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Chocolate raspberry tarts with chocolate ganache and raspberries on a white plate.

Mini Chocolate Cheesecake with Raspberries

pinterest collage chocolate cheesecake

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It is the time of year when everyone is trying to lose weight and eat more healthy foods! But it is so hard to resist tasty desserts, which is why I made these Mini Chocolate Cheesecake. These bite sized desserts are pretty and delicious – and at the same time they are low calorie, because they were made with Splenda, not with sugar.mini cheesecake with raspberries

Too Much Sugar

Most Americans eat far too much sugar, so using a sugar substitute makes a lot of sense.

The 22 teaspoons of sugar eaten daily by the average American is more than triple the recommended amount for women, and more than double the recommended amount for men.  Small, easy changes like using sugar substitutes can really add up over time, while still allowing you to enjoy delicious desserts like these Mini Chocolate Cheesecake!

Red Velvet Cookies

Make these Holiday Red Velvet Cookies – they are drizzled with white chocolate and sprinkled with peppermint candy! Easy to make using a cake mix as a base. – Better than the box dessert

Gingersnap Cookie Recipe – Christmas Cookies

Gingersnaps cookies on a wooden table.Ginger snap cookies on a cooling rack.

Gingersnaps are one of my favorite cookie recipes.  They keep well and have a distinct molasses and ginger taste, perfect for the Holiday season. This recipe is a family recipe that was handed down from my Great Aunt Tina. I don’t remember ever meeting my Great Aunt Tina, but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy her cookie recipe!

Ginger snap cookies on a wooden table.

A group of cookies with icing in the shape of a flask.

Chemistry Cookies

Chemistry cookies with the words chemistry cookies.

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The Creative Cookie Exchange blog theme for this month is decorated cookies. Originally I was thinking of making holiday cookies, but then I saw these adorable Chemistry cookie cutters, and I just decided to forget the holidays and go for a science theme.

Chemistry cookies on a cutting board with the words chemistry cookies.

These Chemistry Cookies are a simple shortbread cutout cookie made to look like Erlenmeyer flasks, beakers and atoms. I teach high school chemistry at a local homeschool co-op, so I love these perfect chemical treats. After all a lot of cooking is just chemistry in action.

White Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars.

White Chocolate Pumpkin Bars

White chocolate pumpkin bars stacked

Pumpkin and chocolate are one of my favorite flavor combinations, and to make these White Chocolate Pumpkin Bars I used white chocolate instead of dark chocolate for a totally different taste!

White Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars.

These take a little effort to prepare, because you have to make two separate batters and swirl them together for layers of white chocolate and pumpkin. But the result is worth the effort! The white chocolate layer is more cake like, and the pumpkin layer is more dense and chewy, for a great combination of tastes and textures.

Halloween trifle in glasses with candy and icing.

Chocolate Pumpkin Trifle

Chocolate pumpkin trifle recipe.

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Here is a quick recipe for a Chocolate Pumpkin Trifle, decorated with chocolate candy.Halloween trifle in glasses with candy and icing.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Skillet Cake

Chocolate peanut butter skillet cake.

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Chocolate and peanut butter are two flavors that are just meant to go together, like in this Chocolate Peanut Butter Skillet Cake.

Chocolate peanut butter skillet cake. (Keywords: Chocolate, Peanut Butter)

I love cooking in my cast iron skillet, not just for dinners but for desserts too. A cast iron skillet is easy to clean, and naturally non-stick, so it works well for cakes. Since I was making a recipe with American Heritage Chocolate it just make sense to me to make one that uses the kinds of pans that would have been used in colonial times.

Mason jar brownie sundaes.

Brownie Sundae Cookies

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These Brownie Sundae Cookies are a perfect mini dessert!

Brownie sundae cookies in mason jars.

This dessert has flourless Brownie Cookies as a base.  The cookies are a family favorite, because they are so big and chewy.  But the batter is very thin and runny, so it spreads all over the cookie sheet.  So I had the idea to use Mason jar lids as a mold, so that the batter would be contained and the cookies would be perfectly circular.

Chai-infused blueberry glazed donuts on a rustic wooden table.

Chai Raisin Donuts with Chai Glaze

Nothing beats homemade donuts, and these Chai Raisin Donuts are a delicious summer snack!

Chai raisin donuts with tea.

These are cake like donuts with tasty raisins studded through out the batter.  The sweet raisins go well with the Chai inspired spices.  These donuts don’t have a lot of sugar in them, so I glazed them with a sweet glaze made of powdered sugar and Chai tea.

Two bowls of blackberry rhubarb ice cream with blackberries and sangria.

Sangria Ice

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This cool and refreshing Sangria Ice is a perfect summer treat for grown ups!

Two bowls of sangria ice with blackberries.

The recipe is created by making a simple sangria, a traditional Spanish combination of fruit and wine.  After the fruit infuse the wine with their juices the mixture is frozen for a delicious summer dessert.

Raspberry Cherry Yogurt Parfait

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I love yogurt, especially with fruit.  Today I made this Raspberry Cherry Yogurt Parfait, and it is a delicious snack.

Raspberry cherry yogurt parfait.

To create this, I made a Raspberry-Cherry sauce and then layered it with Vanilla Bean Yogurt. The sauce was made by combining raspberries and cherries with a little bit of water, and then cooking it down to release the liquid.

40 Delicious Strawberry Desserts

40 Strawberry Desserts - Pick your favorite berry dessert for enjoying seasonal strawberries. Shortcake and much more

One of the best things about this time of year is strawberries!  My family and I love to pick strawberries, and now that my kids are older they are a big help at picking, and we can get 20 quarts picked in no time at all.

Spring Coconut Cream Pie

Pie is an excellent dessert for Spring, whether you are celebrating Easter or just the arrival of warmer weather and spring flowers! This year I bought a Marie Callender’s Coconut Cream Pie and added a few special homemade touches to it to celebrate the season and make spring even sweeter. This fruit filled Spring Coconut Cream Pie is the perfect dessert for any spring party or brunch.

Spring Coconut Cream PIe

18 Boozy Irish Treats for St. Patrick’s Day

Are you looking for some grown up desserts for St. Patrick’s Day?  Many desserts are enhanced by a little bit of alcohol flavoring, and few holiday’s bring out the Boozy Irish Desserts like St. Patrick’s Day!

18 Boozy Irish Treats for St. Patrick's Day

These delicious Irish desserts feature Bailey’s Irish Cream, Guinness or Whiskey to add a little excitement and depth of flavor.  Of course, since most of them are baked the alcohol is cooked out, leaving only the taste.  I found 18 of my favorites to share for the holiday.  Just click on the picture below to see the Irish dessert original recipe.