dessert
Easy Crème de Papaya Recipe for a Healthy Treat
Celebrate the World Cup with a deliciously refreshing dessert in honor of one of the leading and favorite teams, Brazil! This Brazilian dessert, Crème de Papaya, is easy to make and a crowd favorite. The main ingredient is a papaya – a fruit we see grown here in Miami, and grows across tropic regions, like Brazil. All […]
20 Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes
Once a year we dedicate a day to be full of love. Don’t let the sharing of love with your spouse and children end with flowers from 1800flowers.com. Make a special Valentine’s Day dessert that will add the extra zing of love at the end of their meal. This round-up of 20 Valentine’s Day dessert […]
Warm Chocolate Melting Cake by Carnival Cruise Line
The Warm Chocolate Melting Cake made aboard Carnival Cruise Line ships is always well-received by my family. We make it a point to order it at least one time during a sailing. We were thrilled when Carnival Cruise Line release this coveted recipe to home bakers, ironically on National Chocolate Cake Day, this year! Carnival recommends […]
15 Gingerbread Treats to Make for the Family
Gingerbread is cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger. A spice with flavor and nutrition, ginger is a popular ingredient in many holiday treats such as gingerbread. Much like it’s cousin Pumpkin Spice, ginger can be sprinkled into to many recipes to get a sharp flavor that is reminiscent of Christmas. Look through […]
Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
This Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is a keeper. This easy to make topping can be used for the pumpkin spice cupcakes, the whoopie pies or any bread or cake that would mesh well with pumpkin spice. My daughter made this frosting to go with her cupcakes that she made for her class. Her class […]
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
You know you’re craving anything and everything Pumpkin Spice! It’s that time of the year! They weather may not have even cooled down yet, but the flavor is synonymous with the time of year. Before you know it we will be playing Ghosted with friends and neighbors and getting anxious over our Halloween costumes. We […]
Making PB & J Oat Bites
Mixing ingredients that you love often leads to a delicious result. This is certainly true with our PB& J Oat Bites. Using McCann’s Quick & Easy Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal®, I put together this recipe and made it in no time. But let me share why I opt to use McCann’s Irish Oatmeal in not […]
Baked Apple Chimichanga Recipe
How can you use all those apples? Our Crockpot Homemade Applesauce is just as incredible as this my Baked Apple Chimichanga recipe. Many of you are spending this time of year at the local apple orchards filling your baskets with freshly picked apples. Or, ordering gourmet boxes full of the fruit from Harry & David, or the like. While […]
Crockpot Applesauce
Crockpot applesauce. Just the thought of it gets me sniffing around for that aroma. Making homemade applesauce is tradition for so many families. I remember going to upstate NY to go apple picking close to my Godmother’s house. It always amazed me to see so many apples dangle from the big trees. Those just picked […]
Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip S’Mores
No need for a campfire or even a fire for that matter. These Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip S’Mores will satisfy your sweet tooth and leave some sticky marshmallow fingers! This is an easy cooking with children recipe![amd-zlrecipe-recipe:13] Yes, you could also make these s’mores around a campfire by simply roasting the the marshmallow and […]
Santa Truffles Recipe
Santa truffles, why yes! We make dozens of Christmas cookies in this house. My husband has his favorites, as do cousins that come to our home every Christmas Day. I spend hours and hours in the kitchen, with my apron and flour all over the place. I make nut ball, struffuli, crescent cookies, lemon bars, […]
Halloween Ghost Cupcake Recipe for Kids
Ready for a SIMPLE Halloween cupcake? Yes, Halloween cupcake ideas are everywhere. They are all so cute and often fun to make, but some can be very time consuming and a bit fancy for busy moms. We’re getting festive over here with ghost Halloween cupcakes that use pre-made ingredients! Using store bought cookie dough and whipped […]
Pumpkin Whoopie Pie Recipe
Are you a whoppie pie lover? A whoppie pie is a deliciously, sinful treat. Typically two cake-like cookies are sandwiched together with frosting in the middle. They’ve been called moon pies, too. This take, perfect for the autumn, adds pumpkin and pumpkin spice to the ingredient list to make a Pumpkin Whoppie Pie! My love for pumpkin […]
Halloween Dessert: Eyeball Cookie Pops Recipe
Receive the Smarty Pants Mama Newsletter for more FREE recipes, travel tips and home experiences! Spooky! This Eyeball Cookie Pops recipe is sure to spook the guests and satisfy the tummy! Although we’re not big into the scary component of Halloween, we do love to dress up! And I LOVE to get crafty in the […]
Chocolate Angel Food Cake Recipe
Guest Poster: Gigi from KludgyMom.com This week I welcome Gigi, a stay at home mom who parents, cooks and lives haphazardly! She blogs about it all at http://www.kludgymom.com I love the delicate, spongy, low-fat goodness that is an angel food cake. Why not make a chocolate one? I tried making my first angel food cake this […]
