Sweet Recipes

TWENTY Top 20 - BERRIES This is the ninth post in my blog series called "TWENTY Top 20". We are celebrating 2020 (and celebrating a new decade) with this series. In this series there will be a total of twenty different categories featuring the top 20 previously published posts on that topic. Once or twice a month I will feature a new category. Many berries ripen during the month of June, so today I am featuring the best of the previously published "berry" posts . ENJOY! (The following are…

Chocolate Filled Strawberry Muffins Instead of treating yourself with chocolate COVERED strawberries, try this twist: Chocolate FILLED Strawberry Muffins. These muffins are filled with homemade chocolate ganache. Making your own chocolate ganache is easy - take 1 cup of heavy whipping cream, place is pan on medium heat and warm until it sizzles around the edges of the pan (but not boiling). Pour this hot cream on top of 1 3/4 cups chocolate chips and keep stirring until all the chocolate is…

Quarantine Coffee Break - CANADIAN STYLE (with RECIPES) Let's take a break from all the worry and panic about the current worldwide Pandemic with a "Quarantine Coffee Break". This will be my last "Quarantine Coffee Break" blog post since some of us are seeing a loosening of the "Stay-at-home" orders. Of course we are keeping all of the world in our prayers (click HERE to view "COVID-19 Coronavirus Common Sense & CALM) (or click HERE if you are able and would like to help with COVID-19 Relief…

Quarantine Coffee Break - AMERICAN STYLE (with RECIPES) Let's take a break from all the worry and panic about the current worldwide Pandemic with a "Quarantine Coffee Break". Of course we are keeping all of the world in our prayers (click HERE to view "COVID-19 Coronavirus Common Sense & CALM) (or click HERE if you are able and would like to help with COVID-19 Relief Efforts) but for the next 20 or 30 minutes: Turn off the news and enjoy an American "cup of joe" and some USA sweet treats…

Quarantine Coffee Break - SWEDISH STYLE (with RECIPES) Let's take a break from all the worry and panic about the current worldwide Pandemic with a "Quarantine Coffee Break". Of course we are keeping all of the world in our prayers (click HERE to view "COVID-19 Coronavirus Common Sense & CALM) (or click HERE if you are able and would like to help with COVID-19 Relief Efforts) but for the next 20 or 30 minutes: Turn off the news and enjoy a Swedish cup of coffee and some Swedish sweets…

Quarantine Coffee Break - GERMAN STYLE (with RECIPES) Let's take a break from all the worry and panic about the current worldwide Pandemic with a "Quarantine Coffee Break". Of course we are keeping all of the world in our prayers (click HERE to view "COVID-19 Coronavirus Common Sense & CALM) (or click HERE if you are able and would like to help with COVID-19 Relief Efforts) but for the next 20 or 30 minutes: Turn off the news and enjoy a German cup of coffee and some Deutsche Desserts…

Quarantine Coffee Break - FRENCH STYLE (with RECIPES) Let's take a break from all the worry and panic about the current worldwide Pandemic with a "Quarantine Coffee Break". Of course we are keeping all of the world in our prayers (click HERE to view "COVID-19 Coronavirus Common Sense & CALM) (or click HERE if you are able and would like to help with COVID-19 Relief Efforts) but for the next 20 minutes: Turn off the news and enjoy a French cup of coffee and some sweet treats à la française…

Quarantine Coffee Break - ITALIAN STYLE (with RECIPES) Let's take a break from all the worry and panic about the current worldwide Pandemic with a "Quarantine Coffee Break". Of course we are keeping all of the world in our prayers (click HERE to view "COVID-19 Coronavirus Common Sense & CALM) (or click HERE if you are able and would like to help with COVID-19 Relief Efforts) but for the next 20 minutes: Turn off the news and enjoy an Italian cup of coffee and some Italian inspired sweet…

No Overeating with These Miniature Pumpkin Spice Cakes RECIPE It happens every year - we vow that we will not overeat on Thanksgiving Day. That rarely turns out to be reality. This year, instead of making five different desserts try making these individual miniature pumpkin cakes. Each miniature cake is just enough for one person. I found this wonderful cake pan on sale 50% off at my local grocery store. The average Thanksgiving Dinner seats 12 people (Pew Research statistic) and this cake…

Coffee Blog Tour GIVEAWAY (Part #5) If you missed "Italian Moka Express Coffee with 2 Biscotti RECIPES" then click HERE Welcome to the Coffee Blog Tour Plus GIVEAWAY!! Eight bloggers joined together to share with you all of our best Coffee Themed Posts. I hope that you will find a ton of Inspiration about all things Coffee-- crafts, printables, DIY projects, recipes, decorating ideas, and of course-- COFFEE! If you or someone you know Loves Coffee, then this is a Dream Come True…

Coffee Blog Tour GIVEAWAY (Part #4) If you missed "German Percolated Coffee with Apfel Kuchen (Apple Cake) RECIPE" then click HERE Welcome to the Coffee Blog Tour Plus GIVEAWAY!! Eight bloggers joined together to share with you all of our best Coffee Themed Posts. I hope that you will find a ton of Inspiration about all things Coffee-- crafts, printables, DIY projects, recipes, decorating ideas, and of course-- COFFEE! If you or someone you know Loves Coffee, then this is a Dream Come True…

Coffee Blog Tour GIVEAWAY (Part #1) Welcome to the Coffee Blog Tour Plus GIVEAWAY!! Eight bloggers joined together to share with you all of our best Coffee Themed Posts. I hope that you will find a ton of Inspiration about all things Coffee-- crafts, printables, DIY projects, recipes, decorating ideas, and of course-- COFFEE! If you or someone you know Loves Coffee, then this is a Dream Come True! #coffeeblogtour Part#1 - FRENCH Coffee & Dessert COFFEE & DESSERT have always gone hand in hand…

Triple Berry Shortcake If you have followed me for any length of time then you will know that I love flavor combinations. In this creation I combined three berry flavors by making a blueberry shortcake, strawberry topping & a raspberry whipped cream. It's the ultimate twist to the traditional strawberry shortcake. Begin by making the raspberry syrup which will flavor your whipped cream. Printable Recipe Raspberry Syrup 1/2 cup fresh raspberries 3/4 cup water In a medium saucepan - combine…

Apricot Bundles - Dessert RECIPE I just love these little summer presents. These fresh apricots are bundled up in homemade pie crust pastry. You should enjoy making pies and pastries before deciding to tackle this recipe - it can be tedious (I enjoy every detailed second!). Printable Recipe 6 Apricots (washed & pitted) double pie crust sugar (2 teaspoons per "bundle" - there will be 12 bundles) butter (1 dab per pastry - about 1/2 teaspoon) vanilla sugar for sprinkling on top Step 1: Make my…

Dinner Rolls & Cinnamon Sticky Buns from One Dough I so enjoy finding recipes that accomplish more than one task in one step! It's a two-in-one recipe! Today's feature recipe is one of my mother-in-law's (I have her permission to share with you today) - this is one dough, split in half and thereby creating two scrumptious treats! You could have the cinnamon buns for dessert and then have the rolls as a side dish for dinner! Printable Recipe…

Summer is Ice Cream Season! Today is the first day of summer 2019 and what better way to celebrate this season than with ice cream RECIPES! Below is a compilation of homemade ice cream recipes (previously shared on this blog) and homemade syrups, which are a perfect topping for vanilla ice cream! ENJOY! (click on each tittle to view the entire post) Seedless Raspberry Ice Cream Mixed Nutty Mocha Ice Cream Peach Ice Cream Chocolate Orange Ice Cream Coffee Crisp Ice Cream Cookies'n Mint Ice…