: a. thoughtful b. a great cook and c. not at all concerned with the size of their ass!

Oreo Truffles

Following last year’s Easiest Cookies You’ll Ever Make, these bad boys are the easiest truffles you’ll ever make. Three ingredients. The Motherlode Layered Cookie Bars! Good Thursday folks!

The Motherlode Layered Cookie Bars!

I know this cookie should absolutely be illegal, but let me tell you it is so much fun! Just imagine all of your favorite cookies layered into one bar of fabulousness! Now, don’t go and eat this on a regular basis, but do bring it to your next party or gathering and watch them disappear! At first glance it may look like a lot to prepare, but each cookie dough can be made in under 10 minutes, so don’t be turned off by the steps below. I like to make the cookie dough in advance and have it in the refrigerator ready to go. See the picture below for all the incredible cookie layers. The Mother Load Layered Cookie Bars Layer 1: Sugar Cookie 1 Roll of Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough 1. Layer 2: Double Chocolate Chip Cookie (the recipe below makes double what you’ll need for the bars, use extra for cookies)

The Brownie That Will Change Your Life. Let me start off by saying that viewer discretion is advised for today’s post.

The Brownie That Will Change Your Life

OK now with the story that preludes possibly the greatest brownie I have ever sunk my teeth in thus far in my life. Last Saturday Mrs. Zesty had a baby shower to attend and she was designated for a dessert/sweet treat for the girls. Last week was a bit of a zoo and I think I forgot about prepping this dessert until Friday afternoon at work. After work I did a quick scan for some ideas and came up with a chocolate caramel brownie. Cheesecake Bars. I was in the mood for something cold and lip-smackingly sweet.

Cheesecake Bars

Something I could sink my teeth into. Something to maintain my weight. So I made this treat with a few of my favorite things. Cheesecake. Chocolate. And these cookies. If you ever fly Delta, then you’ve probably had them before. They’re a crunchy, no-frills, sans chocolate type of cookie. So I thought they would be great to use for the cheesecake crust. Throw the cookies into a food processor and chop them up into beautiful golden brown cookie powder. About 1 1/2 cups worth. Then add 3 tablespoons of brown sugar. Don’t you love how packed brown sugar looks? To make the crust, mix the cookie crumbs and brown sugar together. Mix up the cheescake ingredients and pour it on the crust. Oh yeah!