English Caramel Bars (Millionaire Bars)
When I was a kid growing up in the north of England, Caramel Bars were my very favorite tea time treat. My Dad taught me to lick the top of the bar—then announce it loudly—so no one else would select…
Tag: Chocolate
Coconut Rice Krispie Treats
I looooove coconut so much that I had to make these—had to! And I’m glad I did, too. This recipe is a keeper! I found this recipe at Craving Chronicles but had to change it up a bit—I wish I’d…
Chocolate-Chocolate Cherry Rice Krispie Treats
For years I had forgotten about Rice Krispie Treats, thinking of them as kid stuff, when a neighbor brought a batch to a block party—I went wild! Rice Krispie Treats are officially one of my danger foods now—don’t leave me…
Chocolate Mocha Tart
I wish I’d had this recipe decades ago! I had three small kids, and I had to take a lot of food to a lot of potlucks, meetings, classes, games, gatherings and parties 🙂 I also had to pull together a…
Vegan Chocolate Cranberry Orange Marmalade Cookies
This is a tweaked version of a Veganomicon recipe for Chocolate Raspberry Cookies. I didn’t care for the seeds too much, in the original recipe, and I thought the raspberry flavor wasn’t quite strong enough. It was kind of a “there’s something…
Veganized! Banana Chocolate Chip Coffeecake
This is a lovely, moist banana cake with a crunchy, cinnamon-y, chocolate chip-y topping. I reduced the amount of sugar in the original recipe from ¾ cup to 2/3 cup and eliminated the streusel layer in the center since the topping has both brown sugar…
World Peace Cookies 1.0 and 2.0
Dorrie Greenspan‘s most famous recipe, World Peace Cookies, screams chocolate; yes, screams! It’s a roll-and-slice dough made with lots of chopped bittersweet chocolate. The texture of the cookie approaches that of shortbread, but it’s not as crumbly. Roll-and-slice cookies are a…
Strawberry Volcanoes
Everyone is making chocolate covered strawberries now—Everyone. Sooooo, it’s time for us to move onto Strawberry Volcanoes! Just look at that picture! Am I right, or am I right?! I saw a picture of Strawberry Volcanoes on TasteSpotting a few…