No-Bake Cinnamon Tiramisu

A traditional Italian dessert gets a tasty cinnamon spiced twist perfect for fall in this No-Bake Cinnamon Tiramisu...

This post first appeared over at Real Housemoms where I’m a contributor.

I am a self-proclaimed tiramisu addict, and I have no shame in admitting that, folks. ;) There is just something about that creamy mixture of mascarpone cheese, rich coffee, & delicate ladyfingers that I just can't resist. While I can always go for a slice of good ole traditional tiramisu, I often find myself playing around with the flavors in my homemade versions. Since fall has finally arrived, I thought why not try my hand at a warm & cozy cinnamon spiced version?

I left out the cocoa powder entirely in this no-bake version and replaced with it layers of sweet cinnamon flavor. The coffee that the ladyfingers are soaked with has been steeped with a whole cinnamon stick. Then ground cinnamon is whipped into the creamy filling. And for good measure, each slice is served with a little sprinkle of cinnamon over top. The perfect dessert for the cinnamon & tiramisu lover alike!

Strawberry Cannoli Tiramisu

Sweet summer strawberries & two classic Italian desserts come together perfectly in this no-bake Strawberry Cannoli Tiramisu...

Now that summertime is pretty much in full swing, I am ready to break out all the no-bake recipes. I try to avoid turning on my stove top or oven as much as possible in the summer months. 

I mean, 80+ degree temps + a hot kitchen = no bueno, am I right? So from late June right on through the end of August, we are grilling, slow cooking, and no baking every chance we get. 

While I definitely have a pretty deep arsenal of slow cooker recipes & grilling favorites, I have realized that I really need to step up my no-bake desserts game on the blog. 

Inspired by the sweet summer strawberries that are just now starting to come into season around here & a two of my favorite Italian desserts, I came up with this easy to make Strawberry Cannoli Tiramisu. And the best part? It is 100% no-bake, folks! :)

Berry Patriotic Poke Cake

Incorporating the flavors of black cherry, fresh raspberries and blueberries, this easy-to-make Berry Patriotic Poke Cake is the perfect addition to your summer celebration...

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With Memorial Day weekend and long summer days quickly approaching, we all need easy, crowd-pleasing dessert recipes to have on hand for holiday get-togethers and backyard cookouts. 





One of my favorite desserts to make, especially during the summer months, is a good old-fashioned poke cake. Poke cakes are so easy to make, yet they are impressive and pretty. They also lend themselves well to all the sweet fruits of summer.





While I created this Berry Patriotic Poke Cake with Memorial Day weekend in mind, this is also the perfect dessert for a Fourth of July celebration. You just can't beat a light and fluffy white cake spiked with black cherry gelatin, then topped with creamy whipped topping and fresh raspberries and blueberries. 

You can have your red, white and blue, and eat it too!

Pina Colada Pull-Apart Bread

If you are looking for a sweet tropical treat that will feed a crowd, you can't wrong with this easy to make Pina Colada Pull-Apart Bread...

This post first appeared over at Real Housemoms where I’m a contributor.

In case you haven’t noticed, pull apart breads are all the rage right now. Most of the versions I have seen have seen happen to be ooey, gooey, cheesy savory ones (think pizza inspired, game day ready, etc.). And I have seen quite a few breakfast versions of pull apart breads. But even though they are not as popular (yet), I am calling it now, folks- dessert pull apart breads are about to be the next big thing in easy to make dessert recipes.

The pull apart dessert bread recipes that I have come across recently though seem to have one thing in common- almost all of them are made from scratch with actual dough making and rise times and all that jazz. And while I have absolutely nothing against homemade, sometimes you just need a few quick, easy, yet impressive go-to dessert recipes that don’t require hours of your time. Am I right? 

Cue this Pina Colada Pull-Apart Bread! You use a ready-made sweet loaf of bread that you pick up from your local grocer or bakery and in 30 minutes you have an amazing, perfectly shareable pull-apart dessert bread.

Cherry Chocolate Clafoutis

Sweet, fresh cherries are paired with deep, rich chocolate chips in a creamy custard-like cake in this easy to make Cherry Chocolate Clafoutis...

Okay, I know some of you all may be scratching your heads right now and wondering what in the world is a clafoutis?? Trust me- I was right there with you earlier this summer. I was noticing more and more of these clafoutis recipes popping up on recipe sites and fellow food blogs, but I found myself so intimidated by the "fancy" name that I just stopped right there. They all looked delicious and amazing, but I just didn't bother to take a look at the recipes. 

Let's face it- it is a French word and a French dish. French cuisine and baking always seems so fancy and involved. But there is another side to the French culinary world that originates more from their countryside- a rustic and easier style of cooking and baking. And though a clafoutis sounds refined and complicated, let me assure you all that it is far from being either one of those things. 

In fact when curiosity finally got the best of me and I checked out a clafoutis recipe or two, I wanted to kick myself for shying away from trying to make one of my own for so long. They are so, so easy to make, folks. But at the same time, they are rustically elegant.

A traditional clafoutis is usually made with just fresh cherries, but I just had to add to some dark chocolate chips to this recipe... because cherries and chocolate! Is there a more perfect dessert flavor combination? ;) I scored a bag of the Pacari Organic Chocolate Drops Raw 70% when I attended the Food & Wine Conference last month, and when I came up with the idea for this clafoutis I knew immediately that I would use them in this dessert recipe. 

Sweet, fresh cherries are paired with deep, rich chocolate chips in a creamy custard-like cake in this easy to make Cherry Chocolate Clafoutis...