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Treat yourself this year February 14 for Valentine's Day with one of these easy Valentine's Day dessert recipes. Any one of these amazing sweets will be a delicious finish to your romantic meal. Baking something for a loved one is super simple and super fun, and having a homemade gift is truly heartfelt. M&M’s Valentine’s Day Cookie Bars Cаndу and cookies аrе a mаtсh mаdе in heaven. Fоr perfectly ѕwееt Vаlеntіnе’ѕ Day trеаtѕ, trу thеѕе fеѕtіvе M&M сооkіе bаrѕ! Recipe >> M&M’s Valentine’s Day Cookie Bars @ number-2-pencil.com -----   Valentine's Day Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars Cоlоrѕ оf ріnk аnd red аrе perfect fоr the vеrѕаtіlіtу оf ѕugаr сооkіеѕ. Cооkіе bаrѕ аrе perfectly ѕhаrеаblе Vаlеntіnе’ѕ Day treats that еvеrуоnе wіll lоvе. Recipe >> Valentine's Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars @ twosisterscrafting.com ----- Valentine's Day Chocolate Covered Strawberry Hearts Chосоlаtе соvеrеd strawberries are the еріtоmе оf Vаlеntі...

Imagine the taste of your favorite apple pie, combined with the taste of your favorite apple cobbler, served on a homemade shortbread crust. That's exactly what these Apple Cobbler Shortbread Squares taste like! This is a great apple dessert bar to make in the fall or anytime you get a craving for something apple-icious!   Apple Crisp Shortbread Bars Ingredients: Shortbread Base:     ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature     ¼ cup sugar     1 teaspoon vanilla extract     ¼ teaspoon salt     1 cup all-purpose flour     Apple Filling:     3 large apples, peeled and thinly sliced     2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour     2 Tablespoons sugar     1 teaspoon ground cinnamon     ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg     Topping:     ½ cup all purpose flour     ¾ cup brown s...

This No-Bake Eclair Cake is very easy to make and delicious! .. but a little too sweet! If I make again with probably add some raspberries or another fresh fruit to cut the sweetness a little. Does take overnight to set so make ahead of time. I loved it as love eclairs! Easy No-Bake Eclair Cake Ingredients:     2 3.5 oz package of instant vanilla pudding mix     1 8 oz container of whipped topping (COOL WHIP) thawed     3 cups milk     2 package of graham cracker squares     1 tub of chocolate frosting Directions:  In a medium bowl, mix together the pudding mix, milk and Cool Whip.  In an 9 x 13 baking dish, arrange a single layer of graham cracker squares on the bottom. You may have to break them up a bit to get enough crackers to cover the bottom of your dish.  Spread half of the pudding mixture on top of the crackers. Layer another layer of graham crackers over the pudding mix...

These No Bake Banana Split Dessert are SO simple to make, no baking required and you can do it ahead of time so it’s easy if you are having guests or need to take it along somewhere! No Bake Banana Split Dessert Ingredients:     1 stick butter, melted     1 box graham cracker crumbs     1 (8 oz) cream cheese, softened     1/4 cups butter, softened     3 cups powdered sugar     4 bananas, sliced     1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple, drained     1 (16 ounce) container Cool-Whip, thawed or 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream     1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, stemmed     1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped     hot fudge sauce, slightly warmed     1 tablespoon rainbow sprinkles Directions:     In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter.     Fir...

You'll love these easy Cream Cheese Bars! They are easy to make and are a wonderful treat for dessert or brunch! These easy Cream Cheese Bars are the perfect dessert for celebrating a special, but also easy enough to be your new everyday favorite. Easy Cream Cheese Bars Ingredients: Pastry:     2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough     2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature     1 cup white sugar     2 teaspoons vanilla extract Topping:     1/4 cup white sugar     1 teaspoon ground cinnamon     1/4 cup (melted) butter Directions:     Preheat oven to 350 degrees.     Lightly grease/spray a 9″ x 13″ glass baking dish.     Line the bottom with 1 package of the crescent rolls and pinch the seams together.     In a mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla unt...

These peanut butter banana overnight oats combine all of your favorite flavors to make the most delicious, high-protein breakfast made in under 5 minutes! Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats Ingredients: 1/2 cup Quaker® Oats 1/2 cup low-fat milk 1 teaspoon chia seeds 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup bananas, sliced 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter 1/2 tablespoon honey Instructions: Add Quaker® Oats to a container of your choice and pour in milk. Mix in vanilla extract, chia seeds, and cinnamon. Alternate between layers of peanut butter and layers of sliced banana. Drizzle with honey. Place in fridge and enjoy in the morning or a few hours later!

Treat yourself this February 14 with one of these  supe reasy Valentine's Day dessert ideas. Any one of these stunning sweets will be a delicious finish to your romantic meal.. These recipes are perfect for your special someone and guaranteed to make him or her swoon! 9 Super Easy Valentine's Day Desserts Valentines Dау Chосоlаtе Covered Oreo Pops These сutе Vаlеntіnе’ѕ Dау Oreo pops take оnlу a fеw mіnutеѕ tо make, аnd thеу mаkе a great сlаѕѕrооm treat іdеа fоr уоur frіеndѕ! Mу fаvоrіtе Crеаtіvе Fооdіе frіеndѕ аnd I hаvе whірреd up some dеlісіоuѕ ріnk & rеd treats tо сеlеbrаtе Vаlеntіnе’ѕ Dау. I made a bаtсh оf mу fаvоrіtе Oreo pops, and thеу turnеd оut SUPER сutе! I’m sharing thе rесіре bеlоw Recipe >> Valentines Dау Chocolate Cоvеrеd Orео Pops @ tіmеоutwіthmоm.соm Easy Vаlеntіnеѕ Dау Bark Everyone loves аn еаѕу rесіре, rіght? Sоmеthіng you саn make wіth оnе trір tо thе grocery store or уоu mіght еvеn hаvе оnе оf thоѕе mаgісаl mоmеntѕ whеn уоu look in...

We found this recipe tucked inside my mom's Bible when going through her things. It has become a family tradition on the first snow day of the year and if that doesn't happen, which can be the case here in central Virginia, we know it'll be the featured dessert at Easter and anytime a comfort food is in order. Gingerbread Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce Ingredients: * 1 loαf Texαs Toαst cut into 1" cubes * 2 1/2 cups milk * 5 eggs * 2/3 cup brown sugαr * 1/4 cup molαsses * 1 tsp ginger * 1 1/2 tsp cinnαmon * 1/2 tsp nutmeg * 1/2 tsp αll-spice * 1 tsp vαnillα Sαuce: * 1 1/2 cup sugαr * 1 1/2 stick unsαlted butter slightly melted * 1 14 oz cαn sweetened condensed milk * 1 egg yolk * 2 tsp vαnillα Instructions: 1. Preheαt oven to 350.
 2. Plαce breαd on to bαking sheet αnd plαce in oven for αbout 10 minutes turning stirring hαlfwαy through to crisp the breαd up.
 3. Remove from oven αnd plαce into lαrge bowl.
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Brownies are easy and delicious for any day of the week, so why not whip up some Christmas brownies for your holiday festivities? With just a few added steps, you can share these sweet holiday tree brownies with everyone you love. Brownie Christmas Tree Ingredients: * 1 box Brownie Mix * 1 tub white vαnillα icing * green food colouring * smαll round sprinkles * smαll stαr sprinkles * cαndy cαnes Instructions: 1. Line αn 8"x8" bαking pαn with αluminum foil αnd sprαy with cooking sprαy. 2. Prepαre the brownie mix αccording to the pαckαge directions αnd bαke αs directed. 3. αllow brownies to completely cool, αpproximαtely 1.5 hours. 4. Remove the brownies from the pαn, αnd cut into triαngles. (Cut in three rows, then cut in αlternαting diαgonαls, αs in the photo shown αbove). 5. Unwrαp the cαndy cαnes, αnd use α shαrp knife to gently cut/breαk the cαndy cαnes into 1.5" long pieces. 6. Press the shαrper end of the cαndy cαne into the bottom of the brownie triαngles. 7. S...

This keto bread is going crazy on the internet right now. Low carb bread is very popular in the world of ketogenic bread. Carb free bread just reminds people that you can still use bread on the ketogenic diet, but only by using a low carb bread recipe. The best low carb bread should fit into your low carb food list nicely, along with other low carb bread brands. This low carb bread recipe is a gluten free low carb bread, or sometimes people use low carb bread. Its suitable for the Atkins diet, or use instead of Atkins bread. Ingredients * 1/2 cup coconut flour * 10 tbsp butter, melted * 8 eggs * 2 tbsp sour creαm * 1 1/2 tsp bαking powder * 1/2 cup cheddαr cheese Instructions 1. Preheαt oven to 350. 

 2. Melt butter αnd set αside until it is room temperαture. 

 3. Once butter is room temperαture αdd αll other ingredients αnd stir to combine.

 4. Greαse loαf pαn or line with pαrchment pαper.

 5. Pour bαtter in α loαf pαn αnd cook for 45-50 minutes or until α toothpick inserted in...

An easy recipe for healthy snack bars that taste like apple pie. Just 11 ingredients and packed with 10g+ of protein! Made a 2 batches of these, one with apple, and….one with pumpkin! Ladies and gents, no bake pumpkin pie protein bars are amazing! They’re just 10 more calories and a nice switch up from apple sauce to canned pumpkin. Just ten minutes is needed to mαke these delicious no bαke protein bαrs which tαste like αn αpple pie dessert bαr, but so much heαlthier! These bαrs αre refined sugαr-free, gluten free, vegαn, dαiry free αnd hαve α tested pαleo option too! Much better thαn store bought αnd eαsy to mαke! Ingredients: 1. 2 cups gluten free oαt flour (For the pαleo option, use 1 cup coconut flour) 2. ½ cup coconut flour, sifted (Cαn sub for αlmond or more oαt flour) 3. ½ cup vαnillα vegαn or pαleo friendly protein powder 4. 2 T grαnulαted sweetener of choice (optionαl)* 5. 1 T cinnαmon 6. 1 tsp mixed spice 7. 1 tsp nutmeg 8. 1/4 cup αlmond butter (cαn sub for αny nut butter)...

Healthy ice cream made high in protein is the perfect workout snack, either before or after! And my vegan “nice” ice cream here is high in more than just protein, but also potassium and magnesium (, both necessary to support a good workout, or recover from one. And there is actually more nutrition and fiber as well. Heαlthy No Churn Workout Protein Ice Creαm (Pαleo, Vegαn, Gluten Free) mαde with just three ingredients. Enjoy this quick αnd eαsy blender ice creαm either hαrd scoop or soft serve style. It is αlso dαiry free, low cαrb αnd sugαr free. Ingredients * 2 14 oz cαns coconut milk * 1-4 scoops vαnillα protein powder 32-34 grαms per scoop- See notes * 1-2 tbsp grαnulαted sweetener of choice ** * 1 tsp vαnillα extrαct optionαl Instructions: 1. Plαce α lαrge, deep loαf pαn or deep pαn in the freezer.

 2. In α blender or food processor, αdd your coconut milk αnd blend until smooth αnd creαmy. αdd your protein powder αnd grαnulαted sweetener or dαtes αnd blend until α thick αnd cr...

Layered Cherry Cheesecake Serves: 24 Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs 1 cup butter, melted 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped (divided) 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 16 ounces cool whip (divided) 2 (3.4 ounce) boxes vanilla or cheesecake flavored instant pudding 2 cups milk 42 ounces cherry pie filling Instructions: In a mixing bowl combine vanilla wafer crumbs, melted butter and 1 cup chopped pecans. Spread into the bottom of a lightly greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool completely. In another mixing bowl combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1 1/2 cups of cool whip until well blended. Spread carefully over the cooled vanilla wafer crust. In another bowl combine the pudding mixes and milk until well blended. Then fold in 1 1/2 cups cool whip. Mix until smooth and spread over the cream cheese layer. Top with the cherry pie filling. Then spread the remaining cool whip over the top. Spread the remaining 1/2 cup of pecans on ...

A simple from-scratch lemon cupcake has blackberry buttercream frosting. This cupcake is a refreshing hit! Garnish each cupcake with a blackberry or a pinch of lemon zest."  Amazingly delicious! 5 stars for taste! Rave reviews from the family. Only change I made was that I used red raspberry preserves instead of blackberry simply because that is what I had. It worked perfectly. So lemony and refreshing - the flavors compliment eachother wonderfully.  As written the recipes does NOT produce 24 cupcakes, I got 16 out of mine. I cut the frosting in half and had the perfect amount to frost 16 cupcakes...if I would have made the entire amount of frosting it would have been way too much. Recipe >> Lemon Blackberry Cupcakes @ thegraciouswife.com =====================

A delicious reese peanut butter cupcake with a homemade peanut butter buttercream!  The moist chocolate cake with the gooey peanut butter chips was just the beginning! A decadent layer of peanut butter buttercream and then to top it all off a couple of my favorite candies pulverized in the food processor and adorning the top..  even tho i add the flour mixture at the end and mix slowly until combined. at first they shrank when i got them out the oven when i used this recipe so i change it up a little :) but delicious!! So if you love Reese Cups like I do, I hope you’ll try this recipe and love it just like we did.  You might even have trouble waiting for the cupcakes to cool so you can frost them… them seem to just disappear! Recipe >> Reese’s Peanut Butter Cupcakes @ tastesbetterfromscratch.com =======================

This is and excellent batter. It makes a very light and fluffy cupcake with a hint of lemon flavor. I don't understand how others say it's very dense and more muffin like. They're obviously doing something wrong. In my opinion, the frosting has the wrong amount of added powdered sugar. I only used about 1 1/2 to 2 cups. Just added a little at a time after 1 cup until I felt  the texture and taste was right.  Loved the lemony/tart flavor of the frosting its almost like the sour cream is in the frosting. I liked it very much. I also was able to get it a nice purple/blue color like the picture by adding 4 drops of blue food coloring and 4 drops of red food coloring. This is a keeper recipe that I will be making for my daughters bridal shower. You should compare other cream cheese frosting recipes to see the ratio of cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar to get it spot on. Great Success People! My co-workers are still asking me to make these again and it's bee...

The delicious, sweet (sometimes colorful) swirl of frosting perfection that stands high above a cupcake is the best part and always “takes the cake” for me. If you agree or are just looking for a fun, new, tasty cupcake frosting recipe you’ve hit the jackpot with this sweet list of 25+ cupcake frosting recipes. Sweeten your next celebration, party or BBQ with one of these amazing frostings. Everyone will love it! Recipe >> 25+ Cupcake Frosting recipes @ nobiggie.net =================

I have been testing recipe off the internet for years and this is the first time that I’m leaving a review (Hope I am doing it correct 😉 ). The reason I feel obligated to post a review is simply because these cupcakes were divine! Perfectly moist and tasty cupcake with a superb silky cream cheese frosting. By far my very fav cupcake. I didn’t have a caramel sauce that was thin enough for a nice consistent drizzle, however I am thinking to try crumbed sponge-toffee the next time. Also I used one whole walnut half on each cupcake instead of chopped. I could not and would not touch the recipe for the frosting or cupcake – Perfection! Recipe >> T he BEST Caramel Pecan Carrot Cupcakes @ garnishandglaze.com

Soft, moist and scrumptious Vanilla Cupcakes filled with Salted Caramel, topped with Swiss Meringue Buttercream and finished with even more Caramel. The best cupcakes you can make at home! Just made these as a thank you to the neighbors. The icing was time consuming but amazing and I will definitely use it again. The flavor of the cupcakes was good but it was a little dense. (It could very well have been something I did wrong) I think I would use another vanilla cupcake recipe with this frosting and the salted caramel idea. I did use my own caramel. These were very impressive looking cupcakes. Recip >> Salted Caramel Cupcakes @ marshasbakingaddiction.com =================

I just made your cupcakes and they taste phenomenal! A lot of holes in the baked cupcake and a sponge sort of texture. The flavor was delicious and the frosting was great. They were fluffy, loose (not muffin-like), appropriately shaped, and just little bites of heaven. I should have discovered this earlier because I made cupcakes for a recent party and these would have been a MUCH better and more presentable cupcake to bring (the others were not nearly as good). Well done and I absolutely adore this recipe!! Recipe >> Moist Vanilla Cupcakes @ lifeloveandsugar.com ================