Banana cake sweetened with fruit sweetener instead of refined sugar, with sour cream, chopped nuts, and optional coconut. A naturally sweetened banana cake that bakes in 25 minutes.
Fudgy bonbons: Hershey's Kiss-stuffed chocolate truffle cookies with chopped nuts, drizzled with white chocolate. A Pillsbury Bake-Off winner that still knocks cookie exchanges out of the park.
Microwave chocolate marshmallow fudge with chopped nuts. Sugar, butter, and evaporated milk boiled in the microwave, then beaten with chocolate chips and marshmallows for creamy fudge in 15 minutes.
Chocolate coffee cake topped with crushed Heath toffee bars and nuts over a tender buttermilk crumb. A streusel-style brunch cake with crunchy toffee in every bite.
Cranberry wine gelatin mold with fresh cranberries simmered in red wine, set with raspberry gelatin, and studded with chopped walnuts. A jewel-toned holiday side or dessert.
Popcorn cake binds popped popcorn, mixed nuts, and rainbow gumdrops with melted marshmallows and butter, then molds it all into a tube pan. A no-bake retro showstopper for parties and bake sales.
Crustless rhubarb streusel pie with a Bisquick custard filling, cinnamon and nutmeg, topped with a brown sugar-nut streusel. No pie crust to roll out.
Zucchini carrot bread with grated vegetables, cinnamon, and chopped nuts baked into two moist loaves. The double-veggie combo adds moisture and natural sweetness. A garden-season staple.
Chocolate thumbprint cookies rolled in chopped nuts with melted chocolate chips swirled into each indent. Buttery, nutty, and rich with a double dose of chocolate.
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies made easy with oatmeal cookie mix, chocolate chips, and chopped nuts. Drop, bake, and done in 30 minutes flat.
Vegan pumpkin cookies are dairy-free, egg-free, and packed with raisins and nuts. Soft, cake-like, warmly spiced with cinnamon, and held together by mashed pumpkin instead of butter or eggs.
Layered fudge squares sandwich a homemade marshmallow fondant between two layers of milk chocolate fudge, then top with chopped nuts. Old-school candy-shop technique that yields about 48 squares of three-textured chocolate.
Texas sheet cake enriched with sour cream for moisture and folded with chopped nuts, baked thin in a sheet pan and topped with warm chocolate icing poured straight onto the hot cake.
Garbanzo oat patties with chickpea flour, oat flakes, chopped nuts, and cumin griddle-cooked until crispy on both sides. A vegan, egg-free protein patty that freezes and reheats well.
A monkey apple bread. Half bread balls is filled with apple filling, the other half is sprinkled with apple filling, then dipped into melted butter. The aroma from the oven during the baking is absolutely divine, and the bread comes out addictive and delicious.