Recipes

These zingy scones always hit the spot! And te satisfying sweetness delivered by my simple lemon icing packs a punch! These scones are quick and easy to bake, making them a perfect addition to your afternoon cup of tea or coffee routine. These scones are one of my favorites and are a great first-bake. Once you get this simple recipe down, you'll be baking these iced lemon scones everyday! Give them a whirl today! 

This banana bread is a classic, and my recipe also gives you the opportunity learn how to make warmly spiced butter. And don't worry it's easier than it sounds! Making your own doesn't require a churner or any fancy machinery, just jar with a lid and some elbow grease. This recipe is so easy you can whip up a batch in under 45 minutes! So, give it a go and let's get baking! 

Crepes are one of those bakes that look impressive, but are actually quite simple to make. They can be savory or sweet (the choice is completely up to you!) Sweet crepes might be filled with a homemade berry compote, while spinach and feta crepes can make a delicious light lunch! You can easily experiment with different fillings and textures because the crepe batter is so simple (the batter itself contains only eggs, milk, flour, salt, vanilla extract). Although, cooking crepes might take a little practice to get a hang of, it's worth it! Once you can flip a crepe, the world  truly is your oyster!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies strike the delicious balance between crispy and chewy. Crunchy outer edges of the cookie compliment the chewy middle dappled with spots of melted chocolate. The rolled oats create a hearty cookie. You can also change up the mix-ins! From chopped nuts to dried fruit, you can customize to your heart's content!

The Best Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles! Our favorite soft-centered, spiced, comfort cookie! Generously rolled in cinnamon sugar and packed with flavor, these cookies always look and taste stunning. Delicious alongside a glass of milk or crumbled on ice cream, these versatile cookies are remain a fan-favorite.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Even a peanut butter hater (I was!), won't be able to get enough of these crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth cookies! An adaptation of a long-trusted family recipe, these cookies are always a hit. And since peanut butter is usually a household staple, most people already have everything they need to make a batch!

Small Batch Oatmeal Lace Cookies

 These delicate cookies are special because of their thin, crispy texture. When the cookies are baked, the dough spreads out giving them the appearance of golden lace. These delicate cookies are buttery and golden. Oats bring a heartiness and slight chewiness to the cookies, while the brown sugar provides a rich, full flavor.

Lemon Blueberry Scones

Fresh blueberries in these zesty lemon scones, burst open while the scones are baking, providing a unique sweetness and contrast between the flavors. They taste like sunshine in a bottle and make a superb compliment to a hot cup of English tea!

Mini Cranberry Scones

These scones were one of the first things I learned how to bake. This recipe is straightforward, allows you to practice various techniques, and results in a delicious breakfast treat! You can easily switch up the cranberries for other dried fruit or mix-ins (like chocolate chips)!

Mini Apple Cinnamon Bread

 Apples and cinnamon are always a dream combination. The apples give the bread moisture while the cinnamon adds comforting, spicy warmth. Slice and serve these loaves while warm for the best eating experience.

Mini Lemon Poppyseed Loaves

These petite loaves have an extraordinarily light, tender crumb. Topped with a drizzly lemon glaze, the combination of lemon and poppyseeds provide wonderful contrast in flavor and texture!

Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Muffins

These bakery-style chocolate chip muffins are soft and dotted with delicious melted chocolate pockets! Slice in half and serve these muffins while they're still warm alongside Homemade Butter. Warmed vanilla milk, tea, or another hot drink go well with these generous muffins.

Apple Oatmeal Muffins

These apple oatmeal muffins are the perfect to-go breakfast or snack! Packed with soft apples, spices, and chewy oats, these muffins are the perfect filling snack that will keep you going for the whole day! Each bite of this muffin will make you want to come back for another!

Mini Individual Apple Crisps

These little apple crisps are a quick easy dessert to whip up, even on a school night! An all-time family favorite, and perfect for satisfying an apple craving, combined with a scoop of Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream, these crisps never disappoint.

Small Batch Fudgy Chocolate Brownies

These brownies are perfect for as a late night snack or an after school treat! Though this batch may be small, chocolate is incorporated in various forms to create an intensely chocolate flavor. Plus, small batches ensure that you don't end up with lots of leftover brownies!

Homemade Lemon Curd

Zingy and sharp, lemon curd helps cut through the sweetness of rich desserts and provides a strong, fresh flavor. Made using a traditional egg-yolk base, my lemon curd is creamy and rich. I like my lemon curd very tangy, but you're welcome to adjust the sweetness to fit your needs. This lemon curd works well with my Mini Angel Food Cakes or folded into a batch of Chantilly Cream to fill Cream Puffs!

Homemade Strawberry Chocolate Granola Bars

These healthy granola bars are filled with almonds, nut butter, oats, and a handful of freeze-dried strawberries and chocolate chips. Granola bars may seem like a strange thing to make yourself, but they are surprisingly easy and will keep up for up to a week if stored in an airtight container. These bars are perfect for outdoor trips, car rides, or whenever you might need a quick bite to eat!

Mixed Berry Sorbet

Refreshing without being too heavy or dense, this homemade sorbet is sure to satisfy any craving for a refreshing, fruity desert. Since the end result depends on on your fruit mixture of choice, each time your sorbet might turn out a little differently. So, experiment with flavors and different ratios of berries to find your perfect flavor combo!

Classic Vanilla Ice Cream

This easy ice cream recipe is great for a hot summer day! This recipe involves no eggs or cooking and can easily be prepared in the morning and ready by that evening. The hardest part might just be waiting for the ice cream to freeze solid!  Although, homemade vanilla ice cream is hard to beat, you are free to play around with flavors and textures.

Homemade Baked Apple Chips

Tossed in cinnamon sugar, these easy apple chips are amazing are a great way to use up apples. A delicious snack anytime, anywhere, these chips are everything you would get in commercial apple chips without the extra ingredients and preservatives. You don't need any fancy equipment, just an oven and a little patience!

3-Ingredient Homemade Potato Chips

These healthy, homemade baked potato chips are addictive in the best way! Coming together using only 3 ingredients: potatoes, olive oil, and salt, it's hard to go wrong with this nearly fool-proof recipe! Plus, there's no deep-frying necessary! These potato chips make a wonderful snack for big gatherings or a movie night in.

Ladyfingers

Ladyfingers: light, delicate, slightly spongy vanilla pillows encased by a pleasantly crunchy, golden sweet exterior. These unique, springy biscuits are addictive and versatile. While they're amazing on their own, ladyfingers are often also used in the construction of trifles or cakes to add a structure and texture to a more complex bake.

Popovers with Homemade Jam

These popovers are so buttery and light and my homemade raspberry jam pushes it over the top! The golden brown crispy exterior pairs amazingly with the warm, soft eggy interior. They only require 5 ingredients: all-purpose flour, eggs, salt, milk and butter. Just remember, don't open the oven while they're baking!

Lemon Brown Butter Crinkle Cookies

These cookies are beautiful and delicate. Flavored with lemon zest and brown butter, the butter adds nutty complexity to these cookies. The browning the butter takes a bit of patience, but it's worthwhile! The dough also is rolled in confectioners' sugar just before baking which results in a pretty, cracked or "crinkled" appearance, hence the name! These cookies are sure to be a delight at any gathering, so give them a try!

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Perfect for dipping in a glass of cold milk, these cookies are an elevated version of the classic chocolate chip cookie. I reinvented the original, adding brown butter and bread flour to create the ULTIMATE chocolate chip cookie. You just can't go wrong with a ooey gooey, chewy chocolate chip cookie. This recipe involves some new skills, but don't worry! My recipe will walk you through each step, so you can bake with confidence!

Mini Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

These ice cream sandwiches are chocolatey, gooey, and decadent, everything you would want in a good ice cream sandwich! The crackly brownies contrast well with the creamy ice cream. Bonus points if you make your own Ice Cream, but if you are in a rush feel free to use whatever ice cream you like! (Using store-bought isn't a crime!)

Small Batch Angel Food Cakes with Citrus Curd

These angel food cakes are a fluffy dream (almost like eating a cloud)! I love serving these cakes with lemon curd, but the topping is ultimately up to you! These seemingly daunting, and elegant desserts may seem impossible, but with some practice and patience, it is achievable!

Mini Monkey Bread

This sticky, indulgent pull-apart bread is all you could wish for! Monkey bread is a part-biscuit and part-cinnamon roll: it's formed out of bite-sized pieces of biscuit which are tossed in cinnamon sugar and butter and squished together into a bundt pan to make a mini bread of golden deliciousness!

Homemade Apple Galettes

These rustic, yet elegant apple galettes are formed by hand. Unlike a traditional pie, there is no need for fancy crimping or lattice work, just a flaky, buttery pie crust and a delicious apple filling. You can also get creative with the arrangement of the apple slices which can sometimes look even more impressive than a regular pie!

Small Batch Mini Spiced Sticky Buns

These sticky buns are out of this world! The small batch is easy to handle and means that you won't have a dozen leftover! Although, these sticky buns take longer than eggs and toast, the extra time and effort is certainly worth it! Plus, the make-ahead option allows you to do all the preparation for the next morning.

Mini Cinnamon Rolls

Give these fluffy, pillow-soft cinnamon rolls a go! Drizzled with a simple, sweet icing, these are best straight out of the oven and are a wonderful, leisurely weekend breakfast bake! Remember to check out our tips and tricks page (Dental Floss Hack), so you don't ruin your swirl while cutting!

Baked Churros

These churros are incredible! Perfectly cinnamon-sugared and drizzled with melted butter, these churros are a dessert lovers' dream! Deep-frying can take some practice, but once you have that down you're good to go!

Mini Baked Chocolate Doughnuts

Also known as cake doughnuts because their texture is similar to that of cakes, these mini doughnuts are so fun and can be decorated however you like. You'll need a mini doughnut pan to make these cuties!

Mini Strawberry Pavlovas

Light and airy, these pavlovas are incredible! The crisp exterior contrasts beautifully with the marshmallowy center of the pavlova and topped with a fresh strawberry coulis, these desserts are true showstoppers! As they are small, individual pavlovas could be served as a "assemble your own pavlova" or you could have them already prepared for your guests. Although, they are a little time-consuming, they are worth the effort!

Classic Cream Puffs Filled With Creme Patisserie

Cream puffs may seem difficult, but just follow the recipe one step at a time. You can even break up filling preparation, choux making, and assembly over several days, so it's less of a daunting task. Also don't be afraid of the long, fancy French words! Creme patisserie is also known as pasty cream and pâte à choux is simply special type of airy, light French dough. Doesn't sound as scary does it? 

Taiwanese Castella Cake 

Fluffy Japanese Cheesecake

Mini Rainbow Crepe Cakes

These mini rainbow crepe cakes are stunning! The combination of the layering and colors is striking and celebratory! Carefully layered with raspberry or lemon whipped cream, these cakes are also delicious and light. You can also make larger versions of this cake, but I thought these minis were particularly adorable!

Pastry Pockets 

These pastry pockets are absolutely delish and so fun! Mix and match fillings to customize your pocket to your taste! Berry jam, cinnamon, apple, chocolate banana, and strawberries and cream! The options are endless! This bake is flexible and includes a basic pie recipe and guidance on making the various filling options.

Classic Tuiles 

Tuiles are a very fun, very unusual bake. They are baked and shaped while hot. They can be made into a variety of shapes. The shaping process takes practice, but with time it becomes easier and less awkward. Tuiles are are an impressive, edible vessel to present mousse, cream, ice cream, or sorbet in.

Mille Feuilles with Creme Patisserie

Mille feuille translates to "thousand layers or sheets." The name is fitting as the lamination of puff pastry creates numerous, delicate layers. Mille feuilles are a stacked type of French patisserie typically consisting of 3 layers of puff pastry, sandwiched together with rich pastry cream or diplomat cream and fresh berries or a coulis.