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Snickers Coffee Cake with a Salted Caramel Glaze

Oh, gawd, Snickers coffee cake? Yes, go ahead, unbutton your pants. I’ll wait. Okay, think traditional coffee cake, you know the kind with a heavier crumb and all nutty with pecans, spiced with cinnamon and crunchy with a streusel topping – well here’s where I part ways with the classic: the streusel. I kept the crunchy and upped the traditional brown sugar pecan streusel with a Snickers streusel. Since my heavy hand is never happy, I added a salted caramel glaze to the topping as well.

Lace up your running shoes (or not) because this one is a caloric whopper! Just don’t say I didn’t warn you about how rich this is.

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Chocolate and Toffee Pecan Pinwheel Cookies

I’m on a puff pastry kick. This latest recipe is a spin on the traditional pinwheel cookie recipe using puff pastry. It’s fast and easy and the puff pastry along with the salted pecans gives this updated classic cookie a sweet and salty combo. Alongside the pecans are some toffee chips and mini chocolate chips all tossed in brown sugar and cinnamon.

There you have it your weekend ease in less than 30 minutes. Go ahead and serve it for breakfast. I mean seriously isn’t the flakiness of that pinwheel cookie begging to be consumed with your weekend breakfast cup of coffee.

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Sweet Potato Casserole with a Pecan and Gingersnap Praline Topping

Sweet Potato Casserole with a Pecan and Gingersnap Praline Topping ~ Another simple and delicious Thanksgiving side dish.

Sweet Potatoes with Pecan and Gingersnap Praline Topping

There are a few classic dishes that make Thanksgiving for me and my family, this is one of them. I have to admit when I first met Matt his Thanksgiving tendencies was for dressing and turkey; that’s it–no more, no less. You can imagine for a foodie like me that was a bit shocking. Since that time, he has slowly adopted some of my favorites. This Sweet Potato Casserole with a Pecan and Gingersnap Praline Topping is definitely one of them. In fact it’s such a hit his family insists that I bring it every year.

What’s not to like—the creamy sweetness of the sweet pototoes is perfectly paired with a crunchy praline topping that is made with some crushed gingersnaps for an added kick. Its an easy side dish for Thanksgiving, and the best part, you can make this ahead of time. Continue reading Sweet Potato Casserole with a Pecan and Gingersnap Praline Topping