sweet treats

Whether you love it or loathe it you have to admit, once the Christmas lights have gone up in city centres and the evenings have started getting darker earlier everything becomes a little bit magical. I for one am obsessed. And you know what they…

Nothing screams Christmas quite like warming yourself up at lunch time with a festive sandwich or beating the mid-afternoon lull with a hot chocolate. Whilst Halloween may have been and gone there are still plenty of excuses to treat yourself…

Some of the most iconic snacks of the '90's may be gone, but we'll never forget them (or how delicious they were). French Toast Crunch cereal, Butterfinger BBs, and of course, Dunkaroos. Nothing will ever beat the pure joy of dipping those little…

Feeling peckish? Need a sugary hit? Desperate for a naughty treat? Don't worry, there's a cake for that. Or should I say biscuit? That argument aside, huge news, looks like the genius chefs over at German chocolate giant Milka HQ have only gone and…

Two worlds are colliding. You know those convenience store sugar cookies that everyone either loves or hates (there's absolutely no in between). They're the ones with the crumbly sugar cookie bottom and have colorful frosting and rainbow sprinkles…

Summer's not even over, but Christmas 2018 is already on people's minds — and it just got a little bit sweeter. According to a press release from Mars in Germany, brand new New Speculoos Spice (Spekulatius Gewürz) Twix, or cookie butter Twix, will…

Calling all sweet-tooths, candy lovers, and Skittles fanatics: a new era is upon us. The UK Mars Confectionary has unveiled their latest tasty creation: Skittles Chewies, or "No Shell" Skittles, the colorful treat we all know and love — but without…

Brides- and grooms-to-be (or owners of envy-worthy wedding Pinterest boards), this whimsical rendition of the traditional white wedding cake is sure to be a hit at your special celebration. FattyCakesNY is home to custom-made giant cookie wedding…

Cadbury has long been embraced by fans all over the world for its classic, delicious dairy milk chocolate bars and iconic crème eggs. In fact, they are only second to Mars as the biggest confectionary company worldwide. They offer their…

St. Patrick's Day is around the corner, and this Lucky Charms white chocolate bark recipe could quite possibly be the easiest recipe I have done to date. It is just one step, and only requires about three to five minutes of your time. Did you know…

The holiday season is all about baking, and boy have I got a recipe you’re going to need to make ASAP. Wow your friends and family with this indulgent cake batter cheesecake that couldn’t be easier to make. I skipped the frosting this time around,…

It doesn’t seem particularly right to go an entire holiday season without having one ginormous cookie baking session. It’s an essential part of the holidays: baking dozens of cookies, eating about a quarter of them while baking, then waiting for…

Nails have had quite the year. For the most part, it's been great, seeing as how chrome and holographic patterns remain popular, standing the test of trending time. However, on the other hand, sometimes the things people haven't thought of yet…

Dec. 8 marks National Brownie Day, so there are only two things you should absolutely make sure you do today: scarf down square after square of chocolately goodness, and have a good laugh at these memes about brownies for National Brownie Day. These…

What's that one snack that can instantly cheer just about everybody up? Well, as these quotes about brownies for National Brownie Day prove, it's... well, brownies! (Big shocker, I know). But seriously, who doesn't love a nice, warm brownie fresh…

As far as Jewish holidays go, I'd argue that Hanukkah is one of the better ones for food. I mean, the only real guidelines are to eat lots of things fried in oil to celebrate the blessed magical oil that kept the candles lit for eight days when the…

During the holidays, warm drinks like pumpkin spice lattes and peppermint mochas steal the spotlight. However, that didn't stop me from dreaming up this gingersnap pumpkin milkshake recipe. After making homemade gingersnap cookie butter, I became…

Personally, I'm always grateful to be vegan on Thanksgiving. Even though we vegans incur lots of insensitive and sometimes crazy questions from family on Thanksgiving, the day is a great reminder that you don't need to cause suffering (and sadly…

I'm sorry, but Thanksgiving is really just a fancy pretense to eat pumpkin pie, as far as I'm concerned. And if you're vegan — or simply looking to lessen your after-dinner stomachache — making sure your Thanksgiving pumpkin pie recipe is vegan is a…

Aside from cheese and wine, there are probably few things in this world that are more universally loved than chocolate. I mean, what's not to love about chocolate? It's sweet. It's rich. Its dark varieties are high in antioxidants, which have proven…