Easy Chocolate Waffles for the chocolate lover! Rich, buttery, double Chocolate Waffles are ideal for special occasion breakfasts or brunch (hello Valentine’s Day), or for a fun dessert! They are lightly crispy on the outside, tender on the inside and decadently delicious all over. These Chocolate Waffles are fabulous just with maple syrup or serve…
Chocolate Ganache
Easy Chocolate Ganache made in 5 minutes! This Chocolate Ganache is silky, creamy, sweet and shiny made with just 4 ingredients. It’s ideal for glazes, frostings, fillings and 1000X better than store bought chocolate sauce. Use this simple ganache to elevate ice cream, brownies, cakes, truffles or anything it touches! I’ve included how to make…
Turtle Brownies
TURTLE BROWNIES seeping with pockets of caramel, infused with pecans and chocolate chips, smothered in the BEST chocolate frosting and topped with more caramel! These Turtle Brownies aren’t just brownies and they aren’t just Turtle Brownies, they are POKE Turtle Brownies which means they literally have holes brimming with caramel. And this, of course, means they…
Chocolate Fondue
This Chocolate Fondue is rich, creamy and decadently delicious and 100% fool proof made in the crockpot! Chocolate Fondue is one of the easiest desserts you will ever make! It makes the perfect make ahead party or special occasion appetizer or dessert for Valentine’s Day, baby/bridal showers, movie night or just because! I’ve included TONS of dipper ideas, how…
Christmas Dinner Ideas
The BEST Christmas Recipes from breakfast, appetizers, sides, main course and dessert – all in one place! Christmas is just around the corner which means everyone is busy planning their Christmas dinner menu. I’m here to help by providing over 100 Christmas Dinner Ideas all from CARLSBAD CRAVINGS all in ONE place to make your…
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins with DOUBLE the CHOCOLATE, ZERO added fat and a whole lot of yum!! This Chocolate Zucchini Muffins Recipe is baked with applesauce and vanilla yogurt that are crazy moist and chocolaty! You will devour these by the handfuls for breakfast, snacks and dessert – because you can! Kid tested… Mother approved. Zucchini Muffins …
Chocolate Eclair Cake
EASY no bake Chocolate Eclair Cake is loaded with all of the great flavors of an eclair in rich and creamy cake form. This Chocolate Eclair Cake is super quick and easy to make but is a crowd pleasing, show stopping, all time favorite dessert! This Chocolate Éclair Cake features layers of graham crackers, mega creamy filling…
Red Velvet Brownies & Red Velvet Cookies
TWO Desserts – Red Velvet Brownies and Red Velvet Cookies with Eggnog Frosting using the same ingredients for twice the holiday cheer! Thank you McCormick for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own. Have you gotten your holiday baking on yet?! I love the holiday season when the aroma of Snickerdoodle Bars, Caramel Popcorn,…
Caramel Popcorn
Homemade Caramel Popcorn that is buttery, rich, salty, sweet, crispy and better than any store-bought caramel corn at a fraction of the price! This Caramel Popcorn is out of this world! It is shockingly easy, made with a handful of pantry ingredients and doesn’t even require a candy thermometer! It’s crunchy, deeply caramelized, and you…
Crockpot Chocolate Peanut Clusters (Fool Proof!)
FOOL PROOF Crockpot Chocolate Peanut Clusters are not only crazy delicious but are SO easy for the ideal make ahead, stress free holiday gifts or dessert! Crockpot Chocolate Peanut Clusters are easier than you think! I’ve included special tips and tricks and detailed instructions on how to make these Crockpot Chocolate Peanut Clusters so your…
Million Dollar Cookie Pie
This Cookie Pie is a million dollar delicious! This Cookie Pie is layered with pie crust, Nutella, Dulce de Leche and cookie dough then topped with refreshing ice cream and drizzles of chocolate and caramel! It is is hands down the best cookie pie you will sink your teeth into and it tastes even better the next…
Eggnog Cake with Eggnog Frosting
Eggnog Cake is your favorite creamy holiday drink in rich, buttery bundt cake form! This from-scratch Eggnog Cake is wonderfully moist and tender infused with eggnog, cinnamon and nutmeg then bathed in velvety Eggnog Frosting. It is quick and easy to make and the BEST thing you can do with a carton of eggnog! This…
Pecan Pie Cheesecake
Pecan Pie Cheesecake with a luscious layer of creamy spiced cheesecake topped with caramel pecan topping is guaranteed to be a new holiday favorite! This Pecan Pie Cheesecake combines two favorite desserts – cheesecake + pecan pie all nestled in a graham cracker pecan crust to create one deliciously decadent dessert that everyone will…
Churro Bites
Churro Bites made with Angel Food Cake are wonderfully crispy on the outside and light and cakey on the inside with cinnamon and sugar all over. These Churro Bites are sooo easy and can’t stop eating delicious. Imagine churros + angel food cake = addicting bite size morsels! Remember when I made the most delicious…
Caramel Brown Sugar Pound Cake
This Brown Sugar Pound Cake is amazingly moist bursting with sweet toffee bits, crunchy pecans and rich creamy caramel in every bite! This Caramel Brown Sugar Pound Cake is the most AMAZING crowd pleasing cake! The brown sugar cake itself is rich, moist, and decadent and the homemade caramel sauce is out of this world delicious –…
Caramel Apple Poke Cake
Caramel Apple Poke Cake is the perfect fall dessert loaded with apples and walnuts, oozing with caramel and smothered in spiced cream cheese frosting! This Poke Cake is a show stopping dessert! The spiced apple cake is baked, poked with holes, then filled with caramel for an incredibly tender, cake literally seeping with flavor. This…
Oatmeal cream pies
Crazy soft, chewy Oatmeal Cream Pies that are every bit as delicious as Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Creme Pies! These Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Cream Pies copycat are melt-in-your-mouth addicting. The cookies are bursting with buttery, chewy, brown sugar, molasses oatmeal which sand which a luscious creamy vanilla center. After one bite, you will never want to buy Little…
Blueberry Cheesecake
Blueberry Cheesecake Pie is rich and creamy cheesecake but made extra easy in pie form and extra delicious with vanilla wafer crust! I am obsessed with this Blueberry Cheesecake. The cheesecake alone is decadent perfection but smother it with sweet and tangy homemade blueberry sauce and you have a new favorite dessert you will be…
Nutella Cookies (customizable!)
Mega soft and chewy Nutella Cookies are my absolute favorite chocolate cookie with a whole cup of Nutella mixed right into the batter! This Nutella Cookies recipe is completely customizable! Mix anything you want into the batter to create Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies for 4th of July or Andes Nutella Cookies for Christmas! Nutella Cookies Whether you looooove Nutella…
Cranberry Pomegranate Ambrosia Salad
This Ambrosia Salad will be the best fruit salad you ever make! It is wonderfully light, sweet, tangy, refreshing, EASY, make ahead (AKA stress free!), and always a swooning favorite! Ambrosia means, “food of the gods” and this Ambrosia Salad is nothing short of heavenly. It is often served for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner because…