Desserts · pies

Simply the Best Key Lime Pie

This is the best key lime pie recipe I’ve come across.  The ingredients are few and very simple, but the result is a perfectly tart-yet-just-sweet-enough pie with a buttery graham cracker crust and a fluffy whipped cream that is heaven in a bite. Key lime pie always takes me back to the pre-babies days trips… Continue reading Simply the Best Key Lime Pie

Desserts · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving) · pies

Classic Pecan Pie

I have another new pecan pie recipe to share with you all.  Last year, I shared my friends Randy and Renee’s amazing recipe for Southern Boy Pecan pie– a wonderful, corn-syrup free pecan pie infused with bourbon, butter, and vanilla. Today, I’m sharing with you a classic, traditional pecan pie made with corn syrup and… Continue reading Classic Pecan Pie

Desserts · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving) · Top Recipe Collections

10 Simple and Delicious Thanksgiving Desserts

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Here is my Thanksgiving dessert round-up! Pumpkin Crunch.  Something about the buttery, crunchy, nutty topping baked into the creamy pumpkin pie filling and topped with whipped cream is simply irresistible. Easy Homemade Blackberry Pie using fresh or frozen blackberries.  So amazing with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.  Tutorial on lattice crust… Continue reading 10 Simple and Delicious Thanksgiving Desserts

chocolate · pies

Homemade Chocolate Cream Pie

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

Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving) · pies

Pumpkin Pies in a Muffin Tin

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