Tag: apples

Apple Pecan Cookies with granny smith apple and pecan bowl top view
Cookies, Desserts

Apple Pecan Cookies

Apple pecan cookies are unlike any other cookie I’ve made. The combination of ingredients going on here makes every cubic inch interesting. You’ve got tart apple, crunchy pecans, sweet cranberries, chewy oats, and a warm dash of cinnamon to tie it together. These cookies are full of all the good flavors and never too much […]

Baked Steel Cut Oats piece on plate with spoon
Mains, Sides

Baked Steel Cut Oats

They’re chewy, crunchy, and packed with flavor. Baked steel cut oats have it all, featuring sliced apples, almonds, chia, and oats for a healthy and hearty meal. They’re also super quick to throw together — just one bowl and 15 minutes necessary. Admittedly, they take a bit longer to actually bake. The hardest part is […]

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 […]

Vegan apple muffins
Desserts, Muffins

Vegan Spiced Apple Muffins

If these muffins were in hotels’ continental breakfast selections, the world would benefit. Just sweet enough, with warm pumpkin spice and chunks of apple throughout, and the base made with oats! You’d never guess from the moist texture of these apple muffins. They also contain not one but two fruits, and add-ons like chopped nuts […]

blueberry muffins out on a table
Desserts, Muffins

Blueberry Muffins

These blueberry muffins were a childhood staple, and for good reason. Moist and flavorful, they’re easy to make and use up sour or frozen blueberries. The recipe is also pretty forgiving, and thus kid-friendly. So you can make lots of modifications by adding cinnamon or tweaking the wet to dry ingredient ratio. Enjoy! This recipe […]