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Easy Homemade Dark Chocolate Pudding

April 21, 2014 By Jelli 38 Comments

Easy Homemade DARK Chocolate Pudding | Jellibeanjournals.com

I made and photographed this easy homemade dark chocolate pudding in one nap time period. You guys, that’s bogus! It usually takes me a few hours to put together recipe posts for you, but today’s creamy pudding came together so fast I even got the dishes done before my two kids woke up from their… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, desserts, random sweets

Chocolate Mint Brownie Cheesecake

April 11, 2014 By Jelli 37 Comments

Chocolate Mint Brownie Cheesecake | Jellibeanjournals.com

Dense, fudgy brownies layered with tangy cheesecake topping studded with chocolate mints and drizzled with chocolate ganache. Who’s in?My husband spent more than a month deciding on what he wanted as a birthday dessert. We sang “Happy Birthday” with friends and even went to the beach for a mini birthday getaway before he finally chose… 

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Make-Ahead Soaked Chia Oats

April 5, 2014 By Jelli 15 Comments

Make-Ahead Soaked Chia Oats- combine it all, refrigerate, and wake up to breakfast! | Jellibeanjournals.com

Most mornings I get up before 6 a.m. My kids wake up before the sun even realizes it’s dawn. Since we start our days early I want to spend as little time on breakfast prep as possible. That’s why my toddler and I eat make-ahead soaked chia oats or a nutritious smoothie almost every morning…. 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: breakfast, chia, healthy eats

Ginger Pear Cake

March 30, 2014 By Jelli 21 Comments

Why are pears dubbed “fancy” among foodies? I really don’t understand what makes this simple tree fruit so much more sophisticated than an apple. I just don’t get it. Nevermind all that because today we’re brushing shoulders with the “in” crowd and baking a delicious ginger pear cake.I first saw a whole pear cake a… 

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Nutella Cream Puffs

March 21, 2014 By Jelli 16 Comments

True Nutella lovers will be crazy in love with today’s dessert. People, I’m telling you, these Nutella cream puffs are outta-this-world delicious and a cinch to whip up. Get your spoon out of the Nutella jar! We’ve got bigger plans for that jar of chocolate hazelnut bliss.Cream puffs, like gougères, are made from basic French choux… 

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Cream Cheese Pound Cake Cupcakes

March 14, 2014 By Jelli 24 Comments

I was saving these cupcakes for summertime, when strawberry harvest is in full-swing and pool parties become a weekend norm. Then I decided that most of you are probably shuffling through snow-covered driveways trying not to catch cold and most likely need a dose of summer sunshine.What’s cheerier than a cream cheese pound cake cupcake… 

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Life-Changing Skinny Avocado Brownies

March 12, 2014 By Jelli 50 Comments

Life-Changing Skinny Avocado Brownies- crave-worthy at a fraction of the calories and made from TWO ingredients! #brownies #lowcalorie #dessert from Jellibean Journals

I roll with the “made from scratch” club 99% of the time, but today’s  life-changing skinny avocado brownies are a shortcut to brownie bliss. Crave-worthy at only a fraction of the calories. You’ll never look at brownies the same way again. These are ultra-simple TWO ingredient avocado brownies… or should I say three? Nah, water doesn’t… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Bar Cookies, Brownies, chocolate, Cookies, healthy eats

Gougères {French Cheese Puffs}

March 7, 2014 By Jelli 20 Comments

French Cheese Puffs (Gougeres) - delicious choux pastry baked with aged cheeses and thyme. #cheese #choux | JellibeanJournals

Homemade gougères, or French cheese puffs, are a quick and elegant way to start a meal. I love baking these pretty little puffs from a basic choux pastry and watching them rise in the oven to a light, hollow little ball of cheesy goodness.Cream puffs and gougères are made from the same traditional French pâte à… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: breads, cheese

Best Ever Split Pea Soup

February 28, 2014 By Jelli 19 Comments

Some days just call for a warm, comforting bowl of soup. I’ll be honest, I cheerfully devour soup in sweltering hot weather just as easily as slurping down a bowl in the middle of winter cozied up beside a roaring fireplace. Split pea soup with ham is one of my all-time favorites.Split pea soup is… 

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cups

February 21, 2014 By Jelli 28 Comments

Chocolate Chip Cookie Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cups -simple to make, even better to nosh! #cookies #cheesecake #peanutbutter | JellibeanJournals.com

I tried to up my glam factor this week with liquid eyeliner. Despite working through every tutorial at The Beauty Department, my cat eye is far from the cat’s meow. Thankfully, I did manage a new culinary success by adding some glam-factor to everybody’s favorite- the chocolate chip cookie. Chocolate chip cookie peanut butter cheesecake… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: cheesecake, Cookies, random sweets

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Hi, I'm Jelli! I snagged the best guy around, birthed four tiny kidlets, scribble down too many dessert recipes, love Jesus, and grow veggies in my front yard. Read More…

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