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photo of a slice of cocoa pecan pie on a white plate with a fork with the end of the slice on it and a dollop of whipped cream on the pie

Cocoa Pecan Pie

This cocoa pecan pie has an amazingly flaky, buttery crust and chocolate pecan pie filling. It freezes great, and you can make it with all-purpose…

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No-bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie

This no-bake pumpkin cheesecake pie has a graham cracker crust and three layers, but it’s actually super easy. You make the cheesecake filling, remove a…

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image of a slice of apple crumble cheesecake on a plate with green apples in the background and a fork to the side

Apple Crumble Cheesecake

This apple crumble cheesecake features an oat-based crumble crust and topping and a creamy brown sugar cheesecake filling. You can make it traditionally, whole grain…

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top view photo showing a pumpkin swirl cheesecake which is dusty orange and cream in color with piped whipped cream rosettes around the edge of the cheesecake on a white platter

Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

This pumpkin swirl cheesecake has an easy graham cracker crust, and you don’t have to make two separate cheesecake batters. It can be made traditionally…

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photo of two chocolate pecan bars with one with a bite taken out of it

Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars

These chocolate pecan pie bars have an easy shortbread crust and a corn syrup-free filling that’s sweetened with maple syrup and brown sugar. You can…

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close up image showing a spider cupcake decorated with an Oreo cookie as the body of a spider with piped legs on cheesecake icing and cute candy eyes

Spider Cupcakes for Halloween

These spider cupcakes are easy to make with a chocolate cupcake base and cream cheese frosting. For the spiders, you need Oreos, melted chocolate for…

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top view photo of a Jack Skellington cake that looks like a skeleton face using black cocoa to get a stark black eye and mouth details on top of a multi-layered chocolate cake with white vanilla cheesecake frosting in between.

Jack Skellington Cake Recipe

This Jack Skellington cake has an ultra-moist chocolate cake base with vanilla cream cheese and black cocoa cream cheese frosting. The stripes are surprisingly easy…

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image of a spider pie showing a round 3-layer pumpkin and vanilla cheesecake decorated with a spider web with one big Oreo mama spider and 8 mini Oreo spider babies

Spider Pie for Halloween

This spider pie is an easy 3-layer no-bake pumpkin cheesecake decorated with a spiderweb, a spider mama and her 8 spider babies. It’s really much…

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close up photo of a black cocoa mummy cookie decorated with white piped frosting to look like bandages and two candy eyes with skeleton fingers lurking in the background

Mummy Cookies

These mummy cookies get their black color and Oreo flavor from black cocoa and not food coloring! You can use all-purpose, whole wheat, or gluten-free…

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close up image of creamy paleo ice cream scooped on ice cream cones

Paleo Ice Cream

This paleo ice cream doesn’t taste at all like coconut, has a strong vanilla flavor, with hints of caramel from dates, maple syrup and cashews.…

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