Spinach Artichoke Chicken

Spinach artichoke dip is a classic appetizer that is popular at parties and potlucks. If you are a fan, you will LOVE this Spinach Artichoke Chicken recipe. Juicy, tender chicken breasts are nestled in a rich and creamy spinach artichoke sauce. This ea…

Spinach artichoke dip is a classic appetizer that is popular at parties and potlucks. If you are a fan, you will LOVE this Spinach Artichoke Chicken recipe. Juicy, tender chicken breasts are nestled in a rich and creamy spinach artichoke sauce. This easy chicken dinner is easy to make and a family favorite! Serve with…

Greek Yogurt Carrot Cake Sheet Cake.

This carrot cake sheet cake is tender and moist, filled with wonderful spiced carrot flavor and topped with toasted pecan cream cheese frosting. It’s easy, delicious and feeds a crowd! It’s carrot cake season around here! This carrot cake sheet cake is super easy to make, loaded with carrot flavor, lots of spice and topped […]

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This carrot cake sheet cake is tender and moist, filled with wonderful spiced carrot flavor and topped with toasted pecan cream cheese frosting. It’s easy, delicious and feeds a crowd!

It’s carrot cake season around here!

carrot cake sheet cake

This carrot cake sheet cake is super easy to make, loaded with carrot flavor, lots of spice and topped with the fluffiest toasted pecan cream cheese frosting. It’s the best carrot cake to make for a big gathering or potluck, because you can make it ahead of time and it will feed a bunch of people! 

carrot cake sheet cake

Would you believe it if I said I’m not a huge carrot cake fan?! I think it stems from the fact that growing up, most of the carrot cakes I was served included raisins and/or some version of nuts. 

We all know that when raisins masquerade as chocolate chips… It’s just offensive. And I couldn’t get behind nuts in any dessert as a kid. 

carrot cake sheet cake

Also, the fact that I really hated vegetables back then? Made carrot cake my worst nightmare. 

carrot cake sheet cake

Then, I started coming around! To be honest, I think it was the cream cheese frosting. I’m freakishly obsessed with cream cheese frosting, as you know. 

I also make a really delicious pistachio carrot cake, and that got me on board with carrot cake + nuts. Pistachios are so buttery and salty and I LOVE what they add to carrot cake. P.S. I also address my cream cheese frosting obsession in that post so… we’ve come a long way. 

Or not. 

carrot cake sheet cake

This recipe is based on my pumpkin sheet cake and my banana sheet cake. Both are crazy popular here on the site and they are easy to make, taste fantastic and feed a crowd.  

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Almond Cookies

I love making all kinds of cookies; peanut butter, sugar cookies, oatmeal, chocolate, chocolate chip, etc. I also love making these Almond Cookies. They are easy to make, but impressive to serve. These lovely little cookies are DELICIOUS! If you like a…

I love making all kinds of cookies; peanut butter, sugar cookies, oatmeal, chocolate, chocolate chip, etc. I also love making these Almond Cookies. They are easy to make, but impressive to serve. These lovely little cookies are DELICIOUS! If you like almonds and almond extract, you will LOVE these cookies! The cookies are soft, buttery,…

Banana Pudding Cheesecake

With a vanilla wafer crust and creamy banana filling, this banana pudding cheesecake brings together two of your favorite desserts…

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With a vanilla wafer crust and creamy banana filling, this banana pudding cheesecake brings together two of your favorite desserts into one decadent bite.

Side view of a slice of banana pudding cheesecake on a white plate.

If you’ve been around MBA for a while, you know that I love banana pudding. Whether it’s homemade banana pudding or the easy Magnolia Bakery banana pudding (or even peanut butter and roasted banana pudding), I’m all in.

And you all know what else I adore: any and all cheesecake recipes.

So it only made sense to me to combine these two beloved desserts into one. And lemme tell ya, this banana pudding cheesecake did not disappoint.

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35 Festive Easter Brunch Ideas

Celebrate the morning with these easy Easter brunch ideas and recipes, bright and springy to create a memorable gathering with…

A Couple Cooks – Recipes worth repeating.

Celebrate the morning with these easy Easter brunch ideas and recipes, bright and springy to create a memorable gathering with family and friends!

Easter Brunch Ideas

Spring into Easter with a delightful brunch spread! We’re married cookbook authors who have been hosting Easter brunch for years, and we’ve put together this collection of our very favorite dishes to eat at our table. We love seasonal delights like asparagus frittatas alongside fun treats like fluffy ricotta pancakes, carrot cake pancakes, or decadent stuffed French toast. Every single recipe from our website we’ve tested and tasted in our kitchen and we know our family loves!

We’ve also included a few cute Easter animal-inspired treats from some of our favorite recipe websites. Sometimes you’re just in the mood for something fun and festive: we want to make them all!

And now, our top Easter brunch ideas & recipes!

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Stuffed French Toast

35 Easter Brunch Ideas & Recipes


  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 5

Description

Celebrate the morning with these easy Easter brunch ideas and recipes, bright and springy to create a memorable gathering with family and friends!


Ingredients

For the filling

  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 ½ tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the French toast

  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup milk (whole or 2%*)
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 10 slices brioche bread, challah bread or Texas toast (cut 1/2” thick)
  • 2 tablespoons butter, for cooking

Instructions

  1. Warm the cream cheese in the microwave for 15 to 20 seconds until softened. Whisk together the cream cheese, maple, and vanilla until smooth.
  2. Divide the cream cheese mixture and spread it onto 4 slices of brioche or challah, leaving a small border around the outside. Top with another slice of bread and press down gently.
  3. In a wide shallow bowl or container, whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and kosher salt.
  4. Preheat a griddle over medium heat and melt 1 tablespoon butter. Soak each side of the sandwiches in the egg mixture until it becomes saturated, about 15 seconds per side.
  5. Place the bread on the hot skillet and cook 2 to 3 minutes per side, until browned.
  6. Repeat with the remaining butter and 4 slices bread. Serve immediately with maple syrup and a dusting of powdered sugar (or toss both sides in cinnamon sugar, following the instructions in Cinnamon French Toast).
  • Category: Brunch
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Brunch
  • Diet: Vegetarian

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A Couple Cooks - Recipes worth repeating.

Warm Spring Quinoa Chopped Salad.

This warm spring quinoa salad is chock-full of roasted vegetables, toasty quinoa and all the crunchy toppings. Golden, crisp quinoa is mixed with chickpeas and kale, then topped with pistachios, feta, radish and a lemon vinaigrette for the ultimate crunchy, warm salad that is satisfying and delish! HELLO spring! This warm quinoa salad is filled […]

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This warm spring quinoa salad is chock-full of roasted vegetables, toasty quinoa and all the crunchy toppings. Golden, crisp quinoa is mixed with chickpeas and kale, then topped with pistachios, feta, radish and a lemon vinaigrette for the ultimate crunchy, warm salad that is satisfying and delish!

HELLO spring!

warm spring quinoa salad

This warm quinoa salad is filled with chickpeas, kale, crunchy pistachios, creamy feta, radish, toasty quinoa and more. It’s drizzled with an incredible lemon dressing filled with herbs. And you’ll want to eat it over and over again this season. 

warm spring quinoa salad

It’s the first full day of spring and we have snow on the ground! Crazy for a year where we’ve barely had any snow. 

That means it’s the perfect time of year to combine the seasons; to enjoy a salad that is filled with spring vegetables but also warm and cozy. Yes, we can have both!

warm spring quinoa salad

If you haven’t heard of the “baked salad” trend, it was making its way around social media a few years ago. The idea of a baked salad doesn’t sound appealing to me, but that’s just because of the name!

The fact is that I’ve been toasting quinoa, roasted chickpeas and vegetables in salads for years. So what’s not to love?

warm spring quinoa salad

Nothing! This is super delicious and a lovely way to bring in a new season when it’s still cold and gray. 

It’s also a fabulous dish to make if you have leftover quinoa. The cooked quinoa gets so toasty and golden and crunchy in the oven and it’s everything. I could eat quinoa like this all the time.

warm spring quinoa salad

This is how it comes together!

First, I throw half of the ingredients on a sheet pan to roast them. This includes kale, cooked quinoa, chickpeas and asparagus. I like to roast them at at least 425 degrees F and for about 15 minutes. And I give them a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper – then they are good to go!

I keep the seasons on that part simple because we’re making a delish, refreshing vinaigrette. A wonderful lemony herby dressing that will soak into the salad and give it even more flavor. It’s super easy to whisk up, so I do it while the vegetables and quinoa are in the oven. You can also make it ahead of time too.

warm spring quinoa salad

There are also a few ingredients that don’t get warm up: chopped pistachios, crumbled feta and diced radish. These things add the creamiest, crunchiest texture to the salad and really elevate the flavor as well. 

I can’t even express how delicious this is! The combination of the warm, crisp ingredients combined with the cool creamy cheese and the crunchy nuts – it cannot be beat. I am such a texture freak and this salad is right up my alley. 

lemon dressing

It also gets better as it sits!

The dressing sinks into the quinoa and the kale. It’s tangy and bright and tastes like a big forkful of spring. 

Crunchy, cozy, crisp all while being refreshing and bright. This is how we bring spring into the air! (more…)

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Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata is a classic chicken dish that seems fancy, but I promise it’s easy to make. You only need 30 minutes to make this delicious chicken dinner! Chicken breasts are dredged in flour and panko (for extra crispiness), then pan fried, an…

Chicken Piccata is a classic chicken dish that seems fancy, but I promise it’s easy to make. You only need 30 minutes to make this delicious chicken dinner! Chicken breasts are dredged in flour and panko (for extra crispiness), then pan fried, and served with a lemon butter sauce that is made with chicken broth,…

Pound Cake Cookies

Pound cake cookies are everything you love about traditional pound cake, but in cookie form. These soft, delicate cookies are…

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Pound cake cookies are everything you love about traditional pound cake, but in cookie form. These soft, delicate cookies are topped with a lemon glaze for a bright, delicious finish.

Stack of glazed pound cake cookies on a blue and white napkin. The top cookie has a bite taken from it.

You know what is better than a slice of cake?

Well, almost nothing. But right up there is when you can turn a slice of cake into a cookie.

That’s what’s happening with these sweet little pound cake cookies. I love pound cake, don’t get me wrong, but it does take a while to bake.

But these cookies? I can mix together the dough and have them out of the oven in just about 30 minutes. What a win.

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16 Sweet Easter Treats

I have some pretty spring treats to share with you today. From cupcakes to cake pops to meringues and more … I hope these adorable sweets inspire you to make something fun for Easter. And if nothing else I hope they make you smile from all the cuteness. Let’s hop to it. 1. Little Lamb […]

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Easter Treats Collage

I have some pretty spring treats to share with you today. From cupcakes to cake pops to meringues and more … I hope these adorable sweets inspire you to make something fun for Easter. And if nothing else I hope they make you smile from all the cuteness.

Let’s hop to it.

Lamb Cupcakes and Bunny Bark

1. Little Lamb Cupcakes

Puffy little balls of buttercream, dusted with confectioners’ sugar make these little lamb cupcakes wooly cute.

2. Bunny Bark

This is such a fun project… and super customizable. Use your favorite Easter candy along with pastel candy coating and sprinkles for a charming treat. Then break the bunny bark apart and enjoy!

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