After some not very extensive research, I believe I have come to discover why the delicious, decadent, rich, and fantastic shortbread, chocolate, caramel, sometimes coconut, sometimes pretzels, sometimes nuts dessert bars are called “million dollar bars:” Chocolate million dollar bars. Full of rich chocolate, chopped nuts (optional), coconut flakes and crushed pretzels, our million dollar bars really do…
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“Do you think you could do like a dark chocolate orange cake sometime?“I don’t THINK, I KNOW I can!!! 😃What a silly question – I can truly do just about anything when it comes to baking! And, what a fantastic idea! DARK Chocolate ORANGE Cake. Yum,But, of course, with my standards, I had to up…
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So, since I bake SO often (almost daily for the sweet treats + dinner [yes, definitely everyday, but not always blog-worthy]), I tend to “force feed.”My hope is to please, satisfy, and delight. And, food is my love language. I’m a Mama Bear, a nurturer, and I tend to channel my non-existent Italian grandmother and…
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At three o’clock on a Friday afternoon, my neighbor texted me, “Can you have a yummy dessert ready for five ladies by five o’clock tomorrow evening?” Uh, “Yes!” Of course I can.I actually had been stewing on this idea for a recipe for about four days and was elated to have the opportunity to create,…
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They are creamy. They are crunchy. They are sweet. They are silky. They are dark and dense, yet they are also unbelievably light as a feather.You’ll want to eat them all! They are Brazilian Chocolate Truffles: Brigadeiro! I saw a friend living in Italy post a photos of these in Instagram and knew immediately this…
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Crack Pie — the trademarked name for the chain’s buttery, sugary pie — will now become Milk Bar Pie. The name was a reference to crack cocaine — the gag being that the pie was just as addictive as the drug. Have you had Crack Pie from Milk Bar? It’s irresistible. Just like these Chocolate Fudge Peanut Butter Crack Brownies!And, ha ha ha…
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