I love making monkey bread. It’s fun to make (your kids can even help!) and so delicious. Being that it’s still apple season and we have a ton of homemade apple pie filling around our house I searched for a delicious apple pie monkey bread recipe and came up short. Even the most reputable websites used refrigerator dough for their recipes. So I took it in my own hands and made ...
Desserts
Homemade Apple Pie Filling
Apple pie is one of the tastiest American traditions that I know of, a warm slice with a nice big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, you can’t hardly beat it especially after a great meal with family and friends. Homemade apple pie filling probably sounds like a daunting task to most people, but it is really not so bad especially if you have helpers. Preparing and canning foods ...
White Chocolate Raspberry Muffins
I bake muffins every week, they’re great for a quick breakfast. I normally try to use different berries so we don’t get bored of the same kind of muffins week after week. This week I decided to add a little something extra to our muffins, I paired perfectly tart raspberries with white chocolate to create a decadent treat. So I made white chocolate raspberry muffins. I ...
From Scratch Funfetti Cupcakes
There's something so fun great about funfetti cupcakes that makes these the perfect dessert for celebrating anything. Today we'll say we're celebrating the fact that it's Friday. That's a good enough reason to whip up a batch of cupcakes, right? I decided that it was time to make my own, from scratch, funfetti cupcakes. They’re pretty easy to make and they taste so much better ...
Samoa Cheesecake
It's that time of the year, Girl Scout cookies, they're everywhere. I was having a hard time getting my hands on a box of Samoa, and then decided that I would just go without for another year. Of course after I decided to pass on the cookies this year I've been able to find them everywhere. Everywhere. They're basically stalking me. I even found Girl Scout cookies in our local ...
Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies
The holidays are...here? Oh boy, I'm not prepared for this time of the year. I am prepared for baking, I'm always prepared for baking. There's something great about being cozy in the kitchen while it's snowy and freezing outside. Today I'm all about the "Cook Cooks" that's how my daughter lovingly refers to cookies (and any snack food really.) AJ has the best chocolate chip ...
Gift Basket Shopping and Cupcake Batter Cookies
A great sophisticated gift basket can be so easy to pull off, I’ll walk you through my gift basket building strategy. First, I brainstorm at home and before leaving for the store I need a game plan going in. I decided a cupcake holiday themed gift basket would be extremely fun to give to a friend, I know I would love to receive a cupcake themed basket! I knew my basket ...
Pumpkin Pie Bites
Have you ever had excess pumpkin puree in your cupboard and had no idea what to do with it? You might have overestimated how much you actually needed, or maybe it was a buy one get one special. You could whip up my four ingredient flaky pie crust, or you could make these delicious little Pumpkin Pie Bites. These pumpkin pie bites have the pumpkin pie taste that you love, but ...
JELL-O Pumpkin Patch Jigglers
Jell-o Jigglers are so much fun to make, and even more fun to eat. It's a kid friendly food too, what kid doesn't love to eat Jello? I decided I needed to make a cute Jell-0 treat for my family, and pondered what we could make with Jello Jigglers. AJ suggested pumpkins, but I wasn't sure how we would be able to pull off Jell-o pumpkins. An empty soda bottle was sitting in ...
Fresh Picked Strawberry Muffins
It's that time of year where strawberries are filling the tables at farmer's markets and grocery stores. I just had to have some, but had no idea what to use them in. Then my husband lectured me, "You better find something to put them in before they go bad!" So I dove into the family recipe vault, looking for something inspiring when I found this easy-peezy strawberry muffin ...
Personal Pies
For Aliceana's birthday party I knew we needed some kind of festive treat. We were of course going to have cake, so I decided that pie would be a fun addition. Full size pie is too ordinary though. So I created this personal pie recipe. They turned out way cuter than I had imagined! They almost look like tarts, perfect for the Aliceana in One-derland tea party! I love the ...