With ingredients as beautiful as these, how can this recipe not be delicious?
I work with an amazing group of people, and I really enjoy baking things for particular coworkers as a token of my appreciation when they go above and beyond. Recently, two coworkers have demonstrated an amazing amount of patience and humor while helping me with a project, and I realized that my normal sugary baked goods weren’t going to cut it. These are two healthy guys who generally avoid sweets, so I decided to try my hand at energy bars!
The granola bars could not have come out better. They were actually really easy to bake and cut, though I would recommend doubling the recipe if you don’t think 16 bars will last long in your house. The only trouble I had was blender space – we had to chop things up in batches in the food processor. These are a lot of ingredients to blend! (more…)
My cupboards became full of pumpkin-y ingredients this fall: pumpkin pie filling, canned pumpkin, pumpkin butter. It was time for a week of pumpkin desserts. This is the first one my made, and also my favorite. Earl Grey tea is a common ingredient that I use because I love it so much, and it worked beautifully for this recipe. The original recipe called for Chai frosting, but I chose Earl Grey instead, and goodness gracious do I want to eat it every day. 