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Spread The Holiday Cheer By Making This Amazing Dessert (Works Really Well As Breakfast, Too…)

Over the years I’ve tried quite a bunch of dessert recipes – as well as breakfast ones, especially when it comes to the holidays. We’ve had so many cranberry cakes, pies and pastries that my husband threatened to move into the garage if we were having cranberry-anything this year… So I gave in and decided to try something totally different.

There are no cranberries, or any berries, involved in this recipe that I found on That Winsome Girl. I think it’s refreshing, even though some of you may feel gingerbread is kind of a “safe” flavor for the holidays, too. However, I thought this cheesecake looked adorable with those little gingerbread men on top, so I decided to give it a test run.

I have to say, I don’t miss the cranberries at all! This cake turned out super flavorful and yummy, and I am SO having this for breakfast on Christmas morning! I might even make this my regular breakfast dish… but don’t tell the kids I said that.

Recipe and image courtesy of That Winsome Girl.

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Quick Tip: If you’d like to make this look “less Christmassy”, leave out the gingerbread men.

Who Needs Napkins? You’ll Want To Lick Your Fingers Clean

My son is not a fan of cinnamon. It’s like he has this over-sensitive radar that can track every trace of cinnamon within 300ft.

If there is even the slightest scent of cinnamon floating in the air, he says: “Whatever that is, I don’t want to eat it.” I have no idea where he got that from – I cannot remember a single time he would have eaten something cinnamony. Maybe it’s one of those things kids come up with; you know, they see something in a cartoon and their imagination turns it into something totally absurd!

It was the same thing when I found this cinnamon pull-apart bread recipe over at My Chocolate Therapy and made it for the first time. At first he didn’t even want to have a taste. But when the rest of the family devoured this beautifully sticky, delicious bread piece by piece, I could see him hesitate…

Finally he gave in and asked if he could have a little bite. And you know what? He ended up eating three slices! So, yay for Mom! Now we have at least one cinnamon treat that he does enjoy!

Recipe and image courtesy of My Chocolate Therapy.

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Quick Tip: Instead of glaze you could drizzle this with melted, dark and white chocolate!

A Marvelous Make-Ahead Breakfast For Your Holiday Gatherings!

Have you ever just wanted to take a break from the typical eggs, bacon, and toast breakfast? I know that I do!

Sometimes I prefer something on the sweeter side like pancakes or waffles. But, then again, those are also very common breakfast foods. There are days when I’m craving something new and exciting, maybe even something, French! That’s when I discovered this awesome cinnamon raisin French toast with apple filling.

These tasty little morning-time treats are packed with apples and sweet, plump raisins. Yummy! The dish is prepared the night before, so this is a great make-ahead breakfast for the holidays. In addition to tasting heavenly, this French toast looks amazing. You might even say it’s too pretty to eat, but hey, let’s not talk crazy here, haha! I like how easy this breakfast is to make and you will, too. Enjoy!

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Quick Tip: I enjoy setting out fresh fruit like strawberries and melon when serving this yummy dish.

An Easy Dessert For Anyone Who Loves Apples! Or Streusel! Or Cheesecake!

I’ve tried so many recipes over the years that it’s not easy to completely wow me anymore. But these awesome apple streusel cheesecake bars really did! Oh, how I would love to enjoy these every single day of the week. Yum! But since that’s probably not going to be good for my figure, I try to settle for making these once a month.

I guarantee the first time you sink your teeth into these delicious bars, you’re going to hear a symphony. It’s your taste buds playing a love song to all of these incredible flavors that are so beautifully colliding in each bite.

It took all of my will power to keep from eating half a batch in one go. They’re just so good, it’s almost impossible to stop reaching for “one more”! And that’s why I would recommend making 2 batches. Who cares about calories when they taste so amazing!

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Quick Tip: If you’d like even more apple flavor, you could use 2 cans of apple pie filling.

These Apple Fritter Scones Are To Die For!

I have only three words to say about these apple fritter scones; Oh. My. Goodness. Not only are the scones incredibly tasty, but that mouthwatering glaze takes these to a whole new level. I wouldn’t mind having these for breakfast, lunch and dessert – every single day of the week!

I haven’t always been a huge fan of scones, and that’s probably because I haven’t had much luck choosing the recipe. Everything I’ve tried has turned out rather dry and bland, but that certainly isn’t the case with these scones.

I think it must be the apple sauce that makes these so moist and delicately sweet. I would imagine using homemade apple sauce would make these even better, but I used store-bought and they still turned out heavenly.

As if that wasn’t enough there’s this stupendous maple syrup glaze with a touch of bourbon… Now, I don’t like bourbon at all but apparently the combination of these two has just become my new favorite! Sooo yummy!

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Quick Tip: Adjust the maple syrup/bourbon ratio to your taste.

These swirls come with a delicious surprise!

Here’s a dessert I never would have thought of on my own! Of course I had had cinnamon swirls before, but never like this!

I was visiting a friend and as soon as I stepped into her apartment, I knew she had baked something amazing. The flavors lingering in the kitchen were so incredible that they made my mouth water! As she was pouring me a cup of coffee I was wondering what she had baked. I knew there was cinnamon – but when she served me a plate filled with this creamy yumminess, my mind was blown.

There were cinnamon swirls, alright, but what was all that delicious, creamy stuff? And how on Earth did she make this lovely dessert? I had so many questions that she started laughing, and shared her recipe with me.

Instead of adding frosting or a glace, she had decided to use her favorite cream cheese filling recipe and make it a bottom layer in this so-called “casserole”. I wouldn’t have believed it, but it turned out incredible when baked!

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Quick Tip: Use low-fat ingredients if your worried about your calorie intake.

The tastiest carrot cake you’ll EVER make.

You’ll never guess how old I was when I had a taste of carrot cake for the first time. I was in my twenties! I know – it’s crazy that I had managed to live my life completely unaware of this amazing cake.

I can tell you, once I had tried it, there was no going back. It was pure love at first sight (and bite), and over the years I’ve tried so many carrot cake recipes that I’ve lost count. They’ve all been yummy, and I don’t think it’s possible to find a carrot cake I didn’t like. However, I still keep trying new recipes because sometimes that leads to amazing results.

That’s exactly what happened when I made this carrot cake. This is a very traditional, classic recipe and I have no idea what it is that made this turn out so mind-blowing! The ingredients are all familiar, so I think it must be that the ratio of these ingredients is just absolutely perfect in this one.

Whatever the case, I would highly recommend giving this recipe a try! It might be the only one you’ll ever need!

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Quick Tip: Make this cake up to a few days ahead! The flavors will only get better.