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Strawberry champagne trifles for two. This dessert contains my two weakness in life: vanilla pudding from the box and store-bought lady fingers. Oh oh, and CHAMPAGNE! I keep a stash of ladyfingers in my pantry the way most people keep…
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Vegan pumpkin cheesecake bars (small-batch) that are entirely no-bake and made with cashews and coconut. Have you seen my pumpkin ebook for 25 pumpkin recipe that aren’t pie and 1 that is? I think you would love it. Why vegan…
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Cheesecake for two in two minutes. It’s a mouthful, I know. I’ve got a bit of a cheesecake problem, if that wasn’t already obvious by the recipes in my Sweet & Simple cookbook. I’m not going to count the renditions…
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Edible cookie dough dip for one (small batch style!). Maybe two. No, definitely just one serving here. I’m not proud of my snacking behavior this week. My New Year’s resolution was to stop skipping breakfast, and unless you count milky tea, I…
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Baklava sundae: vanilla ice cream scooped into phyllo cups and topped with a sticky-sweet nut sauce that tastes like baklava, but better! My friend Erin told me that I need to be the queen of no-bake desserts this summer. And…
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Here at Dessert for Two headquarters, we (me, myself, and I) have a lot of strategy meetings. We throw around a lot of corporate jargon (‘synergy’, ‘end-game’, ‘big picture thinking’) in these meetings to discuss what exactly constitutes a serving size. The…
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Icebox cake with chai caramel, gingersnaps and whiskey for two. Made in a mini 6″ cake pan. Did you eat all of that salty caramel sauce? I told you not to! Fine, I did, too. But then I made another…
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Blackberry cheesecake parfaits for two are so fun and pretty! They’re made with a fresh blackberry sauce and layered into jars for serving. No bake recipe! Can we please spend the rest of summer eating no bake cheesecakes out of…
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In case you happen to be one of those people that needs to be hooked in the first line, I’mma do it for you right now: 3 INGREDIENT NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE. WITH SALTED CARAMEL SAUCE. Are you with me? I…
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You might be a food blogger if you buy 4 pounds of cherries and suddenly, your brain goes into overdrive thinking of possible cherry desserts to bake. I almost got through the whole bag before I could decide. Plus, Naomi…
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I like cookie dough. You like cookie dough. We all like cookie dough. But let’s have some portion control, shall we? This recipe makes only 8 cookie dough bites. If you are someone who eats cookie dough in secret, in fear…
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I’ve told y’all once before that I’m very specific about peanut butter pie. I’m a bit of a purist. My original recipe is a rich peanut butter pudding tucked into a graham cracker and toasted peanut crust, without cream cheese…
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Just as I was opening the windows to allow the cool sunset breeze to blow in, my Mom called to tell me it was the 26th day of temperatures reaching over 100 degrees in Dallas. I feel for everyone experiencing…
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Most of the time, our first venture into cooking involves following a recipe. Sometimes it’s our mother’s recipe, sometimes it’s from a cookbook, or other times we’re simply reading the back of a box. I remember the first recipe that called…
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I’m a little envious of everyone who will be making festive red, white, and blue desserts this weekend. I really wish I could get whipped cream all over my fingers while carefully arranging strawberries, blueberries and raspberries on a cake…
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Let’s face it: a milkshake is just a way to eat double the amount of ice cream in half the time. And I’m okay with that. Now that it’s summer (also known as the time of year I try to avoid…
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Scotcheroos are a glorified and sweeter version of Rice Krispy Treats. It’s the Southern way to take something delicious and make it even richer. It’s what we do best. Some might call it excess, and many find our desserts too…
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Are y’all tired of no-bake desserts yet? I promise I’m almost done. I’m actually starting to miss the taste of oven-roasted food. And I’m dying to bake a pie. I think my oven may be starting to miss me too. So…
Read moreAs promised, here’s another no-bake dessert! The only heat required here is to melt the butter, which in my house, can be done on the counter in about 10 minutes. I’m really trying to use my oven as little as possible this…
Read moreIt’s too hot to cook. It’s too hot to bake. But it’s never too hot to eat dessert! So here’s another no-bake delicious chilled dessert to hit the spot on a hot day. If you really want to gild the…
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