Decorated Halloween Cupcakes

There are so many ways to decorate halloween cupcakes but I wanted to share something easy and a little more practical. You don't need frosting piping skills to decorate these and they are made with treats we all love!

And you have two choices of frosting flavors here. You can go for the standard vanilla or my personal favorite was the orange (that chocolate orange combo is quite delicious).

The cupcake batter is made in one bowl using a whisk, then you just need a hand mixer for the frosting. So it's a basic recipe with simple tools that makes delicious results! It may just become your go-to cupcake recipe in general and just change up the tint and decoration according to the holiday or occasion.

These are such a tempting Halloween treat in so many ways and they are the perfect thing to bring along to a party. Everyone will want to savor every chocolatey bite!

Looking for another super simple pie to make? Try my popular Chocolate Mousse Pie too!

Easy Peanut Butter Pie

A dreamy, luscious pie that has an overload of peanut butter flavor and a chocolatey Oreo crust to pair with it. It almost taste like eating a Reese's but in pie form!

This pie is great for those times when you want in impressive dessert but you only want to put in bare minimal effort.

The crust is already made so all you need to do is whip the cream, mix the remaining ingredients then fold it all together and spread over the crust.

Then of course can decorate as you wish - using things such as sweetened whipped cream, warmed peanut butter, fudge sauce, chocolate ganache, mini Reese's or Reese's Pieces, or chopped roasted peanuts.

Or leave it topping free and no one will be complaining. This pie is temptingly tasty!

Oreo Balls Made Two Ways

These really are one of our favorite treats! People go crazy over them and they're always amazed to learn how simple they are.

Everywhere I take them they are always loved by people of all ages. My brother who doesn't care for desserts is always asking me to makes these.

You just can't go wrong with this recipe. It only makes sense because they're made up of all delicious things - Oreos, cream cheese and chocolate!

If you've never made truffles before or dipped candies in chocolate this is a great place to start! The recipe is so straight forward. Once you try these you'll be hooked!

These truffles are deliciously rich, perfectly chocolatey and the addition of cream cheese just makes them sing. Who new something so incredibly easy could be so incredibly tasty?

My personal favorite are the Oreo balls dipped in white chocolate, it's keeps that classic cookies and cream flavor going. But of course chocolate is delicious too, you get a double chocolate flavor.

For the Christmas season you should try the peppermint version (see photo at the bottom of this post), all you have to do is add a little peppermint extract to the truffle mixture then garnish with crushed candy canes before the chocolate sets.

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A Heavenly Chocolate Pie

The filling is just made up of a few basic ingredients - chocolate chips, marshmallows, butter, milk, cream, vanilla. You know all the good things in life.

You don't need to chop chocolate, you don't need to gently heat or whip any eggs as in many mousse recipes, and you don't eve need to make a pie crust!

I decided if we are going the Oreo crust route what's the point in homemade right?

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So you see, this is definitely the pie you want to try this year right. Along with my Pumpkin Pie and Crumb-Topped Apple Slab Pie of course :). People need options, and three slices of pie on Thanksgiving.

If you've got people that love chocolate in your family they will go crazy over this pie. I know because I'm obsessed with chocolate and I was swooning over every single bite!

It's fluffy. It's rich. It's oh so chocolatey. It's sweet. It's creamy. To sum it up it's basically pie perfection.

Luxurious Oreo Studded Cheesecake!

This time around I'm sharing this perfectly decadent Cookies 'N Cream Cheesecake (or as some may call it "Oreo Cheesecake"), which comes from the ever-so-tempting Sally's Baking Addiction Cookbook! This cheesecake is all of my cheesecake dreams come true and I know I'll make it again and again.

I'm sure soon enough people will start begging me to bring this along to parties! I'm thinking it would be perfect for the New Years Eve parties coming right up. Cheesecake is always a good dessert choice, always.

Recipe from Sally's New Cookbook!

I've been following Sally's blog for years, practically since she first started it and I'm always amazed by everything she shares.

Her pictures are beautiful and her desserts always leave me wishing I could reach through the computer screen and grab what's in front of me.

Her first cookbook - Sally's Baking Addiction cookbook (the one pictured above) has been re-released as paperback version and updated with an additional eight brand-new cookie recipes added, so there's never been a better time to buy a copy (she has a second cookbook which I have and love as well and a third cookbook in the works)!

Sally is a baking queen, if you are ever on Pinterest you are always sure to come across several of her amazing recipes. This cookbook includes breakfast baked treats, cakes and cupcakes, bars, pies, candy and sweet snacks, and plenty of cookie recipes and each recipe is paired with a photo that will leave you wanting to try it all!

It's definitely a cookbook I highly recommend adding to your cookbook collection!

Try out this Cookies 'N Cream Cheesecake recipe and you'll be agreeing with me on that one. You can purchase Sally's Baking Addiction cookbook from Amazon or Barnes and Noble. You can also check out her blog here for more info and pictures from her cookbook.

What's in the Cookbook?

To give you more of an idea of the goodness of this cookbook here is a selection of a few of the recipes:

• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
• Double Chocolate Muffins
• Grandma's Sticky Pecan Rolls
• Apple Pie Streusel Bars
• Death By Chocolate Brownies
• Brown Sugar Marble Pound Cake
• Banana Chocolate Chip Layer Cake
• Cinnamon Sugar Soft Pretzels
• Rainbow Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Sunshine Lemon Cupcakes

In other words, this cookbook is filled with everything I love! You can't go wrong with this cookbook or this decadent recipe from the book! Love at first bite.

How to Make Oreo Cheesecake

• Preheat oven to 350. Line a springform pan with heavy duty foil (so water won't leak in from water bath) and grease.
• Make the crust: Mix 20 crushed Oreos with melted butter then press into bottom of pan. Bake 9 - 10 minutes.
• Make the filling: mix cream cheese and sugar then blend in sour cream and vanilla, followed by eggs.
• Fold in 13 crushed Oreos then pour filling over crust layer.
• Place in roasting pan and the pour hot water around it.
• Bake 50 - 60 minutes then turn off oven and let rest 1 hour.
• Cool to room temp, then chill 4 hours.
• Decorate as desired.

More Cheesecake Recipes You'll Love

• Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
• White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
• Raspberry Swirled Cheesecake Cupcakes

Mint Chip Cheesecake Mousse

Can you tell? I kind of have a thing for cheesecake mousse/no bake cheesecakes/anything remotely related to cheesecake. It's true, I'm totally obsessed!
I love the mint chocolate chip combination so it only makes sense to combine that with cheesecake. I thought of doing a baked cheesecake with these flavors but I love these elegant individual servings and I also love the texture of a whipped up mousse. If you are looking for a dessert to make this weekend (or for any upcoming holiday or celebration) make these! They are irresistibly amazing to say the least!

The Perfect Christmas Cheesecake!

Nothing welcomes a celebration the way an over-the-top cheesecake does! Am I right or am I right? Cheesecake is one of my favorite kinds of cake.

It's always a dessert that you want to savor each and every little spec of it and not a crumb goes wasted. I mean I wouldn't complain if a generous slice of it found its way to my dinner table every night - er, until my waistline started disagreeing with that I suppose.

But that is why these are perfect for the holidays, yes they are indulgent but in moderation, they are worth every calorie!

If you like cheesecake or peppermint bark you simply have to try this heavenly cheesecake! It's the perfect blend of the two and of course it's perfectly festive for the holidays. Even though I just barely made this I'm thinking I have no choice but to make it again for Christmas.

Here was my lunch for the day, lucky me :). I don't eat like that often but when it's something like this there's just no way I can resist. Cheesecake is my ultimate weakness (okay that and chocolate and salted caramel. Oh, and cheese and pizza. Ok my weaknesses are endless but you get the point). But these cheesecakes you simply have to try! Basically your holidays will be like 10 times better if you serve up these decadent, easy-to-make cheesecakes :).

No Bake Peppermint Cheesecakes

Holidays for me are all about the food and this one is definitely something worthy of serving on Christmas day or at any holiday party. You will love how easy these are to prepare. I love no bake cheesecake recipes because require no baking at all, just a good chilling in the refrigerator or freezer to get that silky smooth and dreamy texture. (Try these no-bake raspberry cheesecakes next!)

Everyone is going to go nuts over these! I was telling my mom I was making these today and telling her what was in them, and we were both saying "There's just no way you can go wrong". With ingredients like Oreo cookies, heavy whipping cream, cream cheese, white chocolate, sugar, and peppermint flavor - see what I mean? Not the healthiest of things by any means but hey, this is the holidays! We go all in... and we also get our stretchy pants out (aren't leggings just the best? The only thing that was ever right about the 80s).

Black Forest Mini Cheesecakes

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I love Thanksgiving—what food lover doesn't? So basically who in the world doesn't? I decided to start the pre-holiday right today, we had BLTs for dinner and these. Gotta keep it light and healthy so I can feast tomorrow.

Ha! If only that could be considered light. One of my favorite meals ever, though. Bacon followed by cheesecake. And not just any cheesecake, Black Forest Cheesecakes!

Cookies and Cream Mini Cheesecakes

One of my favorite desserts ever since I was a little girl is Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, whether it be a vanilla or chocolate version. It's just perfect. I love anything with a generous helping of cream in it, I'm sure I get it from my Mom.

It's likely that butter and cream are on her list of top 5 favorite foods =). These Mini Oreo Cheesecakes taste just like that beloved Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, but rather in cheesecake form.

Creamy Oreo Cheesecake Filling

Whole Oreos make a natural and easy Oreo cookie crust for your cheesecake batter (sometimes you can find a pre-made Oreo crust at the store to make a full-size cheesecake!). To get the Oreo crumbs for the creamy cheesecake filling, I add my whole Oreo cookie into a ziplock bag and use a rolling pin to break them up into Oreo cookie crumbs. You can go for large or small Oreo cookie crumbs according to the texture you like. For really fine crumbs just use a food processor.

I adapted this mini Oreo cheesecake recipe from my favorite white chocolate cheesecake recipes because white chocolate mimics the flavors of cream to me. I prefer to use my electric mixer with the whisk attachment, and I'm careful to scrape down the sides of the bowl frequently. Once baked, chill your mini cheesecakes in the fridge covered in plastic wrap until you're ready to enjoy them.

These mini Oreo cheesecake cupcakes are dangerous, but when they come in their cute petite form (compared to a large slice of cheesecake), it's a little bit easier to use portion control. Although, once you've tasted one you'll still likely want at least one or even two more.

Cream and chocolate wafer cookies = one of the best pairings ever created. Thank you to whoever came up with such a simple, yet deliciously incredible combination. Enjoy these creamy, chocolaty cupcakes of pure luxury, and do your best to share!

Favorite Oreo Treats

Can't get enough of America's favorite cookie? Me neither. I've created tons of Oreo and cookies and cream desserts that you need to try!

• Oreo Truffles
• Minnie & Mickey Oreo Pops
• Oreo Doughnuts
• Oreo Muddy Buddies
• Cookies and Cream Popcorn