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Coconut Chocolate Chip Muffins with Cocoa Coconut Streusel

May 31, 2011 by Tiffany King 7 Comments

The other day, I posted a list of 28 Muffins You’ll Want to Try and Terri left this comment:

Hi,
I was looking at your muffin recipes. They look yummy! I’m also looking for a coconut muffin maybe with mini choc chips added. Have you ever heard of something like that? I thought maybe replacing the liquid with coconut milk then add either maybe a streusel with toasted coconut and a drizzle of chocolate. What do you think? Do you have any suggestions? I have tried a couple of your recipes and passed on your site to some friends.
Thanks,
Terri

Oh, what a good idea! I went into the kitchen and got creative right away. These are the result. The muffin is infused with coconut flavor and studded with mini chocolate chips. The streusel topping has cocoa and coconut. Oh yeah!

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Chocolate Drop Cookies

March 10, 2011 by Tiffany King 4 Comments

I’m going to guess that you have everything to make these cookies in your pantry right now. Recipes that satisfy your chocolate cravings quickly and cheaply cannot be underrated.

This recipe was shared by Loy in the comment section of last week’s Ingredient Spotlight: Cocoa. My kids were scavenging in the kitchen for a snack when I saw the recipe. It didn’t take long until we were pulling warm, chocolatey cookies from the oven. Loy’s recipe calls for nuts, but I tossed in some Heath chips instead.

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Ingredient Spotlight: Cocoa

March 2, 2011 by Tiffany King 9 Comments

I am looking forward to this Ingredient Spotlight! Cocoa means one thing – chocolate goodies!

Unless, of course, you’re making Cincinnati chili, which has cocoa in it, but doesn’t taste chocolatey at all.

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Raspberry Filled Brownies ala Mode

February 3, 2011 by Tiffany King 14 Comments

If you’re looking for a special dessert for Valentines Day, this is it. Your sweetie will love you for making this!

The raspberry filling dresses up the brownies. Chocolate and raspberry mingle so well together. A scoop of vanilla ice cream with extra raspberry sauce adds decadence.

As a side note, I think I could use some food styling help. I sprinkled cocoa powder on the white plate and set the brownie in the middle. So far, so good. A round scoop of vanilla bean ice cream on top of the brownie. And then I warmed the raspberry sauce and spooned it over the top. Instead of drizzling down the ice cream in rivulets, it melted the ice cream and slid off in an un-pretty way.

Oh well. Once we dug our spoons in, it didn’t matter how pretty it looked. It tasted divine!

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Peanut Butter Cookie Pudding

June 18, 2010 by Tiffany King 14 Comments

You are going to want to go out to your kitchen and make this as soon as you can. Peanut butter cookies layered in creamy pudding and topped with chocolate frosting is dessert perfection. The only down side is that it needs to be made 24 hours before you plan to eat it. But don’t worry, while it sits in the fridge not only do the cookies soften, but all the calories disappear too. Really. I wouldn’t lead you astray.