Dessert

Peeps. Everyone has an opinion on Peeps. There has never been a more controversial topic around the family Easter table that has resulted in so much thrown ham. They are either a perennial Easter favorite or a much maligned “last treat in the basket” candy. Some adults have fond memories of these sugar coated marshmallows …

You’ll cause a stir when you bring these Mocha Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting to your next office party! This time-saving recipe takes minutes to create but tastes so delicious your co-workers will swear you never sleep. What You Need To Make Mocha Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting: 1 box of chocolate cake mix 1/4 cup instant coffee …

St. Patrick’s Day may still be a few weeks away, but today? Today’s your lucky day! Or at least, it’s your lucky day if you subscribe to the idea that a small plant has the capability to alter the positive effects of your interactions with the world around you… I’m talking about a four-leaf clover, …

Everyone makes such a big deal about Valentine’s Day. I suppose it is the biggest holiday after Christmas, but there’s only so many red and pink hearts I can handle before I start questioning my sanity. So while everyone else is fretting about their relationship status and buying overpriced chocolate and teddy bears, I’m always …

I love this fruit salad recipe. Of all the things that I remember and enjoyed throughout the holidays, I love the fruit salad my mom makes every year.     I can’t wait to share this holiday tradition with my kids. Mostly, I love this fruit salad because it’s more than yummy-it’s fantastic. It makes …

Edible glitter is an actual thing. I don’t know about you guys, but with the holidays approaching my Pinterest boards are filling up with all kinds of yummy looking desserts.

My college roommate was addicted to anything red velvet, including this Red Velvet Whoopie Pie. Even now if I spot anything red velvet in the store, I make sure to buy it and send it to her. And any time she finds something new, she takes a picture and sends it to me with about a …

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are my favorite cookies of all time. You see, the thing about 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies is that they only take three ingredients to make. Oh, and you can probably make these cookies with things you already have in your pantry. Which is seriously the best kind of cookies. …

School starts THIS WEEK. My daughter is headed to eighth grade, and I just don’t know how many more summers we have to snuggle up on the couch with each other. So, I planned one last hurrah, we were going to make Haycorn together, cozy up on the couch and throwdown on the new season …

Mornings don’t have to be about rushing around when you’ve got a slow cooker! Instead, check out these 33 Slow Cooker Breakfast Recipes! You can set them the night before and wake up to delicious, wholesome home cooked food that’ll give you and your family energy enough to tackle the entire day. Want more slow …

Remember when you were a kid and all you wanted for lunch was peanut butter and jelly? And your mom tried to convince you to eat apple, too, or maybe some carrots or celery, but we all knew that was a losing battle? Nothing tastes better than a good old fashioned peanut butter and jelly …

There’s something about strawberries that makes me think of warmth, sweetness, and the changing of the seasons. Or maybe that’s just the wine in these Wine Infused Strawberries that has me feeling really good about life today. Seriously, I didn’t think the concept of chocolate-covered strawberries, as simple as it is, could ever be improved upon. …

You want to give your sweetheart something nice and sweet this Valentine’s Day, right? Something smooth, chocolatey, memorable… Something they’ll think about on those days when sweetness isn’t on the menu. These Sweetheart Cheesecake Wafers are exactly what your love-muffin is craving, they just don’t know it yet. Smooth as Barry White’s voice and just …

Now I don’t know about you, but I’m a little tired of getting the same old heart-shaped box of chocolates every single year on Valentine’s Day. There’s only so many times you can open the box before the mystery of which chocolate contains the delicious peanut butter filling is lost because you know exactly which one …

This is the simplest thing you will ever make for Valentine’s Day. After all the hand-crafted cards and macaroni hearts and special classy dinners, all you will have left is a strong desire for something salty to counteract the sudden influx of candy in your life. These Valentine’s Day Chocolate Drizzled Pretzels are so easy they …

No pressure, but if you aren’t cooking with a pressure cooker yet – you’re wasting your time. Seriously, pressure cookers are truly fast food…and most of the dishes can be made in 30 minutes or less! That means even if you get home late from work, you can have a hot, home-cooked meal on the table …

I never tasted a kolache until I moved to Texas. Before the move, breakfast was all about donuts, or the occasional sausage gravy over biscuits. Both amazing options, don’t get me wrong, but nothing compared to a delicious kolache. See, kolaches make you feel as if you’re both getting a treat, and eating a somewhat …

Winter is filled with to-do lists. Between shopping, baking, holiday parties, kid recitals, school parties, and a dozen other things you won’t know about until last minute, sometimes it feels like winter is trying to kill you. Not only is there a ton to do, but almost every stop involves you making or bringing some …

We all have our favorite cookie. My mom has always loved ginger snaps. Growing up, if there weren’t ginger snaps in a container somewhere in the cupboard, it meant my mom was making more later that day. I’ve always been a fan of coconut macaroons. I absolutely love the creamy texture of the coconut mixed …

When it comes to winter flavors, one of the first things I start to crave each year are fresh cranberries. By themselves these tiny tart berries are a bit hard to handle, but once you start mixing them into delicious recipes? Boy, howdy, I’ll be one of the first to gobble them up. These orange …

Confession: I always thought I’d hate bread pudding. The name itself does not sound appetizing. It sounds like bread that’s been sitting in goop for too long and getting mushy and now you’re trying to convince me to eat it and you’re calling it a ‘classic dessert’. Um…no, thankyousomuch. But a few years ago while …

The best part about celebrating Independence Day in the summer (aside from the fact that, you know, it’s always on the 4th of July) is that summer = ice cream. And let’s face it, ice cream is basically the best dessert ever. Only problem is, the store-bought stuff isn’t quite festive enough for ‘Murica Day. Don’t …

I was one of those kids who loved to collect Hot Wheels cars. I had to have all the colors, all the styles, and all the tracks to go with them. To be fair, it didn’t really matter if they were actual Hot Wheels brand cars or not – every car was welcome – but …

You know what gets me through the long winter months? I mean, besides multiple layers, my favorite hoodie, and a ridiculously high heating bill? It’s the promise of spring on the horizon, of flowers blooming and birds singing and… Oh, don’t give me that look. Even a Totally the Bomb writer is allowed to get …

Strawberry shortcake is one of those classic desserts that I remember having so many times as a kid. My family used to cheat and buy the premade shortcakes from the store, and those are okay in a pinch. But then I met my best friend in college. Or more importantly, I met my best friend …

Winter weather got you down? Snow and ice seriously cramping your style (and keeping your kids home from school and stuck in the house all day)? It’s time to take your revenge the elements – sweet revenge, that is. This Winter Bear Kids Snack might not be exactly what you need to combat Mother Nature, but …

Since Mardi Gras is a holiday that’s all about pure, innocent fun, especially for everyone heading to New Orleans for the carnival celebration, we thought we’d celebrate here at Totally the Bomb with something equally fun and exciting: Mardi Gras Muddy Buddies. Traveling to good ol’ NOLA may be out of the question, but at least …

Some people might call what’s happening outside in the Northern Hemisphere a “winter wonderland.” Personally, I like to call it various slightly inappropriate words that I’m not allowed to use on this website. Either way, we can probably all agree on the fact that it’s rather…frozen out there. Luckily, there are several ways to combat …

One of the many places that I’ve lived is Florida, and aside from oranges and crazy people, the thing the state is most known for is gators (and no, I’m not talking about that football team that lost hard to my alma mater at the annual rivalry game last year – Go Noles!). It’s not unusual to …

When you spend as much time looking at recipes as I do, you tend to come across the phrase “sinfully delicious” a lot. And I’ll be honest, I don’t really get that. “Sinful” implies that it’s something we shouldn’t enjoy having, and when it comes to chocolate, let me tell you, not even the Devil …

Sometimes I want to be just a little naughty. No, scratch that, I want to be Very naughty. And this Christmas Crack (with a twist) is so naughty, it’s nice. Forget your diet for the day and indulge yourself in these sugary, buttery, chocolatey treats that (rumor has it) were created by a hedonistic ex-monk who was out to …

Rice Krispie treats were one of my favorite snacks as a kid, but since then I’ve sort of outgrown them. Why waste time getting marshmallow creme in unmentionable places when I could just gorge myself on Ben and Jerry’s instead? That said, I’m going to have to revise my opinion after trying these Lemon Meringue Rice …

It’s that time of year again. The girl scouts have descended on our neighborhoods and outside our grocery stores, in our malls and our shopping centers, and they’re going to to taunt us with their promises of deliciously nostalgic cookies until we eventually cave in and buy enough boxes to last us until Christmas – or at …

It’s the greatest love story never told – I spent as much of my young life wondering if Mario was ever going to find out what castle Princess Peach was in as I did doing my homework…well, probably more, if I’m being honest. And continuing to be honest, I’ll admit that I haven’t really been keeping …

Sometimes, when I’m stuck inside my house and it’s like 30 degrees outside, I find myself with a strange and sudden craving for s’mores. I have no idea where it comes from or why, but I think all of you can probably sympathize with unexpected desires for chocolate-y goodness. If so, you need to try …

Now I don’t want to start an internet dessert war here, but hot fudge sundaes are just…not really my thing. Why would you want your precious ice cream to melt before you get the chance to enjoy it all? Why mix that delicious melty hot fudge with other things when you could just have it …

Some of us love dessert (Okay, most of us. Like probably all of us…If you don’t love dessert get out of my face). Some of us love our dessert with a little side of the good stuff, and no, for once I’m not talking about coffee. This Little Drummer Joy may sound innocent enough, but it …

Even if you don’t have time to stand in front of a hot stove, stirring an even hotter pot, you can still make chocolaty goodness in your own home. These 25 Slow Cooker Chocolate Candy Recipes will make great gifts for friends, snacks for late night movie watching, and desserts that can be enjoyed year …

Christmas morning is all about Santa and presents at my house. I don’t want to step away from the kids to try to make breakfast or entertain grandparents! These 33 Christmas Slow Cooker Recipes are perfect because not only do they do the work for me, they make the house smell delicious and Christmasy from the moment …

If, when the day comes, I get to choose how I’m going to die it’s gonna be death by chocolate. I can even imagine it: I’d be visiting a chocolate manufacturing plant somewhere and the tour would take us through the huge vats of chocolate room. We’d be moving along a walkway above one of …

The seasons of being trapped inside during stormy, cold weather is upon us and kids are already starting to go a little stir crazy. “Can we go outside?” No. “Why?” It’s raining. “Please?” Because please makes it not rain, right? LOL! It’s okay, just because they’re stuck inside doesn’t mean you all can’t have a …

Some people say that their favorite part about camping is being out in nature.  While that is great, it’s not my favorite part. Some people say their favorite thing about having a bonfire is hanging out with friends.  This one is close, but that’s not what comes to my mind first. Some people say that hot chocolate …

This Kahlua Fudge Frosting is nature’s answer to, “What do I do if I can’t find a boyfriend before the holidays??” Find it hard to deal with relatives? Make this frosting. Grandma wants to set you up with her dentist’s son? Make this frosting. Your sister just gave birth to adorable twins who sleep all night …

Rum and Coke was the first adult beverage I ever ordered at a bar. I wasn’t really sure what I was getting, but I had heard it on a show, and I thought it sounded pretty cool. This Rum and Coke Cake Sundae totally reminds me of that! Ingredients For Making a Rum and Coke …

Anyone worth their Halloween salt is a fan of Jack Skellington and Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas. No, no, it’s true. I mean, Jack Skellington is the king of Halloween town, after all. And if it isn’t, I don’t want to know. I’m such a HUGE Nightmare Before Christmas fan that basically if it involves …

There is something magical about neapolitan ice cream. Something about those layers of chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla together that make it so much more than mere ice cream. It’s like by themselves they’re a little boring, but as soon as they’re in the same bowl, the clouds open up, rainbows cover the earth, and unicorns …

There are people in your life right now who are going to tell you that you can’t have everything. You need to get rid of those people, because either they’ve never tried these Chocolate and Popcorn Candy Apples, or they don’t believe something as epic as this can exist. Let me repeat…chocolate…and popcorn…coating a caramel …

No time to make dessert? No problem! You can have a truly mouth-watering, make your knees quiver, send your spouse to bed happy dessert in 5-7 hours. Well, usually a lot sooner than that, but these 33 Slow-Cooker Dessert Recipes are so scrumptiously, amazingly delicious that it’ll seem like you spent hours slaving away over them. …

Candy apples are probably my favorite part of the changing seasons. Apples are already so delicious in the fall, but once you start adding candy, chocolate, nuts, caramel, and more to them – it’s all I can do to finish my dinner first. Truly! Want to try a fun twist on a traditional favorite? Check …

If you haven’t latched onto the chocolate covered chips craze yet, you haven’t lived. Really. There’s just something amazing about that salty/sweet/creamy taste that makes being human worth the effort. But I’m here to tell you – even if you’ve tried that, you haven’t lived yet. Not really. Check out this recipe for Chocolate Covered …

I am a sucker for anything Carmel. I mean, can you blame me? It’s delicious! So with Fall nearing, I had to whip up some of my own Caramel so I could enjoy some caramel covered chocolates and apples far before anyone else. I ran to my grandma’s house, found her recipe book and whipped …

I think every family has birthday traditions, and mine is no different. The birthday person always picks their favorite dinner – lasagna for me – and their favorite cake (chocolate on chocolate anything is mine). It’s so predictable in my family that I could actually list off exactly which cake each person would pick, without batting an …

My nephew loves yellow. LOVES it. It’s his favorite color, his favorite socks, he even wants a yellow room at some point (but he shares with his brother, so let’s face it – probably not going to happen). So is it any wonder he’s gone completely mad for the Minions in all their bright yellow …

I don’t think there is a way for me to over-emphasize how much I love apple pie. It might be America’s Favorite Pie, but for me it’s the ONLY pie. It’s one of those things that I crave Crave CRAVE year round and I’m not even a little ashamed to admit that I’ve given into …

Sometimes you get mad, and that’s totally okay. Sometimes kids get mad, and that’s okay, too. The problem comes when kids can’t figure out how to channel their anger, but this cookie recipe can fix that. So, if you have mad kids, make aggression cookies! I don’t talk about this very often, because we don’t make …

Dessert and breakfast are like the meal that married yummy (and there’s two of them EEP!). I love the joining of sweet and I-just-got-out-of-bed best. Its the best way to start the day. But I also understand that having straight dessert for breakfast every day is not really the best way to a nice waistline. …

Food was such a big part of my family life growing up, and there are some recipes that have been handed through my family for nearly a century now. This recipe for Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies isn’t one of the super old ones (as far as I know), but it is one I remember my great …

Donuts were a staple in my home growing up. Sunday morning’s for breakfast, birthday’s, when we were running late to school…didn’t matter what the occasion, we depended on donuts to usher in our mornings. They are such a fond memory for me – a memory I want to share with my own family now – …

M-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-hump back-hump back-I was the first big word I learned to spell. As well as I can remember I was in either first or second grade and the accomplishment was HUGE. We didn’t celebrate it, but if we had I wish it had been with these Mississippi Mud Bars. Between the …

Every spring I start to crave lemons. Maybe it’s the months living as a shut-in, or the lack of vitamin c-bearing fruits winter has to offer, but right now someone could practically put a decorative lemon in front of me and I’d eat it. Good thing I have this amazing recipe for Mini Lemon Pies instead. …

My dad’s favorite cake of all time is pineapple upside down cake. When I was a teenager, I made it for him every year for his birthday, for father’s day, basically if there was a day that revolved around my dad he got that cake. I’m not a kid anymore and this year (well, last …

If you’ve made cream pie before, you know how difficult it is to get the filling to set. With this Banana Cream Pie recipe, you’ll learn the easiest way to make a perfect cream pie every single time. Enjoy! What You Need To Make Banana Cream Pie: Filling: 3 cups whole milk 3/4 cups white …

When I was in college, my favorite bar drink was an Irish Car Bomb. Basically, you dropped a shot of Bailey’s into a pint of Guinness and chugged it as fast as you could. Well, now that I am grown, I am pretty sure I was insane. These 25 Guinness recipes are a way better idea …

You know what a man wants? Cake. And not just any cake, he wants a manly cake that will put some hair on that chest. Impress your man with this manly chocolate Guinness cake. He’ll ask for seconds. Promise. Yes! Just look at that, sticky on the outside, sweet on the inside. Perfect. What You …

I’m always looking for something fun to bring to parties, and this Lemon Pudding Poke Cake is about as fun as it gets. Normally we see poke cakes as a sheet cake, which is fine…but I wanted one with a little more pizazz. This one is so cute you’ll have people begging you for the …

You have to make these decadent dessert recipes right now. All sorts of things will happen if you don’t. 36 Decadent Dessert Recipes You Have To Make Right Now You should make this recipe for Decadent Chocolate Rice Krispie Chrunch Cake or you’ll grow ten new chin hairs next week. It’s your choice, your in-laws will come live with you …

Every fall, it’s the same crazy, hectic mess. I love it, but while I get ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas, imminent school parties, my daughter being out of school for the holidays, and all sorts of other craziness, I need easy meals while life goes on among the crazy. No, correct that, I need Cozy & Easy …

Today, I needed a break from cooking pre-Thanksgiving food. Holy Smokes, I want to be a Thanksgiving Hero sooo BAD! But, ultimately, a girl can cook only so much before she just gets tired of thinking about that one meal. I wanted something fun and tasty…I had some Honey Maid Graham Crackers, a jar of Skippy Peanut …