Desserts

Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Ingredients for brownie bottom 6 Tablespoons unsalted Butter, melted + xxtra for greasing 2 large eggs 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 1-1/2 cup sugar 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup peanut butter chips 6 […]

Coconut Cake

Coconut Cake

Cake Ingredients 1 white cake mix 3 large eggs 1 cup Sprite 1 stick of butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla Icing Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup white corn syrup 3 egg whites 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 cups shredded coconut Cake […]

Glazed Doughnuts

Glazed Doughnuts

There is not a single doughnut shop around that can beat these glazed doughnuts. There’s nothing fancy or spectacular about making them, they just taste really really good. It’s an overnight process, so make sure to read through the recipe completely so you can set […]

Mississippi Mud Cake

Mississippi Mud Cake

Ingredients Cake 2 cups sugar 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup cocoa 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup boiling water 10.5 ounce […]

Homemade Arequipe

Homemade Arequipe

My daughter found this recipe when she was looking for an authentic Colombian dessert for a project in her Spanish class. We used the Arequipe we made to fill Alfajores. This recipe is absolutely delicious, but make sure you have plenty of time to spare […]

Best Ever Chocolate Brownies

Best Ever Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients 1 cup butter, melted and cooled 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons white sugar 4 large eggs, room temperature 4 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons all purpose flour 1 cup unsweetened […]

Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Pie

Ingredients Graham Cracker Crust 7 tablespoons butter, melted 11 full graham crackers (to make just about 2 cups graham cracker crumbs) 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon Salt Ingredients Pie Filling 1 1/2 tablespoons zest from key limes (regular limes are fine) 3 egg yolks 1 […]

Pup’s Peanut Butter Ice Cream

Pup’s Peanut Butter Ice Cream

Ingredients · 1 ripe banana · 1 cup of peanut butter · 2 cups of natural plain yogurt · 2 tablespoons of honey Instructions 1. Mash the banana and then stir it into the plain yogurt. 2. Warm the peanut butter, then add the banana […]

Pup’s Strawberry Ice Cream

Pup’s Strawberry Ice Cream

Ingredients · 1 small tub of fresh strawberries · 3 or 4 cups of low/non-fat, plain yogurt Directions 1. Mash the strawberries using a potato masher. 2. Mix strawberry mash with yogurt and then freeze overnight. I freeze this in small plastic cups about 3/4 […]

Peanut Brittle

Peanut Brittle

Ingredients 2 cups sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1/2 cup water 1 cup butter, cut into chunks 2 cups salted peanuts 1 teaspoon baking soda Directions Spray with oil or butter a large cookie sheet. The larger the sheet, the thinner the brittle will […]