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A warm, fudgy, chocolatey, pumpkin spiced cake with a rich, gooey, hidden fudge sauce underneath – this Chocolate and Pumpkin Self Saucing Pudding only takes minutes to prep and in just 30 minutes of baking time you have a one decadent and warm dessert to celebrate the spirit of the season! This is one of my favorite cozy winter recipes , and it’s very adaptable too. If you’ve been overwhelmed with pumpkin desserts this holiday season, I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong place....

These Mini Chicken Pies (Chicken Hand Pies) with flaky and buttery puff pastry and a creamy, cheesy chicken filling with concentrated flavor are such a breeze to make, and they are so scrumptious! Almost like mini chicken pot pies, but even more cheesy! These mini chicken pies are one of our favorite starter recipes for party entertaining, and they are perfect for game day snacking too. Recipe highlights Ingredients you’ll need How to make mini puff pastry chicken pies My best tips for success!...

Soft, buttery and oh-so milky, with just the right amount of sweetness, and plenty of color – there’s a reason why kids love these Funfetti Cookies, and they are so popular during the holidays. These are also known as fairy cookies, and I make these with my easy sugar cookie recipe. These funfetti cookies are always a crowd favorite! Today’s cookie recipe is near and dear to me. Growing up in New Zealand, these Funfetti Cookies (or Hundreds and Thousands Biscuits, as we used to call them in NZ), were a childhood favorite for most, but weirdly enough, I didn’t particularly enjoy them....

Here’s the best guide for making a classic pumpkin pie ! From the perfect crumbly pie crust to a creamy and smooth pumpkin pie filling that is exquisitely spiced and sweetened (just like my popular crustless pumpkin pie recipe !). Plus so many pumpkin pie topping options. I’ve tested many ingredient substitutions so that you can make a pumpkin pie that everyone can enjoy! A sweet, creamy, spiced pumpkin pie recipe that yields an incredible custard pie....

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Snickerdoodle blondies are the delicious love child between snickerdoodle cookies and my favorite brown butter blondies ! It’s the best of both worlds – very fudgy with deep cinnamon and butterscotch flavors that put these snickerdoodles over the top. Packed with cinnamon and butterscotch, these snickerdoodle blondies are addictively decadent. My brown butter blondies are always a favorite around these parts. Thick, fudgy, chewy, and decadent, those babies are hard to beat....

My absolute favorite carrot cake recipe with cream cheese frosting is one that you will LOVE too! Incredibly moist, packed with warming spices and carrot flavor, and frosted and filled with the best cream cheese frosting . I share all my tips and tricks to ensure the most perfect and delicious carrot cake that you’ve ever tasted, and show you how to make this easy recipe as a one layer sheet cake as well....

These Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake Bites feature a rich, creamy cheesecake center, swirled with fresh strawberries and a delectable strawberry jalapeno spread, an oreo cookie base, and then covered in a chocolate magic shell ! These strawberry cheesecake bites are one of my favorite easy, snackable frozen dessert recipes , perfect for summer! Check out the video recipe below too. Why I love these strawberry cheesecake bites These are bite-sized strawberry cheesecake bites....

Truly the best chocolate whipped cream that’s perfectly sweetened, super chocolatey, delightfully smooth, light! Perfect as a luscious whipped cream frosting, topping, or filling. And it’s naturally stabilized thanks to one simple trick I use! So, you don’t have to add extra stabilizers either. Why this recipe works Ingredients to make chocolate whipped cream How to make chocolate whipped cream How to fix overwhipped chocolate whipped cream Uses for this whipped cream My best recipe tips Recipe FAQs Simple sweetened vanilla whipped cream (chantilly cream) is one of my favorite fillings for so many French pastries and desserts ....

Crispy honey butter toast is a ridiculously simple yet deceptively decadent dessert! A thick slice of enriched bread, flavored with honey butter, and encased in a shatteringly delicious crispy, crunchy, caramel sugar exterior, and then served with any topping of your choice! The secret is using an enriched bread such as brioche bread that will fully absorb the flavors of the butter sugar mix. This is such a versatile dessert, breakfast, brunch, tea time snack recipe!...

A spicy, curried twist on the classic Shepherd’s Pie with delicious spices and an incredibly flavorful potato masala (or aloo masala) topping! A fantastic way to spice up (literally, in fact) your favorite comfort food for your whole family! You’ll never want to go back to regular shepherd’s pie after trying this curried version with delightful Indian and Sri Lankan flavors! Meaty, savory, satisfying comfort food doesn’t come any better than a good ol’ shepherd’s pie....

A luscious Vegan and Dairy Free Hot Chocolate (Bourbon Hot Chocolate) with just 4 ingredients! 🙂 A thick, rich, decadent, dairy free version of my creamy French hot chocolate , with a splash of bourbon to warm you up from the inside! You know it’s brutally cold when you check your phone for the weather outside and you wish it was above zero degrees (Fahrenheit!) already! That’s how bone-chilling it’s been these last few days and I couldn’t think of a more weather-appropriate recipe to share with you guys today than this Luscious Dairy Free Hot Chocolate (Bourbon Hot Chocolate)!...

Extra creamy, extra cheesy and extra flavorful, these Crispy Cheese Jalapeno Bacon Bites (Fried Cheese Balls) are PERFECT as game day and game night snacks and party starter recipes ! Plus, these you can freeze these for later, so they are make ahead friendly too. Gluten free options are also included. Gooey Fried Cheese Balls Is there anything better than gooey, melty cheese in a crispy shell? Well, yes of course....

A decadent and fudgy butterscotch filling between a crunchy, chewy topping and a flaky, buttery shortbread crust – these Fudgy Pecan Pie Bars are PERFECT as a Thanksgiving dessert or for any time of the year! These super easy fudgy pecan pie bars are the perfect substitute for classic pecan pies with a finicky pie crust. Pecan pies are always a safe bet for holiday entertaining, because everyone adores pecan pies!...

An easy and deliciously indulgent drinking dessert that comes together in minutes, this Rum and Peppermint White Hot Chocolate is a boozy twist on the classic with refreshing peppermint flavor. It’s perfectly creamy and not too sweet. I didn’t get a white raven from the Citadel, but I can tell winter has surely come! It’s cold, windy, and snow days are just around the corner. And when that happens, there’s nothing like a deliciously indulgent mug of hot chocolate!...

These Spicy Thai Chicken Skewers (Chicken Kebabs) are full of aromatic, peppery, authentic Thai flavors! Spicy Thai Chicken Kebabs with Black Pepper and Thai Basil Chicken are perfect for a backyard summer BBQ. Spicy Thai Chicken Skewers as an appetizer Have I told you guys before about this very Sri Lankan tradition of pairing spicy “bites” (spicy party appetizers and starter recipes ) with beer and booze at parties and gatherings?...

Delicious choux pastry , filled with a light strawberry cream and fresh strawberries – these strawberry cream puffs are a fantastic dessert, perfect for any occasion! These strawberry cream puffs are such a gorgeous and simple dessert. Strawberry cream puffs components Why I love these strawberry cream puffs How to make strawberry cream puffs My best tips to perfect this dessert When to serve these If you follow my instagram, then you may have seen my videos of making this beautiful pastry on my IG stories last week....

I bet you’ve never had this much fun with a cocktail before! A flaming color changing shimmery cocktail, this Phoenix Cocktail is a fruity, tangy, floral and sweet, Gin and Elderflower Cocktail. A spectacular cocktail recipe that is magical enough for Halloween, and delicious enough for any time of the year! Color changing shimmery cocktails I first discovered and shared with you guys how to make shimmery cocktails (homemade viniq) , and then I also shared how to make color changing alcohol , followed by a few super fun color changing cocktail recipes (galaxy cocktails) ....

A soft, moist, delicious vanilla cake with a lemon kiwi curd filling and a speckled blackberry buttercream frosting. This beautiful Vanilla Kiwi Cake is the perfect celebratory cake for life’s sweet victories. Complete recipe includes instructions for a basic vanilla cake, lemon kiwifruit curd, blackberry buttercream frosting, chocolate ganache, and a recipe video as well! The Flavor Bender turned 2 this month! So naturally, I’m celebrating with cakes and cupcakes !...

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