Baking Inclined.
Baking is a huge passion of mine! My “Baking Inclined” blog will introduce you to the recipes I’ve discovered and baked myself, so you can bake them at home. Featuring adapted content from amazing other bloggers - plus a number of original recipes!
Pomegranate Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
I absolutely love pomegranates… but there seems to be a shortage of pomegranate desserts! So, I figured it’s time to get them into my favorite dessert medium: cookies! These pomegranate oatmeal chocolate chip are a delightful twist on a classic cookie. The bright pomegranate seeds stand out against the chocolate chips, giving these cookies a fruity brightness to a familiar flavor. Give this recipe a try and send 2020 out in style!
Red Velvet Peanut Butter Blossoms
Did you know the Peanut Butter Blossom was invented in Ohio? In fact, it’s roots go back to my very own hometown, Gibsonburg, Ohio. The peanut butter blossoms were entered into the 1957 Pillsbury baking contest. Though they didn’t win (third place nationally), these cookies stood the test of time and are now beloved everywhere. Peanut butter blossoms are one of my favorite cookies, especially around the holidays. So finding out they originated in my hometown propelled them to the top of my baking list.
White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Cookies
Throughout the year, one of Matt’s favorite cookies is my go-to white chocolate cranberry cookie. The cookie is soft, chewy and full of flavor - perfect for any occasion. But this season, I knew I wanted to bring a little more seasonal flair to this baking staple. There are many classic flavors that fill the holiday season. Top of my list is cranberry and orange. These bright, tart flavors shine during the winter season and are perfect for holiday baking.
Chocolate Brownie Andes Mint Cookies
You know how you can feel winter in the air? That delightfully sharp chill that steals your breath away? Well - these cookies capture that feeling exactly.
Sweet Potato Pumpkin Bread
This time of year, I find myself in the mood for sweet potatoes. Actually, that’s a lie, I’m always in the mood for sweet potatoes – fall just makes it more acceptable as they’re one of the best foods of the season. With my recent sweet potato pie cupcakes, I was looking for other ways to incorporate one of my favorite foodstuffs into desserts.
Buckeye Brownies
Buckeye football is back! Which means all things chocolate and peanut butter are in order. Rather than pull out an old favorite, I wanted to come up with something new and fun. So Matt and I put our heads together to brainstorm. Turns out our heads were going in the same direction – Buckeye Brownies. But not the standard, “add peanut butter frosting on top of brownies.” We decided we wanted a brownie that LOOKS like a Buckeye too!
Pumpkin Crumble Muffins
It’s pumpkin-everything season! So it only seemed fitting to continue my tradition of baking crumble muffins. And really, how can you go wrong with pumpkin crumble muffins?
Halloween Black Chocolate M&M Cookies
Happy Halloween! There’s still time to squeeze in one more spooky treat before the holiday is over. With black cocoa and Ghoul’s Mix M&M’s, these cookies are one sweet spooky treat!
Ghoulish Dark Chocolate Peanut M&M Cookies
Who doesn’t love seasonal M&M’s? I absolutely love using them in bakes – since the colors always fit the season. Unfortunately, I usually forget that they exist until about a week before the corresponding holiday. And then they’re always a challenge to track down. Thankfully, I happened across the Ghoul’s Mix Peanut M&M’s while running errands. I knew I wanted a dark dessert that allowed the bright colors to pop. So, I decided to adapt my favorite brownie cookie recipe into a fitting vessel for these M&M’s.
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sometimes you just need a homey cookie. You know what I mean – a comfort cookie that warms your insides and just makes you smile. In this dreary, rainy fall week I was really craving that homey-type cookie to brength warmth to my kitchen. I dove into my recipe box and pulled out a classic – Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Maple Bourbon Pecan Cookies
This time of the year, it’s hard not to think about Bardstown and Bourbon Country, as fall is the best time to visit. With the leaves changing colors and smell of fall in the air, the season perfectly complements the wonderful smell of distilling bourbon and charming country vibes. It’s also the perfect setting for showcasing fall flavors through food and drink. I’m no stranger to adding bourbon to my recipes – sometimes it makes sense, sometimes it’s a leap. Maple and pecans top the list on flavors that work with bourbon, so I knew Maple Bourbon Pecan Cookies would be the perfect fall treat.
Pumpkin S’mores Cookies
Two things best define fall to me: pumpkins and campfires. The warming spices of pumpkin desserts pair perfectly with the toasty warmth a campfire brings. So I decided to pair pumpkin with the quintessential campfire treat: s’mores!
Chewy Pumpkin Dark Chocolate Chip Brownies
It’s finally fall! Which means… ALL THE FALL FLAVORS! This year, I’m kicking it off with one of my favorite flavors: pumpkin. These chewy pumpkin dark chocolate chip cookies are delightfully soft and chewy and full of pumpkin flavor. With a warm blend of spices, they’re a perfect treat for these cooler days.
Skillet Brownie (for 2)
Love is sharing an ooey-gooey skillet brownie with your very best friend. Fresh out of the oven, piping hot and covered in rich vanilla ice cream, it’s the perfect dessert to fight over with two spoons. Or keep it all to yourself – you’ll find no judgement here. This skillet brownie comes together in 5 minutes, is out of the oven in 20, and will be devoured in less than 2.
Banana Bread Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
You can only bake banana bread so many times before you need a change. With yet another set of ripe bananas ready for baking, but tired of endless loaves of banana bread, I decided it was time for a something new. So, I started thinking – how else can I use my ripe bananas? Not muffins, those are just convenient bread slices. But… how about what I do best – cookies!
Hefeweizen Banana Bread
Banana bread. It is certainly getting lots of attention as one of the best baking treats of 2020. And why shouldn’t it? Heaven knows we all have aging bananas laying around. And when those sad products can be transformed into the magical goodie that is banana bread – it’s a no brainer.
Double Chocolate Espresso Zucchini Bread
Would all the chocolate lovers please stand up? If you now find yourself standing, this zucchini bread is probably for you. Even more so if you’re also a coffee lover (which I’m not, but Matt is and this bread is right up his alley). Double chocolate espresso zucchini bread is rich in chocolate flavor, enhanced by dark chocolate and espresso chips.
Zucchini Cream Cheese Muffins
It’s zucchini season! The biggest downside of living in a city-based apartment is the lack of land to plant a garden. It’s on my list when we get a house! Thankfully, my parents had an abundance of zucchini this year and brought 4 huge zucchini when they visited this month – which meant I needed a new recipe and fast.
Peanut Butter Puppy Chow
While looking for a holiday-snack last Christmas, I stumbled across a post that added peanut butter and other mix-ins to the standard puppy chow recipe. Using this as a guide, I created my own blend of Peanut Butter Puppy Chow – the perfect treat for the chocolate peanut butter lover in your life.
Apple Crumble Muffins
It’s only after you purchase 50 pounds of fresh peaches that you discover your husband is not the biggest peach fan… But he’s been a great sport in trying everything I baked. After baking up a batch of Peach Crumble Muffins (recipe here), Matt determined that they were good – but they’d be much better as apple crumble muffins. Since he’s been such a good sport with the peach recipes, I decided to try apple crumble muffins just for him.