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Chocolate Chip Popcorn Ice Cream Sandwiches

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These Chocolate Chip Popcorn Ice Cream Sandwiches are the must have treat of the summer. Perfectly sweet & fun for everyone no matter your age! A perfect chocolate dessert for summer. 

You’ve never had an ice cream sandwich like this. These Chocolate Chip Popcorn Ice Cream Sandwiches are literally dessert perfection. 

Salty and sweet are the perfect combo, especially when it comes to dessert.  This combo of salty popcorn plus sweet cookies, ice cream and chocolate are literally a match made in heaven.  It may be an unlikely pairing and one you’ve never thought of, however, once you try it, you will wonder why you’ve never tried it before!  

Another reason this is a great reason is that kids will go nuts over making it.  Kids love making popcorn. Whether you make it on the stove or in your microwave, the pops send them in a gigglefit every single time. 

Then, you’re combining popcorn with chocolate, putting ice cream between two cookies, and then putting them all together. 

What ingredients do you need to make Chocolate Chip Popcorn Ice Cream Sandwiches?

  • Popcorn 
  • Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Chocolate bar
  • Chocolate Chip Cookies

That’s it!  These four ingredients are all you need to make these delicious ice cream sandwiches.  They do take a little bit of time to make, but it’s perfect for a fun project once the kids are off school! 

How do you make Chocolate Chip Popcorn Ice Cream Sandwiches?

You’re going to make these in batch processes.  First, you need to make your popcorn according to the instructions.  Depending on if you are making this in a bag or with kernels on the stove will depend on how you make.  You want to choose a non-buttered popcorn to work best for this recipe.

Once you have your popcorn made, you need to reserve approximately 2 cups of the popcorn.  With the remaining amount, feel free to eat it, make a popcorn necklace, or anything else. 

In a microwave safe bowl or double broiler, melt the chocolate bar down.  Dip your cooked popcorn into the chocolate, then place on a wax lined baking sheet. Freeze for 20 minutes. 

Take one large scoop of ice cream and place it between two chocolate chip cookies.  Then, push the chocolate coated popcorn into the sides gently. 

Serve them immediately or place in an air tight container in the freezer until ready to serve.  Good for about 2 months. 

Can I prep these chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches ahead of time?

Absolutely! Make the recipe as directed and instead of immediately serving store in an air tight container in the freezer for up to two months.  Eat one at a time or serve all together.  It’s best to take out 5-10 minutes before serving. 

Can I make these vegan or allergy friendly ice cream sandwiches?

As parents, we are fully aware of food allergies and preferences and are working to make our recipes inclusive for everyone. With that, we are happy to say that you can totally make these vegan or allergy friendly ice cream sandwiches. 

You can purchase or make allergy friendly chocolate chip cookies. As well as purchasing or making non-dairy popcorn. We like to pop our own kernels in a little bit of oil and use from there.  Our go to Top 8 Free chocolate is Enjoy life.  Just melt down 1/2 cup of chips in the same process as using the bar in the original recipe.  And lastly, swap with a non-dairy, allergy safe ice cream. Even a banana nice cream would work, it would just have a banana taste. 

Follow the recipe instructions as written and you’ll have food allergy safe ice cream sandwiches! 

What are other cookie recipes that I should try?

There are endless cookies that you should try, but here are some of our favorite! 

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Chocolate Chip Popcorn Ice Cream Sandwiches
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
0 mins
Freezing Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

These Chocolate Chip Popcorn Ice Cream Sandwiches are the must have treat of the summer. Perfectly sweet & fun for everyone no matter your age! A perfect chocolate dessert for summer. 

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies, dessert
Servings: 6 cookie sandwiches
Calories: 564 kcal
Author: Andrew
Ingredients
  • 2 cups cooked popcorn
  • 1 quart vanilla bean ice cream
  • 4 oz baking chocolate bar
  • 12 chocolate chip cookies
Instructions

  1. Make popcorn according to instructions on bag or container using. Cool.

  2. In a microwave safe bowl or double broiler, melt chocolate bar down.

  3. Dip popcorn into chocolate and place on wax lined baking sheet.
  4. Freeze for at least 20 minutes.

  5. Take one scoop of ice cream and sandwich it between two cookies.

  6. Push popcorn gently into sides of ice cream.
  7. Serve immediately or place on a baking sheet and into freezer until ready to serve.

  8. Store any leftovers in freezer safe container up to 2 months.

Recipe Notes

**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 

 

**Please see notes above recipe card about allergy friendly baking for this recipe. 

Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Chip Popcorn Ice Cream Sandwiches
Amount Per Serving (1 sandwich)
Calories 564 Calories from Fat 279
% Daily Value*
Fat 31g48%
Saturated Fat 17g106%
Cholesterol 72mg24%
Sodium 209mg9%
Potassium 501mg14%
Carbohydrates 64g21%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 45g50%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 665IU13%
Vitamin C 0.9mg1%
Calcium 216mg22%
Iron 2.8mg16%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

 

This post was originally published on 8/29/17 and updated on 5/15/19.

30 Drool-worthy Dessert Truffle Recipes

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We’re sharing 30+ delicious dessert truffle recipes that the entire family will love! Perfectly sweet, bite sized treats are great for parties, holidays, gifts, and more!

If you have never had a truffle, you may not know that you are completely missing out on a delicious treat.  These little dessert creations are perfect for any sweet tooth craving, parties, and even gifts! 

What are Dessert Truffles?

Traditionally, a dessert truffle is actually a chocolate truffle.  It’s originally made with a chocolate ganache center and then it’s coasted in more chocolate or cocoa powder, sometimes even nuts. Yes, you read that right — chocolate on chocolate on chocolate.  Sounds heavenly, right?  I think so too.

Usually, that are circular in shape.  Not to be confused with truffles that are actually edible fungi and very expensive. 

While traditionally they are dark or milk chocolate, many people have gone on to create dessert truffles that are made from white chocolate, have caramel or liqueur centers, and more. The possibilities are truly endless. 

Are truffles just cake balls?

No. While they are both circular in shape and sometimes coating in a chocolate coating, the inside of truffles are not made from a balled up cake center.  They are both delicious treats, but they are not the same thing. 

How do you store chocolate truffles?

Unless noted, chocolate truffles and other dessert flavored truffles are usually stored in an air tight container and not refrigerated. Putting in an air tight container is important because chocolate can take on smells of things around it and you don’t want your sweet treats tasting like tonight’s taco dinner! 

How long do chocolate truffles last?

Well, that completely depends on the type of person you are! Truffles are usually good for 1 to 2 weeks if store properly. However, that’s only if they can actually last that long in your house!

Chocolate Truffles

10+ of our recipes are chocolate truffles. We are including so many chocolate dessert truffles because that is what they are traditionally made from.

101: ganache | Sheri Silver - living a well-tended life... at any age

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Classic ganache filled chocolate truffles.

Oreo Bites - Souffle Bombay

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Super easy, 3 ingredient chocolate cookie truffle recipe

Bittersweet Chocolate Champagne Truffles

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Chocolate and Champagne truffles, perfect for romantic desserts.

Coffee and Cardamom Truffles

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Easy Coffee and Cardamom Truffles ~ this easy homemade candy is a decadent combination of dark chocolate, cardamom, and coffee, reminiscent of the flavors of Turkish coffee!

Chocolate Truffle Recipe Stuffed with Peanut Butter

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This healthy chocolate truffle recipe is quick and easy, and has a surprise ingredient to keep them healthy! It has a yummy banana chip coating, and a peanut butter filling.

Brigadeiros - Chocolate Truffle Candies from Brazil, Negrinhos

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A Brazilian take on truffles. Brigadeiros are truffle-like confections made from cocoa or chocolate powder and condensed milk.

Salted Chocolate Stout Truffles

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These chocolate truffles have beer in them so great for Father's Day for dads that like beer.

Coconut Cream Truffles

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Deliciously sweet coconut truffles rolled in chocolate and topped with more coconut.

Eggnog Truffles

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White chocolate truffles are infused with the flavors of eggnog. Perfect for Christmas gifts!

M & M's Crispy Are Back!

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White Chocolate filled with M&Ms and rolled in sprinkles

Chocolate Truffle Recipe with Coconut {Healthy}

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This quick and easy, chocolate truffle recipe tastes like an Almond Joy but is made with avocado, and is naturally sweetened!

Chocolate Avocado Truffles

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Healthier spin on a traditional chocolate truffle by making the filling with avocado.

Fruit Flavored Truffle Recipes

Chocolate and Fruit flavors, like raspberry, merry so well together. Here's a few fruity flavored truffle recipes.

Raspberry Chocolate Truffles & Drunken Cherries {Party Series 6}

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Delicious chocolate treats with a raspberry liqueur filling.

Raspberry Surprise Chocolate Truffles

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Raspberry truffles again but with a surprise! Check it out.

Blueberry Cookie Dough Almond Flour Truffles with White Chocolate

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Just 6 ingredients needed for this explosion of white chocolate and blueberry!

Nut Butter Truffle Recipes

These delicious truffle recipes swap out the chocolate center for nut butter flavored truffles. Still an awesome treat!

Paleo Almond Butter Truffles

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Just 4 ingredients to make these almond butter filled treats.

White Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles

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White Chocolate plus peanut butter is a match made in heaven for so many sweet and savory loving fans.

Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Balls ("Buckeyes")

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These peanut butter balls are swapped out for milk chocolate instead of white. Try both!

Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treat Truffles

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Sort of cookie dough like, this opt for rice crispy treat centers! Perfect crunch!

Cookie Dough Truffle Recipes

These delicious truffle recipes forgo the chocolate ganache center and opt for yummy cookie dough instead.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles (or Pops!)

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Like eating cookie dough better than the actual baked cookies? Then these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles are for you!
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Chocolate Chip Banana Cookie Dough Truffles

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Cookie dough lovers will love these truffles; they're sweetened with banana and there's no worrying about raw egg!

Samoas Truffles

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Girl Scout lovers unite! These samoas cookie filled truffle are delicious.

Vegan Truffle Recipes

Just because you are plant based doesn't mean that you can't enjoy delicious chocolate filled desserts. All of these recipes do not contain dairy, egg or non-plant based foods.

Rum Cardamom Fig Chocolate Truffles (Vegan)

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Perfectly sweetened chocolate truffles with liqueur filling.

Vegan Dark Chocolate & Orange Truffles

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Give a gift that’s really from the heart, VEGAN DARK CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES.

Vegan Plum Truffles

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This recipe uses dried plums as the base instead of heavy cream, butter and sugar. It is a great swap while maintaining a lot of flavor.

Healthy Coconut Date Truffles – Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free, Raw, Vegan Energy Balls!

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Healthy truffles? No kidding! Cocoa + coconut, naturally sweetened with dates – it’s like a miracle! They taste AMAZING!

No Bake Pumpkin Truffles {Dairy Free!}

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Perfect fall treat! Delicious pumpkin filled truffles.

Vegan Chocolate Truffles (GF)

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These Vegan Chocolate Truffles are the most delicious treat – they’re melt-in-your-mouth silky, super creamy and perfectly sweet.

Vegan White Chocolate Truffles

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These Vegan White Chocolate Truffles are velvety, creamy and perfectly sweet! They make the best pretty and elegant treat!

This post was originally published on 5/2/2015 and updated on 5/2/2019.

Decadent Caramel Apple Sauce (Vegan Option)

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Somewhere between caramel apple dip and indulgent fruit sauces you have this decadent caramel apple sauce recipe. Once you make it you’ll want to pour it over cheesecakes, stuff into doughnuts, drizzle over cupcake frosting, spread on pancakes, and more. 

caramel apple sauce recipe

Growing up in West Virginia there weren’t many things to do. Every year though there was a small carnival that came to our tiny town. It was there that I discovered my love for caramel apples.  It was one of the few times that we were allowed to get two treats when we went somewhere – caramel apples and cotton candy. Of course, there came a stipulation — you had to eat the actual apple if they were going to buy one. I used to try to figure out how to eat the entire middle of the apple and leave the caramel and nuts until the end. Unfortunately, I was never great at that!

how to make caramel apple sauce

I’ve never outgrown my love of caramel apples. However, as I’ve grown older, I have figured out that my true love is not necessarily with the apples, but with the caramel sauce. Andrew and our girls share this love with me too. I’ll never grown out of my fondness for caramel apples or caramel, but this caramel apple sauce recipe is my current love obsession.

What is caramel apple sauce?

Caramel Apple Sauce is a simple caramel sauce recipe that has been cooked with actual apples and apple pie spice. After cooking down, the apples are mashed into the liquid sauce. You can either leave the tiny bits inside or it can be strained to remove any chunks. The end result is this decadent caramel apple sauce that will leave your mouth watering for more.

caramel sauce with apples

What are the ingredients in caramel apple sauce?

While this is a truly decadent caramel apple sauce, it’s an easy caramel sauce. The ingredients include:

  • apples
  • apple cider
  • unsalted butter
  • apple pie spice
  • brown sugar
  • water
  • lemons.

It’s proof that you don’t need a ton of fancy ingredients to have a truly remarkable recipe.

decadent caramel apple sauce

Can I make this a vegan caramel apple sauce?

The only ingredients in this recipe that make it not vegan are the butter.  You can simply swap that ingredients with a vegan approved butter (we like Earth Balance Soy free) and proceed with the recipe as called for.

How can you use caramel apple sauce?

Try this amazing caramel apple sauce recipe these these Caramel Apple Cheesecake Baked Apples!

caramel cheesecake baked apples

Or spread on this delicious Caramel Apple Cheesecake!

caramel apple cheesecake

How do you make caramel apple sauce?

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Caramel Apple Sauce
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

Somewhere between caramel apple dip and indulgent fruit sauces you have this decadent caramel apple sauce recipe. Once you make it you'll want to pour it over cheesecakes, stuff into doughnuts, drizzle over cupcake frosting, spread on pancakes, and more. 

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dessert
Servings: 12
Calories: 78 kcal
Author: Larisha Campbell
Ingredients
  • 2 fuji apples (or other sweet variety), peeled and diced small
  • 1 lemon
  • 3/4 cup water, divided
  • 1/2 cup apple cider
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter (use vegan or dairy free if needed)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tbsp apple pie spice
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
Instructions

  1. In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, apple pie spice, and nutmeg.  Set aside. 

  2. In a bowl, combine the diced apples and juice from one lemon. 

  3. In a medium saucepan, add 1/2 cup of water over medium heat. 

  4. Once water begins to boil, add apple and lemon mixture. Occasionally stirring. 

  5. After about 10 minutes, the water should be almost evaporated and the apples beginning to break down.  Add another 1/4 cup water. 

  6. After that 1/4 cup water almost evaporates, add the cider. Stir to combine. 

  7. Let cook for two minutes, then add the butter.

  8. After butter has melted, add the brown sugar mixture. 

  9. Let cook, stirring often, until brown sugar has completely melted and caramel apple sauce is well combined. 

Recipe Notes

If any chunks remain, you can use a masher to make them smaller. 

**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 

Nutrition Facts
Caramel Apple Sauce
Amount Per Serving (2 tbsp)
Calories 78 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 4mg0%
Potassium 34mg1%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Sugar 10g11%
Vitamin A 120IU2%
Vitamin C 4.9mg6%
Calcium 19mg2%
Iron 0.2mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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This post was originally published on 3/9/2018. Updated on 4/5/19.

Chocolate Covered Caramel Cheesecake Bites

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These Chocolate Covered Caramel Cheesecake Bites are the perfect entertaining dessert. These bites size cheesecake bites will make you the star of the day!

chocolate covered caramel cheesecake bites

I remember get togethers at my aunt’s house growing up where a family friend would always bring these amazing pepperoni rolls and cherry cheesecakes. Both were always gone in a flash. Decadent cream cheese filling with a crunchy sweet crust and topped with a rich cherry filling topping that would burst in your mouth. As a kid, there was nothing better than that. They were to die for and that’s where I know my love of cheesecake started.

For me, cheesecake is one of the things that I believe could cure world tensions. Everyone just needs to sit down and eat some amazingly delicious cheesecake together and work it all out. Am I right?

While, I personally would enjoy just sitting down with the pan of cheesecake and a fork, I know many people think it’s really indulgent and just want to have a small piece. It’s kind of awkward to cut though so we have recently been making these in a square pan and cutting into bite size pieces to take to get togethers.

What ingredients do I need to make these chocolate covered caramel cheesecake bites?

There are four parts to these chocolate covered caramel cheesecake bites.  I know that may sound like a lot, but I promise it comes together really easily. You will need to make the crust, cheesecake filling, caramel, and chocolate sauce.  For everything together for these chocolate covered caramel cheesecake bites, you will need:

  • graham crackers
  • unsalted butter
  • brown sugar
  • sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • cream cheese
  • eggs
  • brown sugar
  • heavy cream
  • vanilla
  • salt
  • chocolate chips
  • coconut oil

Even though there are four total parts to this recipe, you still only need 13 ingredients.  Not bad for a recipe that’s going to be one of your favorite dessert recipes for gatherings.

How do you make chocolate covered caramel cheesecake bites?

This amazing dessert recipe is actually fairly easy to make. To start, you’re going to want to preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Place foils on the bottom of a 9×13 cake pan.

In a food processor, crush the graham crackers to crumbs.  If you do not have a food processor you can also achieve this by adding the crackers to a gallon size ziploc bag and use a rolling pin or flat size of a meat tenderizer until you get crumbs. Add the crumbs into a bowl with the brown sugar and melted butter.  Stir this mixture together and them press onto the bottom of the pan evenly using the back of a spoon or your hands. Bake for 10 minutes, remove and let cool.

While your crust is baking, you can start the cheesecake filling.  Grab a large bowl and beat all the cream cheese together until really nice and creamy.  Add in the sugar and vanilla and blend well. Then, one at a time add the eggs and beat on low until just blended. Don’t over mix.  Pour this over the cooled crust.

Place in oven for an hour to hour and fifteen minutes.  The center should almost be set but have a slight jiggle.  Turn off the oven and allow the cheesecake to remain inside, door closed, for 30-45 minutes.  Let cool to touch, then refrigerate overnight to let set up all the way.  If you are short on time, you can freeze for 2 hours.

Caramel and cheesecake toppings

Then, you are going to want to make your caramel sauce the day you are ready to make the cheesecake bites. In a small pot, over medium heat, add brown sugar, heavy cream, butter, and vanilla.  Let cook, stirring frequently for 10-15 minutes. It will be thickened.  Let cool for 30 minutes.  Then pour over the cheesecake and place in freezer for an hour until solid.
Lastly, the chocolate covered part.  Using a double broiler, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil together until melted. Bring the cheesecake out of freezer and remove from pan. Pull off foil from the sides.  Cut the cheesecake into bite size pieces.
If the cheesecake begins to soften too much during this phase, then place back in the freezer.  Dip or drizzle chocolate across cheesecake pieces.  Place on a wax paper lined baking sheet.  Repeat with all remaining ingredients.  Place in the freezer for 30 minutes, then move to fridge until ready to serve.  Store any leftovers in fridge or freezer.

making cheesecake bites

Can kids help make these chocolate covered caramel cheesecake bites?

We used to do a series on here called Mini Chef Mondays where we would show our oldest baking something with us and learning her way around the kitchen.  Some of the things that she could do for this recipe that you kids could also help with is:

  • Turn on and use the food processor or crushing with a rolling pin if using a ziploc bag
  • Using a mixer (with help if younger)
  • Pouring the cheesecake mixture into the crust
  • Dipping the cheesecake bites into the chocolate
  • and more

making cheesecake bites

What are other delicious cheesecake recipes we should try?

If you are looking at this recipe because you love cheesecake then we would encourage you to try some of our other amazing cheesecake recipes like:

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Chocolate Covered Caramel Cheesecake Bites
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Resting
8 hrs
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
 

These Chocolate Covered Caramel Cheesecake Bites are the perfect entertaining dessert. These bites size cheesecake bites will make you the star of the day!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheesecake recipes, dessert, recipes
Servings: 60 bites
Calories: 89 kcal
Author: Larisha Campbell
Ingredients
For crust
  • 3 cups crushed graham crackers ~18 whole crackers
  • 1 stick + 2 tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
For cheesecake filling
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4- 8 oz packages of Cream Cheese softened
  • 4 eggs
For caramel
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 5 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • pinch of salt
Additional
  • 1 bag chocolate chips
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
For crust
  1. Heat oven to 325 Degrees F
  2. In a food processor crush graham crackers to crumbs. With a spoon, add in brown sugar and melted butter.
  3. Add foil to cover a 9x13 cake pan.
  4. Press crumb mixture onto bottom of pan evenly with the bottom of a spoon.
  5. Bake crust for 10 mins. Remove and let cool.
For cheesecake filling
  1. In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla on medium until well blended.
  2. One at a time, add eggs, and beat on a low setting until blended (don't overdo the blending here).
  3. Pour over crust.
  4. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 mins or until center is almost set (should have a slightly jiggle).
  5. Turn off oven and allow cheesecake to remain inside oven for 30-45 mins.
  6. Let cool to touch and then refrigerate overnight or freeze at least 2 hours.
For caramel
  1. In a small pot over medium heat, add brown sugar, heavy cream, butter, and vanilla.
  2. Let cook, stirring frequently for 10-15 minutes until thickened.
  3. Let cool for 30 minutes.
  4. Pour mixture over cheesecake and put into freezer for an hour or until solid.
Additional
  1. In a microwave safe bowl or double broiler, melt chocolate chips and coconut oil together until well melted.
  2. Bring cheesecake out of freezer and gently remove from pan and pull off foil from around the sides.
  3. Cut into bit size pieces.
  4. *Tip: Move quickly (but safely) when cutting. If cheesecake begins to soften too much, place back in freezer.
  5. Dip or drizzle chocolate across cheesecake. And place on wax paper lined baking sheet. Place in freezer for 30 minutes, then you can move to fridge until ready to serve.
  6. Store any leftovers in fridge or freezer.
Recipe Notes

**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 

Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Covered Caramel Cheesecake Bites
Amount Per Serving (1 bite)
Calories 89 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 16mg5%
Sodium 39mg2%
Potassium 19mg1%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Sugar 10g11%
Vitamin A 85IU2%
Calcium 16mg2%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 I hosted Mini Chef Mondays with these other amazing bloggers.

Be sure to check out each of their Mini Chef posts as well!

  1. Avocado Deviled Eggs // Courtney’s Sweets
  2. Strawberry Pound Cake Parfaits for Easter // Finding Zest
  3. Chocolate Covered Caramel Cheesecake Bites // We’re Parents
  4. White Chocolate Covered Grapes // Frugal Novice
  5. Bunny Rabbit Pancake // Giggles, Gobbles and Gulps
  6. No-Bake Carrot Cake Bites // Vegging at the Shore
  7. Strawberry Pineapple Kale Smoothie // The Shirley Journey
  8. Cooking with Kids: Keeping it Safe // O’Boy! Organic
  9. Peaches and Cream Pie // My Mini Adventurer

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This post was originally published on 3/21/2016.  Updated on 3/21/2019.

Festive Caramel Apple Cinnamon Roll Wreath

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This Caramel Apple Cinnamon Roll Wreath is the perfect brunch or breakfast meal for the holidays! The perfect brunch show stopper! You will wow everyone with this easy cinnamon roll centerpiece. 

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Warm, soft dough, layered with a caramel apple sauce is the most amazingly special cinnamon roll recipe we’ve made to date.  The kids gobbled up this cinnamon roll wreath (naturally) and begged for more.

When you top the caramel apple cinnamon roll wreath with a homemade caramel apple icing, you’re in for an out of this world experience.  We topped our caramel apple cinnamon roll wreath with cranberries, dried blueberries, nuts and powdered sugar too.

The inspiration for this new holiday tradition

Every year, on Christmas morning, my mom would pop open a can of cinnamon rolls and pop them into the oven. We all knew that she would get the middle one and then the rest were up for grabs.  I remember begging to lick the icing container of any last remnants that remained inside. It was pure bliss as a child.

Now, that my girls are older, I love making them cinnamon rolls too.  It’s actually an amazingly fun thing to make with them. We have them on special occasions or just because, but it’s always awhile in between. Their giddy laughter warms my heart when I tell them what we are making. They jump up and down, dance, and run around with excitement. They too love to lick the bowl of icing when I’m done pouring it on. Can you blame them?

For the holidays though, I wanted to do something extra special.  We decided we were going to make a wreath out of our cinnamon roll dough. We may have done a few more practices runs at this one….strictly for testing purposes only. *wink wink* 

This is now one of our family traditions and the girls absolutely love it. So do we.

What ingredients do you need to make a caramel apple cinnamon roll wreath?

A cinnamon roll wreath can be made very similarly to a regular cinnamon roll recipe; however, the difference in this recipe comes in when you add the caramel apple part. For the cinnamon roll wreath, the ingredients that you need are:

  • flour
  • sugar
  • salt
  • instant yeast
  • unsalted butter
  • water
  • whole milk
  • eggs

Those ingredients will make the dough of this caramel apple cinnamon roll wreath. The next part is the caramel apple filling and for that, the ingredients that you will need are:

  • apple cider
  • brown sugar
  • maple syrup
  • heavy cream
  • unsalted butter
  • vanilla
  • salt
  • nutmeg
  • apple pie spice

If you want to make a cinnamon roll wreath with the caramel apple filling, but just a traditional cinnamon roll wreath, you would just need cinnamon and brown sugar.  We’ll explain below.

Lastly, there’s a delicious caramel apple icing that we add to the top of this. For the icing, you’ll need:

  • apple cider
  • cream cheese
  • powdered sugar
  • apple pie spice

How do you make a caramel apple cinnamon roll wreath?

In a bowl, you’ll start to make the dough. Add in the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast. You’ll add water and milk to a bowl of warmed, melted butter and pour that into the flour mixture.  Next, add in the eggs.  Then, knead with your hands until the dough is no longer sticky. Let it rise for just 15 minutes.

While the bread is rising, make the filling by combining the apple cider, brown sugar, maple syrup, heavy cream, unsalted butter, vanilla, salt, nutmeg, and some of the apple pie spice into a sauce pot. Let that cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, barely touching it. You are essentially making caramel sauce at this point and it’s best not to touch it. Remove, let cool.

Roll your risen dough out into a rectangle.  It should be about 30X20 in shape. Spread the cooled caramel apple sauce across the dough. Spread the remaining pie spice across the top. Roll up the dough into a log.

Essentially at this point you could turn them into cinnamon rolls by just cutting into even slices.

To make the cinnamon roll wreath, you’re going to make sure the seam side is down and slice lengthwise. Then, place the two pieces side by side with the filling side up. Starting at the top, fold one piece of dough over the other and braid the two strands until you reach the end. Pinching the ends together. Place on a greased baking sheet and form a circle. Cover and place in a warm preheated, but turned off oven. After 35 minutes, turn the oven on and cook for roughly 35 minutes.

Make the caramel apple icing while your cinnamon roll wreath cooks. Pour on top when you remove and let cool for a few.  Serves 16.

Can I make these into caramel apple cinnamon rolls instead of the a cinnamon roll wreath?

Absolutely! Whether you don’t feel like taking the extra steps or maybe a little intimidated by making a cinnamon roll wreath (seriously don’t be), there may be reason for you wanting just regular caramel apple cinnamon rolls instead.

You will make the recipe as directed until you end up with a rolled up log.  Instead of slicing the cinnamon roll log down the center, you will just cut into slices. You should be able to get 18 rolls out of the log that you roll.

Then you will proceed with the recipe as directed, but only bake the cinnamon rolls for 25-28 minutes. It’s super easy!

What other recipes could I serve for a holiday or Christmas brunch?

Obviously this recipe, makes for an absolutely amazing holiday brunch or breakfast centerpiece. It’s gorgeous, tastes amazing, and will completely wow people. However, you need more than this to serve! Other brunch or breakfast holiday recipe ideas are:

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Festive Caramel Apple Cinnamon Roll Wreath
Prep Time
1 hr 5 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
 
This Caramel Apple Cinnamon Roll Wreath is the perfect brunch or breakfast meal for the holidays! The perfect brunch show stopper! You will wow everyone with this easy cinnamon roll centerpiece. 
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: breakfast recipes, brunch, cinnamon rolls, holiday breakfast, holiday brunch, recipes
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 400 kcal
Author: Larisha Campbell
Ingredients
For Cinnamon Roll Wreath
  • 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 packages instant yeast
  • 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 2 large eggs
For caramel apple filling
  • 1/2 cup apple cider
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • pinch nutmeg
  • 3/4 tsp apple pie spice + 1/4 tsp apple pie spice divided
For caramel apple icing
  • 2 cups apple cider reduced to 1/2 cup
  • 6 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp apple pie spice
Optional Toppings
  • Chopped pecan
  • chopped almonds
  • cranberries
  • dried blueberries
  • powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
  2. Grease a 14x16 pan with coconut oil and set aside,
  3. In a large bowl, add flour, sugar, salt, and yeast.
  4. Whisk to combine well.
  5. Set aside.
  6. In a small microwavable bowl, melt butter (about 30 seconds).
  7. Add in water and milk to butter bowl and heat for an additional 30 seconds.
  8. Carefully mix together so heated through.
  9. Pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture.
  10. Add the eggs and knead with hand until the dough is no longer sticky (do not overknead)

  11. Place in a bowl and cover with a tea towel for 20 minutes to rise. Make filling while dough rises. 

Make the Filling

  1. Add all the filling ingredients, reserving the additional 1/4 tsp apple pie spice for later, to a medium saucepan.

  2. Heat over medium for 10 minutes, only stirring 2-3 times max. This will bubble up a bit but that's fine.
  3. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
Finish the Cinnamon Roll Wreath
  1. After dough has risen for 20 minutes, roll it out into the shape of a rectangle. This should be roughly 30x20 in size. Ensure that you don't have more dough in the middle than you do at the ends or your wreath will not be even.
  2. Spread the cooled caramel apple filling evenly across the rolled out dough. Work quickly so the filling doesn't harden.
  3. Evenly spread the remaining 1/4 tsp apple pie spice on top of the filling.
  4. Working from the longest side, tightly roll dough up. It's important that you get it as tight as possible.
  5. With the seam side down, cut the cinnamon roll in half length wise.
  6. Carefully place the two pieces side by side and place the right side over the left side.
  7. Continue to braid the two strands until you reach the end.

  8. Then carefully move the roll onto your greased baking sheet and form a circle, shaped like a wreath. 

  9. Cover lightly with aluminum foil.

  10. Turn the oven OFF and place the covered wreath into the oven for 35 minutes to let rise. 

  11. After the 35 minutes is up, turn the oven back ON to 375 degrees and remove the foil.
  12. Bake the caramel apple cinnamon roll wreath for 35-40 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the center is cooked all the way through. Note: if your oven brown faster and you notice golden brown around 25 minutes, place the foil back on top.
Caramel Apple Icing
  1. Add 2 cups of apple cider to a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Reduce down to 1/2 cup liquid. Remove from heat and let cool.
  2. In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar.
  3. Add in apple pie spice and reduced cider and blend until combined well.
  4. Place in fridge until ready for cinnamon roll wreath.
  5. Remove cinnamon roll wreath. If some of the filling has pooled into the middle, use a spoon and drizzle across the top of the wreath. Let cool.
  6. Top with caramel apple icing and optional toppings.

  7. Serves & Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.  Nutritional labels to not include optional toppings, but does include icing.

Nutrition Facts
Festive Caramel Apple Cinnamon Roll Wreath
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 400 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 60mg20%
Sodium 313mg14%
Potassium 150mg4%
Carbohydrates 64g21%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 29g32%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 490IU10%
Vitamin C 0.4mg0%
Calcium 56mg6%
Iron 2.3mg13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This was truly one of our most favorite things that we have made on our site before and we hope that you truly enjoy it as much as we have. Happy Holidays from our family to yours!

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This post was originally published on 12/20/2017 and has since been updated.

Lemon Raspberry Curd

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Lemon Raspberry Curd is sweet and tart making it an amazing filling for pies, doughnuts, cakes, and more. This lemon raspberry curd recipe also makes a great edible gift. 

About two years ago now, I made lemon curd for the first time to go into some hand pies I was trying out. When I told Andrew what I was making, he cringed. Why would anyone call it curd? What an awful name for something you are eating. I reminded him that he loves cottage cheese and those are also called curds. He wasn’t amused.

Nonetheless, it was one of the best desserts I had ever had. I was literally licking the lemon curd off the spoon. He also agreed is was an amazing dessert and we spent the next few days putting it on everything we could think of in our house.

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I wanted to try out other varieties and see if they were just as amazing. It had gotten pushed to the back burner until recently.  And boy once I made this lemon raspberry curd, I was so disappointed I had never made it sooner. It was amaziingggg. We’ve made it multiple times since the first and it’s even better than just regular lemon curd.

Why is it called curd?

A curd is smooth, thick, creamy spread that is in the same family as jams and preserves. The earliest accounts show lemon curd being made and referred to as lemon cheese. It explains that lemon juice was added to cream to make curds.  As time has evolved, a curd now refers to a citrus fruit (lemon, lime, orange, etc) being combined with eggs and sugar, and sometimes butter.  Berries, like in this lemon raspberry curd, are sometimes used as well.

What are the ingredients to make lemon raspberry curd?

The full recipe to make this lemon raspberry curd recipe is below, but the ingredients you need to make lemon raspberry curd are:

  • Eggs
  • Sugar
  • Raspberries
  • Lemon Juice
  • Lemon Zest
  • Unsalted Butter

What do you use lemon raspberry curd for?

Fruit curd is used for a variety of treats like scones, pies, and in between cake layers. However, it can also be used on bread or toast, muffins, waffles, pancakes, cheesecake and more.  Some people also mix curd into yogurt or cottage cheese. The possibilities are really endless.

Some ideas you can use are:

How do you make Lemon Raspberry Curd?

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Lemon Raspberry Curd
Prep Time
18 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 18 mins
 

Lemon Raspberry Curd is sweet and tart making it an amazing filling for pies, doughnuts, cakes, and more. This lemon raspberry curd recipe also makes a great edible gift. 

Course: Condiments
Cuisine: American
Servings: 32
Calories: 61 kcal
Author: Larisha Campbell
Ingredients
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups raspberries fresh or frozen
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • Zest from one large lemon
  • 1 stick unsalted butter cut into pats
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, whisk together sugar and eggs.
  2. In a medium saucepan, over medium low heat, add raspberries, lemon juice and lemon zest.
  3. Heat until raspberries start to break down (around 5 minutes), carefully stirring watching to ensure it doesn't burn.
  4. Add in the sugar mixture and constantly whisk for 2 minutes.
  5. Stir often until it begins to thicken (about 5 minute).
  6. Add butter and continue stirring often until all butter is melted.
  7. Over a bowl, use a strainer to press the solids out of the mixture.
  8. Refrigerate until cold (at least 4 hours).
  9. Keep refrigerated in air tight container for up to 10 days.
Recipe Notes

**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 

Nutrition Facts
Lemon Raspberry Curd
Amount Per Serving (2 tbsp)
Calories 61
% Daily Value*
Cholesterol 20mg7%
Sodium 8mg0%
Potassium 22mg1%
Carbohydrates 13g4%
Sugar 12g13%
Vitamin A 30IU1%
Vitamin C 3.5mg4%
Calcium 5mg1%
Iron 0.2mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Whether you put this in pies, spread on tarts, or lick it off the spoon (I won’t judge) you’ll want to make this ASAP. Promise me you will make this soon!

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The Best Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

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This is the Best Sweet Potato Pie Recipe you will find for your fall get together! Surprise everyone with this amazingly delicious homemade sweet potato pie. 

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Holidays Are A Special Time

When you think about holidays, what comes to mind? For me, it’s a ton of things. I actually start to get a giddy and smirk in a way that if you seen me from afar you would think I lost it! Fantasizing about how giving everyone becomes — and I don’t mean just presents.

I mean more simple things. Like more people holding the mall door open after walking through. It’s such a simple gesture, but if your from the Jersey/Philly/New York/Bmore/DC regions — Folks walk around like “The Walking Dead” most of the year. So, when this time of the year hits, I don’t take it for granted.

The cities and town also become more beautiful. With amazing decorations and music that gets even the grinch doing the “whip and nay nay”. But, what I truly look forward to the most is family and tradition.

For me nothing compares to that quality time.

I love “people watching” in my old household. Seeing mom and dad holding hands, feeding each other. Remember you use to get all grossed out, but now you think its cute (well, I’m still grossed out). My older brother still taking advantage of me. Like tapping on one shoulder and when I look, stealing my last bite from over the other shoulder (just wait till he needs to find his key to go home later). My little sister somehow after all these years still has my parents giving her whatever she wants (so jealous).

Yet and still loving every moment.

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Passing down family traditions

What are your family traditions for the holidays? You can see some of our holidays traditions that we do every year, but I want to focus on one in this post.

It’s one that I started years before Larisha and I even got together.  That’s right, I started a tradition in the family myself. A food tradition. And this family tradition I have already started passing down to my little girls. But I want to include you too! Our big girl has been helping me make this sweet potato pie recipe since she was 2!

kids in the kitchen mini chef mondaysWhether or not you’ve ever had Sweet Potato Pie before, you really need to make it happen this year.  It’s really quite incredible and easy to make. It’s the best sweet potato pie recipe ever! I mean even my mama calls to make sure I’m making it so you know it’s gotta be good!

sweet potato pie recipe

Ingredients for Sweet Potato Pie

To make homemade sweet potato pie isn’t complicated.  It’s one of the more simple dessert recipes to make for Thanksgiving or other fall holidays. The full recipe is below, but the ingredients you need to make sweet potato pie are:

  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Unsalted Butter
  • Brown Sugar
  • Whole Milk
  • Eggs
  • Nutmeg
  • Cinnamon
  • Vanilla
  • Store bought graham cracker crust or to make your own crust you’ll need unsalted butter, brown sugar, and graham crackers

How to Make Sweet Potato Pie

If you’ve never made a homemade sweet potato pie recipe before, you may be a little intimidated. I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to be.  It’s as easy as pie (HA! – Dad joke!)

You start by boiling potatoes until soft. If you are making a homemade crust for the sweet potato pie recipe,  you’ll want to do that while potatoes are cooking. Then, mash the potatoes.  Add in butter. After that, add in the brown sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla. Mix all that together until it’s nice and smooth. Pour into crust and let bake at 350 degrees for 65-75 minutes.  A toothpick should come out clean when inserted. Cool and serve. It’s great topped with homemade whipped topping or ice cream!

How to make sweet potato pie

Other Sweet Potato Recipes to Try

We think this is the best sweet potato pie recipe and a must have for the fall. However, with fall goes great pricing on sweet potatoes.  You should try these other sweet potato recipes sometime during the fall as well!

The Best Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

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The Best Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 5 mins
 

This is the Best Sweet Potato Pie Recipe you will find for your fall get together! Surprise everyone with this amazingly delicious homemade sweet potato pie. 

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dessert, pie, sweet potato recipes, thanksgiving recipes
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 440 kcal
Author: Andrew
Ingredients
  • 1 lb sweet potatoes
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
For crust (buy a 9in graham cracker crust or make recipe below)
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups graham crackers crumbs, about 9 whole crackers
Toppings
Instructions

  1. Boil Potatoes for 50 mins making sure water is always covering the potatoes or until soft. *If making crust, see directions below and make while potatoes are boiling.

  2. Immediately drain and run cool water over potatoes and skin the potatoes.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  4. In a large bowl, mash the potatoes.
  5. Add in butter and mix well.
  6. Add in brown sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla.
  7. Mix until smooth.
  8. Pour into pie crust.
  9. Bake for 65-75 minutes or until toothpick in center comes out clean.
  10. Let cool and serve.

  11. Top with Homemade Whipped Topping if desired. 

For the crust
  1. Mix the melted butter, brown sugar, and crumbs into a pie dish. Press down evenly with the back of a spoon until all the mixtures is evenly spread on bottom and up the sides of the dish. Cook at 350 degrees for 7 minutes, then let cool completely before adding filling.
Recipe Notes

**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 

Nutrition Facts
The Best Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 440 Calories from Fat 207
% Daily Value*
Fat 23g35%
Saturated Fat 13g81%
Cholesterol 95mg32%
Sodium 175mg8%
Potassium 292mg8%
Carbohydrates 55g18%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 36g40%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 8745IU175%
Vitamin C 1.3mg2%
Calcium 85mg9%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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This post was originally posted on 11/23/2015 as part of Mini Chef Mondays. Scroll down to see our original images. And see some other amazing recipes from our friends apart of our Mini Chef group.

  1. Peppermint Chocolate Chip Milkshake with Whipped Cream // Courtney’s Sweets
  2. One Hour Bread Recipe // Momma Lew
  3. Homemade Berry Granola // Baby Loving Mama
  4. The Best Sweet Potato Pie Recipe // We’re Parents
  5. Cranberry, Orange, & White Chocolate Bars // Frugal Novice
  6. Easy French Pastries Kids Can Make // Eating Richly
  7. Thanksgiving Fruit and Cheese Turkey Centerpiece // Giggles, Gobbles and Gulps
  8. Easy Peasy Cheesy Puffs // Step Stool Chef
  9. Twinestrone Soup // Vegging at the Shore
  10. Banana Smoothies // Mom’s Messy Miracles
  11. Harvest Kale Salad // O’Boy! Organic
  12. Zwetschgenwähe: Swiss Plum Pie // Can’t Google Everything

 

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream

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Peanut Butter and Jelly ice cream is the ice cream of your childhood dreams. Whole family approved, this homemade ice cream recipe is a huge hit! 

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Someone told me before that they didn’t really like ice cream.

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Errr???? Freeze.  Excuse me?  How do you form your lips to speak that?  I will never understand.  My only exception is anything mint. Keep that away from my taste buds. But seriously, how do you just not like ice cream as a whole being. There are endless possibilities to flavor combinations and delicious toppings and cones and oh my gosh how do you not like ice cream.
peanut butter jelly ice cream
A few years ago, we got an ice cream maker, but only attempted to make chocolate ice cream from the book it came with. I was tired of another appliance sitting around not being used, so I decided to sit down with Scoop Adventures: The Best Ice Cream of the 50 States, and try out some of their delicious ice cream flavors. There are over a hundred recipes and I had no clue where to even start.
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Homemade Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream

I quickly turned to see what New Jersey and West Virginia had to offer since they are closest to my heart.  New Jersey features Sweet Basil Ice Cream from The Bent Spoon in Princeton, New Jersey. And, West Virginia features Pink Panther Ice Cream, a recipe adapted from Ellen’s Home Ice Cream in Charleston, West Virginia. Neither of them sounded exactly like something everyone in our family would like so I asked Andrew to pick. He said, “Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream”.  It sounded amazing and weird all at the same time, but I was going for it.
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The first time we made this homemade ice cream recipe, we stayed pretty true to the recipe in the cookbook. However, that’s not really my style and I immediately knew how I would change it up the next time around. The kids loved this peanut butter and jelly ice cream recipe and Andrew and I both agreed it would be a hit with some slight changes. It literally tastes like you are eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich but mixed into deliciously churned homemade ice cream.
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How to Make Homemade Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Freezing Time
8 hrs
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
 

Peanut Butter and Jelly ice cream is the ice cream of your childhood dreams. Whole family approved, this homemade ice cream recipe is a huge hit! 

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 471 kcal
Author: Larisha Campbell
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk divided
  • 1 3/4 cups heavy cream
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 cup unsalted peanut butter divided
  • 3/4 cup grape or strawberry jam
  • chopped peanuts optional
Instructions

  1. Fill a large bowl with ice water. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the milk with the cornstarch, whisk, and set aside.  Whisk the peanut butter and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.

  2. In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the milk with the cornstarch, whisk, and set aside. 

  3. In a medium bowl, add 1/2 cup peanut butter and set aside.

  4. Combine the remaining milk, heavy cream and sugar in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat.  Bring the milk mixture to a low boil.  Cook until the sugar dissolves, 3 minutes.

  5. Remove from the heat and gradually whisk in the cornstarch mixture. Return to a boil and cook over moderately high heat until the mixture is slightly thickened, about 1 minute. 

  6. Pour into the bowl with the peanut butter and whisk until smooth. It will looks like tiny peanut butter pieces throughout.  

  7. Set the bowl in the ice water bath to cool for 20 minutes. Whisk together. Then, cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 4 hours or overnight.

  8. Once chilled, pour the ice cream based into an ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacture's instructions.  

  9. Spoon a small layer of jam into a freezer-safe container. Then, lightly spoon a layer of ice cream on top. Drop 1/2 tsp globs of peanut butter on top and use the tip of a knife to carefully swirl it around. Continue to alternate layers of jam, ice cream, and peanut butter until the container is full. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.

  10. Optional: Add chopped nuts to the layers for an added crunch or use them on top. 

Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts
Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream
Amount Per Serving (0.5 cup)
Calories 471 Calories from Fat 261
% Daily Value*
Fat 29g45%
Saturated Fat 14g88%
Cholesterol 75mg25%
Sodium 51mg2%
Potassium 244mg7%
Carbohydrates 47g16%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 35g39%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 840IU17%
Vitamin C 3.1mg4%
Calcium 102mg10%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Scoop Adventures: The Best Ice Cream of the 50 States  is available now. Some of the other homemade ice cream recipes that sounded amazing to me are: Chocolate Coconut Macadamia Nut, Junk in the Tree Trunk, Mango, Banana Pudding, Chunky Turtle, Pumpkin Ale, Pennsylvania Dutch Chocolate-Covered Pretzel, Lavender Caramel Swirl….ok, I admit, I could write out almost everyone included in the book. Grab the book and an ice cream maker and get ready for summer deliciousness today!
This post was originally posted on 8/15/2014. Same great recipe, but our photography has greatly improved. Some original photos are included below. 


Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

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These Peanut Butter and Jelly cookies are one of the most perfect peanut butter and jelly recipes you’ll try.  You will wonder why you never thought to create them before! Use different preserves to tons of variations to this simple recipe!

peanut butter and jelly cookies

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Growing up, I wasn’t a fan of peanut butter cookies.  I loved cookies and I loved peanut butter, but I was never a huge fan of straight up peanut butter cookies.  I always loved making them with my family though because I thought the fun design you got to put on the top of them was really cool and I loved seeing how it grew but was still the same pattern as it cooked and expanded. The nerd in me learned that peanut butter actually makes cookies dense, so you put the fork marks into the cookie to flatten them so they come out soft with crispy edges.  It’s the best of both loves in the cookie world.

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When Andrew and I were discussing what recipes for our Peanut Butter and Jelly series, we both immediately thought of cookies. We debated if we put the jelly into dough or even if we make thumbprint cookies with peanut butter chips. Ultimately, we decided on jam sandwich cookies.  These were the most true to what peanut butter and jelly traditionalists would consider a peanut butter and jelly cookies. These sandwich cookies are super fun and super easy.  It’s a great way to get the kids involved in cookie making too.

How do you make peanut butter and jelly cookies?

To make these peanut butter sandwich cookies, you take a traditional peanut butter cookie recipe and bake it as normal. Once your cookies are cooked and cooled completely, you garnish one side with jelly. Then, top with another peanut butter cookie.  The type of jelly is completely up to you.  Use traditional grape or often replaced with strawberry. Or, get really creative with blackberry preserves or apricot jam or bacon jam!

And to further the crunchy versus creamy peanut butter debate, you can also top with crushed peanuts on the inside if you wish.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies Recipe

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Cooling Time
1 hr
Total Time
27 mins
 

These Peanut Butter and Jelly cookies are one of the most perfect peanut butter and jelly recipes you'll try.  You will wonder why you never thought to create them before! Use different preserves to tons of variations to this simple recipe!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 18 cookie sandwiches
Calories: 359 kcal
Author: Larisha Campbell
Ingredients
  • 2.5 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbsp white sugar
  • 9 tbsp jelly
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

  2. In a small bowl, add flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Whisk together. 

  3. In a large bowl, beat together the softened butter, peanut butter, brown and 1 cup white sugar. 

  4. Add in eggs, one at a time, and beat just until blended. 

  5. Add in vanilla just until blended. 

  6. Slowly add in the flour mixture until blended. 

  7. Using a 1-inch scoop, roll cookie dough into balls. 

  8. Place remaining 1 tbsp sugar in a bowl. 

  9. Dip a fork in sugar bowl and use it to flatten cookies in a criss-cross pattern. 

  10. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until edges are golden brown. 

  11. Remove from oven and let cool for 3-5 minutes until hardened enough to move to a cooling rack. 

  12. Let cool completely.  

  13. Once cool, spread 1/2 tbsp of jelly on the flat side of one cookie.  Top with another cookie. 

  14. Repeat with remaining cookies. 

Nutrition Facts
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie sandwich)
Calories 359 Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Cholesterol 27mg9%
Sodium 144mg6%
Potassium 166mg5%
Carbohydrates 46g15%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 29g32%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 315IU6%
Vitamin C 0.9mg1%
Calcium 36mg4%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Strawberry Banana Popsicles

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These homemade Strawberry Banana Popsicles are just 3 ingredients! Learn how to make popsicles with this super easy homemade popsicles recipe today!

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My kids are obsessed with popsicles.  Let’s be honest, who doesn’t love a sweet treat? I know growing up, I used to beg for ice cream or popsicles, or anything else that my parents would let me have. With the weather warming up (hopefully) right around the corner, I know that I need to keep our freezer stocked with fun frozen treats.

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When Serenity was a baby, I got popsicle molds and tried to make popsicles for the first time. I felt so silly for not realizing how easy it was. The possibilities in how many different ways you can make homemade popsicles is endless. We typically just blend together a bunch of overripe fruit that is about to go bad and pour them into our favorite popsicle molds. It’s the perfect way to reduce waste while still having something fun and healthy.

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Today, we’re sharing with your our homemade strawberry banana popsicles. These healthy popsicles have just 3 ingredients – strawberries, bananas, and unsweetened vanilla almond milk. The kids loved our homemade popsicles and I loved that they were dye-free and no added sugar or other ingredients that we can’t pronounce.

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How do you make homemade popsicles?

In a high powdered blender or food processor, combine frozen bananas and frozen strawberries with the unsweetened vanilla almond milk.  Blend until a smooth texture. Carefully pour mixture into the popsicles molds slightly under filled.  Then, put in popsicle sticks and place in freezer for six hours or overnight, until completely frozen.

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How long does it take popsicles to make a popsicle?

With these strawberry banana popsicles, it takes 10 minutes to blend and get them into the popsicle molds. After that, it takes a minimum of five to six hours to freeze. Alternatively, you could use a quick freezing popsicle mold that can freeze in as little as 7 minutes depending on which you get.

3 ingredient popsicle recipes

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Strawberry Banana Popsicles
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 5 mins
 

These homemade Strawberry Banana Popsicles are just 3 ingredients! Learn how to make popsicles with this super easy homemade popsicles recipe today!

Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15 popsicles
Calories: 31 kcal
Author: Larisha Campbell
Ingredients
  • 3 frozen bananas
  • 20 medium strawberries
  • 2.5 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
Instructions

  1. In a food processor or blender, add the ingredients and blend until smooth. 

  2. Pour mixture into popsicle molds

  3. Place popsicle molds in freeze for 6 hours or overnight, until completely frozen. 

Recipe Notes

For a fun crunchy treat: dip the top of the frozen popsicle in vanilla greek yogurt, then dip that in granola (we used our Chocolate Cranberry Granola). 

Nutrition Facts
Strawberry Banana Popsicles
Amount Per Serving (1 popsicle)
Calories 31
% Daily Value*
Sodium 28mg1%
Potassium 135mg4%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 3g3%
Vitamin A 50IU1%
Vitamin C 11.5mg14%
Calcium 34mg3%
Iron 0.1mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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