This is an AMAZING french toast recipe that I’ve been making for years. Recently, I volunteered to make it for my entire extended family and they all loved it. There are three tricks to make this unique recipe the best french toast ever. The first is to use cinnamon swirl bread. I buy mine from…
Desserts
Simple Syrup Recipe
Simple Syrup is used mainly for beverages such as lemonade (recipe here), fruit tea, limeade, virgin Mojitos (recipe here), virgin margaritas (recipe coming soon), etc. Simple syrup is also used as a pre-frosting glaze on cakes (to seal in the moisture) before a cake is frosted. Just make sure to lightly glaze a fairly cool…
Fail-Proof Homemade Carrot Cake Recipe
My mom has been making this delicious and amazing carrot cake for longer than I’ve been alive… That means it has been a family favorite for over 30 years. It comes out deliciously moist, very flavorful, and is easy to make. Thus, it is a fail-proof recipe. Further, it is topped with the smoothest and…
Best Apple Crisp Recipe Ever!
I’m not over exaggerating when I say that every single time I take this apple crisp to a party or gathering I’m asked for the recipe. It is a total crowd-pleaser and well loved by all. The slightly-tart Granny Smith Apples + sugar + oats + butter + cinnamon = perfection. Follow the directions below and…
The Best Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
This is an amazing easy recipe with common ingredients. It makes a very smooth delicious chocolate frosting that melts in the mouth. Ingredients: 1/4 C salted butter 1 8oz Cream cheese or Neufchatel cream cheese 1 tsp Vanilla extract (I use Mexican extract because it is better) 4 C confectioners/Powdered sugar 1/4-1/3 C coco baking…
No-Bake Twix Cookie Recipe
This Twix no-bake cookie recipe is super simple, quick, requires only three ingredients, and is delicious! I’m so excited to make them with family and I want to thank Becky for sharing it here on the blog today. Welcome Becky! Hi Live Like You Are Rich readers! Becky here, from Bite of Delight, the place…
Cream Cheese Apple Puff Pastry Recipe
Hi Live Like You Are Rich readers! This is Marie from themamasgirls.com. We are so excited to be able to share one of our favorite recipes with you today! We are a lifestyle blog that is geared toward making the most of family life. We do lots of recipes, tips and tricks, reviews, DIY, and cover…
Oreo Ice Cream Pie
This Oreo Ice Cream Pie recipe is wonderful! It can be served very cold or frozen. I personally like it frozen because it is like an ice cream cake but instead it is an ice cream pie. It is very quick and easy to make as well! Makes 2 Pies Serves: 12-16 people Prep…
Halloween Frog Eye Salad Recipe
A dish with the name ‘Frog Eye Salad’ immediately makes me think of Halloween. I think of a popular Halloween party game where you put your hands into a pot full of all sorts of food while blind folded. The foods have interesting and weird textures and you have to try to guess what you…
Craisin White Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
I’ve always struggled with making the perfect cookie! Either they were too cake-like, too gooey, or too salty. I’ve searched high and low for a reliable cookie and I finally found it! I’m not alone in this opinion either! This recipe has over 6,000 reviews and 5 stars! If you are in the same boat, look…
How to Make Boxed Blueberry Muffins Taste Gourmet
Ever since I can remember my grandma has made awesome blueberry muffins. She’d make them when we were up at the cabins in huge batches for all of her children and grandchildren. They were amazing. When I turned 8 or so she started allowing me to help her make them. When I found out…
Lemon Glazed Cupcakes
This is another one of our family favorites! It’s been around for as long as I can remember and is well loved by all. The recipe makes a very moist, delicious, and lightly sweet dessert. Prep: 10 minutes, Bake Time: 20-40 minutes, Ready In: 35-55 Minutes Makes: 10 large cupcakes, 24 medium cupcakes, or 1 cake…
Famous Butterscotch Scotchies Recipe
Unlike many of my original recipe posts, this post is more of a ‘recipe review’ because I didn’t come up with or significantly alter it. Yet, I feel qualified to review this recipe because I’ve been making it for over 20 years now. My mom has been making it even longer. People all over the…
Red, White, and Blue Breakfast Parfait
This dish is perfect for any summer breakfast or even a light dessert. I love making it to celebrate the 4th of July, Memorial day, Labor day, and/or President’s day. It is very easy to make. 1- Put a layer of diced strawberries on the base of the glass, bowl, or cup. 2- Cover the…
Famous Strawberry Dream Cake
My mom has been making this Strawberry Dream Cake for over 40 years. Our family, extended family, and friends all LOVE it! Whenever we are asked which cake we want for our birthday or parties 9 times out of 10 we all request the Strawberry Dream Cake. Even though it does take a little time…
The Best Cream Cheese Frosting
This cream cheese frosting recipe has been in my the family for over 50 years. It’s super creamy, lightly rich, and has a great balance of flavors. We’ve made it for hundreds of people and they always remark on how amazing it is. I was about to call this, ‘The Best Frosting’… until I tasted…
Dulce De Leche Pancakes
For a sweet breakfast or as dessert these Dulce de Leche Pancakes are divine. This sauce would also taste great on waffles. Better yet, they only take 10-15 minutes from start to finish. You will need the following ingredients: Pancake mix and cold water, 1 Cup buttermilk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 Cup butter, 2 Tablespoons…
Blueberry Cheesecake Waffles
These blueberry cheesecake waffles are really the best I’ve ever tried. I’ve been making them for over 20 years (my grandma taught me when I was a little girl) and each time I do, I get rave reviews. The blueberries are deliciously sweet, the lemon juice adds a tiny bit of tartness, the cream cheese…
