Austrian Desserts: More Than 400 Recipes for Cakes, Pastries, Strudels, Tortes, and Candies, written by Toni Mörwald and Christoph Wagner, features some of Austria’s most well-loved traditional pastries along with newer creations and variations for the health-conscious. Highlights include Berry Lasagna with Strudel Dough Leaves, Vanilla Palatschinken, Raspberry Yogurt Torte, Fasching Doughnuts, Salzburg Gnocchi, Black Forest Cherry…
Strawberry Balsamic Chocolates and Valentine’s Day Round-Up
Instead of buying a box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day, how about making a few of your own? These Strawberry Balsamic Chocolates have a dark chocolate shell filled with a creamy strawberry balsamic chocolate ganache. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. I used these molds to make the chocolates into a decorative square shape. I poured the…
Blood Orange Shortbread Cookies with Dark Chocolate Drizzle
Happy almost Valentine’s Day! I made these little Blood Orange Shortbread Cookies to celebrate. These buttery, crumbly cookies are topped off with a drizzle of melted dark chocolate and a pinch of quick orange-flavored sea salt. The amount of cookies and cooking time for these shortbread depends on the size of the cookie cutters used. I…
Salted Dark Chocolate Coconut Balls
These Salted Dark Chocolate Coconut Balls are a perfect little Valentine’s Day treat. Shredded coconut is combined with sweetened, condensed milk, then formed into little balls. They are covered in dark chocolate, then topped with sea salt and sprinkles (I used natural pink sprinkles for Valentine’s Day) or dried shredded coconut. They were easy to…
Irish Cream Dark Chocolate Pudding
This Irish Cream Dark Chocolate Pudding is an easy dessert to make if you have any extra Irish Cream lying around from St. Patrick’s Day. As a note, the Irish cream is added after cooking, so no alcohol is cooked out. This pudding is not the best dessert for children or those wanting to avoid…
Olive Oil Doughnuts with Dark Chocolate Glaze and Sea Salt
Last year, I was introduced to a delicious dessert from the Spain: Recipes and Traditions from the Verdant Hills of the Basque Country to the Coastal Waters of Andalucíacookbook called Pan con Chocolate. Slices of bread are topped with dark chocolate, lightly broiled, sprinkled with sea salt, and drizzled with olive oil. These Olive Oil…
Dark Chocolate Waffles
Chad and Evan may not enjoy chocolate, but I made my own Valentine’s style breakfast using the new heart shaped waffle iron Chad gave me for Christmas: Euro Cuisine WM520 Eco Friendly Heart Shaped Waffle Maker. These Dark Chocolate Waffles are definitely on the decadent side, more cake or brownie-like in consistency. They were perfect…
Dark Chocolate Brownies with White Chocolate Drizzle
I love brownies, but don’t make them often since Chad won’t touch them. I decided to finally try this recipe when I needed to make something for Chad’s work picnic. I absolutely loved the addition of the dark cocoa powder in the batter. With the white chocolate drizzle topping, the flavor of this brownie reminded…
Dark Chocolate Creme Brulee
For chocolate lovers, I have found a wonderful dark chocolate variation to crème brûlée. Chopped dark chocolate is melted, then added to the custard mixture before baking to create a decadent dessert. For those in a crème brûlée mood, here are two other recipes I also posted this year: Green Tea Crème Brûlée and Vanilla…
