You guys. This is not yo’ grandmother’s pecan pie! For starters, there is no corn syrup in here. No evil, poisonous corn syrup. 😉 Yes, I have watched Food Inc. Let that sink in. Corn syrup free. Mrs. Butterworths syrup free. Maple syrup free. It’s also, incidentally, the very best pecan pie you will… Continue reading Southern Boy Pecan Pie
On Valentine’s day, your desserts should be red or pink, whether it’s New York cheesecake with a strawberry topping, Lofthouse style sugar cookies, hand pies, or one of my very favorite desserts: warm cherry crunch with vanilla ice cream. I found out long ago that the key to making an amazing cherry dessert is to… Continue reading Cherry Crunch Dessert – for Valentine’s Day
Anybody who know me will attest- I am not what you would call outdoorsy. In fact, I’m pretty much the opposite. I don’t go camping where they don’t have toilets, hiking is my idea of hell, and I do not enjoy being sticky, dirty, and sweaty, I do not like bugs. Hanging out on a… Continue reading Easy Homemade Blackberry Pie
Banana Pudding. The ol’ dessert with nilla wafers, boxed pudding mix, and bananas layered on top of each other. A childhood classic comfort food. I am a total pudding snob and since I know I can make homemade pudding in 15 minutes that will be SO much better, I always make it that way. The… Continue reading Banana Cream Pie in Nilla Wafer Crust (Ah-mazing.)
It was my Father-in-Law’s birthday last week and when I asked him what he wanted me to make him for his birthday dessert, I could tell he was trying to decide between chocolate cream pie and banana cream pie, so I did what any pie-obsessed baker would do: I made both. So, today, I give… Continue reading Homemade Chocolate Cream Pie
You guys. This is one of the best desserts I have ever made, and you know I don’t say that lightly. It was perfection. The buttery flaky puff pastry. The sweet brown sugar and cinnamon mixed with the tart granny smith apples. It could not have been better balanced or more delicious. And I slaved… Continue reading 5 Ingredient, 5 MINUTE Apple Tart
I’ve been wanting to do this since I discovered Pinterest a few years ago, but I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. I was really wanting pumpkin pie a couple of days ago, so I asked the kids “Do you want to make mini pumpkin pies?” and they yelled “Yes!” So, we got out… Continue reading Pumpkin Pies in a Muffin Tin
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