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Chinese Five Spice Fudge Pops
Desserts, Snacks
Make these fun and flavorful fudge-pops for any occasion, they are a festive treat! Chinese Five Spice is sweet with fennel and star anise and sassy with cloves and Sichuan pepper. Cinnamon is the fifth ingredient and when you bring it all together with dark chocolate it's a m...
Damiana Rose Truffles
Holiday, Desserts
Add a legendary aphrodisiac herb to your next batch of truffles just in time for Valentine's Day! has been used for centuries as a mild herbal aphrodisiac and adds exotic flavor to perfectly complement dark chocolate and rose. These truffles are a delicious romantic treat. Sw...
Baharat Chocolate "Kielbasa"
Holiday, Desserts
This recipe was inspired by the chocolate kielbasa in Kachka, a cookbook from the Portland, Oregon restaurant of the same name. We first tried it at a Tom Douglas Cookbook Social and were instantly taken with the unique recipe. Don't be turned off by the unusual name! Think of...
Baharat Chewy Molasses Cookies
Desserts
Molasses cookies are such a treat. Delightfully moist and chewy, there's no other cookie quite like them. You'll find a wide range of recipes for these sweet and spicy snacks, containing ingredients ranging from cocoa powder to orange zest, and all sorts of spices in between! ...
Olive Oil and Juniper Brownies
Desserts
Juniper is a lovely spice, and capable of so much more than it is often given credit for. These aromatic berries are layered with flavor: piney at first, but then giving way to a sweet citrus taste that lingers. It deserves to love in something besides gin. With this in mind,...
Chocolate Conchas
Desserts, Brunch
Conchas hold a special place in my heart. Growing up blocks away from a Mexican bakery, I always looked forward to heading over and picking out a rainbow of sweet breads every Sunday. Conchas get their name, which translates to seashell, from the patterns stamped on the sugary...
Chocolate Chili Chess Pie with Liquored Pie Dough
Desserts
When Heather Earnhardt opened her cafe, The Wandering Goose, in Seattle, she added a little bit of Southern charm and comfort to the city. From her childhood in the South with her close-knit family comes this collection of traditional Southern favorites that makes use of all o...
French Macarons
Holiday, Desserts
Food is considered by the French to be one of life's greatest pleasures. Béatrice Peltre celebrates that with her beautiful blog and cookbooks. Her latest cookbook, My French Family Table, focuses on everyday foods that you can share with family and friends. She features healt...
Frank's Chocolate Cinnamon Cake
Holiday, Desserts
Need a chocolate fix? If you can't decide between brownies, cake or fudge, make Frank's Chocolate Cinnamon Cake and enjoy all three. The cake is dense and moist like a brownie, the frosting is like fudge, and the two combine to create the ultimate chocolate cake. Thanks, Frank!
Easy DIY: Spiced Hot Fudge Sauce
Desserts
Want an easy DIY project that you can take from start to finish in under an hour? This is your post. But beware! Once you start gifting this hot fudge sauce you won't be able to stop... my sister has been asking for it every holiday since 2004. Our favorite formulation combin...