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S’mores Dip

A true classic without the campfire! This baked s’mores dip recipe has warm melted chocolate, gooey golden brown marshmallows and for a fun twist, salted pretzels as the base. The pretzels give the s’mores dip that sweet and salty flavor we…

ready for dessert – all new, and revised!

It’s almost ready! Coming this Fall is the new, completely revised edition of Ready for Dessert: My Best Recipes. [It’s now available for preorder ==> Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and at the links below.] When my publisher told me they wanted a new edition of the book, I decided to revise the book completely, from top to bottom. Ready for Dessert is a compilation…

Creamy Mocha Chia Pudding

For those days when you’re needing an extra skip in your step, try this Mocha Chia Pudding! It’s a rich, creamy, chocolaty, energizing, fiber-packed breakfast or snack.
It’s also easy to make with just 1 bowl, 7 ingredients, and 5 minutes hands-on prep…

Puppy Chow (Muddy Buddies)

A bowl filled with Puppy Chow, a snack made from cereal coated in chocolate, peanut butter, and powdered sugar. Nearby are bowls containing peanut butter and chocolate chips. The surface is white, contrasting with the snacks texture.Puppy Chow (AKA Muddy Buddies) is a sweet Chex mix with chocolate and peanut butter – this easy homemade recipe is easy to make with only 5 simple ingredients! It’s that classic treat you love – but made with extra peanut butter (no butter!) It’s the very best sweet and salty snack – the easiest…

Zucchini Brownies

These zucchini brownies are rich, fudgy, and naturally flourless. They are made using simple ingredients and are always a hit for dessert. No one will know there are greens hidden in them. My zucchini chocolate cake remains one of my most-made recipes,…

No Bake Peanut Butter Cup Pie

Slice of no bake peanut butter pie on plateThe BEST Peanut Butter Pie Recipe is this No Bake Peanut Butter Cup Pie! It’s an easy creamy peanut butter pie full of chopped peanut butter cups with a no-bake cookie crust. I originally shared this pie on Crazy for Crust’s 6th birthday. Now we’ve passed 15 years and this is STILL a favorite recipe!…

Viral Lazy Cat Cake

Discover what all the fuss is about with the rich, chocolatey flavor and soft, moist texture of this copycat viral lazy cat cake recipe!

Peanut Butter Pretzel Date Clusters

Crunchy, Chewy, Sweet & Salty Clusters I make my S’mores Clusters all the time—they’re such a delicious little treat. Recently, I decided to mix things up and try a new version: Peanut Butter Pretzel Date Clusters and WOW! They ar…

Coconut Macaroons

Close-up of several macaroon cookies coated with dark and white chocolate on the bottom, resting on a cooling rack. The toasted coconut gives them a golden-brown appearance. A blurred background suggests more macaroons.I found the perfect Coconut Macaroons Recipe – they’re made with sweetened condensed milk without eggs! They’re soft and chewy and have so much coconut flavor. This is my absolute favorite macaroon recipe and the only one I make! I’ve tried so many macaroon cookie recipes and not liked any of them; I’ve probably made…

Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes

Perfect for Valentine’s Day or spring day! Soft Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes are moist chocolate cupcakes with strawberry filling. The strawberry buttercream will melt in your mouth! Nothing says spring like a colorful cupcake! These fluffy chocolate …

Chocolate Chip Brookies

Stacked squares of brookies, a dessert combining chocolate chip cookies and brownies, are shown. The top layer is cookie dough with chocolate chips, while the bottom layer is brownie.This Brookie Recipe is one of my favorite cookie bar recipes! These are rich, fudgy, indulgent bars are made from scratch – they’re one part cookie bars, one part decadent brownies – the ultimate treat and one of the best desserts in the world. A brookie is a dessert mashup of epic proportions: it’s part homemade brownie recipe and…

Mars Bars

My copycat Mars bars feature a thick, creamy marshmallow nougat that’s topped with caramel and covered in melted chocolate. My family says they taste exactly like the candy bar! There’s something so pleasing about replicating my favorite ca…

Butterfinger Puppy Chow

Butterfinger Puppy Chow (aka Muddy Buddies) is a crunchy, chocolatey, peanut buttery treat loaded with crushed candy bars in every bite. Sweet, salty, and impossible to resist—one handful is never enough! Do you love puppy chow as much as we do? …

How to Make Chocolate Ganache

This rich and creamy chocolate ganache is made with just two simple … Read more
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Peanut Butter Eggs

My homemade peanut butter eggs are a Reese’s eggs copycat. They need just four ingredients and feature a thick peanut butter filling covered in rich chocolate. If you love holiday candy, nothing beats my peanut butter easter eggs. They’re m…

Easy Grasshopper Pie

You’ll enjoy each tasty bite of our grasshopper pie, with the perfect combination of creamy cool mint and an Oreo crust. Easy to make, perfect for any celebration!

Hershey’s Chocolate Cake

A slice of the best chocolate cake recipe served on a white plate with a sprinkle of cocoa powder and a fork cutting into it.There’s a reason the Hershey Chocolate Cake recipe has been the best chocolate cake recipe for decades! It’s soft, moist, and has the perfect chocolate flavor, and don’t even get me started on that homemade chocolate frosting! This one of our favorite desserts! How to make Chocolate Cake: Make Cake Batter: Combine sugar, flour, cocoa,…

Smores Pie

Smores pie has all the classic flavors in an easy dessert with a buttery graham cracker crust, melty chocolate, and smooth marshmallow creme.

Tender, Buttery Chocolate Chip Scones

About this recipe: I was in my early twenties and had never eaten a proper scone. My initial encounters had all been tasteless affairs: coffee-chain-store scones that crumbled all over my lap when I bit into them and left me frantically guzzling down c…

Peanut Butter Monster Cookies

Peanut Butter Monster Cookies are full of creamy peanut butter, quick oats, M&M’s, chocolate chips and….no flour! That makes them naturally gluten free. I don’t know about you, but with everything that is going on in the world, al…