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Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

These sweet Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins are made with fresh apples, in an apple fritter batter, but are baked in mini muffin pans and end up as apple cinnamon muffins.

I started out wanting to make apple fritters, you know those sweet apple donuts, but I did not want to fry them. Instead, I wanted to bake them and using a mini muffin pan made it easier.

Then I realized that these apple fritters really turned out to be bite-sized mini apple cinnamon muffins. So they are kind of a mash-up of apple fritters and apple muffins.

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Ginger Pumpkin Mini Cheesecake Pies

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser.  All opinions are mine alone. #EffortlessPies #CollectiveBias With the holiday season around the corner, these quick and easy Ginger Pumpkin Mini Cheesecake Pies, with only four ingredients, will save you time and stress during the holiday season. I can’t believe the holidays are around the…

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Churro Muffins

“This post first appeared over at Real Housemoms where I’m a contributor.” CHURRO MUFFINS transform a sweet cinnamon Mexican dessert into bite-sized mini muffins that are baked instead of fried! Have you ever been to a Mexican restaurant and ordered Churros for dessert? You know the fluted fried pastry dough covered in cinnamon sugar? They…

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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…

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BUTTERFINGER® Cup Egg German Chocolate Cupcakes

BUTTERFINGER® Cup Egg German Chocolate Cupcakes are fun sweet treats for Easter that are easy to make, and that the whole family will love! Each German Chocolate Cupcake is topped with a sweet BUTTERFINGER® Cup Egg, with a smooth and crunchy peanut butter filling and the smooth and creamy milk chocolate shell, and stuffed with BUTTERFINGER® Minis for more Easter chocolate fun!

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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. Sign up to receive FREE new recipes in your inbox! It is January 1st and I am still in party mode. I promise…

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Chocolate Pretzel Peanut Butter Bites

Chocolate Pretzel Peanut Butter Bites are sweet, salty, and creamy with a slight crunch, and make a yummy snack or treat. Peanut butter is one of Mr. Flavor Mosaic’s all time favorite foods. When we were dating, he came over to watch a game. I had a jar of unopened peanut butter in the pantry. After he left, I saw the jar was gone. I looked for it and saw it in the trash, completely empty! Wow! The man loves his peanut butter.

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Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake Bars

These sweet Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake Bars with a crunchy Gingersnap crust, a layer of creamy pumpkin cheesecake, and a crumbly pecan topping drizzled in a sweet vanilla glaze make this a fantastic fall dessert. Previously, in my Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding post, I wrote about my quest to make a yummy yet easy pumpkin dessert…

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Strawberry Crumb Bars

These easy Strawberry Crumb Bars, with a buttery crust, sweet fresh strawberry filling, and crunchy butter crumb topping make wonderful dessert bars for an afternoon snack, or to take to a summer party, picnic, or potluck. It is Saturday, the day of my friend’s party, and she tells me to bring a dessert to the party. no worries! There…

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Cakey Lemon Blueberry Brownies

Cakey Lemon Blueberry Brownies are yummy, moist, sticky, slightly tart, cake-like lemon brownies with sweet, juicy blueberries added for a fun sweet treat that is great for an easy dessert or afternoon snack. It’s April. Spring is in the air. Beautiful weather. People are coming out of winter hibernation and into the sunshine of the…

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Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Brownie #SundaySupper

Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Brownies are layered with a chocolate fudge brownie base, topped with a layer of light, creamy chocolate mousse, further topped with a layer of whipped cream, and luscious fresh strawberries, drizzled with a chocolate ganache. It makes a beautiful and impressive Valentine’s Day dessert and pairs well with the Gallo Family Vineyards…

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Chocolate Mug Cakes for Two

Chocolate Mug Cakes for Two are quick and easy, delicious, portion-controlled, chocolate desserts for you and your sweetheart that are perfect for Valentine’s Day or any day you would like a mini chocolate cake for one or two. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I’m starting to plan our menu. One thing I know is…

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Peppermint Kiss Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Peppermint Kiss Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are yummy chocolatey, minty cookies that are perfect for any Christmas Cookie tray. On the day after Thanksgiving while everyone else is at the mall shopping, I love to crank up the Christmas music and bake Christmas cookies! It is so much fun and gets me in the Christmas spirit….

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Pumpkin Cookie Dough Chocolate Truffles

Pumpkin Cookie Dough Chocolate Truffles are luscious little bites of sweet pumpkin cookie dough with chocolate chips and covered in creamy melted chocolate!  Pure heaven! As you may have noticed, I LOVE pumpkin!  Maybe it was the Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding or the Pumpkin Tres Leches Cake that gave it away. It could also have…

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Mini M&M Chocolate Cookies

Mini M&M Chocolate Cookies are easy to make and fun to eat for dessert or an after school treat. Lucky for you, Mr. Flavor Mosaic and I do love desserts and sweet treats, especially cookies. Lucky for you because often I share these recipes with you! See the sacrifices we make for you? 😉 Last…

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Chocolate Chip Caramel Crumb Bars

Chocolate Chip Caramel Crumb Bars are buttery, chocolate-y, caramel-y, crumbly cookie bars made with chocolate chips and caramel bits with a buttery crumb crust that melts in your mouth. Today I’m guest posting over at Clark Condensed while Katie is enjoying time with her family. She has some fantastic recipes as well as great blogging…

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German Chocolate Cookie Cups

German Chocolate Cookie Cups are easy, delicious cookie cupcakes with a chocolate cookie crust with a coconut pecan filling with chocolate chips  that makes a wonderful dessert. Mr. Flavor Mosaic wanted something sweet.  However, it was near the end of the week and I had not yet gone to the store to restock the pantry….

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Blueberry Crumb Bars

Blueberry Crumb Bars, made with fresh or frozen blueberries, with a buttery crumb topping, are a perfect dessert for a summer potluck, picnic, cookout, etc. With fresh blueberries that I needed to use up, I went searching for a recipe that was delicious but also easy to make and take to a party or potluck….

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Easy Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Easy Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies are delicious and could not be any easier to make.  You only need 5 ingredients and in 15-minutes you can have warm fudgy, chocolate chip cookies hot out of the oven!  You can’t get any better than that. Last week we had a crisis in the Flavor Mosaic house….

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