Vanilla Cognac Cheesecake Cups

Last night I was in the mood for something sweet but I wasn’t sure what I wanted. So I went to the grocery store and started searching the GF section and found these little 90 calorie packs of Chocolate Graham Cookies with Marshmallows and I was inspired. Cheesecake, I said to myself, but not a whole one, but nice bite size cupcake style. Now mind you it took all five packs in the box of the graham cookies to make the crust for these little morsels, but hey, you don’t have to eat all the cupcakes at one time. Plus as an added bonus, I added a little boozy-oozy to them to give them just a hint... 

18 Jan | 0 Replies | More
Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes

My friend at work Robb loves, loves, loves Bacon and for Christmas his granddaughter got him a book called I Love Bacon.  It’s a collection of recipes from some of America’s favorite chefs all having bacon in them.  It’s amazing that so many things can have bacon in them. Yay for bacon! This is a pretty labor intensive recipe, but I think you will really enjoy its complex tastes that come through with each bit.  Make sure that you use a real maple syrup and not that kind that you use for your pancakes on Sunday morning – it will make a difference.  Also, watch your brown... 

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