Summer Recipes
These are the best recipes to enjoy in the summertime! We’ve got lots of no-bake dessert options that are perfect for serving a crowd at any summer BBQs, parties, or potlucks. Ice cream, pies, cheesecakes, and more!
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Raspberry Lemonade Cheesecake Bars
Raspberry Lemonade Cheesecake Bars are like biting into sunshine! A buttery, crisp graham cracker base topped with a zesty lemon cheesecake and vibrant raspberry swirl. As pretty as they are delicious.
The Best Cookout Recipes
Ice Cream Recipes
Frozen Pies
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No Bake Frozen Chocolate Raspberry Pie
No Bake Frozen Chocolate Raspberry Pie features a chocolate graham cracker crust, a creamy chocolate raspberry filling, all topped with more chocolate! The perfect refreshing summer treat. -
No Bake Frozen Blueberry Pie
Easy No Bake Frozen Blueberry Pie is the perfect frosty, fresh, and fruity dessert for any cookout, BBQ, or get-together! Quick and simple to make, and perfect for summertime.
Cobblers
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Brown Butter Peach Cobbler
This Brown Butter Peach Cobbler is the most flavorful cobbler recipe you'll ever try. The brown butter peaches, warm spices, and the biscuit-like base and topping make for the ultimate summer treat. Use fresh, frozen, or canned peaches to enjoy this cobbler all year long! -
Blueberry Cobbler Recipe
Blueberry Cobbler is bursting with delicious blueberry flavor, featuring a hint of bright lemon freshness, and finished with a light, fluffy cake topping. Super quick and easy recipe, perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Summer Party Favorites
How to Make the Best Summer Treats
With these helpful how-to articles, you’ll learn how to make the perfect bakes every time.
How to Cream Butter and Sugar
Are you under-creaming or over-creaming your butter and sugar? I'm sharing the RIGHT way of how to cream butter and sugar for perfect cakes,...
How to Measure Flour
If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ve probably seen me talk about the correct way to measure flour at one time or...
How to Freeze Cookie Dough (& Bake From Frozen)
Even though there are plenty of tricks for storing already-baked cookies, let’s be honest. Nothing competes with the goodness of a just-baked cookie. That’s...
Baking Soda vs. Baking Powder
Confused about baking soda vs. baking powder? Learn how each works, when to use them, if you can substitute, and how to check for...
Tessa’s Top Baking Tips
These are the three things I wish EVERYONE knew before attempting any recipe.
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Measure your flour correctly for the best desserts
Flour is all too easy to mis-measure, as it can be easily compacted into a container or measuring cup without you even realizing. Too much flour can result in dry, dense, crumbly, tough and even rubbery desserts.
Learn how to accurately measure your baking ingredients with a digital scale here.
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Cool room temperature butter
The temperature of your butter at the time of creaming is more important than you might think.
The length of time you cream your butter and sugar(s) is also crucial in the outcome of your bakes.
Check out my How to Cream Butter & Sugar article for more info, plus side-by-side comparisons and lots of baking science tips.
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Are your baking powder / baking soda fresh?
Baking powder and baking soda can lose their effectiveness long before the expiration date on the container.
They also each work differently on a chemical level, and are not interchangeable.
Check out my article Baking Soda vs. Baking Powder to learn the differences between the two, and how to test for freshness.
