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What is the best part of the holidays? Family, friends and FOOD of course! I love that I get to indulge in the deliciousness of the holidays a little early since I like to post the holiday recipes before the holidays arrive. This time around I wanted to create a dessert recipe that would be an exciting twist on a classic. I just have to say it, this cheesecake is dee-vine! Just imagine your favorite pumpkin pie meets a fluffy, rich cheesecake and then it's generously covered in salted caramel sauce and finished with sweetened whipped cream. Yeah, almost to good to be true. I don't know that I'm going to care much about pumpkin pie during the holidays anymore, this has definitely stolen its limelight for me. Start the holidays out right, with a gourmet and autumn inspired cheesecake! Enjoy! Pumpkin Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Sauce Yields about 10 servings Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups crushed graham crackers (from 14 sheets) 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar 6 Tbsp salted butte...

Cheesecake collides with lemon butter cake and creates this rich, creamy, lemony, dense and irresistible cake that won't easily be forgotten. This cake is full of that fresh, zesty lemon flavor and with its cheesecake combination its sure to satisfy that decadent dessert craving. There are several ways to serve this cake which I listed below. You could even come up with your own variation, maybe something blueberry or coconut. Anyway you serve this cake, at room temperature or chilled, with or without sweetened whipped cream or simply with a generous dusting of powdered sugar, I think you are really going to enjoy this recipe! Cheesecake Swirled Lemon Butter Cake Yields about 10 servings Ingredients: 8 oz cream cheese, softened 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup sour cream 2 Tbsp heavy cream 1 egg yolk 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp lemon zest 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/8 tsp salt 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 large...

I'm in love with the cheesecake bites lately, can you tell =)? Three cheesecake bite posts in a row. Hopefully that will give you an idea of just how simple and incredible these are. These are dangerously delicious! Who doesn't love an Oreo cookie? Then you add a creamy, dreamy, no bake Oreo cheesecake mixture on top that. Yeah, like I said, dangerous! If you are someone that likes an easy, basically cheater recipe then this is for you. You don't need to be a fancy cook to be able to make these delightful treats, but you can fool people into thinking you are with how amazing they taste. Be the hit of the next party when you show up with these! Enjoy! Oreo Cheesecake Bites Yields about 30 Ingredients: 33 Oreos, divided 4 oz. cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup heavy cream 3/4 cup milk 1 (3.4 oz) pkg cheesecake flavored instant pudding mix 30 mini Oreos Directions: In a mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer, whip together cream chee...

I was so excited about this recipe that I wanted to make the July 4th version right away. So here they are... (It's never to early to start planning, right? =)) July 4th Cheesecake Bites Yields about 28 1 Recipe Cheesecake Bites, recipe found here 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam 28 fresh blueberries Directions: Follow directions listed using 1/4 cup raspberry jam (for the jam called for) and top each mini cheesecake with a fresh blueberry. For best results serve immediately.  Note: for best results when cutting the graham crackers, if you open the package a day or two before cutting them you should have less breakage. You can use an unopened package you will just have more of them break when cutting, but you can always save the broken ones to make a graham cracker pie crust in the future. Recipe Source: Cooking Classy

Mini cheesecake desserts in 15 minutes, yes please! This is one of those uh oh recipes for me =). I created it because if you haven't noticed I LOVE cheesecake and I wanted a simpler, ready to enjoy sooner cheesecake recipe. Yes those New York style cheesecakes are utterly amazing but sometimes I just can't wait for it to bake and hour then chill eight hours to dive in and enjoy it. These are ready to eat in about 15 minutes! Hence why I said this is an uh oh recipe for me. They are dangerously delicious and so incredibly simple to make. I'm sure I will be making them a bit too often. These would be so fun for parties . I know I will be making them for July 4th using raspberry jam and garnishing them with blueberries.  This recipe is so versatile, you can switch up the pudding flavor (I want to try white chocolate and chocolate next). You can use your favorite type of jam/berry syrup or even omit it and just use berries. You could drizzle with caramel ice cream topping or m...

I just can't get enough of the sugar cookie squares! Yesterday I was making the original Sugar Cookie Squares with Vanilla Frosting and was thinking of what other combinations would be good with these squares. The best that came to mind, these Sugar Cookie Squares frosted with decadent White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Frosting. They basically melt in your mouth while the combinations of sweet yet tangy cream cheese with natural berry goodness tantalize your taste buds.   White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts so I thought this would be a great combination of cookie and cheesecake. Let me tell you it most definitely is!  The great thing about these is that you get the cheesecake flavors without waiting 9 hours for a cheesecake to bake then set in the refrigerator.  The cookie portion of this recipe is so incredibly simple, that is one other reason it's one of my favorites to do variations on.  I hope you enjoy this version a...