chocolate

seven layer cookies

in seventh heaven This is one of my favorite Christmas cookie recipe, and I honestly can’t think of a single year in my life when we didn’t have these on our cookie platter. The nice thing is they’re super easy to make, and the result is gooey, delicious bite-sized cookies. The recipe only requires–you guessed …

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fluffy chocolate mousse

Mmm, chocolate mousse. Who knew only a few little ingredients can create such a delicious, indulgent dessert. I made this exact recipe for Valentine’s Day a couple years ago, and I wanted to post it last week, but time just got away from me! This is absolutely a perfect dessert to indulge in on V-Day, …

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marbled banana bread

Why settle for regular banana bread when you can make a dessert that’s 100x more decadent – like this marbled banana bread (cake)?  We pretty much always have bananas in our household. Besides being a great healthy breakfast, snack, or working lunch, you don’t have to worry about bananas going bad, because there’s always something …

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stracciatella fruit dip

When I think of dessert for Fourth of July, I groan with the dread of  baking in a hot kitchen while I just want to relax outside in the sunshine with my fam. I’m also generally very partial to making desserts as simple as possible.  That’s precisely why, when I saw this recipe for stracciatella …

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mini-chip choco chip cookies

I’ve really never been the type of person to get frequent cravings, and when I do it’s usually something savory. Like pasta! But when I am craving something sugary, my sweet tooth is almost always calling for chocolate.  Chocolate chip cookies are one of those tried and true desserts that, when homemade with a reliable …

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