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 [...]

Pumpkin Pie

Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, and I’m sure pumpkin pie is high up on the list of desserts to make.  Many people use the recipe on the can of Libby’s pumpkin, but I wanted to try something different.  This version sounded promising, so I decided to give it a try.  After reading through the recipe, 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 [...]

Apple Turnovers (TWD)

I’ve always liked apple turnovers, but I’ve never made them.  It’s hard to beat a warm apple dessert, so I was hoping these would be really good.  The dough was pretty easy to make and work with.  It was very similar to the Strawberry Hand Pies I made over the summer.  Once you chill the [...]

Creamiest Lime Meringue Pie (TWD)

*Sorry about the dark pictures*
Forget the apples!  It’s still summer!  This lime pie was a great way to hold on to the last bit of summer we have.  School starts for me tomorrow, and the kids are coming in full force next Tuesday.  This was very similar to the lemon tart we made in April [...]

Strawberry Hand Pies

I had never really seen hand pies until last summer when I started to see them on blogs.  I thought it sounded like such a fun idea.  Cutting into a whole pie can be a pain (and very messy), but hand pies are easy to transport and easy to serve.  I knew I wanted to [...]

Chocolate Cream Tart (TWD)

We rounded out our month of decadent desserts with this Chocolate Cream Tart.  I love anything chocolate, so I knew I would love this.  I have gotten to be quite a fan of pastry cream since I have made it so often as a part of the TWD group, but I had never tried chocolate [...]

Tuesdays with Dorie: Banana Cream Pie

I’ve never made a banana cream pie before, so I was excited to try this.  I grew up eating banana pudding all the time, so I was pretty sure I would like this.  This week was even easier because I already had one of Dorie’s pie crusts on hand from the last time we made [...]

Tuesdays with Dorie: French Pear Tart

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since Laurie started Tuesdays with Dorie on a whim to try to get herself to bake more from Dorie’s fabulous book.  I learned about the group very early on and joined in the fourth or fifth week, with the Black and White Cake being my first [...]

Tuesdays with Dorie: Thanksgiving Twofer Pie

Happy Thanksgiving!  I know it’s a couple days early, but Tuesdays with Dorie is already celebrating with the Thanksgiving Twofer Pie, chosen by Vibi of La casserole carree.  I was instantly intrigued by this dessert because of the unusual combination.  I’m not crazy about traditional pumpkin pie on its own, but I love pecan pie, [...]