Snickers Pie

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 [...]

Nutella Fudge

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 [...]

Chocolate Espresso Semifreddo

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 [...]

Turtle Cheesecake

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.  [...]

Nutella Ice Cream

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 [...]

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cake

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 [...]

Nutella Bars

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 [...]

Chocolate Pecan Squares

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 [...]

S’Mores Cheesecake

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 [...]

Chocolate-Crunched Caramel Tart (TWD)

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 [...]