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NEW YORK STYLE STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE

4/28/2022

New York Style Strawberry Cheesecake

This is the creamiest and most glorious New York Style Cheesecake ever – and when topped with a fresh strawberry topping? Classic Strawberry Cheesecake and quintessential cheesecake perfection!

With a buttery graham cracker crust and ultra creamy filling, this easy-to-make traditional cheesecake is sure to become one of your favorite cheesecake recipes. Loaded with sweet red strawberries, the sensational fresh strawberry topping makes this the cheesecake of your dreams - decadent, silky, creamy, fresh and flavorful – a stunning showstopper for any special occasion!

CRUMBL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (Copycat Recipe)

4/27/2022

Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookies (Copycat Recipe)

You are going to love this copycat recipe for Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookies! So fast and easy to make, with a no-chill dough, it’s easy to see why these are always a favorite at our house! Super soft, chewy and buttery, loaded with milk chocolate chips, and the same GIANT size to share or tackle on your own! For those times when you want the PERFECT chocolate chip cookie, these may be the best you’ve ever had – so good warm from the oven!

Crumbl is famous for using Guittard milk chocolate chips in their cookies – they are oversized, melt well and stay soft in the cookies. If you’re not a fan of milk chocolate, you can also substitute dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips – just make sure to use good quality chocolate for these cookies!

RHUBARB SCONES with SWEET VANILLA GLAZE

4/25/2022

Rhubarb Scones with Sweet Vanilla Glaze

Rhubarb Scones with Vanilla Bean Glaze are filled with tiny bits of rhubarb, and are perfect for breakfast, brunch or a garden tea party. These tender and buttery scones are mildly sweet and simple to make, with bits of tender pink and green rhubarb poking through the dough. For a subtle sweet crunch, these scones can be topped with a sprinkle of sparkling sugar before baking, or drizzled with a simple vanilla bean glaze for a tender and sweet finish.

A warm scone fresh from the oven with the tart flavor of rhubarb and the slightly sweet dough is perfect all on its own, but if you like your scones a little sweeter, the Vanilla Bean Glaze is scone perfection! You can also prepare these more traditionally without the Vanilla Bean Glaze, and serve with rhubarb jam on the side to slather on the tender scones, or serve with clotted cream for a full-on English tea experience.

ROBIN'S NEST SPRING CHARCUTERIE BOARD

4/23/2022

Robin's Nest Spring Charcuterie Board

The sound of robins singing in the spring is such welcome music, and this Robin’s Nest Spring Charcuterie Board is filled with our favorite springtime sweets and treats, all in hues of robin’s egg blue and pastel colors. For young and old alike, this sweet board is filled our favorite Easter cookies, candy and all things sweet. Nothing is more easy, fun and perfect than sharing a sweet treat with our favorite springtime friends!

EASTER MENU 2022

4/17/2022

Everyone has been asking what's for Easter brunch, and today I'm sharing our Easter Menu for 2022 and our favorite recipes as well! Earlier this month I had decided on a "Robin's Egg Blue" theme for this year, which inspired so many wonderful treats! Don't you just love the soft, pastel color of speckled robin's eggs?

SPRING CRUDITÉS GRAZING BOARD with
GREEN HERB DIP & MINI "CARROT" PEPPERS

FRESH FRUIT PLATTER with STRAWBERRY CREME FRUIT DIP

TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY GLAZED HAM

There's a reason why my recipe for Traditional Holiday Glazed Ham is ranked #2 on Google! Many of you know that I share a lot of my recipes and photographs via the SideChef app (available on your phone) and on the SideChef website, as well as here at Snowflakes & Coffeecakes.

One taste and you'll never be buying an expensive store-bought Honey Baked Ham again! This family-favorite recipe is a perfect combination of sweet and savory. I always serve extra Apricot Dijon Glaze on the side - the flavor is so wonderful that you will want to drizzle a little extra on top of your ham during dinner, or serve on ham sandwiches the next day. The sweet and spicy glaze is perfect on a hickory smoked spiral-cut ham, slow-cooked and so moist - perfect for a special holiday dinner!

PERFECT MASHED POTATOES

AU GRATIN POTATOES

DEVILED EGGS

SUNSHINE SALAD

HOMEMADE HAWAIIAN DINNER ROLLS

BUNNY PATCH EASTER TREAT BOARD

ROBIN'S NEST SPRING CHARCUTERIE BOARD

ROBIN EGG BUNNY BROWNIES

TRADITIONAL EASTER EGG HUNT

Once Easter Brunch is over, it's always time for our traditional family Easter Egg Hunt! Hopefully the weather will cooperate this year - but we're prepared to have lots of fun no matter what!

CHOCOLATE MERINGUE EASTER NESTS

4/17/2022

Chocolate Meringue Easter Nests

Angel Cookies (also known as Meringue Cookies) are one of our favorites, and these crispy and chewy Chocolate Meringue Easter Nests are one of our favorite Easter treats! Delightfully crisp on the outside with a melt-in-your-mouth texture inside, these naturally gluten-free chocolate meringues are irresistible! Decorated with piped dark chocolate and topped with miniature milk chocolate eggs, they are perfect for Easter and spring celebrations!

BUNNY PATCH EASTER TREAT BOARD

4/16/2022

Bunny Patch Easter Treat Board

Here comes Peter Cottontail, along with his bunny friends, to enjoy a Bunny Patch Easter Treat Board! For young and old alike, this sweet board is filled with every kind of delicious bunny and all kinds of carrots to munch on! Loaded with your favorite Easter cookies, candy and all things sweet, nothing is more easy, fun and perfect than sharing a sweet treat with your own little bunnies!

LITTLE BUNNY BITES SUGAR COOKIES

4/15/2022

Little Bunny Bites Sugar Cookies

These Little Bunny Bites Sugar Cookies are perfect for Easter, spring baby showers and birthday parties! There's a reason that little ones love animal crackers - anything tiny and cute will make their day - and all the better if they can have one for each hand! Such a fun way to let them know that "Some Bunny Loves You!"

This is my go-to recipe for soft, thick and perfect sugar cookies, decorated with the easiest Royal Icing with lots of sheen and a soft bite. The dough is easy to roll out and work with, holds its shape and edges, and has a wonderful surface for fun decorating. Perfectly simple, delicious and wonderful!

ROBIN EGG BUNNY BROWNIES

4/14/2022

Robin Egg Bunny Brownies (a Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Brownie copycat recipe)

It’s always extra fun when the bunny delivers Robin Egg Bunny Brownies for Easter! Triple Chocolate Brownies (my Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate copycat recipe) are baked up as individual brownie bites and frosted with a swirl of beautiful Robin’s Egg Blue Buttercream Frosting and topped with a sweet little Ghirardelli Sea Salt Caramel Dark Chocolate Bunny or Caramel Milk Chocolate Bunny. These are brownie perfection and perfect for special spring celebrations!

CRUMBL SUGAR COOKIES (Copycat Recipe)

4/13/2022

Crumbl Sugar Cookies (copycat recipe) with Sweet Almond Buttercream Frosting

You are going to love this copycat recipe for Crumbl Sugar Cookies! So fast and easy to make, with a no-chill dough, it’s easy to see why these are always a favorite at our house! Super soft, chewy and buttery, topped with a perfect Sweet Almond Buttercream Frosting, and the same GIANT size to share or tackle on your own! I’m famous for my decorated sugar cookies, but sometimes you just want a cookie that is fast, yummy, and warm from the oven!

For our family Easter celebration, I tinted the Sweet Almond Buttercream Frosting on these classic Crumbl Sugar Cookies with Robin's Egg Blue, rather than the traditional pale pink frosting.

SPRING CRUDITÉS GRAZING BOARD with GREEN HERB DIP & MINI "CARROT" PEPPERS

4/12/2022

Spring Crudités Grazing Board with Green Herb Dip & Mini “Carrot” Peppers

Crudités is the new charcuterie! Treat your family and friends to a fun and healthy Spring Crudités Grazing Board, filled with all your favorite spring vegetables that sparkle with liveliness and color. Served with Green Herb Dip and Mini “Carrot” Peppers, this is perfect for Easter!

Crudités are French appetizers consisting of sliced or whole raw vegetables which are typically dipped in a vinaigrette or with other dipping sauces, and are perfect for Easter and other springtime celebrations. We love everything French, so bring on the Spring Crudités!

MALTED MILK SPECKLED CHOCOLATE SUGAR COOKIES

4/10/2022

Malted Milk Speckled Chocolate Sugar Cookies

If you love malted milk robin eggs in the Spring (or Whoppers year around), you’re going to love Malted Milk Chocolate Sugar Cookies - rich in chocolate flavor and incredibly soft. Some like speckled eggs for Easter, but we love these cute speckled bunnies even more!

Malted milk powder amplifies the flavor of chocolate (much like espresso powder), joins the sugar in tenderizing the cookies, and adds an added layer of flavor that takes classic chocolate sugar cookies from good to great! Topped with a beautiful robin’s egg blue royal icing and decorated with a vanilla & chocolate speckle, these are almost too pretty to eat – but I’m sure you can convince someone to give them a try. Happy Spring!

GOURMET SNICKERS BROWNIES

4/9/2022

Gourmet Snickers Brownies

If you love Snickers Bars, you are going to LOVE Gourmet Snickers Brownies! A rich, ultra-fudgy, dark chocolate brownie base is topped with a peanut butter nougat, rich caramel and roasted peanuts, and topped with chocolate glaze. These are sinfully delicious and unapologetically decadent and indulgent – and even more wonderful than a Snicker’s Bar!

SIX EASY EASTER BRUNCH FAVORITES

4/2/2022

EGGS BENEDICT OVERNIGHT CASSEROLE

With such a late Easter this year, we're really hoping for a warm and sunny Easter Sunday! We'll be coloring dozens and dozens of Easter eggs and preparing our traditional Bunny Bait to entice the Easter Bunny to leave a lot of special treats for a backyard Easter Egg Hunt for the little ones in the afternoon.

If you're looking for fast and easy recipes for Easter breakfast or brunch, most of which can be prepared ahead of time, here are a few of our favorites!

ANGEL FOOD FRENCH TOAST with
STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE & FRESH STRAWBERRY SYRUP

HAM, EGG & CHEESE STRATA

FRENCH TOAST with FRESH BERRIES

CARAMEL PECAN FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

CINNAMON SWIRL FRENCH TOAST

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