Topic: Halloween

Pumpkin Blondies with Caramelized White Chocolate Swirl

Posted on September 4, 2014

Dense and fudgy pumpkin blondies with a rich caramelized white chocolate swirl.  About a year ago, I absolutely fell in love with caramelized white chocolate.  Luscious, creamy, sweet, decadent; so many reasons to love it.  And thanks to that wonderful ingredient, these pumpkin cupcakes are one of my favorite recipes on the blog.  This time…

Graham Cracker Cookies with Toasted Pumpkin Marshmallow Filling

Posted on October 14, 2013

Chewy Graham Cracker flavored cookies filled with a toasted pumpkin marshmallow buttercream are the best cookie for fall!  Dip them in chocolate and decorate with colored sprinkles for a festive treat. These cookies. Where do I even begin?  First of all, the graham cracker cookie is chewy, slightly crispy on the outside, and flavored like…

Caramelized White Chocolate Truffle Pumpkin Cupcakes

Posted on September 30, 2013

As if moist pumpkin cupcakes weren’t enough, I filled them with a luscious caramelized white chocolate ganache and topped them with caramelized white chocolate buttercream.  These cupcakes are easily one of my favorite recipe creations in the entire life of the blog.  I’m not the biggest cupcake lover (I’d rather have layer cake), so when…

Sweet and Salty Candy Bar Blondies

Posted on October 16, 2012

The fudgiest blondies loaded with everyone's favorite sweet and salty candies. When I asked my Father-in-Law what he wanted for his birthday dessert, his only request was chocolate covered pretzels.  Sweet and salty, who doesn’t love those? But come on, it is a birthday dessert!  And since chocolate covered pretzels are what I make as…

Mini Halloween Confetti Cookie Sandwiches

Posted on October 3, 2012

These cookies are so much fun for Halloween, not to mention, delicious!  Cater them to your holiday of choice with different colors. As much as I prepared before launching Keep It Sweet Desserts, there is so much learning that I’ve done on the job over the last few months.  Countless lessons learned, mistakes made, products…

Spring Cleaning Chocolate & Peanut Butter Lover's Bark

Posted on March 23, 2012

One week down and I’m feeling really good about this working from home thing.  I’m sure that some of the beginner’s high will die down after a while, but I’m glad to be off to such a productive start!  Sure, I might have left out half of the baking soda in a cookie recipe and…