Individual Salted Caramel Cheesecakes

February 12, 2024January 8, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

Valentine’s Day begs for a special treat! Since the 14th is just days away, I wanted to share a simple treat that is served up in individual portions. Years ago I made a delicious treat – Salted Caramel Cheesecakes from The Rustic Willow Food blog. These were so delicious and what could be more “Valentines-y” than Cheesecake wrapped in a red wrapper?!

I tweaked the recipe a little, but it’s great which ever way you do it! You can’t go wrong with cheesecake, caramel and chocolate, right? I like this miniature version, because it’s not as intimidating to make as a whole cheesecake that can crack down the middle. These are pretty much fool proof.

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Amish Peanut Butter Pie

July 17, 2023July 16, 2023 RefreshHer7 Comments

Today I’m featuring a pie that I barely mentioned on my blog a long time ago! I recently made this jewel again and was reminded why it was a favorite of ours!

Years ago while living in Indiana, we frequented a restaurant, Lakeview, that served an amazing Peanut Butter Pie. Then one day a friend from church invited us over for dinner and she served Peanut Butter Pie for dessert that tasted exactly like the pie we loved so much! I was so happy when she willingly shared her recipe with me! The “secret” that makes this pie different than many Peanut Butter Pies is the crumbly peanut butter mixture that is hidden under the filling and then also adorns the top of the pie! It’s so good!

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cakes · dessert

Chocolate Cake Rolls

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 RefreshHer2 Comments

My husband has a friend who LOVES Little Debbie cakes! He just can’t get enough of all the seasonal flavors. From Pumpkin Spice Rolls to Chocolate Cake rolls, Little Debbie has it all. I won’t shame our friend for loving them, but if you ever taste a real cake roll, I don’t think there’s any going back! Swiss Cake Rolls are a favorite for many because of the chocolate and the cream inside!

Years ago I made homemade Chocolate Cake rolls and I had linked them to the original source, which was Southern Living. The recipe is no longer there, and a kind reader notified me and asked me for the link. It’s nowhere to be found. So, I thought I’d fix the problem by simply sharing my printed version of this super good and super easy Chocolate Cake Roll with Chocolate Mint Sauce.

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dessert · Fall · Fast dessert · pumpkin

You Will Love These Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

October 24, 2022October 22, 2022 RefreshHer2 Comments

Last Monday I shared a savory pumpkin recipe, so I thought we’d go sweet today. These pumpkin sugar cookies are perfect this time of year!

These Pumpkin Sugar Cookies caught my eye on Pinterest. They whipped up really fast. Even with adding the icing, a half batch took me less than an hour from start to finish. These are called Sugar Cookies, but they’re fluffier than a traditional recipe, so keep that in mind when you pull the little clouds from the oven. They are fluffy in the middle and have a little crispiness on the edges. Yum.

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dessert · Fall · pumpkin

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 RefreshHer7 Comments

This weekend I had the blessing of speaking at the ladies’ retreat at The Wilds of New England. I’ll share more of that later, but today I want to share (again) the recipe for the dessert we had Friday night – Pumpkin Whoopie Pies. I’ve posted this recipe before, but thought it deserved double honor since its now pumpkin season! You won’t be disappointed with these yummy little treasures!

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