Foolproof Peanut Butter Frosting
In our family, February is full of birthdays. ย There are three, all spread out exactly one week after the next. ย With Valentine’s Day thrown into the mix, there is ample opportunity for cakes and other sweet treats! As I have previously reported, adoration forย homemade caramel frosting runs deep on my husband’s side of the family.…
Chewy Almond Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
For those who know me or have followed The Fountain Avenue Kitchen for a while, you know I have cooked a lot of oatmeal. Several years ago, I began to feel as though I was doing my part to bring the humble oat back into vogue! With good reason–it’s a convenient, hearty, and healthy way…
2-Ingredient Breakfast Cookies…with options (and a fun kitchen experiment!)
I never set out to be an oatmeal expert, but one baked oatmeal with an enormous following at a local cafe put the wheels into motion. For those who haven’t read the story in one of my umpteen other recipe posts for baked oatmeal, I initially started making baked oatmeal years ago to replicate…
Old Fashioned Gingerbread with Citrus Glaze
This is one of those recipes that I have made over and over again, tweaking many times until I arrived at an end result that my family loves. It is moist and full of flavor, and I get requests for it often. The citrus glaze is a delightful addition. When I first made a glaze…
Chocolate Chip Cookies in a Jar
A popular hostess and holiday gift and a great project for kids to make for friends, Chocolate Chip Cookies in a Jar are fun to bake, give, and eat. Printable tags included! A delicious cookie-in-a-jar recipe was harder to devise than I expected.ย Not only did the cookie have to taste great, the mix had…
Chocolate Acorns
These adorable fall treats are easy to make and fun to eat! Chocolate acorns are great project for kids and make a lovely host gift. Just place in a cellophane bag and tie with a bow. My kids and I made these festive fall treats for the first time last year and, like the…
Sheila’s Beet Cake
When I posted a pretty picture of fresh beets on my Fountain Avenue Kitchen Facebook page, I was amazed by the reaction. (Click on this link to read all the wonderful comments.) I always think of beets as a love-them-or-hate-them food. You’re either all in or all out! Well, readers that day were in deep.…
No Bake Butterscotch Haystacks
Three ingredients are all you need for this salty-sweet, crunchy treat that takes mere minutes to make. No baking required! Butterscotch Haystacks are, without a doubt, my younger son’s favorite cookie. I always make them over the holidays and he frequently requests them throughout the year. When his science class organized a nature-themed bake…
Banana Coconut Crunch with “The Perfect Snaque” Giveaway
UPDATE: My friend, Cricket, from The Perfect Snaque very kindly offered a promotion code so all our Fountain Avenue Kitchen friends can order through her site and receive a 15% discount. The promotion code is “fountain” and this is the link to The Perfect Snaque store. Congratulations to Amanda R! You are the winner of The…
Chocolate Peanut Butter “Ice Cream”
Those who know me are keenly aware of my fondness for ice cream! (I actually have some very funny stories that center around this beloved frozen treat…will have to get into that later!) Anyway, to satisfy my nightly cravings, I have developed a pretty fabulous chocolate smoothie but am always on the lookout for other…
A Frozen Yogurt Treat and a Chobani Give-Away–WINNER ANNOUNCED!
AND THE WINNER IS…. ย AMANDA N.! ย Amanda, please email me through the contact page on this site with your complete name and address. ย I will forward this information to Chobani, and you will receive your package soon. ย Congratulations and thanks to everyone who entered. ย If you would like to see more of this type of…
Nutella Pops
A cold, creamy treat that’s easy to make, Nutella Pops remind me of the classic chocolate pudding pops that were so popular when I was a girl! Do you remember Pudding Pops? In the 1980s, Bill Cosby was the spokesman for this popular frozen treat. The chocolate version was similar to a creamy fudgesicle,…
