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Chocolate Cream Pie

By Lorraine

Easy recipe for a creamy, decadent chocolate cream pie with cream cheese and dark chocolate chips using a homemade or refrigerator pie crust. Sometimes you just have a strong craving for something that is Chocolaty. Decadent. Creamy. Rich. Cool. Satisfying. If that happens to you, a slice of chocolate cream pie is going to make you very happy!

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Filed Under: Pies & Cobblers, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: chocolate, pie

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

By Lorraine

Do you ever get a craving for a delicious, crunchy cookie? Something to satisfy a sweet tooth with a cold glass of milk or hot cup of coffee?  Chocolate peanut butter cookies hit the mark combining two favorite ingredients. creating a cookie that is crisp on the outside with a chewy center.Do you ever get a craving for a delicious, crunchy cookie? Something to satisfy a sweet tooth and perfect with a cold glass of milk or hot cup of coffee? Chocolate peanut butter cookies satisfy that craving combining two favorite flavors with a cookie that is crisp on the outside and a chewy center.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: chocolate, Cookies, Dorie, peanuts

Chocolate Blueberry Clusters

By Lorraine

Sweet little bundle bites, chocolate blueberry clusters are a super quick and easy to make dessert. Recipe uses just three ingredients and no baking!It is blueberry season again! Do you love blueberries? Do you love chocolate? I have a really special treat that combines both of them into one mouthful of deliciousness. Chocolate blueberry clusters. And, they are so easy to make!
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Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

By Lorraine

Indulge your sweetie this Valentine’s Day and say I LOVE YOU with romantic chocolate dipped strawberries. They are easy to make, decadent to eat and so much less expensive that purchased ones.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Desserts, Holidays, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: chocolate, food gifts, strawberries, Valentine's Day

Oreo Cookie Balls

By Lorraine

Easy yet elegant recipe for Oreo cookie balls begins with just three ingredients! Mix, shape and dip in melted chocolate. A yummy no-bake Christmas treat.You don’t like rich, dark chocolate cookie with little minty pieces slowly melting in your mouth with each bite, do you. I didn’t think so 😉  But if you just happen to love decadent sweetness, you might want to make a batch of Oreo cookie balls.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Holidays, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: candy cane, chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, No-bake

Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Lorraine

Of all the cookie recipes these Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies have a perfect balance of crunch on the outside and just the right chewiness on the inside. Lots of chocolate chunks and very satisfying! There are many versions of the elusive Best chocolate chip cookie. I have made many over the years. And, of all those cookie recipes I have made, I think these Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies have a perfect balance of crunch on the outside and just the right chewiness on the inside.
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Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: Baking, chocolate, chocolate chips, Cookies, dessert

Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

By Lorraine

Easy recipe for a moist and decadent chocolate zucchini cupcakes pairs perfectly with peanut butter frosting for a special dessert. No one will even notice the healthy zucchini in the batter.If it is summertime it must be zucchini time. There are lots of great reasons to eat zucchini and these chocolate zucchini cupcakes with peanut butter frosting is probably the most tasty way.Continue Reading

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Banana Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

By Lorraine

Exceptionally moist and flavorful, Banana Chocolate chip Bundt cake is a classic dessert. Ripe bananas and sour cream give it great flavor with or without the chocolate frosting.You might want to pick up some bananas now so they can begin ripening because you’re really going to want to make this exceptionally moist banana chocolate chip bundt cake.Continue Reading

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

By Lorraine

Chocolate covered strawberries look so special but they are really very easy to make and decorate! Elegant or fun, learn how to make them for Patriotic holidays and summer desserts.Oh, the heavenly combo of sweet juicy fruit encased in a shell of chocolaty goodness! Chocolate Covered Strawberries look extra special but they are really so easy to make.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Desserts, Holidays, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: 4th of July, chocolate, dessert, holidays, Patriotic, strawberries

Cake Mix Chocolate Waffles

By Lorraine

Cake Mix Chocolate Waffles filled with ice cream and dipped in sprinkles are an easy to make dessert and a fun change from birthday cupcakes.

Looking for a change from birthday cupcakes or just a yummy and easy dessert? Pick up a box cake in chocolate (or your favorite flavor) and make Cake Mix Chocolate Waffles. Filled with ice cream and dipped in sprinkles, they are festive and fun!Continue Reading

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Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Roll

By Lorraine

Easy recipe for Chocolate & Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Roll, fun treats for adults and kids.

Take rice krispies treats up a notch with a fun and easy to make, Hazelnut Chocolate & Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Roll. The recipe is easy to make and a yummy treat for adults and kids alike. Continue Reading

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Cherry Chocolate Chip Muffins

By Lorraine

Both cherries and chocolate chips are folded into the batter of these delicious glazed Cherry Chocolate Chip Muffins. Perfect breakfast or snacking treat.The beginning of summer means it is the beginning of cherry season. That is pretty special for folks like me who love fresh cherries.  I also love muffins so combining the two was a natural. I couldn’t leave it there so I tossed in some mini chocolate chips to make a batch of delicious glazed Cherry Chocolate Chip Muffins. They are perfect for breakfast or afternoon snacking.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Muffins, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: cherries, chocolate, muffins

Coconut Buttercream Easter Eggs

By Lorraine

Coconut buttercream Easter eggs are such a happy memory from childhood. I remember how pretty they looked in my Easter basket. They took the place of honor amid the colored hard-boiled eggs, tall chocolate bunny, jelly beans. Try these easy-to-make homemade chocolate covered coconut Easter eggs.

Homemade coconut buttercream Easter eggs are such a happy memory from childhood. I remember how pretty they looked through the cellophane on the box they came packaged in. It took the place of honor in my Easter basket amid the colored hard-boiled eggs, tall chocolate bunny, jelly beans and the pair of lace-edged socks to wear with my new Easter dress. Try these easy-to-make chocolate covered coconut Easter eggs.Continue Reading

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Chocolate Dipped Figs with Pistachio

By Lorraine

Easy and elegant sweet, after dinner dessert of fresh figs from backyard tree dipped in chocolate and topped with chopped pistachios.
The season for sweet, fresh figs from my backyard tree isn’t very long and I am taking advantage of every fig I pick letting none go to waste. Since the first larger harvest last week, I am finding just a few that are currently ripe and ready to harvest now. More are coming but today I have just enough to make a few chocolate dipped figs with chopped pistachio nuts. I am so tempted to eat them all now but I’ll be good and restrain myself to enjoy them with my husband tonight after dinner.Continue Reading

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Chocolate Espresso Whoopie Pies

By Lorraine

Chocolate Espresso Whoopie Pies are decadent and delicious. The dark chocolate cookie is rich and cake like. Or even brownie like, with a hint of coffee. Two cookies are sandwiched together with a frosting filling that is light and fluffy with more coffee flavor!Dads, oft times, get a bum wrap and are portrayed on television and movies as less than manly and capable. The role of dad is a huge responsibility and those guys who endeavor to meet the challenge are worthy of honor and respect. A little love can go a long way to say, I notice and appreciate you. Here is a special treat to make especially for him. Chocolate Espresso Whoopie Pies are decadent and delicious. They are easily transportable so he can even take them when he’s heading to his kids practices and games.

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Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: chocolate, father's Day

Profiteroles

By Lorraine

Profiteroles, or cream puffs, look elegant but are easy to make. Filled with pastry cream or ice cream, profiteroles can be eaten plain, dusted with confectioners' sugar or covered with a wonderful chocolate sauce or ganache for a delicious dessert.
My daughter, Abbey has been nagging requesting me to make profiteroles for her again for some time. She likes her desserts and this is her very favorite. I think this incredible ganache is what takes these profiteroles to another level.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: chocolate, dessert

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