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Apple cider ice cream - Home - A Sweet Simple Life. Thanksgiving calls for pies... pies galore! Apple pie, pumpkin pie, cranberry pie, pecan pie, chocolate pie! And pie calls for ice cream! Rise up to that call with a batch of homemade apple cider ice cream. This is honestly one of the easiest and most delicious things I have ever made... in. my. life. Please make it. Apple Cider Ice Cream Ingredients : 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 packet of instant apple cider (I used Alpine Spiced Apple Cider ) 2 cups heavy whipping cream Caramel bits (optional) Prep Time : 15 minutes Freezer Time : 3 hours Yields : 6 servings of Decadent, Creamy Ice Cream First, gather your ingredients especially your most important ingredient, vanilla. Key Lime Cupcakes. I was flipping through old issues of Bon Appetit when I spied a colorful, playful looking green cupcake topped with a mound of icing.

Key Lime Cupcakes

To say it looked delicious was a gross understatement. But would it really taste as good as it looked? Only one way to find out. . . Your Cup of Cake: Homemade Oreos. (Updated photo from my March 2014 cookbook, see how I took the photos in my Photography Lesson #2 post) The Story: I will try desserts that I have at parties, and think to myself “I can make this better.”

Your Cup of Cake: Homemade Oreos

Is that bad? Maybe. Or maybe it’s just a sign of an obsessive baker. The first time I had these, they were good. Er baked and the filling had way too much sugar. This recipe is so easy and always gets rave reviews. If you love Oreos, you will think these are the Oreos from heaven. Your Cup of Cake: Pumpkin Muffins with Cream Cheese Centers. The Story: Have you heard about the pumpkin situation? Well I’m not sure if it’s true, but there is going to be a shortage of pumpkin! Ah! The world must be coming to an end. Your Cup of Cake: Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes. New Photo from my cookbook “Your Cup of Cake” The Story: Whenever I see cinnamon sugar, I tend to laugh at myself a little bit.

When I was 10 years old, I remember being in the kitchen on a Saturday morning and making myself a piece of cinnamon sugar toast. But our little glass jar of cinnamon sugar was empty. Burguer cupcakes in Cupcakes and muffins recipes, step by step instructions of how to cook and bake. Delectable Foods / apple sandwhich with granola, peanut butter, and choco chips. Strawberry rice krispie cupcake treats  - Dirty Laundry - {the blog} Friday night I did a little experiment and made strawberry rice krispie treats in cupcake shapes with strawberry icing!

strawberry rice krispie cupcake treats  - Dirty Laundry - {the blog}

My husband has been requesting using strawberry marshmallows in rice krispie treats for some time now. I didn't think it would be that good. But Friday we saw strawberry marshmallows in the grocery store and I decided to give in and try it. Then he decided he wanted strawberry icing on it to. WHAT?!? S'mores Candy Bars. Chocolate again today!

S'mores Candy Bars

In fact, we're making candy bars at the Humble household. Over the last year I've noticed an increasing number of custom candy bars being offered online. Candy makers have finally put a choke hold on chocolate lovers by offering to craft their ultimate, personal chocolate bar. Who can resist that? Chocolate, any way YOU want it. Of course, making personalized chocolate bars is something that we've had the ability to do for ages. Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Cupcakes. Cream cheese can make anything amazing, in my opinion.

Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Cupcakes

Bagels, frosting, a root canal… I’m betting that cream cheese could even fix the economy. So when Mike and I were at the grocery store awhile back and saw blueberry cream cheese muffins, we had to try them. They were good, but not as delicious as they should’ve been — not homemade delicious, and not cupcake delicious. Willow Bird Baking. Three Safe-to-Eat Cookie Doughs: Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Cake Batter!

I’m siiiiick.

Three Safe-to-Eat Cookie Doughs: Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Cake Batter!

If you follow Willow Bird Baking on Facebook or Twitter (you do, right?) , you’ve probably heard me whining about it lately (okay, maybe this isn’t the best way to encourage you to follow). It started with a sore throat and has turned into a beastly, phlegmatic ogre of a cold that has taken up residence in my chest and commenced hanging draperies and such. I have protested this development with various hot teas, soups, and my favorite home remedy suggested by readers: complaining. Three Safe-to-Eat Cookie Doughs: Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Cake Batter!

White Chocolate Cranberry Oat Bars. After a couple of recipes filled with candy (and a chicken for French Fridays with Dorie!) , I decided to add some fruit to a recipe. Afterall, Monet loves fruit and since this is a guest post for Monet, she deserves a little fruit in her dessert! I do remember that sweet Baby Ryan loves his oatmeal so I decided to throw in lots of oats just for him! And it’s about time I get back to sweet things for sweet people. Monet and Baby Ryan both deserve the sweetest dessert. Twix Cheesecakes – Gingerbread Bagels - StumbleUpon. The Family Kitchen - StumbleUpon. I’ve always had a penchant for sunshine in a jar.

The Family Kitchen - StumbleUpon

Doesn’t the very phrase itself, “sunshine in a jar,” roll off your tongue and fill your mouth with magic? While I’ve never yet found myself a sunshine in a jar, I think we may have just concocted it in our kitchen tonight. In this simple recipe, a basic white cake is turned into a slew of bright colors, baked to perfection, then topped with a creamy white frosting. Cakes baked in jars can be topped with traditional metal canning lids and stored in the fridge for up to five days. They make a great treat to ship to someone, so long as you can ensure delivery to it’s final destination within 3 days.

Rainbow Cake in Jar 1 box white cake mix made according to package instructionsNeon food coloring in pink, yellow, green, turquoise, and purple3 one-pint canning jars1 can vanilla frostingRainbow sprinkles Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scoop about 1/2 cups of cake batter into five small bowls. Recipage.