Cookie bars that are crispy on the bottom and edges and soft and chewy on the inside, stuffed with plenty of white chocolate chips and peppermint candy cane bits! Peppermint white chocolate chip cookies are one of my favourite holiday treats and this recipe takes their flavours and places them in bar form, aka blondies....

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Mini chocolate cheesecakes! Valentine’s Day is coming and I could not help but think about my favourite dessert, chocolate cheesecake! This is classic baked cheesecake that’s flavoured with melted dark chocolate. I usually just make a large cheesecake but when it’s a special occasion for two I pull out the mini cheesecake pans! This recipe...

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A traditional (alcohol free) fruitcake, aka Christmas cake! When I was growing up the holiday cookie platter always contained fruit cake (aka Christmas cake) and it’s one that I look forward to! There are a lot of different versions of fruit cake and this is my grandmother’s version, and my favourite version. This fruitcake has...

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A light, fluffy and moist blueberry coffee cake with notes of almond and citrus! Blueberry sweet treats are among my favourites and this blueberry almond coffee cake is near the top of my list! This is a pretty simple recipe, though it takes a bit of time, since you have the cake, the crumb topping,...

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A super moist and tender ricotta cake with an amazing lemon flavour! Lemon is one of my favourite flavours for sweet treats and it works amazingly well in this Italian style ricotta cake! This cake is super simple! You basically mix butter, sugar, ricotta, eggs, lemon, flour, and baking soda before baking. This cake is...

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A super easy, mix and bake, chocolate cake recipe in a smaller size; perfect for two! With Valentine’s Day coming up I have been looking at chocolate cake recipes and this smaller sized one is my favourite for occasions like this! This chocolate can is as easy to make as mixing all of the dry...

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Buttery tarts with crispy all butter pastry shells filled with a sweet maple custard, walnuts and raisins. When I think about holiday cookies the first thing that comes to mind is my grandmothers butter tarts and now they are the one thing that I always make for the holidays. Butter tarts are a Canadian pastry...

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A quick and easy moist and tender pumpkin bread! Pumpkin bread is one of my Fall favourites! I have shared a number of flavoured pumpkin breads, such as Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Spice Latte Bread, Cranberry Pumpkin Bread, and Pumpkin Caramel Cheesecake Turtle Bread, but this recipe for a basic pumpkin bread is the one that...

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Easy to make caramelized bananas that are the perfect topping for ice cream, pancakes, waffles, french toast etc. Caramel sauce is one of my favourite foods and there’s something magical about combining it with bananas! This is a super simple caramel sauce made with butter and brown sugar that’s simmered with fresh bananas until they...

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A moist and tender, traditional style, gingerbread cake that’s the perfect holiday dessert! Gingerbread is a classic holiday treat that can come in various forms such as cookies, breads, cakes, etc. The main flavours are typically: ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and molasses. This gingerbread cake is the perfect holiday dessert and it’s easy to make!...

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