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Perfect Chocolate Cupcakes

by Lindsay on October 14, 2009

These are the perfect chocolate cupcakes. Perfect. They aren’t too chocolaty, but enough to tame a heavy-duty craving. And the texture is lovely too. They practically melt in your mouth.
The recipe comes from baking wizard, Dorie Greenspan.  If you aren’t familiar with her and you like to bake, do a quick [...]

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Cadbury Creme Filled Cookies

by Marie on April 8, 2009

What could be better than cookies filled with Cadbury Creme eggs? I think nothing!! As these chocolaty creamy nuggets of goodness have already been deemed My Pure Beauty, I can not tell you how happy I was to find this recipe from Beantown Baker. I used a Cake Mix recipe for the cookie, but there’s [...]

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Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Hearts

by Marie on February 4, 2009

Who needs more Valentine’s treat? Me!! Just dip heart shaped pretzels into candy melts and chocolate and give to loved ones on Valentine’s Day. They’re the perfect shape and a yummy treat!

Supplies for Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Hearts:

tiny twist pretzels
melted chocolate
melted candy melts, found in the baking or cake decorating isle. I used white almond bark [...]

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Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes

by Marie on December 11, 2008

WEEK OF TREATS – DAY 4
Hot Chocolate is the drink of choice at our house this season. We drink it plain, with marshmallows, with chocolate shavings, or topped with Peppermint Whipped Cream Magic. Seeing as I love chocolate and mint together (almost as much as I love chocolate and peanut butter together), I decided to [...]

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Homemade Chocolate Fudge is Worth the Work

by Marie on December 8, 2008

WEEK OF TREATS – DAY 1
This week I’ll be posting yummy treats to make during the Holiday Season. They’re a great “make and take” for family and friends or to keep for your own sweet tooth. So take notes, throw the diet out the window like me and enjoy this Holiday Week of Treats.
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Making [...]

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Microwave Cake in Minutes

by Marie on September 24, 2008

This recipe for Chocolate Cake in 5 Minutes really works! Once I saw it, I knew I had to try it. I love this cake for two reasons: First, you get cake in 5 minutes instead of 25 minutes (I just can’t wait 20 more minutes!) Second, there’s no left overs to eat two hours [...]

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Chocolate and Peanut Butter

by Marie on September 10, 2008

These two ingredients were made for each other! I could eat Chocolate and Peanut Butter for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I’ve recently come across some great recipes with these two delicious love birds and wanted to share.

Peanut Butter Bars (pictured above) – so easy, no bake, yummy Graham cracker crunch! One More Moore
HolyCrapTheseAreAmazing Cookies – [...]

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Chocolate Pudding Pie

by Marie on August 13, 2008

I needed a dessert for a party and wanted something with chocolate. After searching my cupboards, I came up with a few supplies I knew I could throw together. I found chocolate pudding, but added whipped cream I had in the fridge to make it fluffier. Then scooped this all on a graham cracker crust, [...]

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Muddy Buddies

by Marie on May 21, 2008

Thanks to this Chex recipe, I have been making Muddy Buddies since the early 90’s. When there’s no other treats in the house, I know I have all the ingredients to make these little buddies. And they’re ready in minutes for the perfect quick snack!

Muddy Buddies Recipe (My Version is slightly different than Chex using [...]

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Semi-Sweet vs. Milk Chocolate

by Marie on April 2, 2008

What kind of Chocoholic are you? What kind of chocolate do you put in your cookies? Do you like the creamy milk chocolate chips or the almost bitter dark semi-sweet chocolate chips?

I grew up with using only semi-sweet chocolate chips, but when I got older I discovered milk chocolate chips were available too. [...]

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