This Cinnamon Roll Microwave Mug Cake is a single-serving dessert made with flour, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, melted butter, and a quick cream cheese glaze poured right over the top. It’s ready in under five minutes and tastes close to an actual cinnamon roll, minus the yeast and the wait. Perfect for a single-serve dessert,…
These Pumpkin Pie Crumbl Cookies are a homemade copycat made with a soft pumpkin pie spice cookie base and a thick cream cheese frosting dusted with cinnamon sugar. They’re big, bakery-style cookies, closer to a slice of pie in cookie form than a regular drop cookie. Serve these cookies for Thanksgiving, fall parties, potlucks, bake…
These Homemade Autumn Pumpkin Spice Cookies are soft, cake-like cookies made with real pumpkin puree, brown sugar, and a heavy dose of pumpkin pie spice, finished with a simple cinnamon-sugar coating. They bake up thick and moist, closer to a mini pumpkin cake than a crisp cookie. They’re also a lovely choice for Thanksgiving dessert…
These Homemade Sourdough Discard Apple Hand Pies are flaky, hand-held pies made with a butter and sourdough discard pastry wrapped around a cinnamon-spiced apple filling. They bake up golden and flaky, and the discard gives the crust a slight tang that regular pie dough doesn’t have. These little apple hand pies are perfect for Thanksgiving,…
This Sourdough Discard Apple Strudel is a rolled pastry log made with a butter and sourdough discard dough wrapped around a cinnamon apple filling, then baked until golden and finished with a simple glaze. It’s a good use for discard that’s been sitting in the fridge, and it slices into neat, spiraled pieces. I make…
Looking for the best reindeer-shaped snacks? Here are easy ideas that turn everyday treats into a whole herd of Rudolphs. Kids go a little wild for anything shaped like an animal, and reindeer snacks are an easy win during the holidays. Thesecute ideas use pretzels, candy eyes, and a red M&M or two to turn…
These protein energy ball recipes are easy, no-bake snacks that are perfect for busy mornings, meal prep, lunchboxes, and quick afternoon pick-me-ups. Made with simple ingredients like oats, nut butter, seeds, protein powder, and dried fruit, they’re easy to mix, roll, and keep in the fridge for grab-and-go snacking. These no-bake protein energy balls are…
Need Christmas treats the kids can actually help make? Here 25 easy, no-fuss ideas that are more fun than fussy. Winter break with kids underfoot means you need activities, and edible ones are the best kind. These treats are simple enough for small hands, mostly no-bake, and use ingredients you probably already have. Some are…
These adorable mini finger Christmas desserts are perfect for holiday parties, cookie trays, family gatherings, and Christmas dessert tables. I have shared bite-size cheesecakes and brownie bites to mini tarts, truffles, cookies, and festive no-bake treats. These little desserts are easy to serve and simple for guests to grab. Mini Christmas desserts are especially useful…
These Protein Energy Balls are made with cocoa powder, natural nut butter, chopped dried fruit, and a mix of seeds, rolled into bites and finished with a dusting of extra cocoa powder. No baking here – just mix, roll, and chill. I make these for afternoon slumps or a quick bite before heading out the…