Banana Pudding Milkshake

Homemade Banana Pudding Milkshake is a classic southern dessert made easy! Fresh bananas, cookies, and creamy vanilla bean ice cream all blended together to make the BEST banana milkshake ever!

The Best Pecan Pie Bars

Best EVER Pecan Pie Bars recipe! Buttery shortbread crust. Ooey gooey, caramel-y pecan pie filling. Easy, make-ahead recipe. Finger licking goodness in every bite! These pecan pie bar cookies will be your go-to easy dessert recipe for sure!

Lemon Crumb Cake

This is the BEST Lemon Crumb Cake Recipe! A delicious make ahead, New York Style crumb cake with tangy lemon curd swirled throughout and topped with a crumb topping that will have you licking the plate to gobble up every scrumptious last morsel. Perfect for dessert and brunch too!

Black Forest Cookies

All the chocolaty cherry goodness of a Black Forest Cake, without all the work! WINNER!! Black Forest Cookies are the EASIEST holiday cookies you'll ever make, because you don't actually have to make them! It's true! These are NO BAKE cookies, y'all! 

Baked Eggnog Donuts

Celebrate the season with freshly Baked Eggnog Donuts! Rich, creamy, sweet eggnog is baked right into these donuts making them the perfect breakfast treat for Christmas morning and to serve at parties this holiday season.

Peppermint Bark Candy

Peppermint Bark Candy makes a wonderful food gift for holiday gift giving. With just 3 ingredients, it is an incredibly easy recipe to make, as well as being festive and pretty. Everyone will love receiving this thoughtful gift from your kitchen!

No Bake Strawberry Cake

No Bake Strawberry Cake is perfect for summer, y'all. It is bursting with fresh, sweet strawberries sandwiched between layers of buttery cake, all topped off with the sweet creamy goodness of whipped topping. Doesn't that sound amazing? But wait it gets better... 

Applesauce Cupcakes

Applesauce Cupcakes  are the taste of fall! These cupcakes made with applesauce AND apple juice for extra apple flavor are soft, tender, and moist cupcakes. Applesauce Cupcakes are EASY to make and delicious too! Perfect for fall.

The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

I found it! This is The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe of my dreams!! It is chewy with just the right amount of crunch, and the flavor is perfect! Did you hear that? Purrr-fect!!

Brownie Cheesecake

I am so happy Madison is home from college for the winter break! Not only does she empty the dishwasher for me and bring in the groceries, she also bakes wonderful things! 

Emptying the dishwasher is one of my least favorite things to do in the kitchen. Why is that? I don't have a problem putting the dishes INTO the dishwasher! As a matter of fact I really enjoy getting the dirty dishes out of sight, but I have no idea why I have an aversion to taking the beautifully clean dishes out and putting them away. Madison has always done it for me until she had to get all ambitious and go to college (sheesh - kids).  I've been stuck doing it all the time now. Every once in a while I can sweet talk the hubs into taking care of it for me, but that ends up being more trouble than it's worth! He doesn't know where anything goes! How is that?? He has lived in this house as long as everyone else... (sheesh - men!)

Anyhoo, back to baking...Just the other day Madison made a batch of brownies and turned them into this delicious cheesecake! I am a big fan of cheesecake on any given day, but I can't believe how wonderful this cheesecake is! It is so creamy and flavorful! Not too rich either - it is just right! She is amazing!

Brownie Cheesecake

Brownie Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Brownie Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour an 8" square pan. In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder. Spread batter in prepared pan and cook for 25 to 30 minutes. Brownie recipe from allrecipes.com

Crust Ingredients

3 cups ground Chocolate Teddy Grahams.
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt

Crust Directions

Stir together crust ingredients and press into bottom and 1 inch up side of a greased 9" or 10" spring-form pan. Use right away or chill until ready to use.

Cheesecake Ingredients

3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 cups brownie cubes (from recipe above)

Cheesecake Directions

Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add 4 large eggs one at a time. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup sugar and beat on low speed until incorporated. Scrape down between additions. Gently fold brownie cubes into mixture and pour into spring-form pan. Place the pan onto a shallow baking pan such as a cookie sheet to catch any drippings if necessary (I like to line the pan with foil for easier clean up). Bake in the center of a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until cake set around edges but center is still slightly jiggly.

Recipe inspired by Brownie Mosaic Cheesecake