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ABC 123 Cookies
With alphabet & number cookie cutters, you can make fun, personalized treats for every occasion.
Angel Food Cake with Strawberries & Hot Fudge Sauce
This beautiful dessert has a combination of colors, textures and flavors that makes it a real winner. It's easy to serve to a few or to a crowd in ...
Angel Food Candy (aka Sponge Candy)
This old fashioned candy recipe has a light, airy, crunchy texture. It's easy to make and  can double as a fun, edible science experiment. Read the...
Autumn Spice Popcorn Party Mix
This festive mix is so easy to make. Perfect for fall parties & football games. Bag it up for fun party favors, classroom treats, or gifts.
Blueberry Oat Breakfast Cake
This delicious, multi-grain cake is perfect for breakfast, brunch, or afternoon tea time. It freezes well, so you can eat it now or save it for lat...
Caramel Cream Cheese Dip, Spread, & Topping
A delicious, versatile dip or spread. Great to make ahead and have on hand for entertaining.
Chocolate Bark in Cookie Cutter Shapes
Six easy chocolate bark flavors in festive shapes for any occasion. Great for gifts and holiday parties.
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
These fancy looking berries are so incredibly easy to make. The chocolate and toppings make an impressive presentation. They are perfect to pass at...
Chocolate Covered Strawberries - Red, White, & Blue
These are a fast, festive treat for the 4th of July and other red, white, and blue holidays. They're always a crowd teaser (You don't have to tell ...
Chocolate Dipped Oatmeal Cookies
For chocolate lovers, dipping a thin and crispy oatmeal cookie in melted chocolate is the perfect finishing touch. This is an easy way to add an el...
Classic Pecan Pie
This is my Grandma's recipe--an old time family favorite.
Classic Pumpkin Pie
This is my Grandma's recipe--an old time family favorite. It also happens to be Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie recipe found on the back of their pumpki...
Crispy Brown Rice Treats
These taste just like the originals but are a healthier makeover using crispy brown rice cereal.
Cut-Out Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
These are simply the best sugar cookie ever. They're a signature recipe for every occasion. The texture and flavor can't be beat.
Dulce de Leche -- Oven Method
It's easy to make this delicious, creamy, spreadable topping that's always a treat for serving, cooking, or gift-giving. Go to main blog post for s...
Dulce de Leche -- Slow Cooker Method
You can cook this delicious, creamy spreadable topping right in the jars that are used for serving or gift-giving. Go to main blog post for step-by...
Dulce de Leche Whole Wheat Brownie Bites
These decadent little treats are ready-made portion control. Only 2 Weight Watchers points per brownie bite!
Easy Caramel Apples
Here's a way to make easy caramel apples with fancy looking drizzles and flavors. These make delicious gifts, party favors, and classroom treats.
Easy Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies
This is an easy way to dress up store bought cookies. These add instant elegance to a platter of tea time cookies.
Easy Chocolate Frosting
This is easy, delicious, and can be made in one-minute. Use it to frost brownies, cakes, cupcakes or cookies. It can easily be adapted for vegan an...
Easy Lemon Glazed Shortbread Cookies
This is an easy way to dress up store bought cookies. These add instant elegance to a platter of tea time cookies.
Eaton Mess Raspberry & Ice Cream Sundaes
This take on a British classic is as easy, delicious, and elegant as it gets.
Frozen Peanut Butter Pie with Hot Fudge Sauce
This delicious frozen dessert recipe is shared in honor and celebration of Mikey. He loved peanut butter pie.
Frozen Yogurt (FroYo) Pops
These yummy frozen treats are packed with nutrition. The ground oats and chia seeds disappear into the mixture, but add a hidden healthy boost of f...
Grandma's Molasses Cookies
These tried-and-true old fashioned cookies are a family favorite. They're slightly crispy on the outside, and soft & chewy on the inside--just like...
Green Popcorn & Pretzel Party Mix
This easy mix is festive, delicious and pretty for St. Patrick's Day or any "green" party. (The colors can be changed for any occasion.) It's great...
Heavenly Angel Food Cake
The light-as-a-cloud texture and flavor of angel food cake makes it an all-time favorite. It's delicious alone, or topped with berries, hot fudge s...
Honey Nut Oat Granola Bars
These nutrient-packed bars are great for an on-the-go snack, an energy boost for athletes and hikers, or a quick & easy breakfast. They can be cust...
Magic Chocolate Dream Ice Cream - without an ice cream machine!
No ice cream machine is needed to make this rich, creamy, delicious ice cream. Freeze it in mason jars for easy individual servings to grab, serve,...
Mango Fruit Salad Salsa
This is a fun, sweet & tangy twist on traditional spicy salsa and chips. It's versatile and can be served as an appetizer, with breakfast or brunch...
Melted Chocolate for Dipping and Drizzling (Microwave Method)
It is so easy to melt chocolate chips (or other baking chip flavors) in the microwave and use them for dipping strawberries, cookies or pretzels. T...
Melted Chocolate for Dipping and Drizzling (Slow Cooker Method)
A foolproof, easy way to melt chocolate for drizzling, dipping, and candy making. It stays at a perfect melted consistency for hours.
Microwave Blueberry Sauce
Make this delicious, flavorful sauce in under 10 minutes using fresh or frozen blueberries.
Microwave Brownie Lava Cake
This just may be the yummiest and easiest dessert ever. Cook these impressive, individual desserts in custard cups or mason jars.
Microwave Creamy Mint Chocolate Marshmallow Candy Bark
Here's a fast and easy candy recipe that is melt-in-your-mouth delicious. The colors can be changed to customize it for any holiday, team, wedding,...
Microwave Creamy Mint Glaze for Dipping & Drizzling
Take cookies and brownies to a new level by dunking or drizzling on this yummy minty glaze. They taste better and look instantly elegant and festive.
Microwave Raspberry Sauce
Make this delicious, flavorful sauce in under 10 minutes using fresh or frozen raspberries. 3 simple ingredients are all you need.
Microwave Sea Salt Caramels
These delicious sweet & salty caramels are chewy, gooey, and creamy. They taste too good to be this easy!
Oat & Yogurt Fruit Pizza
A healthy fruit pizza with a whole grain, oatmeal cookie crust and yogurt frosting. It's nutritious enough for breakfast & fancy enough for dessert.
Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Dip, Spread, & Topping
A delicious, versatile dip or spread. Great to make ahead and have on hand for entertaining.
Pretty-in-Pink Popcorn Party Mix
This easy mix is festive, delicious and pretty for Valentine's Day or any "pink" party--wedding, baby girl, princess birthdays, etc. (The colors ca...
Pumpkin Pecan Croissant Bread Pudding
This is an easy, make-ahead breakfast or dessert; perfect for autumn or winter.
Pumpkin Pie Cream Cheese Dip, Spread, & Topping
A delicious, versatile dip or spread that combines the flavors and spices of fall.  Great to make ahead and have on hand for entertaining.
Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix
The perfect blend for seasoning pumpkin pie, cider, lattes, muffins, and more.
Red Hot Popcorn Party Mix
This easy, delicious, festive party mix is perfect to serve for RED HOT sports teams (like the St. Louis Cardinals!), for your RED HOT love on an a...
Strawberry Yogurt Breakfast Cake
This delicious, multi-grain cake is perfect for breakfast, brunch, or afternoon tea time. It freezes well, so you can eat it now or save it for lat...
Sugar & Spice Baked Tortilla Chips
These are so easy to make. They have no added fat and are a healthy alternative to cookies. Serve them with fruit salsa, ice cream, or a sweet dip.
Sugar & Spice Candied Pecans
These tasty nuts make a delicious snack. They're also great sprinkled on a salad of tossed greens or over ice cream. For a fun gift, fill a mason j...
Symphony Bar Brownies
These brownies are rich, delicious and always a crowd pleaser. They are easy to make with simply a mix and candy bars, but they rival brownies that...
Toffee - A Signature Recipe
This is hands-down the best toffee recipe. Monica has made hundred of batches of this through the years for holiday gifts for family, friends, co-w...
Triple Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
These rich cookies will send chocolate lovers straight to chocolate heaven.
Triple Chocolate Whole Wheat Biscotti
These Italian treats are already healthier than most cookies and made even healthier in this recipe with the combo of whole wheat flour, olive oil,...
Vanilla Bean Frozen Yogurt
This is based on a recipe from "Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home" with simple tips & surprise ingredients that give it a silky smooth texture and...
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
This is based on a recipe from "Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home" with simple tips & surprise ingredients that give it a silky smooth texture sel...
Velvet Hot Fudge Sauce
This is a thick, smooth, easy sauce to make and will keep in the fridge for months. It's great to have on hand for last minute desserts.
Whole Grain Chocolate Chip Cookies
These thin and crispy cookies are based on Mrs. Fields' recipe but have the wholesome goodness of whole wheat flour and flax seed. Same great taste...
Whole Grain Oatmeal Carmelitas
A whole grain twist on an award winning recipe, these delicious bars have been a family favorite for years.
Whole Grain Thin and Crispy Oatmeal Cookies
This is a perfect oatmeal cookie recipe that is reminiscent of the old fashioned kind in a jar at the corner grocery or deli. It's a simple, classi...
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles
This recipe tastes like the original but uses 100% whole wheat flour and flax seed. Shape these yummy treats into round or egg shapes.
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Whole Wheat Gingerbread
Traditional flavors made healthier with whole wheat flour, yogurt, olive oil, and chia seeds.
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bars with Kahlua & Cream Frosting
It's the frosting on these bars that puts them over-the-top. Whole wheat flour and reduced fat makes them less naughty than traditional pumpkin bar...
Whole Wheat Texas Sheet Cake
This classic cake is made with healthy whole wheat flour, yogurt, reduced fat & sugar, yet it tastes as good and rich as the original recipe.
Yogurt and Honey Fruit Dip
This is an easy, low-fat dip that tastes too good to be this simple. But it is! Serve it with strawberries for a healthy substitute for strawberrie...
Yogurt Chia Fruit Dips
These easy dips get a nutritious boost from Greek yogurt and chia seeds. The six flavor options are perfect for dipping fruit, pretzels, or graham ...
Zucchini Brownies
So moist, rich, and chocolaty that no one will guess they have veggies, 100% whole grain, & no eggs. Easy to adapt for vegan, gluten- & dairy-free.


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