The holidays kill me. Seriously. I walk around my house talking about fudge and barks and all sorts of things that involve sugar. It's like regular food doesn't exist and all I can think about it baking. It's a problem. A tasty, tasty problem. Barks, bars and bon bons or truffles are all quick to make and a bit more fun than more traditional, fussy baking can be. Here's 15 favorites:
Here's a few of my favorites and I'm determined to make them all. Hopefully I have enough events and parties to attend that they don't hang around the house too long (or at all, nom nom nom)!
BEAUTIFUL BARKS
• Black Forest Bark from Bakers Royale
• Samoa Bark from Cookies and Cups
• Rocky Road Bark from Bakers Royale
• Smores Chocolate Bark from Baking Down By The Bay
• Candy Cane Bark from Better Homes and Gardens
BRAVO FOR BARS
• Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars from Epicurean Mom
• Smores Candy Bars from Not So Humble Pie
• Pecan Bars from My Baking Addiction
• Salted Caramel Bars from What's Gabby Cooking?
• Lemon Bars from Baked Bree
BANGIN' BON BONS
• Coconut Bon Bons from Paula Deen
• Cherry Bon Bons from Taste of Home
• Crunchy Peanut Butter Bon Bons from Made Just Right
• Raw Mini Bon Bons from Pure2Raw
• Cookie Dough Truffles from Love and Olive Oil
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Orangette's Peppermint Bark should be on this list! It's so much more than just any old bark.
http://orangette.blogspot.com/2008/12/look-at-that.html
I know readers have suggested this in the past, and it has been successfully implemented on this site...but this article is the sort that really needs the links for each recipe to appear underneath the photo. It's much more convenient than scrolling back and forth, trying to figure out which link goes to which picture (yes, I realize they are in order, but still). It's not always obvious from the picture what the matching title may be.
That said, some of this looks delicious, so thank you for sharing.
Kakugori - That's something we usually do, but I figured that since they're split row by row by each type of foods that it might not be too tricky to navigate! I'll make sure and include them next time.
I LOVE peppermint bark. But it's so darned expensive (for something so relatively easy to make, I imagine). So I wait until after christmas and try to buy it on sale. Why is it so expensive?
emmmmma - Like most things during the holidays: Because it can be!
Love the roundup!! All very talented bloggers! Thanks so much for including Epicurean Mom!! :)
good chocolate is expensive no matter what season!
I second Kakugori.
Yep, the images should be click-throughs to the actual links. This has been a major problem with all of the AT sites for many years. Listing the links underneath instead of making the images clickable makes NO SENSE. Please fix!