Sometimes you just need a donut. If y’all are anything like I am (heaven help you…), a quick donut recipe is one that you will treasure. This donut is a bit unique in that it is made with a French pastry dough that puffs. It’s exactly the same base that cream puffs and eclairs are…
Confections / Sweets
Maple Glazed Pecan Hot Cross Buns
Hot cross buns… Hot cross buns… Da da da daa… Da da da daaaaa… Candied pecan maple glazed hot cross buns! — I didn’t really grow up with these in my house in early Spring and Easter, but certainly have always enjoyed when I can get my hands on them now. Sweet, buttery rich bread…
Frosted Blueberry Coffee Cake
Coffee cake could possibly be my all-time favorite brunch bite. The crumble streusel topping, sweetness with a buttery cake. Nearly anything is elevated when served with coffee for me, but this cake, well… takes the cake. I’ve aired my frustration that coffee cake doesn’t have actual coffee in it (and took care of that in…
Old Fashioned Cocktail Apple Butter
Old fashioned cocktail meets good ol’ Southern apple butter in this simple spread recipe. Seriously good apple butter with the added kick of bourbon, bitters, and maraschino cherry. When I was a kid, applesauce was one of my favorite lunch sides. It’s kinda weird that as an adult I don’t really love cooked apple things….
Peppermint Cookies & Cream Marshmallows
The fluffiest of fluffy homemade marshmallow recipes. Vanilla bean and peppermint layered marshmallows topped with soft peppermint crushed candy, white chocolate, and crushed cookies and cream cookies. This post is sponsored by Kroger. Over the years (years, y’all… it’s still a bit cray to think that I’ve had this blog thing going since December of…
Pecan Pie Pizzelle Cookie Sandwiches
Sticky, sweet pecan pie filled waffle pizzelle cookies with chopped pecans. Smooth caramel pecan pie filling between two waffle cookies makes the perfect holiday cookie recipe. Pecan pie ov er pumpkin pie ANY. DAY. Y’ALL. And dare I say it… Pecan pie filling in a cookie sandwich may be higher on my dessert favs list…
Cornflake Cookies
Get out the butta and pecans. It’s that time of year, y’all. Bake, bake, bake. Without a doubt, this is when everyone pulls out their favorite sweet treats to make for their friends and family. These cookies are a favorite of mine, possibly my all-time #1, having grown up eating them like it was my job….
Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
Rich, warm molten chocolate lava cake doesn’t have to be a special night-out dinner dessert. You can whip this decadent cake up in minutes. I made mine right on my grill. If you’ve read any of my last few posts, you’ll know that I am so very ready for cooler weather so I can live…
Honey Glazed Brown Sugar Fig Swirl Cake
Insanely delicious brown sugar swirl coffee cake recipe packed full of bourbon vanilla dried figs, topped with honey glaze. Just enough sweet, swirl, and sticky for the perfect dessert. I know, y’all. That name is a bit long, right? I tried to cut it down but honestly, every single one of those words is needed…
Honey Roasted Fig Swiss Buttercream Macarons
Classic almond macarons with a delicious honey-roasted fig Swiss buttercream filling. This recipe uses fresh figs that are roasted with honey, reduced, and folded into a perfectly smooth buttercream. Gettin’ figgy with it over at Southern Fatty today. By now, y’all know that I haven’t stopped making macarons even as the fad fades a bit….