Posts in chocolate
Chocolate Energy Bars Recipe

This one ticks a lot of boxes if you’re looking for nut-free, vegan, low-sugar and an easy no-bake snack or dessert. It took me four tries to get it right. I’d also recommend storing them in the refrigerator, especially in warm weather.

This is an original recipe from the second book of the new Yolanda’s Yummery Cozy Mystery series.

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The Winning Brownie Recipe from "The Great Brownie Taste-off"

Ten years ago I wrote the first book in what would become a [so far] 4-book cozy mystery series. It was more sweet romance than cozy mystery, but I was pleased with the story and the second book in the series was a proper cozy mystery story.

The changes made to “The Great Brownie Taste-off” include removing some extraneous descriptions and backstory, getting rid of the magical secret ingredient, and having a more realistic relationship between Yolanda and Zac. And I kept refining that brownie recipe until I really liked it. It’s not my favorite dessert or snack, but now I appreciate a good, hot brownie fresh out of the oven.

Please scroll down to see the recipe and watch the video tutorial.

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Dessert Cookbook Series: A Beginner’s Guide ~ New Boxed Set

Dessert Cookbook Series: A Beginner's Guide by Lisa Maliga

Includes 3 full-length dessert cookbooks and more than 55 recipes.

Learn how to make many different desserts, no matter what your level of baking experience.

Books in this series include:

Baking Chocolate Cupcakes and Brownies: A Beginner’s Guide

Baking French Macarons: A Beginner’s Guide

Ruby Chocolate: A Beginner’s Guide

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Ruby Chocolate Pistachio Fudge Recipe & Video Tutorial

Get ready for Valentine’s Day or any special occasion by making this unique fudge! This is the best kind of recipe to make for any fudge lover! This is the actual color of the fudge as it contains no added milk, cream, sugar, or butter. Some might call it ruby chocolate bark, except that it’s too thick for that. It turned out like this because I forgot to add the sweetened condensed milk. Roasted and salted pistachios provide a nice contrast to the sweetness of the chocolate.

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Ruby Chocolate: A Beginner's Guide ~ Excerpt

Ruby Chocolate: A Beginner’s Guide includes ten original and tested recipes using authentic ruby chocolate. From healthy granola bars to tasty ruby chocolate chip cookies to decadent fudge, chocolate lovers will be inspired to create their own desserts. The reader also receives gift packaging ideas and lots of resources.

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Chocolate Coconut Ganache Filling Recipe [Vegan/Non-dairy]
Baking Macarons: The Swiss Meringue Method ~ Excerpt
Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes Recipe Tutorial & Video
Blue Velvet Cupcakes Recipe Tutorial & Video
Green Velvet Cupcakes Recipe Tutorial + Video
Spicy Cinnamon + Chile Brownies Recipe

This Spicy Cinnamon + Chile Brownies recipe is suitable for any occasion. For those of you who love sweet and spicy desserts, this is the recipe for you.

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French Macaron Baking Adventures, Part 16: Chocolate & Raspberry Macarons

As a huge fan of chocolate, I decided to combine that with a dollop of homemade raspberry jam in the center of each macaron. All I had to do in advance was make the jam and the chocolate ganache.

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French Macaron Baking Adventures, Part 9: Chocolate Mint Macarons

At first, all was great with the meringue. It had the standard stiff peaks and to get that lovely minty color, I added 7 drops of gel food coloring. And that was followed with one drop of pure peppermint essential oil. So it looked and smelled like chocolate mint chip ice cream.

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French Macaron Baking Adventures, Part 4: Pink Lemonade Macarons & Lemon [Curd] Buttercream Filling ~ The Recipe
French Macaron Baking Adventures, Part 3: Chocolate Ganache Macarons with Feet!

This batter was unlike the others as it was much thicker. I probably used too much cocoa powder. It had only been sifted once, when added with the sugar and almond flour. Whatever it was, this batch was very difficult to mix and I got so tired I just stopped. As soon as it was awkwardly piped onto the parchment paper, it was already dry.

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French Macaron Baking Adventures, Part 2: More Macarons + Strawberry Buttercream Filling Recipe

The macaron saga continues as I want to test the King Arthur “super finely ground” almond flour I’d found for a dollar less at Walmart. I also wanted to try a strawberry buttercream filling because I love strawberries and the idea of a buttercream filling seemed decadent to me.

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