Cacao Coconut Butter

I’ve always dreamt of making my own Nutella. Unluckily, whenever actually pursuing this dream crosses my mind, we never have hazelnuts. And it’s not like we have peanuts either, so I could make chocolate peanut butter. Or even an adequate amount of almonds (we go through almonds like money in my house) for cocoa-almond butter.…

Black and White Brownies

When I was younger, I never liked white chocolate. I think it all started when I thought I was eating white chocolate covered raisins, and it turns out they were yogurt-covered. From that point on, whenever I ate white chocolate all I could think about was yogurt. (I also wasn’t the biggest yogurt fan as a…

Dark Chocolate Energy Bites

I’ve gotta tell you, I had a really hard time naming these “Energy Bites”. Originally I was going to call them “Dark Chocolate Energy Bites”. But after tasting them, I almost had to change the name to “Cookie Dough Energy Bites”. Because they taste like COOKIE DOUGH!!! Like I mentioned in my recipe for Single Serving…

Apple Pie for One (In an Apple!)

Apple Pie is the quintessential American dessert. And what’s better than apple pie in an actual apple? I only ever have apple pie once a year. Usually, on Thanksgiving. Of course, the apple pie never really gets the attention it deserves on this particular holiday, at least not from me! In the company of a fresh…

Chunky Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

What are some of your favorite foods? I tend to lean to the “sweet” side of the food group (if dessert is counted as a food group) when asked this question. My favorites are peanut butter, chocolate chip cookies, carrot cake, and coffee ice cream, to name just a few. And we all know I…