A good banana bread recipe is essential to any family recipe book, just like the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Look no further if you were searching for one! This banana bread is moist, soft, sweet, and nutty. The pineapple pieces and shredded coconut add a fun tropical note that will make you wonder why banana…
Perfect Peach Pie
Peaches may not be in season but I feel like my peach pie recipe should have been on here a long time ago. Hands down it is THE BEST pie out there and probably tied for my favorite dessert of all time. It’s simple, sweet, and soft ( just like the fruit that goes inside…
Rainy Day Matcha Latte
The title of this recipe should be “Copycat Dunkin Donuts Frozen Matcha Latte” because DD directly inspired me to make this drink. I now think that frozen matchas far surpass the iced or hot versions of this latte, and you’ll soon see (or taste) why. Somehow this drink is creamy, cold, sweet, and earthy all at the…
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Possibly the most well known at-home smoothie flavor is Strawberry Banana. It’s pretty hard to mess this recipe up as long as you have a base (milk, juice, etc.) and the fruit. Its simplicity is what makes it so easy to customize or recreate! While using fresh strawberries sounds like it would be the better…
Mini Dessert Crepes
One woman’s dessert is another woman’s breakfast. For me, a sweet crepe can be a substitute for any meal of the day, but especially in the morning (because I can convince myself that sweet crepes are “close enough” to pancakes). You can’t tell me that freshly sliced fruit, whipped cream and Nutella inside of a…
Apple Ricotta Cake
This amazing cake is similar to a Jewish Apple Cake. The texture is very soft and moist (unlike the Irish Apple Cake that was posted a long time ago) and the apples are incredibly tender and still juicy even when they’re baked. Each bite is the perfect balance of soft cake and moist fruit. One…
Berry Pineapple Smoothie
Everyone needs a bit of sunshine right now… in the midst of all of the recent stress and worry from the corona virus I think that eating healthy and creating refreshing treats for yourself is important for morale. This smoothie is really clean and fun; it has a bright, tart flavor from the pineapple and…
A Twist on Tres Leches
I find that my most common complaint about cakes is that they are too dry. When I have a slice of cake at a restaurant it’s always crumbly and too sweet, and even most grocery store bakery cakes aren’t moist. When I can’t bake it myself I always turn to two cakes that are guaranteed…
The Confection Cove 