Sometimes it’s good to take shortcuts when baking. This beautiful black forest tart uses a can of pre-made cherry pie filling.

This apple chocolate chip bread takes regular apple bread to a whole new level. Don’t forget the streusel!

This apple pie uses an unusual technique for the apple filling – you make a warm sauce on the stovetop and mix it in with sliced apples!

Here is a copycat version of a national pizza chain’s (the one with the red roof) deep-dish breadsticks.

This is the famous taffy apple pizza from Pampered Chef. I modified the cookie base to make it homemade.

This pumpkin bread is a copycat version from a national coffee chain. I made it oil-free and then added a ton of chocolate chips!

My family and I ate this shoo fly pie when I was growing up. It has a wet bottom molasses base and a fun and crunchy topping!

This was my birthday cake from earlier this month. It’s a lemon blueberry cake with a soft and fluffy lemon cream cheese frosting!

Tender pumpkin muffins stuffed with a sweet cream cheese filling. These are topped with a sweet and crunchy cinnamon streusel!

Make your own ice cream sandwiches at home! I made a cherry vanilla version, but you can make whatever flavor you like best!

Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies are filled with chocolate chip cookie dough. It’s double the chocolate chip goodness!

These cranberry white chocolate scones turned my scone-hating husband into a believer! That’s the power of cranberries and white chocolate.

With pumpkin season in full swing, you HAVE to make these pumpkin blondies! They contain pumpkin spiced truffles!

Do you love chocolate and cherries? Well, you’ll LOVE this chocolate cherry cake that’s filled with a creamy cherry layer!

A national coffee chain makes wonderfully delicious cranberry bliss cookies. These are a copycat of those famous bars, but in cookie form!

Hummus is a great, healthy spread that can also be used for sandwiches and appetizers. It only takes 10 min and a handful of ingredients.