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]]>Happy Monday everyone!! I am so excited to share today’s recipe with y’all…because more mini food! These maybe mini bites of awesome but they’re certainly not lacking in the wow factor in taste or looks.
Red velvet is always such a beautiful deep red color with a subtle chocolaty sweetness, and this time I added a little cheesecake swirl, yum, yum, yummy y’all. I will say that these delicious little bites were just slightly more time consuming than a plain ole’ sheet cake or cupcakes, but so worth it!
These are so perfectly hand held and nomable, moist (can we please invent a better word?), soft with just enough sweetness, and sooo pretty.
Yes, I know, I used a cake mix which is technically cheating, but I think the amount of work it took to make the cheesecake mix that’s dramatic I know and then how I slaved away also, dramatic swirling the red velvet & cheesecake together earned me the right to use a cake mix Have a wonderful start to your week, and I hope you get a chance to make these delicious mini bites of Heaven.
First…cake mix, eggs, water, oil…
now for the cheesecake mix, cream cheese…
all whipped up, time for eggs and sugar…
a little red velvet mix & a little cream cheese mix…
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]]>Happy Wednesday y’all!!! So I have a question…can we please either move Thanksgiving back a few weeks or push Christmas to January or something? because seriously it’s like all the holidays jumble together and then it’s all over and I’m super sad to put my Christmas decorations up (yes, I believe it’s not good to start the New Year with your decorations up).
It’s like month after month of totally awesome food related holidays and then nada for a while. Are y’all with me on this? because I seriously can’t be the only one who thinks this would be a good idea…Anyways, to hold onto Christmas just ooonnee more day I thought I would bring y’all these mini gingerbread cheesecakes.
Honestly these are the perfect mixture of gingerbread and cheesecake, incredibly decadent for sure, especially with the added bonus of the perfectly light and fluffy cinnamon whipped cream on top, yum, yum, yummy y’all.
These are a cinch to make and if y’alls collapse in the middle like mine always do, then that can be covered by the whipped cream hehe, enjoy!!!
Alrighty, cream cheese into your bowl…
nice and creamy…
now the vanilla and sugar…
the eggs…
all mixed up…
now time for the molasses and all the spices…
all mixed again, and ready to go into the liners…
Golden Oreos in the liners…
cheesecake batter into the liners…
bake, bake, bake…
and enjoy!!!
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]]>If I’m being honest (and why wouldn’t I be?) I think I waited so long to make this because I was little intimated to make this, solely based on past attempts at making anything layered and totally botching it up.
Holy crud, I wish I had made this sooner, it is soo darn easy to make and holy moly is it decadent and rich. The banana bread layer smelled absolutely heavenly baking and turned out sooo moist and delicious, and the cheesecake layer couldn’t have been more creamy or easy to make.
I seriously need to start putting this no-bake cheesecake layer on top of everything, like today. Banana bread on it’s own is always awesome, but then throw a thick layer of cheesecake on top? wowza, this dessert is a freaking star dessert, if you bring someone this, they will officially love you forever, just saying.
Oh, did I mention that I also made a whipped cream for a topping with just a bit of cream cheese in it to keep it stabilized with just a hint of caramel thrown in? Oh yeah, it’s incredible, then maybe throw some bananas and a dash more caramel on top and this is not only insanely good but also beautiful. I really hope y’all get to enjoy this soon and thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend everybody!!!
bananas to be smooshed (you’ll see semi-ripe bananas & the 1 previously frozen very ripe banana-forgive it’s ugliness)…
all smooshed…
now add the egg, oil, sugar and vanilla…
mix, then add the dry ingredients…
mix, mix, mix (don’t over mix) then into your pan…
nice and baked…
now for the cheesecake, cream cheese…
mix that up, then heat up your milk and put gelatin in it…
place milk with dissolved gelatin into the cream cheese mixture…
nice and smooth…
then onto the banana bread…
let it cool for a while and enjoy!!!
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]]>All I know, is that I was practically knocked over by the incredible strawberry smell (which happens to be one of my favs) that was wafting from the produce department and I just knew that I had to make this cheesecake ‘salad’ for my next cheat day. A couple of years ago I had this salad at some gathering (honestly cannot remember what the heck it was) but aside from the fact that I don’t remember the event, I do remember this salad (shocker I only have food on the brain).
The host or hostess of this gathering served this salad with strawberries only and it was just to die for. Sweet, decadent and the slight feeling that I wasn’t being completely ‘bad’ since there is fresh fruit in it hehe. I was elated when they gave me this recipe and it’s sooo easy to make. Really just a few ingredients, and no need for an oven which is starting to be a good thing with the rising temperatures.
I threw bananas into this salad because I’m partial to the whole strawberry/banana combo but please feel free to substitute any fruit that you love because I see this cheesecake mixture tasting amazing with pretty much everything. This would make for a wonderful side dish or even just dessert for your next gathering. I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far and thank you so much for stopping by.
First, cream cheese…
just so y’all know, I literally touched the cream cheese and my sous chef ended up like this (she is cc obsessed)
beat the cream cheese then add the pudding mix (with a very large dog underneath you, obvi)…
mix together…
this is me demonstrating slowly adding the cream (yes, it’s important to not dump it all in at once)…
all mixed in, then add powdered sugar and vanilla…
now, the strawberries and bananas mixed in with lemon juice…
the cheesecake mixture…
all mixed in and ready to be eaten…
and enjoy!!!
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]]>Honestly most low carb, high protein desserts have a really bad habit of tasting like what you would expect, okay, but lacking, you know? I can honestly say that this Snickerdoodle Cheesecake was not even remotely disappointing…does it taste like a freshly baked New York style cheesecake? no, but it definitely doesn’t taste like it’s low carb and high protein.
This cheesecake turned out to be perfectly satisfying and just exactly what I needed in my mouth in my life at that moment so I wouldn’t be driven crazy by my cravings. I used the PE Science brand of protein powder in snickerdoodle, which is absolutely one of my favorites and it totally added that extra oomph in this delicious dessert.
I definitely think you should make this if you’re having a major hankering for dessert, but are not exactly allowed to at the moment. Oh, and did I mention this was darn easy to make, way easier than normal cheesecake in my opinion haha. I hope you are having a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by!
cream cheese into your bowl…
mix these guys up, then add your yogurt and egg whites…
mix, mix, mix, then add the vanilla and protein powder…
mix until nice and smooth…
then into your pie pan…
bake, bake, bake…
then enjoy!!!
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]]>It’s like month after month of totally awesome food related holidays and then nada for a while. Are y’all with me on this? because I seriously can’t be the only one who thinks this would be a good idea…Anyways, to hold onto Christmas just ooonnee more day I thought I would bring y’all these mini gingerbread cheesecakes.
Honestly these are the perfect mixture of gingerbread and cheesecake, incredibly decadent for sure, especially with the added bonus of the perfectly light and fluffy cinnamon whipped cream on top, yum, yum, yummy y’all.
These are a cinch to make and if y’alls collapse in the middle like mine always do, then that can be covered by the whipped cream hehe, enjoy!!!
Alrighty, cream cheese into your bowl…
nice and creamy…
now the vanilla and sugar…
the eggs…
all mixed up…
now time for the molasses and all the spices…
all mixed again, and ready to go into the liners…
Golden Oreos in the liners…
cheesecake batter into the liners…
bake, bake, bake…
and enjoy!!!
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]]>Some of you might already be sick of pumpkin and for that I’m sorry, but I can’t help it, there’s never enough pumpkin in my world. I am aware in a past post I said that I don’t like Pumpkin Spice Lattes basic girl blasphemy and I still don’t, but don’t let the pumpkin spice part of this recipe fool you.
These cheesecake balls have the perfect hint of pumpkin spice (not that potpourri-ness that PSL’s have), which is enhanced by the extra cinnamon I threw in. These are not too sweet, but just enough, and the texture the graham cracker crumbs on the outside of these balls I didn’t write that with a straight face because apparently I’m 12 years old is perfection.
I must add that these definitely have to be kept cold due to how they get all melty which is a little annoying but they’re so darn yummy it doesn’t really matter. Get in on some of this pumpkin spice awesomeness y’all, these are so addictive.
Cream cheese into the bowl…
all whipped, then creamer & sugar into the bowl…
into a ball shape & into the graham cracker crumbs…
then refreeze for a bit and enjoy!!!
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]]>When people ask me for a specific food to bring in, there is just no way that I can say no, ask and you shall receive and all that.
Mini cheesecakes are so much fun y’all, all the deliciousness of cheesecake without all the hassle.
Obviously I wanted to add some extra fun to these cheesecakes, so I threw in some funfetti cake mix (hello sprinkles!) and put birthday cake golden Oreos (hello! even more sprinkles!) as the bottom crust.
These are phenomenal y’all!! They taste like an amazing cheesecake and cupcake hybrid, and I totally did the whole eye roll, mmmm thing because these are soooo good. Don’t even think about it, just make these
First, cupcake liners and Oreos…
mix it all up, then add the sugar and the vanilla…
then the cake mix and extra sprinkles (which turned the batter a little pink btw)…
all mixed up (these sprinkles were too small and dissolved)…
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]]>Also, because this recipe is usually enough for a whole pan I halved the recipe and it made just enough for 3 mini cheesecakes, but below I will put the full recipe so you can make a big wonderful batch of this stuff. You will notice that there are only 2 cheesecakes in my pictures instead of 3 because I may or may not have dropped one, oopsies guess I really did have butter fingers hehe. This cheesecake recipe is all things decadent and wonderful with a buttery, crumbly pecan crust with whipped cheesecake and a blueberry pie filling poured on top, yuuuummm. This crust is also immune to my distaste of nuts in desserts because all you get is the delicious nutty flavor but not that icky crunch of biting into a big piece of one..in say a brownie (all over shivers, ewww), all I’m saying is, this stuff is good
First, lets start out with pecans (remember this is half the amount of the recipe below)…
Chop them up really fine (I used a nifty handheld chopper because I didn’t feel like getting the food processor out)…
Place nuts in a bowl, and add your butter…
Mix, mix, mix (I used my hands)…
Place in your pie pans (or big pan depending upon how much you’re making)…
Bake them, and while cooling, cream your cream cheese…
Mix, mix and voila you have an awesome no bake cheesecake with wonderful blueberry pie filling all over the top…
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]]>Cheesecake to me is an awesome date dessert, creamy, sweet and easily shared, and what’s better than cheesecake? red velvet cheesecake of course! This is a slightly lighter (in color and in taste) red velvet cheesecake with this beautiful pinkish red color that looks more like a blush and just screams Valentine’s Day. Also, the crust is an Oreo cookie, but it is just so perfect, bringing out all of the chocolate notes in the cheesecake.
These are also miniature which should be a completely separate food group in my opinion, because well, miniature food is just so fun don’t you think? These are quite simple to make and dang delicious y’all. If you want to make the whipped frosting that I put on top of these little guys go here to my Sweetheart Strawberry Cupcakes frosting but just omit the cocoa powder… well actually that sounds awesome too if you want to give that a whirl.
Start with your cream cheese…
Then add your red velvet cake mix…
Mix, mix, mix and look how pretty…
Oreos nicely placed in your cupcake liners…
Put your gorgeous batter on top of these guys…
Look how awesome they are baking up…
Fresh out of the oven, so yummy!
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