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March 22, 2020

Strawberry Jam Crumble Bars

Easy homemade strawberry jam crumble bars. They’re filled with everything to love about a classic strawberry fruit crisp – flavorful strawberries nestled between a buttery brown sugar and oat crust and crumble topping – but in convenient hand held form! Made with simple pantry ingredients, easily adaptable (egg free, vegan, gluten free options), and perfect for sharing.

Easy Strawberry Jam Crumble Bars via forkknifeswoon.com

It’s no secret that I love a good fruit crumble – I’ve filled this blog with countless variations of them. What’s not to love about juicy seasonal fruit nestled under a buttery blanket of gently-spiced, brown sugar-laced, oat crumble goodness?

If that’s so wrong, I don’t want to be right.

I’m especially fond of jammy crumble bars. They combine everything wonderful about a traditional fruit crisp, but are portable, can be made in advance, keep well for a few days, and are easier to serve to a berry loving, crumble adoring, crowd.

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February 6, 2020

Easy Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting

Rich and decadent vegan chocolate cupcakes, that you would never believe are plant based! This easy recipe comes together in one bowl and each moist and flavorful cupcake is topped with swirls of light and fluffy chocolate peanut butter frosting.

easy vegan chocolate cupcakes with chocolate peanut butter frosting from forkknifeswoon.com

Peanut butter desserts have always been a sure way to my husband’s heart.

And Henry also inherited those peanut butter loving genes, so for Valentine’s Day, I’m baking up these chocolate peanut butter cupcakes for my two main guys.

They’re incredibly moist and tender, packed with deep, dark, chocolate flavor, and topped with swirls of lusciously fluffy chocolate peanut butter frosting.

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December 24, 2019

Peppermint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

The best peppermint chocolate crinkle cookies, a minty twist on the Christmas cookie platter classic! Packed with dark chocolate, cocoa, brown sugar, vanilla, and peppermint, and rolled in both cane sugar and powdered sugar for extra crinkly tops, these decadent, flavorful chocolate cookies are sure to become a holiday favorite!

Peppermint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies via forkknifeswoon.com

Popping in to wish you a very Merry Christmas! However you celebrate, I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday filled with love, laughter and lots of good food.

We’re currently at my parent’s house in Santa Barbara, visiting with family, soaking up the California sunshine, eating our weight in Christmas cookies and the best local Mexican food, and loving being home. My mom and I have been doing some Christmas baking – richly spiced pumpkin bread, powdered sugar-dusted pecan praline cookies, classic chocolate chip cookies, frosted sugar cookies for Santa (decorated by Henry), melty peanut butter blossoms, and these minty chocolate crinkle cookies. To name a few!

I’m sneaking away from the family festivities for a few minutes to share this last decadent holiday recipe with you. Since resolutions, and kale smoothies, and veggie-laden salads stand poised to take over in January. Thank you for your support this year, and I look forward to cooking and baking together again in 2020! Wishing you and your family a cozy, wonderful holiday! xoxo, Laura

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