Ooey, gooey soft rice krispie treats are loaded with creamy peanut butter and sweet marshmallow fluff for the perfect fluffernutter flavor! Here’s the thing about these fluffernutter rice krispie treats: there is nothing healthy about them and they’re everything I wanted them to be. They’re soft, and ooey, and gooey, and taste like I covered…
Brownies & Bars
Blueberry Oatmeal Bars
These blueberry oatmeal bars are just the right amount of sweet with their juicy blueberry filling, soft and buttery oatmeal crust, and golden crumb topping! Deep thought on this Sunday: What if they had called blueberries “purpleberries”? Every time I mash or cook a blueberry and I see the purple inside, that’s what I think….
Mint Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats
Cocoa Krispies and Andes mints make for a mint chocolately spin on your standard rice krispie treat – perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! I’ve never been huge on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. I’m not Irish, but I live in Massachusetts and if you’re anywhere near Boston… well, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Being originally…
Chewy Funfetti Granola Bars
Chewy funfetti granola bars are filled with funfetti flavor and tons of rainbow sprinkles – no baking required. Add them to your kids’ lunch for a fun back to school snack! As you may or may not know, I do not have kids. Don’t have them, and really not looking to. But that doesn’t mean…
Almond Honey Protein Bars
An unbelievably easy homemade protein bar with only four ingredients! Chewy and loaded with almond butter and honey flavors – gluten free and dairy free! So, we’re fully moved in to the new house and surrounded by boxes (but we’re reducing those a little day by day). And as I write this, I’m smack in…
Chocolate Chunk Butterscotch Blondies
Soft and chewy blondie bars loaded with dark chocolate chunks and ribbons of gooey, rich, homemade salted butterscotch. If you’re reading this the date it posted (April 2nd), that means I am currently in Las Vegas trying to win back the money we just put down upon closing on our new home. Okay, fine –…
Fluffernutter Bars
Perfectly chewy peanut butter blondies are topped with sky-high, homemade marshmallow fluff! These fluffernutter bars were born from a craving for peanut butter and fluff. I would have just made a sandwich, but I was stuck at home during one of our bagillion nor’easters this year and we ran out. I KNOW. Cardinal rule of…
Small Batch Chocolate Covered Cherry Brownies
Rich, super fudgy dark chocolate brownies are topped with a sweet maraschino cherry buttercream frosting that tastes just like the filling of a chocolate covered cherry! Who else loves chocolate covered cherries? Specifically, dark chocolate covered cherries. I have a hard time finding ones that aren’t terribly quality, so I’d prefer to make my own….
Paleo Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Moist cake is packed with apple cider flavor and topped with a cinnamon apple crumb topping! I’m not going to talk your ear off today. Wait… type your eyes off? Regardless, I’m not going to mutilate you in the name of story telling. Truth be told I’m exhausted because I’ve caught the cold that Bill’s…
Paleo Gingerbread Bars
Soft and moist cake-like bars with that classic gingerbread flavor and scent. Paleo, gluten free, dairy free, and delicious! Who here associates gingerbread with Christmas? Go on, raise your hand. Let’s see… one, two, twenty, everyone. Got it. I used to be the same way. For the longest time, I believed that gingerbread was meant…
Paleo Nutella Swirled Pumpkin Pie Bars
The perfect alternative to pumpkin pie! Homemade Nutella swirled through a thick layer of pumpkin pie filling, sitting atop a shortbread crust – you won’t believe they’re gluten free, dairy free, and paleo. Getting into paleo baking is like starting from scratch. I feel like I should forget everything I know and treat it like…
Paleo Samoa Bars
Soft shortbread, gooey caramel, and toasted coconut are dipped in chocolate and topped with a chocolate drizzle! I got the worst craving for Girl Scout Samoas recently, but there were two problems with that craving: I didn’t have any. I couldn’t get any for at least a couple months (via my friend Google I learned…
Paleo Cranberry Coffee Cake
Tender cake is packed with tart cranberries and a hint of orange zest, and loaded with slivered almonds and a sweet crumb topping. Happy October, everyone! This is when it’s now socially acceptable for me to start decorating the house with pumpkins and apples, wear nothing but shades of beige and black, and watch my…
Paleo Double Chocolate Brownies
Chocolate brownies so thick and rich that you would never know they’re gluten free, dairy free, and paleo! I had these grand plans to publish a completely different recipe today. I made it, shot it, edited it, and ate the whole damn thing. It was ready to be published. But then… I made these. I…
Raw Lemon Cheesecake Bars
A creamy, rich, lemony coconut cashew cream filling sits atop a naturally sweetened nut crust for the perfect easy and healthy dessert! I’ve been on a real lemon kick lately. Cookies, pies, sorbets, straight up lemon slices in my face. I blame it on the last surge of summer blasting through my veins. I’d been…
Strawberry Rhubars
These gorgeous three layer bars are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser! A lemon cream cheese base is topped with sweet strawberry and tart rhubarb, and it’s all topped with fluffy whipped cream and fresh strawberry slices. The words strawberry rhubarb were just begging to be made into bars and be abbreviated as rhubars. It was inevitable. So I make…
Fairy Bread Sugar Cookie Bars
Fairy Bread, an Australian children’s birthday party staple, is turned into rich, buttery, sugar cookie bars loaded with sprinkles! I feel like I need to warn you… this post is going to be very bright. Very bright and full of all the colors of the rainbow. SPRINKLES EVERYWHERE. Prepare yourself. Let’s start with a quick…
Oreo Stuffed Brownies with Red Velvet Frosting
Rich, fudgy brownies are stuffed with classic Oreos and topped with red velvet whipped cream frosting, Oreo crumbles and heart sprinkles. The perfect Valentine’s Day treat! Since tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, let’s talk about love ❤️ This red velvet whipped cream frosting. You know what I love about red velvet (besides… everything)? The color. The bright, vibrant,…
Copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars
My version of Starbucks’ white chocolate and cranberry treat – save money and get just as much holiday flavor by making Cranberry Bliss Bars at home! I have this problem. I crave Starbucks’ Cranberry Bliss Bars 75% of the year, but they’re only available for around 17% of each year. And since I refuse…
No-Bake Date Brownies + Black Forest Sundae!
Rich, decadent brownies that are no-bake, no refined sugar, gluten free and vegan! I sat down to write this post and realized it’s been almost a month since I last posted. What?! Time flies when you’re having fun at your new job! The good news is that while I’ve been absent from the blog itself,…
Learning independence through bowls of Cheerios™ (+ a new recipe!)
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GiveABox #CollectiveBias Gather ’round, boys and girls, while I tell you a story from my childhood. I’ll get back to that deliciousness you see above in a bit, I promise. It’s about to get all sorts of nostalgic up…
Fudgy Chocolate Banana Brownies
Super fudgy chocolate brownies that you could easily eat for breakfast! This dairy-free, gluten-free and vegan treat will satisfy any chocolate craving without destroying your diet. Let’s talk brownies. Specifically, these Fudgy Chocolate Banana Brownies. I know, I know – two banana recipes in one week. Clearly I’ve living on the wild side. They’re brownies,…
Funfetti Rice Krispy Treats
Rice Krispie Treats get a kick of white chocolate and sprinkles for some funfetti flair! Welp, this is it. This is my final recipe in September’s ramen and funfetti challenge. I’m a little sad, because it’s been fun! Plus, I’ve learned a few things: Forcing yourself to come up with new recipes based off a…
Red Velvet Brownies
I saw these on Pinterest, and just had to make them. Immediately. All credit goes to Averie Cooks, so head on over to her blog to check out this and other delicious recipes. Blogger Crush warning: She’s adorable, her photography is drop-dead gorgeous, and everything looks mouth-wateringly awesome. And she shares my love for chocolate, so…