Growing up, everyone had their favorite Little Debby dessert.

My favorite was the Nutty Bar, followed by the Cosmic Brownie and the seasonal Be My Valentine Cakes (vanilla flavor). You know, those pink heart shaped cake’s similar to the Zebra Cake? …I’m embarrassed by the fact that I sound like a Little Debby connoisseur. I think I have tried nearly all of them. Yikes…

I was never big on the Oatmeal Cream Pie’s as a kid, and I haven’t had a Little Debby in YEARS, but I have a feeling that if I were to try them again or for the first time now, the Oatmeal Cream Pie would be one of my favorites.

(Side note: Little Debbie spells it Oatmeal Creme Pie. I am sticking with Cream. Spell it how you like)

Mikey’s favorite Little Debby was the Oatmeal Cream Pie…I am pretty sure we have had extensive conversations about all the different Little Debbie snacks and which is our favorite and why…Is that normal? Tell me you have had this conversation with someone as well…

All this being said, when I stumbled upon a recipe for Oatmeal “Cream” Pie’s I decided I had to give them a try.

I must say that these are now at the top of my “favorite cookie of all time” list. The cookie itself is soft, chewy and flavor packed. It could easily hold its ground and be served without the filling, as a plain cookie, BUT, when you add the marshmallow cream in the center they’re taken to another level. They are out of this world.

I highly recommend you move this recipe to the top of your queue and try them immediately!

Oh, and just for curiosity sake, what is/was your favorite Little Debbie treat?

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If bread pudding is on the menu…we are going to order it.

I felt as though I needed to redeem myself after my last bread pudding incident and finally found a recipe that I was able to adjust to my liking. I prefer my bread pudding simple. No raisins or nuts (but you can easily add whatever you like).

I was torn between making a hard sauce, butterscotch sauce, caramel sauce or vanilla sauce and ended up going with a vanilla/caramel.

This bread pudding is served warm with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of vanilla sauce.

It is pretty close to perfection.

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I made about 100 cupcakes last weekend for a birthday celebration and was thrilled to hear there were only about a dozen left after all was said and done. I am always nervous when baking for an event so I like to stick with what I know and love. In this case I made my tiramisu cupcakes as well as these carrot cake cupcakes with brown sugar cream cheese frosting.

We are preparing for yet ANOTHER snowstorm here in Chicago. The fluffy snow that looks nice for about 5 minutes before it turns into brown slush and melts away after only a couple days. The weekend ahead is supposed to be warmer so we can look forward to the snow being (hopefully) gone soon! March = St. Patricks day, March Madness and hopefully some warmer days and lighter jackets! Best of luck in your commutes home today my Midwestern friends!

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While looking for baking inspiration this weekend I came to the realization that I had never made brownies for my blog.

I did some searching and found this dark chocolate brownie recipe. It has almost 4 dark chocolate bars melted down into the batter…I figured with those ingredients I couldn’t go wrong!

These are a bit time consuming for a brownie, especially considering most brownies come in a box and all you have to do is add some eggs, oil and water…but I promise these are worth the extra work!

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My first pie.

As you saw last week, I was worried about the crust. But it ended up being super easy and fun.

My brother in law sent me a recipe for a bourbon pecan pie and told me I needed to make it. So I adjusted the recipe a bit and this pie is what I ended up with. There are a couple things I would do differently next time, which I listed at the end of the recipe at the bottom. But I will say that my first time making a pie was a success overall and I look forward to trying my hand at some fruit pies soon!

Mikey and I are headed out west for the weekend so I’ll try to snap some pictures to share, but sadly I won’t be baking and therefore won’t have a new recipe for you. Hold tight! I’ll try and get back in the kitchen next week!

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