Lightly sweet with a nutty toasted oat and brown sugar topping and banana slices layered in the center, these Banana Oat Bars are perfect for an on-the-go breakfast or snack. Despite the fact that I’ve been making a conscious effort this past week (albeit, not a fully successful one) to get to bed earlier and …
The ever timeless pairing of coffee and chocolate come together in this supersized Espresso Chocolate Chunk Skillet Cookie. With a layer of whiskey caramel in the center (optional, but highly recommended–you can also always just use a layer of store-bought caramel sauce if you don’t want to make your own), this skillet cookie is impossible …
Ripe peaches are pretty irresistible–juicy, sweet–they’re the perfect summer fruit. These Peach Bars take those ripe peaches, blend the flesh into a puree, and pair the sweet, fruity notes of a silky peach custard with a nutty walnut shortbread base that is incredibly tender and slightly crunchy thanks to pieces of toasted walnut folded throughout. …
These Nutella Pockets are absolutely unforgettable. Buttery, flaky, full of the absolutely addictive chocolate hazelnut spread, and topped with the crunch of coarse, raw sugar–these are incredibly simple and hard to resist. These Nutella Pockets are even more enticing when you realize that there’s more than one way you can put them together: you can …
Pastries, in particular breakfast pastries, don’t get much better than scones. They are easy to make, incredibly tender and buttery, and work perfectly with both sweet and savory flavors. These Bacon, Cheddar, and Thyme Scones are full of hickory smoked bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, and peppery thyme to create a buttery, flaky, savory breakfast companion …
These Strawberry Gin Smash Pop-Tarts are a hundred times better than the kind that come in those thin foil pouches. The pastry is buttery and flaky, super tender and easy to bite into, and the jam is fresh and sweet from the use of real strawberries (unlike the store-bought brand which uses dried strawberries, dried …
Chocolate chip cookies are just about as classic as a bake can get. They are just about everywhere you turn. Sometimes, you want to take those classic flavors and fold them into something just a little less common, something that doesn’t try too hard but is worth all the attention that it will get. These …
You know what’s amazing: butter. There really isn’t anything that a nice helping of butter can’t make better. Slather it onto some dry toast, add a bit to some pasta or mac and cheese, or even spread a bit onto pancakes or a muffin, and the flavor is something you just won’t regret. These Honey …
These Banana Hazelnut Cupcakes are just about everything you can ask for in a cupcake–soft, moist, full of banana flavor with a bit of crunch and earthy nuttiness from the tasted hazelnuts–all topped off with a Nutella Cream Cheese Frosting that is slightly tangy, slightly sweet, and fully as addicting and eat-it-by-the-spoonful-able as Nutella itself. …
If there is one thing that every baker should have a recipe for, it’s a good muffin. Something light and fresh that’s packed with flavor and texture. For me, these Carrot and Apple Muffins fit the bill. They’re perfect for a spring morning or a fall afternoon. The moistness from the carrot and the apple …