Desserts

Vegan blueberry cardamom cookies stack on white cloth
Cookies, Desserts

Vegan Blueberry Cardamom Cookies

Blueberries and cardamom are an unlikely power couple in desserts, uniting the mildly sweet with the earthy for a crisp and refreshing flavor. These cookies bring the best of both worlds, not to mention they’re purple! And naturally vegan! Vegan blueberry cardamom cookies are so inventive and fun to make. Additionally, with only seven ingredients […]

Chocolate orange zebra cake center piece in plate
Cakes, Desserts

Chocolate Orange Zebra Cake

Chocolate and oranges are a match made in heaven. All the fancy Belgian chocolatiers know it. While I may not be a fancy Belgian chocolatier, I share this sentiment. And why make a basic layer cake when there are better options for using two colors of batters? Zebra cake is much more fun. You can […]

Rose danish braid on tray with oven mitt top view
Desserts

Rose Danish Braid

With Valentine’s Day coming up, what better to enjoy with the person or people you love than a rose danish? These danish braids are flaky and tender, and filled with rose cream cheese, possibly the best flavor invented. The pink filling peeks out of the danishes, creating a stunning looking pastry. This danish recipe makes […]

Molasses-Free Gingerbread Loaf Pieces on large plate with milk and pan
Breads, Cakes, Desserts

Molasses-Free Gingerbread Cake

One of our favorite things about the holidays is how many baked goods they feature. From pecan pie to cinnamon swirl bread, there are tons of options to satisfy your sweet tooth. Although the season might be winding down now, our love for these baked treats certainly isn’t. Which is why, today, we have a […]

Pecan Pie in tin with plate of pecans, top view
Desserts

Pecan Pie

Even though I love most kinds of pie, I was skeptical of pecan pie for quite a long time. It just looked brown and bland and uninteresting to me. That was until I tried making it myself. Now I’m happy to report that pecan pie is a holiday staple worth indulging in. It’s got deep […]

Pumpkin spice cookies in a green leaf bowl, top view
Cookies, Desserts

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

It’s pumpkin spice season!! Pumpkin spice is my favorite seasonal add-in, with its quintessential fall flavor. The best part about recipes that use it? If you don’t have any on hand, it’s easier to make pumpkin spice from scratch than you might think, with ingredients that are standard in a home kitchen! All you need […]

Banana Nut Muffins on cutting board with bananas and milk, bird’s eye view
Desserts, Muffins

Banana Nut Muffins

I’m back with another banana recipe! This time, it’s banana nut muffins. They’re soft, moist, and full of flavor thanks to the bananas and butter inside. Actually, it’s butter made into ghee that contributes to how rich these muffins taste. And even richer still are my favorite parts of these banana nut muffins: their tops. […]

3 Matcha White Chocolate Cupcakes on newspaper
Desserts, Muffins

Matcha White Chocolate Cupcakes

Matcha white chocolate cupcakes combine earthy and sweet flavors in a bakery-style frosted cupcake. The green muffin base is light and sprinkled with white chocolate chips, and a simple white chocolate drizzle or spread on top really elevates them and brings the perfect sweetness. What’s more, you can make these elegant and tasty cupcakes in […]

3 Greek Yogurt Granola Cups on plate, side view
Desserts, Muffins

Greek Yogurt Granola Cups

Want cheesecake for breakfast? The solution is Greek yogurt granola cups, 10 mini breakfast cheesecakes with no refined sugar! The recipe is quick, coming together in 10 minutes and ready for the oven; the procedure is simple, using one bowl and two bakes. Just mix together your granola base, press it into the muffin cups, […]

Small Batch Texas Sheet Cake in tray on cooling rack, newspaper in background
Cakes, Desserts

Small Batch Texas Sheet Cake

Being a Texan who’d never eaten Texas sheet cake, I was surprised reading about its supposed fame in the New York Times. This sheet cake is known for being big as Texas and being topped with pecan-embedded frosting. And to survive brutal Texas summers, the frosting isn’t whipped — instead, it’s made on the stove […]