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Honey Nut Protein Bars

These Honey Nut Protein Bars are A) perfect as a super-fueling quick breakfast or elevated snack bar, B) fiber- and protein-packed (naturally!), C) just sweet enough with dates and honey, or D) ALL OF THE ABOVE.

Chewy and nutty and wonderfully filling, these have become a weekly staple at my house since I created this delicious recipe for the teens at @healthcorps as a simple, healthy, make-ahead way to power their day! Get the recipe and learn more about the essential work #HealthCorps does to support students’ mental, physical, and emotional health at HealthCorps.org.

Toffee Walnut Date Cake

How did I know you were JUST looking for a festive but simple, delicately spiced, and just-sweet-enough cake topped with the stickiest date caramel, studded with toasted walnuts to set on your counter and warm up the kitchen??

It goes perfectly with coffee, tea, mulled wine, or just about any beverage, so store this cake under a dome, and let people help themselves to a morning slice, afternoon snack, or midnight nibble as they like…

Savory Butternut Squash Layer Cake

Squash season is upon us, and although I suppose you could call this a crustless tart, layer cake just sounded so much more tempting!

This gorgeous flower of lacy, buttery roasted squash, richly savory caramelized onion, fresh sage, and a smattering of fresno chile and garlic makes for a gorgeous holiday side or vegetarian main worthy of double take title lol. Enjoy!

Chocolate Butternut Squash Loaf

What’s ultra chocolatey and filled with hidden veggies? This loaf!

An entire roasted butternut squash blended into the mix adds sweetness and ensures superior fudgy moistness. It’s the delightfully carby chocolate loaf you crave, now with benefits!

Blueberry Almond Protein Muffins

Marry your morning oatmeal, shake, and jam toast into one deliciously filling, protein- and fiber-packed muffin — and it’s gluten-free, too!

These wonderfully satisfying and naturally sweet (thanks to dates and apple sauce) muffins are amazing make-ahead breakfasts or snacks and come out of the oven bursting with molten blueberries.

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Valentine’s Day Fondue

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and I think we should spice things up with a pot full of melting, gooey cheese into which we will dunk fine hunks of fresh baguette — or crunchy veg, or lovely dried figs — don’t you??

Come along to make a (mostly) traditional gruyere fondue, flavor boosted with wine, shallot, garlic, mustard, and a squeeze of lemon… because this is sophisticated, adult melted cheese ready for your love day celebrating, whether for a party of 1, 2, or 12. No special equipment needed! Xx

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Creme Brûlée Cinnamon Buns

Here are three ways to make the most unforgettable cinnamon buns to round out your 2022 and kick 2023 off with a sweet bang:

1) Make a shockingly easy, yeasty, fluffy, cloud-like dough, scented simply with cinnamon and vanilla.

2) Do the warm cream trick!! You’ll see what I mean and fans of a certain cinnamon bun mall chain will want to pay extra close attention.

3) Dollop with homemade vanilla bean cream cheese frosting, dust it with sugar, and scorch it to crackling, candied top perfection!!!

I am truly speechless. Behold, Creme Brûlée Cinnamon Buns!!!

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Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

WARNING! This recipe may result in uncontrollable urges to make cookie dough at all hours of the day.

There is nothing — nothing I say! — like the rich, caramel notes that oatmeal and walnuts and toffee coated in butter and brown sugar develop. The result is a cookie that is miraculously chewy at the center, pocketed with pools of melting toffee and laced with crispy edges, tender with a crunch of walnuts, layered with sweetness and just a tantalizing touch of salt to keep it all in balance, and always, always gone too soon.

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Chocolate Walnut Biscotti

Biscotti are an incredibly rich and versatile, twice-baked cookie that are equal parts crisp and tender — and so easy to make!

Bake off a batch in advance so you always have something to reach for with coffee or tea… or dipped elegantly into a fortified wine! This Chocolate Walnut combo is a favorite of mine because it’s not too sweet, with plenty of chocolatey flavor and the buttery bite of walnuts scattered throughout.

But once you master the technique, you can make any combination you like — pistachio, cranberry, and white chocolate is wonderfully festive; fennel and orange zest is herbaceous and bright; simply vanilla with a healthy handful of hazelnuts is perfection… the options are endless!

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