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These Baked Pumpkin Donuts With Streusel Topping have a moist and springy pumpkin donut base and a fabulous sweet and crunchy streusel topping. 2016: Pumpkin Donuts With Maple Glaze 2017: Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Donuts 2018: Pumpkin Donuts With Cream Cheese Glaze This year, I thought it was about time to add streusel to make Pumpkin Donuts With Streusel Topping (or as I’ve been calling them, Coffee Cake Pumpkin Donuts). Guys, I’m so excited for you to try these because streusel truly does make everything magical and delicious....

Can you believe it? Baking Mischief is officially one year old today! Last year on December 1st, I posted my first recipe, Butterscotch Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies , and before I knew it, an entire year flew by. Just for fun, here are a few Baking Mischief stats from its first year: The most popular recipe on the site is the Butter and Garlic Green Beans . People on Pinterest love this recipe, and I don’t blame them....

These small-batch cinnamon rolls for two make a rich and indulgent breakfast with outrageously amazing cream cheese frosting. Make the rolls the night before, throw them in the oven in the morning, and enjoy your breakfast in bed. No fuss, stress, or mixer needed! Cinnamon rolls are my go-to special occasion breakfast. Christmas? Cinnamon roll breakfast. Easter? Cinnamon roll breakfast. Valentine’s day? Cinnamon roll breakfast. And it’s great. There’s nothing like eating in your PJs and tucking into a warm, gooey cinnamon roll straight out of the oven....

How to Cut Butternut Squash, a quick and simple tutorial. Now that it’s fall, I can’t wait to bust out all my fall favorites, Ham and Potato Soup , Beef Stew , Baked Potatoes with Cheese Sauce –okay, admittedly I eat these all year long, but they all feel extra special this time of year. But, one of my favorite comfort foods that I only get to enjoy this time of year is butternut squash....

These 3-ingredient Italian roasted potatoes are quick and simple to prep. With crispy edges and creamy centers, they make an easy side dish that everyone will love. Italian roasted potatoes are a simple side dish that everyone should have in their recipe arsenal. They fill out a plate beautifully, and you can toss them together and have them in the oven in about 10 minutes. They’re the very definition of a low-effort, high-reward recipe, and when they come out of the oven golden and beautiful, good luck not stealing all the crispiest bits off the tray before they ever make it to the table…...

These Pancakes for One are SO good, super easy, and perfectly portioned to make exactly two pancakes. Hey, friend, if today feels like a pancake day and you don’t have a house full of people to feed this morning, you are in the right spot. I have a bunch of pancakes for two recipes on the site: Pumpkin Pancakes , Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes , Banana Pancakes , but today’s recipe is for mornings when you’re flying solo: Pancakes for One....

You can make a salted caramel mocha at home that’s even better than the coffee house version with just a few simple ingredients. If you’re sitting around in your pajamas today craving a salted caramel mocha and really don’t want to get dressed and leave the house to buy one, no worries. Stay in your pajamas, head to the kitchen, and make your mocha at home this morning. It’s super simple, quick, and easy....

This Short Rib Mac and Cheese is fast, easy, and so good. Okay, you guys know that I like to write posts that solve very dire and important problems like: I have a sad brown banana rotting on my counter. (Solution: Make Small-batch Banana Muffins ) Or I have too much boring vanilla ice cream. (Solution: Make Oreo Popsicles ) Today’s problem to solve: I have leftover short ribs but not enough for a meal ....

You can make these Small-batch Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treats in just a few minutes for a simple, fun fall dessert. Fall is officially here!! The leaves are starting to change, evenings are cooling down, and while it’s not sweater weather here yet, I’ve already spent waaaaay too many hours sweater shopping online (#1 on my wishlist? A perfect slouchy sweater with elbow patches–I NEED IT). Anyway, fall is the season of pumpkin spice, and yes, I’ve already made a few pumpkin spice recipes this season, my Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe (!...

Saturday Morning Snapshot If someone could explain my own 2AM photo shoot planning sketches to me, that’d be suuuuuper helpful because they are incomprehensible by the light of day. State of the Blog Happy Easter, everyone! How are you celebrating the day? I have barn duty all weekend, so I’ll be spending it shoveling manure and covered in horse hair. Basically the best. Baking Mischief had a couple of recipes featured in BuzzFeed posts this week....

What to Do With Leftover Half and Half: storage and freezing tips plus recipe ideas to use up the leftovers. My “Waste Not” series is a series of posts dedicated to reducing food waste in the kitchen. They’ll give you storage tips and recipe ideas to use up the leftovers so you can toss out less and use up more. For the latest post in this series, we’re going to chat about Half and Half....

Storage tips and recipe ideas for leftover pie dough scraps. I’d been meaning to write this post since I posted my Favorite Buttermilk Pie Crust recipe, because pie crust is one of those things you always have leftovers for, and you can make so many easy and delicious things with the scraps. What to do With Leftover Pie Dough First things first: You don’t have to do anything with the pie dough scraps right away!...

Three different ways to make delicious, easy homemade whipped cream. Whipped cream is one of those things you don’t really need a recipe for. You get some cream, add some sugar, and agitate the mixture until it resembles something that usually comes out of a spray can. But it’s nice to have a starting point, especially if you’re like me and can never remember the ideal ratios, so let’s have a little chat about homemade whipped cream....

With two ingredients and thirty seconds, you can make this decadent Easy Chocolate Sauce, perfect for serving over ice cream, brownies, and whatever else your heart desires. Looking for more indulgent treats? Check out my No-churn Peanut Butter Oreo Ice Cream , Homemade Pudding Pops , and Salted Caramel Snickerdoodle Milkshake . Hey, so you know those times when you find yourself desperately reaching for that pint of ice cream in the freezer, but it’s been A Day, and you really need something more than just ice cream?...

Classic crepes for two stuffed full of whipped cream, strawberries, and blueberries and topped with strawberry syrup make a perfect patriotic breakfast. Hey, are you a crepe person? I really wasn’t until I started making them myself (full disclosure, that was about a month ago) and now I’m like all crepes all the time. It’s been fun trying different sweet ways of eating them–until recently, I had only eaten crepes in savory dishes, but my favorite is still the way I made them the very first time I cooked them myself, stuffed with strawberries, blueberries, and cream cheese whipped cream....

These smashed red potatoes have creamy centers and crispy, almost potato-chip-like edges. They’re easy to make and completely irresistible. Last summer I shared my favorite crispy oven-roasted potatoes with you, and I have another favorite potato side dish for you today, one that’s EVEN CRISPIER: roasted smashed red potatoes. Have you ever had smashed potatoes before? Friend, they are sooooo good, and I’m genuinely SO excited for you to try them....

This Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast is an incredibly easy and stress-free way to make some of the best-tasting pot roast you’ll ever try! Looking for a new recipe that is simple, delicious, and pretty much fool-proof? This Mississippi Pot Roast recipe might be just what you’re looking for. This recipe requires almost no measuring or cutting. All you have to do is (optionally) sear a chuck roast, throw it and the rest of your ingredients into a crockpot, and press start....

40+ Egg Yolk Recipes to use up leftover egg yolks and instructions for storing egg yolks in the refrigerator. Welcome to the latest edition of “Waste Not,” a series dedicated to reducing food waste in the kitchen. You can find older posts in this series for: What to Do With Leftover Pesto What to Do With Leftover Whipping Cream What to Do With Leftover Buttermilk What to Do With Leftover Pumpkin Puree What to Do With Leftover Half and Half What to Do With Leftover Tomato Paste Last week, I wrote a “Waste Not” post for Egg Whites with 25+ Egg White Recipes for using up leftovers....

All about how to freeze bananas along with tips and tricks for getting the best results possible. Hey friend, you know I love using sad brown bananas in banana recipes, but today I thought we’d chat about what to do with those sad brown bananas when you don’t have the time (or inclination) to make something with them. The answer? Freeze them! Can you freeze bananas? Absolutely yes! Bananas freeze extremely well both to be used in smoothies and milkshakes (some would argue that frozen bananas are even better for these than fresh) and for baking....

This Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe uses real pumpkin and can be made two ways, as a light pumpkin spice latte or as a more decadent version. Hey guys, happy Saturday. How is your weekend treating you so far? You might remember a few months ago I announced the start of Simple Saturdays, where I use Saturdays to post quick, simple recipes, tips, and tricks that just don’t find their way onto the main blog calendar....