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Lemon Crumb Bars

May 19, 2019 by Amber | Dessert Now Dinner Later Leave a Comment

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Lemon Crumb Bars have a lightly sweet and buttery cookie base that doubles as the crumb topping, and an easy creamy lemon filling in the center. A delicious bar dessert that is a great substitute for pie. For the streusel fanatic, crumb bars are heaven sent! I love them so much I have multiple variations including Blueberry, Strawberries & Cream, and Peach, to name a few. The base that doubles as the topping is all the same. The only difference is the fruit centers. … Read more...

Chocolate Snickerdoodles

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Chocolate Snickerdoodles – soft and chewy chocolate cookies are coated in cinnamon-sugar and baked to perfection. Classic snickerdoodles are delicious because they are slightly crisp on the outside, soft and buttery on the inside, with plenty of cinnamon-sugar. These chocolate snickerdoodles are all of that, with the addition of cocoa powder.

Strawberry Sugar Cookie Bars

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Strawberry Sugar Cookie Bars – soft, moist sugar cookie bars are topped with a natural strawberry frosting. Super easy to make and serves a crowd! Peak strawberry season is from April-June and it’s making me crave all the strawberry desserts. So I’ve put together my favorite sugar cookie recipe baked into a bar and topped […]

Coconut Key Lime Pie

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Coconut Key Lime Pie has coconut in the crust, cream of coconut in the key lime filling, and toasted coconut on top! A tropical dessert that’s creamy, sweet, and tart. This dessert takes classic key lime pie and adds the twist of coconut. There is coconut in every layer of this coconut key lime pie: […]

Microwave Lemon Curd

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This fast and easy Microwave Lemon Curd is thick and creamy, and cooked in only 5 minutes or less. Use it in pies, tarts, cream puffs, cakes, and more! Lemon Curd is a preserve, like a jam or jelly, and is also used as a dessert spread and topping. It is smooth and creamy like […]

Strawberry Agua Fresca

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Strawberry Agua Fresca (agua fresca de fresa) is an easy Mexican drink of refreshing fruit water that is lightly sweetened and uses fresh summer strawberries. Agua fresca, Spanish for “fresh water” or “cool water” is made with water and fruit. It’s a much lighter and more refreshing drink, composed mostly of water with fruit blended or […]

Brown Sugar Mustard Glazed Ham

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Brown Sugar Mustard Glazed Ham is super easy to make with only a few common ingredients for a thick, sticky glaze. No pre-cooking the glaze. Just mix, slather, and bake. It’s the easiest holiday ham! The brown sugar mustard glaze on this ham almost doubles as a gravy because it is thick and saucy. Plus, […]

Lemon Cream Cheese Pie

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Lemon Cream Cheese Pie has layers of no-bake cheesecake and an easy microwave lemon curd inside of a vanilla wafer crust. It’s the perfect combination of sweet and tart. A great dessert for spring, Easter, or summer! A few months ago I made a Raspberry Cream Pie, which is just like this Lemon Cream Cheese […]

Funfetti Rainbow Cupcakes

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These Funfetti Rainbow Cupcakes are colorful inside and out! Homemade funfetti cupcakes are moist and full of sprinkles. Then topped with a colorful buttercream rainbow and mini marshmallow clouds. Super fun for birthday cupcakes or perfectly festive for St. Patrick’s Day! Rainbow Cupcakes are so colorful and happy! They are perfect for spring, summer, or […]

Reese’s Muddy Buddies

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*Thanks to Reese’s and Kroger for partnering with me to bring you this delicious recipe. All opinions are mine alone. Reese’s Muddy Buddies are a twist on the classic with both chocolate and peanut butter coated cereal pieces tossed together with Reese’s Pieces and Reese’s Minis. This is the ultimate peanut butter and chocolate puppy […]

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

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No ice cream maker required for this no churn Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream. It’s creamy, with just the right amount of mint. Use Andes mint chips for extra mint flavor, or keep it classic with mini chocolate chips. According to the International Dairy Foods Association, mint chocolate chip ice cream is one of the 5 most […]