Posted on November 12, 2009 by Erin
We found ourselves with some leftover candy from Halloween, and I wanted to find some way to use it in a dessert. Most of the candy will end up going to my classroom (I reward/bribe with candy ), but I’ve heard of people making Snickers Pie before and I wanted to try it out [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2009 by Erin
I am a huge fan of fudge. Ever since I was little, I looked forward to eating fudge once the weather got cooler. I always made the standard chocolate fudge, but over the past couple of years, I have enjoyed making new variations. I’ve been on a Nutella kick lately and I thought it would [...]
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Posted on November 5, 2009 by Erin
This is another dessert that I’ve been dying to make, and I was finally able to make that happen recently. I’ve never made a semifreddo before, and I really wanted to try it. It’s similar to cheesecake, but instead of baking it, you cook everything first and then freeze it. This looked like the perfect [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2009 by Erin
I’ve been wanting to make this cheesecake forever, and I don’t know why I waited so long! The ingredients are on the pricey side, so I waited until a special occasion to try it. My parents recently visited, and their birthdays are a few weeks apart, so we all got together to celebrate them together. [...]
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Posted on November 1, 2009 by Erin
I have been loving the Nutella lately, and I really wanted to make so Nutella ice cream. I searched for some recipes online, and actually found a great recipe on a blog I’m already familiar with. This was a simple ice cream with no egg yolks, and basically just required a blender. It was completely [...]
Filed under: chocolate, ice cream/sorbet | 10 Comments »
Posted on October 25, 2009 by Erin
Everyone knows that I’m a big fan of chocolate and peanut butter, and I was in the mood to bake with it one night. I also wanted to try a chocolate-peanut butter frosting. I’ve tried and loved a peanut butter frosting recipe, but I wanted to try a recipe where they were together. I’ve had [...]
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Posted on October 18, 2009 by Erin
I love Nutella, and I’m always excited to see another dessert idea to use it. I’ve been on a chocolate and marshmallow kick lately, so these seemed like the perfect way to satisfy my Nutella craving. I made them into bars instead of a tart, just out of personal preference. I also used honey roasted [...]
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Posted on October 4, 2009 by Erin
I have been wanting to make these for a long time, but since David doesn’t like nuts in his food 99% of the time, I knew I’d be the only one eating them. I had to wait for an opportunity to share these with some people who would really appreciate them, so I waited until [...]
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Posted on September 30, 2009 by Erin
For someone who once claimed to not like cheesecake much, I certainly have turned around. I’m still not a huge fan of plain cheesecake (I don’t like the strong cream cheese flavor), but I am discovering just how many fancy versions of cheesecake are out there, and now I want to try them all! I [...]
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Posted on September 29, 2009 by Erin
I have had my eye on this forever. Every time I flip through Dorie’s book, I want to make it, but then I get too busy with other things. I was so glad to get the excuse to make it! I halved the recipe and make it into two 4.5-inch mini tarts using my springform [...]
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