Recipes with vanilla bean

This moist cake is packed with chocolate flavor, and the pineapple topping adds extra delicious and refreshing fruitiness. Use half whole wheat flour and half canola oil to replace half white flour and butter to make it healthier but still rich and yummy enough to satisfy your taste buds.

Pumpkin spice pound cake bakes a Bundt full of cinnamon, mace, and nutmeg-spiced pumpkin batter over a layer of toasted pecans, then drinks in a dark rum butter glaze poured through poke holes on both sides.

Moist cinnamon-spiced rhubarb cake topped with a crunchy brown sugar and nut streusel. This simple sheet cake celebrates fresh rhubarb in every tender bite.

Chocolate pudding brownies use cook-and-serve pudding mix as the cocoa base, giving fudgy bars with a tender crumb and deep chocolate flavor. Topped with powdered sugar.

A delicious and healthy dessert to make with juicy pears fresh from the orchard!

Cherry clafoutis is original from France, and it's usually made with unpitted cherries, which gives the clafoutis almond flavor during the baking. But nowadays we always pit the cherries in order to eat it easier later on, so you can add a little bit almond extract, which will definitely give your clafoutis almond taste without worrying about the pits from the cherries!

Give a classic pumpkin pie a modern twist with creme fraiche that makes the pie differently rich and delicious. Brandy is an enhancer and makes the pie taste even better with just enough tang.

These crispy, chocolaty treats keep well in the refrigerator, but they won't last long---they'll be gone in no time! Make them Mexican by adding a pinch each of ground cinnamon and cayenne pepper.

Chocolate chip cookies built on shortening and all brown sugar for a chewy-edged, soft-centered crumb studded with semi-sweet chips and chopped pecans. Bake 8 minutes for chewy or 13 for crisp.

Prove you're the best around with this scrumptious carrot cake that is perfect for Thanksgiving dinner.

Cranberries add some fruity sourness and sweetness, chocolate chips make the fudgy cookies even fugdier. These deliciously chocolaty and moist cookies are hard to resist.

Wow, delicious. This cake came out wonderful, really loved the apple-cranberry topping that was so fruity and juicy. I used 3/4 cup whole wheat flour and 1/4 cup all-purpose flour to make it a bit healthier, and the cake was buttery and fluffy. It didn't last long at our place with just two of us.

Nothing is better than a fruity and cold popsicle in a hot summer day! Orange juice is mixed into milk, which gives the creamy texture. Have some popsicles to help you cool down the hot summer!

Using most whole wheat flour and olive oil makes these muffins a lot healthier without losing any deliciousness. Super chocolaty, moist, and addictive, not only kids love it, but grown-ups also can't resist these yummy treats.

Chocolaty and super moist cupcakes will be a huge hit at any occasion.

Biscota thipla me marmelada are Greek sandwich cookies: tender pastry rounds glazed with egg white and baked, then filled with apricot preserves between each pair.

Lemon blueberry oatmeal muffins with a crunchy oat-sugar topping. Made with egg whites and skim milk for a lighter muffin that still bakes up tall, tender, and bursting with berries.

Chocolate cake without guilty, making a rich chocolate flavor cake, eat it no need to worry about high calories and huge fat, tasty and light, enjoy the cake and relax yourself.

Peanut butter bulgur cookies blend creamy peanut butter dough with chewy reconstituted bulgur wheat for a heartier, fiber-rich version of the classic peanut butter cookie.

I didn't use quinoa flour, instead I added about 1 1 /2 cups cooked quinoa. I used walnuts, also added about 1/4 cup of bittersweet chocolate chips, and the sweetness was just right

Oatmeal, dried cranberries, and chocolate chips are all my favorites. I always use low-fat yogurt to replace sour cream if possible. These cookies are so yummy.

The carrot cake was super moist and delicious, and the icing was buttery and creamy. Such an indulgence. I guess there are plenty of good-for-me stuff in the cake, so I shouldn't feel bad about eating one slice or two :)

These can be served warm or at room temperature with a pat of unsalted butter. Because there’s so much sweetness inside—from the cranberries, chocolate and orange zest—preserves would be overkill. This holiday recipe is so festive, why not gather some friends to enjoy them with some good coffee or tea before the season gets too busy. Find more recipes on TheNibble.com.

Buttery and crunchy, they are great for making holiday cookies.

A quick and easy recipe to make your own granola bars, and they taste better and a lot healthier than store-bought ones. They can be breakfast or a quick snack whenever you feel hungry.

Old Pecan Street pecan pie: an Austin, Texas classic with light corn syrup, vanilla, and chopped pecans baked into a single unbaked crust. The straightforward Texas-style holiday pie.

Lighter applesauce cinnamon waffles made with buttermilk, whipped egg whites, and a splash of maple syrup. Cinnamon-sugar dusted on top, optional raisins folded into the batter.

Baked blueberry cream pie: fresh blueberries in a tangy sour cream custard, all set in a crunchy cinnamon-oatmeal crust. A cozy, lightly tangy twist on blueberry pie, best served chilled.

One of the best tea time desserts. This recipe is very easy to make. Try this recipe.

Fresh and local peaches finally hit the market, we got some last week, and this is the first cake that I made with those yummy peaches. I used most whole wheat flour, 1/3 butter, 1/3 olive oil and 1/3 applesauce, which made this coffee cake super moist and delicious.

Moist, fluffy and buttery banana chocolate cake satisfies everyone at the dinner or holiday table.

Use some applesauce to replace butter, which makes these chocolaty cookies moist-like cake in the inside, and still chewy on the outside. Whole wheat flour adds some fibre, and white chocolate chips give extra creaminess.

Kahlúa cheesecake bars with a dual layer topping; decadent moist, rich and packed with chocolate flavor.

Gourmet chocolate chip cookies use both light and dark brown sugar with optional ground coriander for warm depth. Big quarter-cup-sized cookies with semi-sweet chips and walnuts. Makes 3 dozen.

I was looking for a recipe which would show off the colors of M&Ms. I exchanged the margarine for butter. At first bite, the cookie was a bit dry. Then the butter kicked in and it just melted in my mouth. What a flavor experience! I will definitely be making this cookie again!

If you like key lime pie, you will definitely like this key lime cake, instead of using whipping cream, we use meringue, it is much lower fat and calories, and the flavour is absolutely delicious!

Crispy peanut butter cookies creamed with real peanut butter and butter, rolled, cut, and finished with the classic crisscross fork pattern. A sweet, nutty, crunchy cookie the whole family reaches for.

This is a recipe that I made up as I walked home from work one day. As far as I know, it is original. I hope you will try this moist peach cake and tell me what you think.

These delicate desserts are so elegant, ricotta cheese gives the smooth, creamy and light taste and texture, fresh strawberries let the flavor so refreshing and the vanilla sugar adds some nice zing along with some finely grated chocolate pieces on top.

Ultimate chocolate chip cookies with three dressy variations: chocolate drizzle, chocolate dipped, and holiday frosted. One base dough, endless options for gifting, parties, and cookie exchanges.

These muffins are packed with goodness and not too sweet, ideal for breakfast or a healthy yet tasty snack.

Banana, applesauce and pineapple together make this bread super moist and tangy. Walnuts and chocolate chips add extra goodness and yumminess.

Classic American peanut butter cookies with the iconic fork-press crisscross. Tender, chewy, and built around the brown-sugar-and-peanut-butter combo that defines the cookie.

These homemade biscotti will impress everyone, it is good for a breakfast or snack, with a cup of coffee or tea.

These addictively delicious cookie balls are made with oats, creamy peanut butter, cocoa powder, coconut flakes and honey. Unlike those store-bought unhealthy cousins, these cookie balls not only taste great, but also good for you.

Make your own marshmallows, then cut out shapes into snow flakes; elegant looking with delicious flavour will definitely impress your family and friends at your Christmas party!

Golden brown sugar bars with chopped nuts and a dusting of powdered sugar for an irresistible sweet treat that rivals any bakery brownie

Classic Christmas butter cookies are the rolled and cut sugar cookie that makes the holiday cookie tin special. Tender, lightly sweet, and ready for icing, sprinkles, or sandwich filling.