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Easy Chocolate Mousse with Orange for When There’s (Almost) No Time for Dessert

June 21, 2018 By Jelli 2 Comments

Easy chocolate mousse Jellibeanjournals.com

No time for dessert? Is that really possible? This creamy easy chocolate mousse is dark chocolate bliss infused with tangy orange whizzed up in mere seconds. Bright flavors of summer served up fast! I nearly engaged our overstuffed lounge chair in a full-frontal attack as I dived for the phone, ringing endlessly during….NAPTIME. (Cue horror… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: avocado, Chilled Desserts, chocolate, chocolate mousse, desserts, healthy eats

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares

January 24, 2018 By Jelli Leave a Comment

no-bake chocolate peanut butter squares | Jellibeanjournals.com

Strapped for time and need to whip up a quick dessert or bake-sale treat? Sink your teeth into easy no-bake chocolate peanut butter squares loaded with satiating oats, rich chocolate, and mouthwatering peanut butter. Ladies, these are my new last-minute go-to treat. I’m seriously in love. They satisfy my sweet tooth with a hearty dose… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Bar Cookies, chocolate, desserts, Peanut Butter

Ultimate Ginger Cookies, Your Key to Christmas Cookie Fame!

November 27, 2017 By Jelli 31 Comments

There’s no denying the bright fragrance of crackle-topped ultimate ginger cookies wafting from your oven. Laced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, molasses, and fresh ginger, these traditional Christmas cookies will find they way straight to your heart!It’s been over half a decade since my pantry has kept the deep, spicy flavor of molasses deep in… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: christmas, Cookies, desserts

Hong Kong Egg Tart

September 27, 2017 By Jelli Leave a Comment

Hong Kong Egg Tart Recipe | Jellibeanjournals.com

Creamy, vanilla custard, buttery flaky crust- what’s not to love?! Like me, you may not have set foot in Hong Kong (yet!) so we’ll have to settle for these mouthwatering Hong Kong Egg Tarts that Claire is graciously teaching us to bake today! Yum! And the pretty fluted tart molds… SO cute! When I (Claire)… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: desserts, Pies and Tarts

Easy Coconut Macaroons

September 13, 2017 By Jelli 3 Comments

Quick, easy coconut macaroons | Jellibeanjournals.com

Chewy on the inside, crunchy golden coconut on the outside, and bathed in dark chocolate, these coconut macaroon cookies will have you playing Beach Boys tunes before they’re even outta the oven!Summer may be over, but coconut season lives on with coconut cookies! In fact, these unbelievably easy coconut macaroons are so scrumptious that I… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, coconut, Cookies, desserts

White Chocolate Panna Cotta with Berries

August 9, 2017 By Jelli 11 Comments

White Chocolate Panna Cotta with Berries | jellibeanjournals.com

Guys, ever since living in Italy back in 2012, my heart has been there. The people, the food, the language… In fact, my husband and I are set on moving back within the next few years, so much so that we encourage our kids to watch programs in Italian. Shh… they’re too young to realize… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: berries, Chilled Desserts, chocolate, desserts

Double the Chips Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

February 7, 2017 By Jelli 3 Comments

Extreme chip chocolate chip cookies! | Jellibeanjournals.com

“Woof!” a scruffy blonde mutt scrambles out the front door to jump on me welcome me over, tongue hanging out, eyes sparkling with glee. We’ve met before. We live next door. I play the role of the neighbor who’s always out of eggs, milk, or in this case, chocolate chips. Minga the dog’s role is… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, Cookies, desserts

Lemon Custard Cake

October 26, 2016 By Jelli 4 Comments

Somedays you just need comfort food. And fast. Lemon custard cake is a zingy zesty cake full of bold lemon flavor with the quaint homey feel of creamy custard-meets-soufflé. Serve it warm for an instant day brightener! Packing up house for an international move, my sister-in-law gifted me this cookbook this month and I can’t…. 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Cake, desserts, Fruit, lemon

Best brownie Recipe for Kids

July 8, 2016 By Jelli 17 Comments

fudge brownies recipe for kids

It’s two p.m. and the blazing sun won’t be going down for hours. Your kids, decked out in brightly colored swimwear parade around the house insisting on blasting the sprinklers for the second time since noon. You’re a fun mom, so you set down your summer read and ease your way out of your comfy… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Bar Cookies, chocolate, desserts, kids activities

Raw Dark Chocolate Brownies

April 21, 2016 By Jelli 2 Comments

Raw dark chocolate brownies | Jellibeanjournals.com

Smooth, sultry dark chocolate-topped raw dark chocolate brownies were never meant to be shared- with you or especially not with my husband. Hoard them away, tucked deeply into the back nook of the refrigerator buried behind outdated leftovers no one would dare slide. That’s what I did, and even that didn’t work.Ladies, please tell me… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Brownies, chocolate, desserts, healthy eats

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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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