Soft and fluffy cinnamon sugar dusted cakes are stuffed with silky cookie butter buttercream. These snickerdoodle whoopie pies with speculoos buttercream are a sweet dream all whipped up into a dessert sandwich! They are perfect for any occasion or anytime of the year. But they especially shine like a star during the cozy holiday season….
Mascarpone Honeycomb Tart With Apricots
Freshly cut bits of raw honey comb and crystallized ginger are swirled within a lemon kissed mascarpone tart set inside a crunchy gingersnap crust. This tart is topped with rehydrated apricots which are soaked then simmered in a sweet rum and amaretto reduction. This mascarpone honeycomb tart takes only minutes to whip up and it’s…
Sri Lankan Milk Toffee (Kiri Aluwa)
Crunchy, super sweet, caramelized, and bold in flavor with cardamom, Sri Lankan Milk toffee is a unique candy that you have to try! This treat was a regular and beloved part of my childhood. And everytime I take a bite I am flooded with memories and a culture from years ago. Milk toffee was one…
Apple Cake With Buttermilk Sauce
Apple cider pound cake is topped with simply spiced fresh apples and drizzled with vanilla buttermilk sauce for this easy apple cake. This apple cake with buttermilk sauce shines with natural, harmonious flavors. The cake is much like a buttery pound cake that is infused with reduced apple cider. The apples are macerated with a…
Muscovado Oatmeal Cookies (Dark & Stormy Cookies)
Muscovado oatmeal cookies are dark, stormy, and mysterious. I call these my Dark & Stormy cookies and after one bite, you will get it! These chewy oatmeal cookies have the crispest edges and tiny pockets of muscovado sugar and plump raisins studded throughout. These are oatmeal cookies elevated in flavor and texture. Warning, Once you…
Plum Ginger Crumble Bars
Sticky and fresh plum compote is zinged up with a twist of ground white pepper, cinnamon, and fresh ginger. These plum ginger jam bars have a crisp crumble of brown sugar sweetened oats and buckwheat flour encasing them. They are refreshing, lightly spiced, and zany. They’re also very easily made into vegan crumble bars by…
Halloween Candy Cheesecake
A thick and crunchy chocolate wafer and candy kissed crust holds a creamy vanilla cheesecake filled with chopped bits of your favorite chocolate candy bars. Then a chocolate ganache spiderweb finishes this off in the most spooktacular way! This Halloween Candy Cheesecake is so good and it’s a great way to use up all that…
Healthy Pumpkin Banana Oat Bread (Vegan & Gluten Free)
With the holidays quickly approaching I thought it would be nice to give you a healthy and super easy baked breakfast option. A blend of safflower oil, pure pumpkin, bananas, oat flour, and baking spices, make this healthy pumpkin banana oat bread guilt and gluten free. Like my Smoked Honey, Bacon, Fennel Scones, this pumpkin…
Caramel Apple Sticky Buns (Homemade Baking Spice)
Pillowy soft sweet rolls are filled with fresh apples, a special homemade blend of warm holiday baking spices, and a buttery brown sugar mixture. Caramel cream cheese frosting is then lathered on to finish off these caramel apple sticky buns in ooey gooey sweet style. These sticky buns are incredibly tender and soft. They are…
Bananas Foster Galette With Pecan Crust
A nutty pecan crust envelopes flambeed bananas smothered in spiced rum sauce for an open pie take on a classic dessert. This bananas Foster Galette with pecan crust is toasty, lightly spiced, sticky, and flaky. Served warm with vanilla ice cream, you have a winning dessert that everyone will be raving about. Bonus, this is…