Growing up in South Texas, peach cobbler meant campfires, sticky fingers, and seconds (always seconds). This Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler recipe brings it all back—but with a twist. We’re talking brown butter in the topping and juicy blueberries tucked into that classic peach filling. It’s rich, nostalgic, and just a little extra in the best…
Fruit Desserts
Flavor Mosaic dessert recipes featuring fruit, such as peach cobbler, strawberry crumb bars, and blueberry muffins.
Strawberry Bread (With Fresh Strawberries)
This sweet, moist Strawberry Bread is a fantastic quick bread to make when you have fresh strawberries on hand. If you follow my blog, you can tell I love strawberries and strawberry desserts! The more, the better, the fresher, the better. You all must love strawberries too! How do I know? My Strawberry Crumb Bars…
Banana Cranberry Bread
This moist, scrumptious Banana Cranberry Bread adds tangy fresh cranberries for an extra zip to this homemade banana bread. The addition of fresh cranberries to this homemade Banana Cranberry Bread makes it especially colorful, flavorful, and festive for Christmas and the holidays. If you follow my blog, you probably realize that I love banana bread…
Moist Banana Bread Recipe
This super Moist Banana Bread recipe makes the best banana bread you will ever try. The sour cream, very ripe mashed bananas, and Texas pecans make the difference. Everyone loves banana bread, especially this Moist Banana Bread with pecans! I have tried many banana bread recipes and banana nut bread recipes and took what I liked…
Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie
This Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie is a sweet and creamy, protein-rich tropical smoothie that makes a yummy portable breakfast for back to school! It is time for back to school. Has your kid’s school started yet? If not, it will soon. One of the hardest things to do is to get kids to eat a nutritious protein-rich…
Strawberry Cheesecake Salad
This Strawberry Cheesecake Salad is like a strawberry cheesecake in a bowl and makes a delicious and easy no bake dessert. What makes this a great dessert? Aside from being sweet and creamy, it is also no-bake as well, which makes it perfect for summer! Strawberry Cheesecake Salad! What??! How did this luscious, sweet, creamy dessert…
Strawberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats (No Bake)
Strawberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats are an easy make-ahead, no-bake sweet oatmeal that combines my favorite dessert with my favorite on the go breakfast. I just started a new day job in a new city. I have a new morning routine in which I have to be out the door by 7 am. I don’t have much time…
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies are chewy delicious cookies that use a base recipe for chocolate chip cookies and adds white chocolate chips and cranberries instead. These should definitely be on your holiday baking list. With the cold and rainy weather, it was a day to stay indoors and an excellent time to do some holiday…
Cranberry Fluff
This pretty Cranberry Fluff Cranberry Salad, made with fresh cranberries, makes a sweet and delicious cranberry salad, side dish, or dessert for a Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday dinner. I love the holidays with all the wonderful food and especially the fresh cranberries. For our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, cranberry sauce, Cranberry Christmas Cake, and this Cranberry Fluff…
Apple Cinnamon Oat Crunch Bars
These Apple Cinnamon Oat Crunch Bars are crunchy and crumbly and have all that cinnamon apple Fall flavor that is perfect for dessert or with coffee.
While the calendar says it is Fall, our local weather still seems to think it is summer. To bring about that fall feeling, we watched college football games and I made these Apple Cinnamon Oat Crunch Bars. Sweet, crunchy and crumbly, they are delicious served with coffee.
Apple Maple Bacon Pancakes
Apple Maple Bacon Pancakes combine apples, bacon, pancakes and maple syrup for an incredibly delicious breakfast that is perfect for a Fall weekend. Cool mornings with the beautiful red, gold, and green leaves of Fall foliage tell us that Autumn is upon us. OK, maybe not yet in Southeast Texas but in Canada and many…
Brennan’s Houston Bananas Foster
This Brennan’s Houston Bananas Foster recipe, with fresh bananas and ice cream covered in a buttery, brown sugar, rum-laced sauce, is from the famous Creole fine dining restaurant, Brennan’s, in Houston, Texas. I had the opportunity a few weeks ago to attend a Houston Food Blogger Collective Event at Brennan’s Houston to sample and learn about…
Baked Glazed Strawberry Donuts
These Baked Glazed Strawberry Donuts, with their sweet, melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness, are baked and not fried, and are perfect for breakfast or dessert. Another strawberry recipe? Yes! If you follow my blog, you know I am crazy about strawberries and have been busy baking with these fresh, juicy strawberries. Did you see my Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Mini…
Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Mini Parfaits
Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Mini Parfaits are a lightened up version of the traditional Strawberry Pretzel Dessert (or Salad) made with Greek yogurt and served in portion-controlled sized mini mason jars. I created this recipe as part of a sponsored series with Socialstars and SPLENDA® Brand; all opinions are my own. #SweetSwaps #SplendaSweeties When I was…
Fresh From Florida Produce
Right now the stores are full of Fresh From Florida produce, such as blueberries, tomatoes, sweet corn, watermelon, and fresh from Florida Seafood, which is great for outdoor picnics and barbecues this time of year.
Strawberry Banana Smoothie (with Vanilla Greek Yogurt)
It is easy to make the best Strawberry Banana Smoothie recipe for breakfast, brunch, or dessert using vanilla Greek yogurt (which is healthy and high in protein) combined with milk and fresh fruit, including strawberries and bananas.
Fresh Fruit Salad with a Virgin Margarita Dressing
A Fresh Fruit Salad with a Virgin Margarita Dressing makes a deliciously light dessert that is perfect for a Spring or Summer holiday brunch or picnic.
Grilled Peaches with Yogurt and Granola
Grilled Peaches with Yogurt and Granola make a super quick and easy breakfast on busy mornings, and provide a sweet, crunchy and wholesome alternative to your standard breakfast or dessert.
Lemon Crumb Bars
Lemon Crumb Bars are sweetly tart traditional lemon bars with a buttery crumb topping that make a delicious dessert for a potluck, picnic or anytime. Lemon bars are a traditional, classic dessert that has been around for decades. Every family has their own version of them. I love the classic lemon bars but I also…
Bananas Foster Upside Down Cupcakes
Bananas Foster Upside Down Cupcakes are easy to make upside down cupcakes made with bananas instead of pineapple, and are a perfect mini dessert for Mardi Gras (aka Fat Tuesday) or any party. It is January 1st and I am still in party mode. I promise I will post some healthier recipes soon, but today is…
Apple Pecan Cream Cheese Cake
This Apple Pecan Cream Cheese Cake made with fresh apples, cinnamon, chopped pecans, and a cream cheese filling, topped with a vanilla glaze is a delicious fall dessert your guests will love. Yay!! It’s Fall baking season, which means it is fall apple season! Never mind that it is 100 degrees outside here, I just crank up the a/c and start baking fall desserts! Baking makes me happy. Apples make me happy. So this Apple Pecan Cream Cheese Cake makes me very happy!!
No Bake Banana Pudding Cream Pie
This easy No Bake Banana Pudding Cream Pie recipe is super easy to make and requires no baking! Yay! Yet it still has that creamy banana cream filling over the crunchy graham cracker crust and vanilla wafers. This No Bake Banana Pudding Cream Pie Recipe tastes wonderful this time of year. Best of all, for the…
Easy Homemade No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream
Do you ever crave creamy, decadent ice cream but don’t have an ice cream maker? No worries. Make this rich, creamy and Easy Homemade No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe with fresh strawberries and only 4 ingredients, and no ice cream maker is required. Sing it with me! ♬ Summertime, Summertime, Sum Sum Summertime! ♬ You know it…
Southern Banana Pudding Parfaits
Southern Banana Pudding Parfaits are easy yet delicious portable desserts made in mason jars with layers of crushed vanilla wafers, sliced bananas, banana pudding, and whipped topping! I love to cook from scratch when I have the time. However, sometimes I don’t want to wait, and want something sweet NOW!! I did not want to wait…