Lemon Blueberry Chess Squares
Chess squares are another version of chess pie, a classic dessert of the Southern US. Although I've lived here my whole life, I'd never actually made chess squares or even eaten them until some [...]
Tahini Carmelitas
I actually had never used tahini until a couple of years ago, but it has quickly become one of my favorite baking ingredients. I like it best in very sweet desserts like brownies, or paired [...]
Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
I am always trying to think of unique recipes, but sometimes you really just can’t go wrong with a classic. I’ve been using the same brownie recipe since I was a teenager, because if [...]
Lime Coconut Macadamia Blondies
Today’s post is another coconut dessert!!! I realize that this is now the third coconut recipe in a row, but that is what happens when you accidentally order a 25 pound bag of desiccated [...]
Hazelnut Coffee Turtle Bars
Half candy and half cookie, these bars have a bottom layer of Kona coffee shortbread, a middle layer of chopped hazelnuts coated in caramel, and a top layer of milk chocolate ganache. When all the layers are [...]
White Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies
Brownies are the first thing I ever learned to bake. My mom’s brownie recipe was also the first recipe I ever memorized, and while I’ve made other brownie recipes, I always go back to the same one. [...]
Chocolate Macadamia Haupia Bars
When I visited Hawaii 2 years ago, I only stayed for a week and a half, and it was just not enough time to try more than a small percentage of the amazing foods Hawaii has to [...]