• Bitten pecan pie truffle amongst jingle bells and pecan truffles

    pecan pie truffles;

    December 8, 2023bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Pecan pie truffles are a perfect, pecan-overloaded bite of pecan pie. A gooey, pecan-filled center wrapped in white chocolate make the perfect bite-sized snack when you’ve eaten too much at your holiday dinner.

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  • Drizzling chocolate caramel over a slice of pecan streusel apple pie

    pecan streusel apple pie;

    November 10, 2023bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Take your favorite apple pie and add toasted pecans and a buttery, crumbly, streusel topping. This pecan streusel apple pie is sure to be a hit on your holiday dessert table

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  • Apple pie crescents made with granny smith and gala apples

    apple pie crescents;

    August 4, 2023bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Grab a slice of apple and wrap it in deliciously buttery, flaky crust studded with cinnamons and pecans. With just a few ingredients you can have the perfect easy dessert…served best with chocolate sauce!

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  • pecan toffee shortbread cookies with hot chocolate

    pecan toffee shortbread cookies;

    December 3, 2021bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    These pecan toffee shortbread cookies are a perfect holiday addition to your cookie bakes! Easy, simple, and delicious without any stress.

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  • spooning blue cheese sauce over pecan crusted chicken

    blue cheese pecan chicken;

    June 11, 2021bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A roasty, toasty blue cheese pecan chicken. Packed full of rosemary butter sauce, topped with a heaping mound of pecans and finished with a sharp and tangy blue cheese sauce.

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  • slow cooker candied cinnamon nuts in a jar with lid askew

    slow cooker candied cinnamon nuts;

    March 26, 2021bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Crunchy. Cinnamony. Sugary. Nuts. These slow cooker candied cinnamon nuts are delicious, perfect for salads, yogurt, cookies, or eating straight. But the best part? Your house will smell like heavenly cinnamon deliciousness as they’re cooking.

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  • Cinnamon ice cream fresh from the freezer

    brown sugar cinnamon ice cream;

    October 23, 2020bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Homemade brown sugar cinnamon ice cream from scratch, perfect to pair with apple pie or eat straight from the cone!

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  • Buckini Granola Bars @ bestwithchocolate.com

    buckini granola bars;

    July 26, 2019bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Crunchy and satisfying, whole and healthful granola bar, all in a recipe you can tweak from your own kitchen to include whatever variety you like!

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  • Pecan Saltine Toffee @ bestwithchocolate.com

    pecan saltine toffee;

    July 20, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A new take on a favorite: saltine toffee topped with chopped pecans! With the decadence of salty crackers, buttery toffee, and a generous spread of chocolate, raw pecans are a perfect complement to the delicious flavors of saltine toffee!

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  • Waffle Bar @ bestwithchocolate.com

    waffle bar;

    January 11, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    In case any of you all have been around my blog since last new year’s–apparently I like “bars”. Last year was a mimosa bar, and this year we went for a waffle bar!  We dressed up and went fancy last year, so we just turned the table and went pajama party this year. Fancy is fun, but pajamas mean I can fall into bed and not worry about getting changed or falling over in heels or flashing someone when I want to sit on the floor. So, like all bars, your imagination is the only limitation!  And it’s customizable to your…

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  • Chocolate Tart @ bestwithchocolate.com

    countdown to new year’s: chocolate tart;

    January 3, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    So for this tart, because it was New Year’s Eve, I cracked out the cute confetti sprinkles!  I think it ended up pretty cute.  One of the best things about this recipe is that you can top it with anything.  The original recipe, adapted from Ella’s Home Cooking Adventure No-bake Strawberry Chocolate Tart recipe, uses strawberries and chopped nuts. I’ve used caramel pieces as topping before, but you could use sprinkles, or any kind of fruit, candied orange peels, chocolate, maraschino cherries, cookie crumbles, crushed nuts…all sorts of goodness.  I used raspberries on this one because I wanted something a little different…

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