Summer cider: the mulled apple cider of summer, made with fresh, in-season fruit juices and the subtle flavour of allspice. This is a recipe that I created on a day which began with every intention (on my part) of making a nice, cold, summery drink for you all. That is, it was until I stepped […]
I confess, one of the quickest ways to get my ears perked up is to suggest that something is a “Famous” dessert. Today I want to share with you one of those: this delicious dark chocolate Austrian cake called “Sachertorte.” What is Sachertorte? Sachertorte was created by Franz Sacher in Vienna Austria. If I understand […]
These striped, masquerade-esque chocolate cherry bagels might be some of the coolest looking bagels I’ve ever made. They are slightly sweet, with dark chocolate and cherry ribboned throughout – making them a perfect bread to serve toasted with butter, cream cheese, or whatever you might fancy. I made this recipe for my family, and by […]
Finding the best banana bread recipe is a lot harder than you might think, I’ve come to find out… but this one, I have to say, is definitely among the best that I have tried. Meet my chocolate banana bread: made with whole wheat flour and almonds. This bread is not too sweet, accented by […]
Looking for an easy, beginner friendly chocolate bread recipe? Well my friend, I do believe you have found it. This chocolate walnut bread recipe is soft as a cloud, not too sweet, perfectly chocolate kissed, and amazing toasted with butter. A chocolate bread recipe with yeast Unlike the typical cake-like quick breads made with chocolate, […]
This chocolate sugar cookie recipe is an all time favourite, and when I thought about making cookies for Valentine’s Day… I couldn’t help but make a batch of chocolate ones. Chocolate sugar cookies are rich, not-too-sweet, and easy to make. Also, bonus–they hardly spread at all (the cocoa keeps them a lot more structured), which […]
I’ve always been a coconut person. Especially when coconut is paired with chocolate… You can get me every time with that dynamic duo. Today’s recipe is for something along those lines: chocolate peanut butter balls with– you guessed it– coconut! This is not a combination that I’ve seen often out there, but I’m really not […]
Today I want to share with you this old favourite: baked mars bars. This recipe is a baked version of the Scottish treat, deep fried Mars bars. It is a pastry wrapped, ooey-gooey delicious melted chocolate bar that is topped with chocolate sauce and whipped cream. It sounds good because, yeah– you got it– […]
For almost as long as I can remember, peanut butter balls have been a staple part of my family’s traditional Christmas baking. Somehow, they often end up being one of the last things to get made and one of the first things to get eaten! If you’re a fan of Reese’s peanut butter cups, you’ll […]
Ah, truffles. The chocolate version of butter. This recipe for easy dark chocolate truffles is everything you’ve dreamed truffles should be and more. And well… You can’t get much simpler: These truffles are made with only 2 ingredients (+whatever you want to roll/dip them in). I once heard of making truffles with equal parts chocolate […]
