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Nuts

There is much debate over what constitutes nuts in the botany versus culinary sense. The most commonly used nuts for baking and desserts include: almonds, cashews, macadamia, pecan, pistachio, and walnut. Due to the high fat content of true nuts, they turn rancid quickly.

shortbread wedges with drizzling icing.

Cookies

Pecan Shortbread

apple coffee cake baked in lodge cast iron

Single Layer/Easy Cakes

Apple Coffee Cake

slice of orange almond cake

Single Layer/Easy Cakes

Orange Almond Cake

crinkle cookies made with cashew butter

Cookies

Cashew Cookies

Strawberry Banana Bread with walnuts

Quick Breads

Strawberry Banana Bread

Twisted Coconut Buns

Yeast Breads

Twisted Coconut Buns

Banana Crumb Cake Slice. Moist banana cake with cinnamon sugar filling topped with walnut oat crumble topping. Finished with maple glaze icing.

Single Layer/Easy Cakes

Banana Crumb Cake

Pecan Toffee Chocolate Chunk Cookies. These soft and chewy cookies are loaded with flavor. They remain chewy even days after baking! #cookies #holidaycookies #cookieexchange #recipe #chocolate #toffee #dessert

Cookies

Pecan Toffee Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Homemade Pecan Chocolate Toffee Bark. This easy recipe is perfect for holiday gift giving. These DIY toffee candies make for great hostess gifts! #holidays #homemadegifts #DIY #homemadetoffee #toffee #toffeebark #chocolate

Candy

Homemade Toffee

Interior shot of Sans Rival Cake. Filipino cake consisting of cashew dacquoise layered with French buttercream. #cake #dessert #glutenfree #cashews #buttercream #filipino #filipinodesserts #filipinorecipes

Layer Cakes

Sans Rival Cake

Brown Butter Pecan Pie. Traditional pecan pie with the added warmth and nuttiness of brown butter. This recipe includes a homemade butter pie crust. Perfect for Thanksgiving and beyond! #pecanpie #pie #classicpie #recipe #thanksgiving #holidays #fallbaking

Pies & Tarts

Brown Butter Pecan Pie

Pineapple Cheesecake Chimichangas. Crispy fried burritos filled with vanilla cream cheese and cinnamon spiced pineapple chunks. The dessert chimichangas are tossed in a sweet graham cracker powder.

Brownies, Bars, & Pastries

Pineapple Cheesecake Chimichangas

Guava Rugelach. This part cookie, part pastry baked treat is filled with guava jam and chopped walnuts.

Cookies

Guava Rugelach

Pear Frangipane Tart Slice. Buttery shortbread crust baked with almond frangipane filling and pears.

Pies & Tarts

Pear Frangipane Tart

Almond Mocha Hi-Hat Cupcakes. Easy to make chocolate cupcakes topped with espresso meringue. It's dipped in chocolate and topped with toasted almonds.

Cupcakes & Muffins

Almond Mocha Hi-Hat Cupcakes

Almond Streusel Peach Muffins. Vanilla muffins mixed with fresh peaches and topped to almond streusel crumble.

Cupcakes & Muffins

Almond Streusel Peach Muffins

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