I didn't discover the Reese's peanut butter cup until high school. And I didn't like them until college. This is the sad truth. Somewhere in the first few weeks of my pregnancy with my son, I began to CRAVE peanut butter cups. I thought about them too much. And being a fan of homemade versions, I scoured the internet for DIY Reese's peanut butter cup recipes. Some people make perfect replicas, and really quite impressive to look at. Mine is not fancy--but it is addictive. ... and delicious. They also taste good at room temperature, frozen, and refrigerated. It doesn't matter. Every bite is pure bliss. The list of ingredients for my version of a Reese's peanut butter cup are simple: peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, graham crackers, and chocolate. Nothing complicated. Plus, I happened to have all the ingredients on hand in bulk because of a failed attempt at a family getaway last weekend. You see, this past weekend my husband subjected me to something awful: staying in a one … [Read more...]
Hummingbird Cupcakes Recipe
Everyone has heard of banana bread and carrot cake and coconut cream pie and pineapple upside down cake. But it takes a very special someone to introduce you to Hummingbird Cake. Hummingbird Cake is like the child prodigy of the aforementioned desserts. What would happen if all four got married and had kids? Hummingbird Cake would happen, a cake so moist and delightful that it will make you think of its rare and precious namesake, a hummingbird. Who doesn't love spotting one? Now you'll love it even more because it will remind you of this cake. Deliciously flavorful, light and airy, and perfectly poised between guilt and guileless. If you like banana, pineapple, coconut, and even pecans, than this is the dessert for you. And if you aren't a fan of cream cheese icing you can just omit it at the end. On a recent visit to Texas, I took a trip down memory lane and reinvented this yummy cake in the form of Hummingbird Cupcakes. It was too fatiguing to think about greasing and flouring … [Read more...]
Caramel Praline Delight Recipe
Today is the day to share with you one of my favorite dessert recipes from when I was a kid: Caramel Praline Delight. I looked at my calendar today and had a moment of sadness realizing that one week marked in bold capital letters reading, "VACATION TO FLORIDA" is now behind us. Growing up, family tradition was to wait until the end of summer for vacation. Partly because my dad worked at a summer camp and had to be present for the majority of summer, but also because it was just a glorious way to close out the season and get ready for the craziness of a school year where we rushed around on various individual schedules. But for the past four years, we've taken this trip earlier and earlier and I'm not sure how I feel about it. To have the beach already behind me, and summer just now baring her bronzed arms in my face is sad. And I hate to let myself get sad, so I decided I'm glad I get to flip the calendar soon and say hello to July. June, you were great to me, per usual. But on the … [Read more...]
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