dessert

Oatmeal M&M Cookies

- Amanda

When life (or Halloween) gives you leftover M&M’s whattya do? Well you could just eat them of course. Or you can make these delightful little Oatmeal M&M cookies. You’d be stretching out the candy craze and adding something healthy to the mix too (gotta love oats.) Win win, right? And in the case of this particular day, election day in America, you’d be finding a way to calm some nerves with a little stress baking/ eating while you’re at it.

These cookies are so yummy. Just crisp enough on the edges while still being nice and chewy in the center. And the oats, little candy-coated chocolates, chocolate chips and walnuts just add to the party with some fun texture contrast and lots of flavor. Not to mention, these are easy to make and can even be scooped and frozen to be baked up whenever you or the fam needs a sweet indulgence. No need to eat them all this week. (In case you’ve just come out of a sweets-filled Halloween weekend like us.) But, of course no judgement here if they are all gobbled up right away because, well again, the nerves.

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Peach Slab Pie

- Amanda

More peach love coming at you today in the form of this cutie of a Peach Slab Pie. Have you ever made a slab pie? If you’re not familiar with it, it’s just a more shallow pie made in a rectangle, or even square, baking sheet. And I’ve gotta say, I prefer it to the more traditionally shaped pie. It’s easier to make, in my opionion, serves more and has a much better filling to crust ratio. I’m a filling gal all the way, so pies tend to not be my thing, unless we’re talking maybe a graham cracker or other cookie crust. But something in bar form, that you can pick up and finish in a few bites, even on the go if you wish, is right by me. In fact, I last served these on the drive-way as the monkeys were whizzing by on their scooters.

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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cereal Milk Popsicles

- Amanda

It’s 9am here in Los Angeles as I type this while watching the monkeys swim. (So grateful for this pool btw.) It’s been so hot here, we haven’t been able to get below the 90’s these days. So, if you’re thinking you’ve been seeing a lot of popsicles around here lately, this is why. But today’s is an extra fun treat. These Reese’s Peanut Butter Cereal Milk Popsicles are creamy, sweet, slighty chocolatey and have all the goodness of that bottom of the bowl cereal milk cherished from our childhood mornings.

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Peach & Raspberry Crumble

- Amanda

Need a quick and easy dessert recipe this weekend? This is it. Summer isn’t over yet and that means I’m taking advantage of every last gorgeous and ripe peach I can get my hands on. And lucky for me, my twin brother recently brought me a ton. And the ideas instantly started whirling in my head on what else I wanted to make besides this Peach & Raspberry crumble. I’ll hopefully be sharing a few of those other recipes soon, but in the meantime let’s talk about this fabulous treat.

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Easy Salted Peanut Caramel Sundaes

- Amanda

We’ve made it to Friday and the start of another weekend. Another covid weekend in particular, which is pretty different for us (and most I imagine,) than a typical summer Saturday or Sunday spent out and about with friends and family. But, as long as we have tasty frozen desserts to keep us smiling and cool, we’re ok passing the time a bit more quietly at home. These Easy Salted Peanut Caramel Sundaes do the trick perfectly. And their minimal hands-on effort (read mostly store-bought components) and no baking required is just what this mama needs sometimes.

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