One Bowl Chocolate-Chip Blondies

Rich delicious blondies wrapped around creamy chocolate chips!

I love brownies, but sometimes I like to make them without cocoa this way the rich butter flavor shines through.  However, I do toss in a few chocolate chips so they have a little bit of chocolate.  These are so simple because you mix them in one bowl so there's little mess and they bake in about half an hour.  If you'd like, you can always swap out the chocolate chips for m&m's, toffee bits or even peanut butter cups.  Any way you make them, they're thick, rich and delicious!

Gooey Butter Brownies topped with Toffee

  

I love quick and easy desserts; I especially love when the kids can help or basically make them by themselves!  These Gooey Butter Brownies topped with Toffee definitely fall into that category.  You start with my simple brownie recipe, add a layer of butter and cream cheese, then top it off with scrumptious toffee pieces!  The brownies are soft, the cream cheese is gooey and the toffee melts in your mouth...the perfect combination!

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 Hot Cocoa Mix

from Wonky Wonderful 

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends, I know we sure did! Today our Spotlight of the Week goes to Wonky Wonderful for sharing this delicious Hot Cocoa Mix.  It doesn't have a lot of sugar and you can whip it up in no time at all.  This would be perfect for me today since the snow is coming down like crazy!  I want to thank you all for taking the time to share this past Mix it up Monday :)

Chocolate-Hazelnut Icebox Cake

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 photo courtesy of Pampered Chef Consultant-Carol's Corner

Way back in March I saw this picture and recipe for Chocolate-Hazelnut Icebox Cake.  As soon as I saw it,  I knew I had to make it!  This recipe belongs to Carol from: Pampered Chef Consultant - Carol's Corner.  She shares so many beautiful pictures and amazing recipes on her facebook page that I encourage you to stop over and take a look!  You can also subscribe to her newsletter so you'll receive special offers, tips & tricks, and recipes every month...all for free!  Her cake is a snap to put together and there's no baking required.  I ended with a layer of crackers on mine and I also spread the Hazelnut Cream all over the top.  Even though mine didn't look nearly as pretty as Carol's, it still turned out delicious!  

Double Chocolate Toffee Bread

If you're like me then you love chocolate!  Cocoa, chocolate chips and toffee make this bread almost sinful.  It's dense, yet very moist due to the addition of sour cream.  And what I love about this recipe is that it comes together quickly and it's made in one bowl!  Very little effort for a great tasting bread!

Chocolate Fudge Pie

 

 

Last Saturday I featured the Gooseberry Patch Quick & Easy Christmas Cookbook.  I made the Hot Milk Cake, today I'm making the Chocolate Fudge Pie and this coming Saturday I'll be featuring another recipe too!  This cookbook is filled with so many wonderful recipes and I love the Christmas memories that go along with them too.  

This chocolate fudge pie is different from any other pie I've had.  It has a nice chocolate flavor, it's somewhat dense, it has a silky smooth texture and it's not too sweet.  Plus I love that it uses ingredients that I always have on hand. It would be the perfect pie to take along for the holidays!

Tasty (low-fat) Tiramisu

 

 

A few months ago I was talking to one of my readers named Kathleen.  We were talking about favorite desserts and she mentioned that she had a wonderful recipe for Tiramisu. It was different from the classic recipes because it didn't use Mascarpone cheese and it calls for all low-fat ingredients.  I asked if she'd be willing to share the recipe and she was more than happy to!  I've always wanted to make Tiramisu so this was the perfect recipe to try.  It uses every day ingredients and it's very easy to prepare.   It does call for Kahlua, but I didn't add it because my kids will be eating this too.  I also scaled down the coffee mixture because I forgot to cut my ladyfingers in half.  Even so, it turned out perfect!
It tastes delicious...thanks so much Kathleen!