Sweet Rice Kheer – a Lightened Up Dessert

Sweet Rice Kheer – a Lightened Up Dessert

We sweetened this kheer with a touch of brown sugar and spiced it with cardamom. While it’s great on its own, the addition of some golden raisins bring up the kheer’s sweetness, and some pecans give it a nice bit of crunchy texture. Plus, we’ve 

Rum Balls With Chocolate and Pecans

Rum Balls With Chocolate and Pecans

Rum balls: those sweet, spicy, boozy little balls of holiday happiness, packing all the punch of spiced rum and mix it with a nutty, chocolate, and vanilla treat. By our powers combined, these rum balls are a cocktail and a dessert rolled into one! Every 

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies are a magnificent thing. They can come in so many forms, from the soft, cookies fresh from your oven, to enormous, buttery cookies from a bakery, and every size and texture in between. And all of them make the perfect, handheld comfort 

Loaded Chocolate Chip Brownies

Loaded Chocolate Chip Brownies

Are you one of those people who thinks that easy, fast brownies need to come from a box? These soft, fudgy brownies are loaded with chocolate chips come together in only one bowl, and will have you swearing off boxed brownies forever. “I think I 

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake – Our Secret Family Recipe

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake – Our Secret Family Recipe

This pumpkin chocolate chip cake is a family tradition, and has become synonymous with holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.  First, it was just for family dinners, and Tart’s grandmother would bake one for dessert, along with a couple of pies.  Later, the Tart used this 

Pizzelles with Cheesecake Cannoli Filling

Pizzelles with Cheesecake Cannoli Filling

We’ve taken all the trouble out of traditional cannoli by replacing their fried pastry shells with these easy pizzelles and stuffing them with a cinnamon-spiced ricotta and cream cheese filling! When it comes to baking things, the Tart is one of those people with lots