Delicious Star Wars Pastry Menace Éclairs with spicy milk chocolate filling will have you wanting to join the “dark side”! Many years ago Disneyland introduced a celebration of Star Wars called Seasons of the Force. During this event, they had themed food served at the Galactic Grill. One of the menu items was The Pastry …
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these Shamrock Cookies which are the BEST sugar cookies and icing. Perfect for the holiday! I really enjoy celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. The colors are bright and a great welcome for spring. You can experiment and try new recipes that maybe you don’t have all the time by researching what …
This Peppermint Fudge Cake is a rich and moist chocolate cake with a touch of peppermint. Add a dusting of powder sugar and have a perfect dessert! This post may contain affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission from sales made through those links. I really wanted to break out my Nordic Ware Snowflake …
Christmas Snack Mix is a sweet holiday snack mix using cereal, marshmallows, pretzels and M&Ms with candy coating and holiday sprinkles. This is a perfect snack to have on hand for Christmas movie night or to package up as a gift for the neighbors. I used Sleigh Ride sprinkles from Sweets and Treats. If you …
Pinwheel Refrigerator Cookies are formed by rolling sheets of red and white sugar dough together to make a log of spirals. They are cooled in the refrigerator and cut when desired to bake beautiful, flavorful and fun Christmas cookies. #ChristmasCookies Week is a sponsored event and Adams Extract is sponsoring today’s post. In exchange for …
Grinch Cookies are inspired by the Holiday offerings at Universal Studios Orlando in 2019. They are green crinkle cookies with a single red heart. This is of course in reference to the Grinch’s tiny heart that grows in the story. #ChristmasCookies Week is a sponsored event and Sweets and Treats is sponsoring today’s post. In …
Butter Pecan Icebox Cookies are a delicious and easy option to have available at the holidays. I made these ahead and have them waiting in the freezer until I need them. Then it’s a quick slice and bake and you will have a house that smells of butter, pecans and toffee. Yum! #ChristmasCookies Week is …
Easy Peppermint Shortbread Cookies that are festive with red and white colors and peppermint flavors. Perfect to add to your Christmas cookie platter. #ChristmasCookies Week is a sponsored event and Anolon is sponsoring today’s post. In exchange for sharing this recipe, I received two cookie sheets. All thoughts, ideas, recipes, pictures, and opinions contained within …
Create a thoughtful and inexpensive gift with these Christmas Cookies in a Jar. Include the printable recipe gift tags for a unique gift. I have a Christmas Cookies recipe to share that is perfect for gift giving. Who wouldn’t love getting a ready to make mix for delicious cookies. Just keep this on the shelf …
Harry Potter inspired Pumpkin Pasties are delicious hand held pumpkin pies. The filling is too delicious to pass up, truly magical! Harry Potter is a favorite for me, both the books and movies. I re-read or re-watch them often, especially at certain times of the year. Halloween time is one such time I really feel …
Hitchhiking Ghosts Chocolate Whoopee Pie are inspired by Disneyland Haunted Mansion Afternoon Tea at the Disneyland Hotel. Back in 2019, Disneyland was celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Haunted Mansion and as part of the celebration they had a special tea at Steakhouse 55. The sweets portion of the tea included two different chocolate covered …
Chocolate Apricot Thumbprint Cookies are pecan coated cookies with apricot preserves drizzled with chocolate. Perfect for any cookie tray! These cookies take a little time, but they are worth the wait. I found this to be a unique flavor combination that you just don’t see all the time on the cookie tray, and I really …
Disney’s Caramel Shortbread from Epcot’s Karamell-Küche. These bars are practically melt in your mouth. They will disappear quickly! These bars are super easy to make and super delicious to eat. I was pleasantly surprised at just how easy it was given that sometimes caramel can be a bit challenging. You start by mixing the shortbread …
Disney’s Pumpkin Milkshakes are a perfect treat for the start of Autumn/Fall. I’m celebrating the change of seasons with a delicious treat. I’m also joining in with other talented recipe creators to celebrate #PumpkinWeek. This is an official Disney recipe, adapted from the Disney Parks Blog. If you enjoy Disney pumpkin recipes, try Disney’s Pumpkin …
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios has a Wizarding World Butterbeer Ice Cream. This is a delicious treat to try while visiting this amazing area of the theme park. The butterbeer ice cream is fantastic alone or you can swirl butterscotch topping into it. It is also a key ingredient in my …
My inspiration for Sugar Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich comes from Disney Magic Kingdom. This was a treat offered last summer at the Magic Kingdom park to celebrate America. Earlier this week I shared Birthday Cake Ice Cream and now it’s time to put it together with the cookies to make the ice cream sandwich. Jumbo …
My inspiration for Birthday Cake Ice Cream comes from Disney Magic Kingdom. This was a treat offered last summer at the Magic Kingdom park to celebrate America in the form of an “It’s a Party” sundae or Sugar Cookie Sandwich. Later this week I will share the perfect cookies to make your own ice cream …
My kids have been experimenting playing some games that either are new to them or they have not played in a while. Portal became the recent obsession for both of them and they played it what seemed like non stop until they completed the game. Both Portal and Portal 2 are available on Steam. My …
Oatmeal Cookie Fruit Pizza is a creative and unique dessert that tastes fantastic and if a bit addictive. We found ourselves going back to this often as the combination of the cookie with the sweet cream and fruit is so yummy! This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product samples from sponsor …
One of the Easter treats offered at Walt Disney World at Epcot’s Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe is Disney Springtime Lemon Cheesecake. This colorful single serve cheesecake is beautiful and I just couldn’t resist recreating this at home for our celebration. This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies …
Bunny Carrot Cakes are perfect little single serving cakes for Easter. The bunny shape is adorable and lends itself to creative decorating. I opted for minimal frosting to focus on the carrot cake and the bunny shape. This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to help in …
Blood Orange Madeleines are small little french cakes with a small amount of blood orange icing and festive sprinkles. They are perfect for a spring time tea party or to pack a little treat in the lunch of someone you love. This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product samples from sponsor …
March 14th is the day we mark as #PiDay (3.14). To celebrate #PiDay, I made Tin Roof Sundae Pie. I knew I wanted a chocolate pie as that is my son’s favorite. I recalled a sundae from my childhood and decided to base my pie on that sundae. We used to go to Farrell’s Ice …
Classic Christmas Spritz Cookies are traditional cookies from Germany that taste a bit like shortbread and can be decorated with sugars or glazes. The cookies are actually quite easy to make as long as you have a cookie press. You mix all the ingredients together with an electric mixer. When dough is combined, place it in cookie …
Snowflake Eggnog Coffee Cake is a festive breakfast option with the flavors of the season. My theme for the 12 Days of Holiday is the Yule Ball from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. For my breakfast I wanted to continue the feeling of snow and ice and decided on a snowflake pan to …
This month I’m joining the Fantastical Food Fight for the Pecan Pie challenge. I will admit that I often find Pecan Pie to be too sweet, almost like candy. It can be hard to eat an entire slice. Given that, I decided to make Mini Pecan Pies, so that everyone could enjoy the flavor of …
Harry Potter Yule Ball Cookie Tree is a beautiful and impressive dessert that is actually quite easy to make and a fun family activity. I have been making sugar cookies with my family as long as I can remember. This is a Christmas tradition that I cannot live without, it is such an integral part …
This month’s #BakingBloggers theme is Holiday Pies. Pie is a favorite in our house. We love all sorts of pies. This Amazing Apple Pie is one my husband has been working on and modifying for years, it is an absolute favorite. This pie is requested very often and is likely what my husband is most …
White Chocolate Cranberry Blondies are inspired by the Disney Festival of the Holidays at Disney California Adventure Visions of Sugarplums booth. Sweet fall flavors in a bar cookie, perfect snack or after dinner dessert. This can be the perfect dessert for your Thanksgiving meal. Start with Disney’s Pumpkin Soup then move on to the turkey …
I have always loved candy truffles you get in those wonderful candy stores like See’s. I have always wanted to make my own at home so I created these Halloween Chocolate Truffles. These are another item I included in my goodies crate that I brought to my boys while they are away at school. I …
Welcome to #Choctoberfest 2019. #Choctoberfest is a celebration of chocolate. Join the fun and get hundreds of free chocolate recipes this week. To kick things off, I’m sharing Disneyland Dirt and Worms Candy Apples. These have shown up at Disneyland during Halloweentime and are a fantastic combination of flavors. These tart granny smith apples are …
I have been making this Apple Crisp, or slight variation of it, since I was a little girl. I received a cookbook for kids and this was my very favorite recipe in it. I’ve tried many recipes over the years, but this one remains my go to recipe, I don’t even bother trying others anymore. …
Jolly Holiday Spice Bundt Cake inspired by fall offerings at Disneyland. This year the cake is decorated with sprinkles and a candy bat in addition to the cream cheese frosting and cinnamon whipped cream. This is a yummy cake full of wonderful fall flavors. The cinnamon whipped cream is fantastic; I wish I had known …
Disney has been coming out with some amazing limited time treats at their resorts. In celebration of Hollywood Studios 30th anniversary, they came out with three verrines. I selected the Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Verrine to make at home as it just looked irresistible. I was not disappointed. This is a rich and flavorful dessert. The …
This month I am hosting #BundtBakers with the theme of Summer Fruits. I asked participants to share a recipe for a Bundt cake using summer fruits. Summer fruits can include anything that are prevalent in the summer months. For my location that includes berries, melons, grapes, plums, cherries, apricots, and nectarines. I selected strawberries to …
Beautiful Fantastic Chocolate Cookies inspired by the movie. These are super rich brownie like cookies that are perfect with tea or for after dinner dessert. These are so “fantastic” I predict they won’t last long in your house! This month the movie for Food ‘n Flix Club is This Beautiful Fantastic. I will admit that …
Disneyland has been offering mini Bundt cakes at the Jolly Holiday for a while now. They mix it up during the year and introduce different flavors. At one point, they offered Pineapple Upside Down Bundt cakes. I decided to make this for the #BundtBakers challenge for Bundt Cakes for Picnics. The Bundt cake has pineapple …
Honey Lemon’s Honeybee Cupcakes are inspired by Big Hero 6 and a cupcake that used to be offered at the Hungry Bear Restaurant at Disneyland. I love honey and lemon together. This cupcake is light and refreshing. It uses a light whipped frosting with a yummy lemon curd in the center of the cake. Yum! …
I’m joining Baking Bloggers this month for recipes using summer berries. We could use any type of berries, the only condition was that there must be baking somewhere in the recipe. I decided on Brownie Berry Dessert Pizza. I couldn’t resist the beautiful arrangement of berries and just knew this would be a hit in …
Cookies and Cream Ice Cream is my son’s favorite flavor of ice cream. I’ve been working on this homemade recipe for a while and consistently get “yummy” reviews from everyone who comes over and tries it. Whenever possible, I like to make our ice cream homemade as it’s just so simple and delicious. I saw …