It's officially strawberry season!!!! Well, it's June 23rd as I'm writing this, so it might not be strawberry season anymore when you're reading it. 😂🍓 If you want a scrumptious, sweet, and homemade strawberry topping then you've come to the right place. There is nothing like a fruit topping made from fresh fruit of the season. Added bonus if you get to actually pick them yourself! Every summer my daughters and I go picking strawberries at our local berry farm and come home with tons of fruit. This year was no different; we came home with 2 huge buckets of strawberries...I believe it ended up being just about 10 pounds 😳.

This strawberry topping was on the top of my list to make. It's super quick and easy and soooo good. Nothing you buy from the grocery store can come close to the fresh taste of this topping. Just wash your berries, slice them up, throw them in a pot, do a little magic, and BAM! You have the perfect strawberry dessert topping.

Summer is finally here! That means it's time for fresh, sweet, summer fruits. Strawberries are the tell-all signal that summer is officially upon us. We can't wait to go to our local berry farm and pick our own berries in this house! I know you can get them at the grocery store, but those really can't compare to fresh ones. They're so much sweeter and juicier, it's unbelievable. Pure perfection.

These Gluten-free Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes are the perfect dessert to utilize your fresh-picked berries. The vanilla cupcake is butter based, but there is also sour cream added in to pump up the moisture. I made these in a jumbo muffin pan so they would be the perfect size to make single serve shortcakes. Just slice them in half and add the strawberry topping and whipped cream -- super easy! The cake holds up beautifully to the strawberry topping and whipped cream. I even left a fully assembled shortcake in the refrigerator overnight and it was still perfect the next day. I'm sure these strawberry shortcake cupcakes will become a summer favorite for you, just like they are at my house.

Pumpkin and chocolate are a great combination. It may sound strange, but they go together perfectly. These muffins are certainly a treat. Pumpkin muffins are delicious on their own, but when you add chocolate - oooo, that takes them to a different level of decadent. Every bite gives you chocolate chips...who can say "no" to that?

All of those warm, classic fall spices like cinnamon and nutmeg mixed together with the dark sweetness of the chocolate gives you the ultimate breakfast treat. Not too shabby as an afternoon snack either. Plain and simple - these pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are a must-try!

It's holiday baking time and you need to get those Christmas treats ready! So, why not have some classic gingerbread this year? Better yet, how about all of those delicious flavors packed into a cupcake? These cupcakes are made with butter, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. They're a wonderful combination of everything Christmas. We topped these spicy cupcakes with our sweet vanilla buttercream, but added just a touch of lemon flavor.

You could top these cupcakes with chopped walnuts for some crunch, a sprinkle of cinnamon, or a mini gingerbread cookie just like we did. They're delicious no matter what way you choose to serve them. Treat your guests to something special this Christmas and make these gingerbread cupcakes!

Lemon bars are a classic dessert. They are so light and just melt in your mouth; So delicious that you'll have a hard time just eating one tiny square. They are sweet with just a tiny zing from the fresh lemon juice. That leads me to saying that I highly suggest you use fresh lemon juice for this recipe because it makes a world of a difference. Juicing and zesting only takes a few seconds to do and adds loads of lemony-flavored goodness! So, next time you're at the store pick up a few lemons and bake up a batch of these amazing lemon bars. 🍋

Shortbread cookies have been a favorite in my family for many years. We are also big fans of lemon. So, why not combine the two and create a delicious, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookie and add a bright, creamy, lemon filling. A perfect combo! These cookies are a little more effort than other cookies, but trust me, they are worth the effort. The cookie dough is only 7 ingredients and mixes up super quick and easy. They're so perfect for the summer, or any season really! Do yourself a favor and give these sweet treats a try. I bet they'll become one of your favorite desserts!

I love strawberries. My whole family loves strawberries. We all love to eat them whether they are baked into a strawberry pie, strawberry crumb bars, strawberry bread, strawberry tart, strawberry muffins, strawberry trifle...you get the idea. They are in my home pretty much all year long. These muffins are a perfect addition to your morning and a great way to welcome summer. The batter is cream cheese based, which gives them a wonderful flavor and texture. Dicing the strawberries assures you get some juicy strawberries in each and every bite. The small amount of strawberry extract gives them just a little extra goodness. So, go ahead and give these a try!

If you love apple pie, then you'll love these apple pie bars. These bars are made with a delicious shortbread crust that melts in your mouth. Next, the fresh apples are cooked down to be soft with classic fall flavors like butter and cinnamon. The crumb topping is the last addition to these bars, adding a sweet, buttery, delicate crunch that is just like a crumb pie topping.

These apple pie bars are great for a party or get-together because you can easily cut them into squares to serve a crowd. Besides being super easy to make, they're super delicious - whether you serve them warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or even just plain!

Chocolate and raspberry together form a delectable partnership. These chocolate raspberry muffins are a perfect example of how these two ingredients are meant to be together. The muffin batter is made with cocoa powder AND melted chocolate. The cocoa gives a punch of flavor while the melted chocolate adds a fudgier texture. Plus, there are chocolate chips floating around in the muffins with the raspberries. Chocolate and raspberry overload! These muffins could stand on their own and be perfectly delicious, but the chocolate lover in me decided to add those extra chocolate chips as well.

The sweet, juicy, fresh raspberries just take these muffins to a higher level of deliciousness. You get the perfect blend of flavors in every bite. Treat yourself to these scrumptious chocolate raspberry muffins -- you deserve it!

It looks good, doesn't it? This is another recipe that I got from my mom. She LOVES chocolate and so do I. Maybe she passed her love of chocolate down 🤷🏻‍♀️. This cake is so moist and rich that it may become your favorite chocolate cake of all time. It mixes up fast and while it's baking you can gather all of your ingredients for the frosting. Then you pour that creamy, rich frosting right on top of the cake and let it cool until you cut it. It's so delicious that you'll want to keep sneaking small pieces every time you walk by it! It's perfect for parties, great to take to cookouts, and really, just perfect.

It's almost blueberry season! 🫐 What an awesome time of the year. I am lucky enough to live 5 minutes away from a berry farm, so I can go pick berries whenever I need to. How great is that? My daughters and I usually go early in the morning before a crowd forms and fill our buckets to the top with the sweet, juicy berries. What a great way to start the day! Of course, all of these berries means it's time to bake something delicious. Today is the day for fresh blueberry cake!

This blueberry cake is an old family recipe that has been a huge favorite for many years. It didn't start out gluten-free, but after a little tweaking of ingredients, this blueberry cake can be enjoyed by everyone with a gluten allergy/intolerance. It's a perfectly sweet buttermilk cake that is jam-packed with fresh blueberries and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. To top it off there is a little drizzle of lemon glaze. It is truly a perfect spring/summer dessert. It's super easy to make and stays moist for days! This makes it really nice for picnics or cookouts. Just slice it up and you're ready to go.

Brownie lovers, unite! These sweet potato brownie bombs are heaven on earth. So moist, so fudgy, so chocolaty, so amazing. I know what you're thinking. "Sweet potato?!". Yes, sweet potato - they add natural sweetness and tons of moisture to keep these brownie bombs wonderfully moist and chewy. Of course, using sweet potatoes gives you an added boost of nutrition - a win-win! Also, just for your info, you don't taste the sweet potatoes at all. You don't even know they're there.

Another secret ingredient is peanut butter. We used peanut butter instead of butter or oil. It adds a subtle nutty flavor and helps keep these brownie bombs super fudgy. Plus, we threw in some semi-sweet chocolate chips because, well, why not? Last, but not least, these brownie bombs are topped with a smooth, creamy chocolate frosting. Pure chocolate heaven. When you try these brownie bombs you'll understand why we are so crazy about them - moist, fudgy, and pure chocolate bliss make these sweet potato brownie bombs one of our favorite treats.