Baked Banana Oatmeal Cups. A hearty and healthy oatmeal that you can make ahead. Baked in individual cups. Easy to grab and go!

Minty Cocoa Snowballs. A chocolate peppermint twist on classic Russian teacakes with mint chips.

Eggnog Kringla. A light, cakey Scandinavian cookie with a delicate eggnog flavor, topped with dusting of confectioner’s sugar.

Shortcut Stollen. An easy no-yeast option for this delicious bread that’s full of sweet citrusy, fruity, buttery, almond flavor!

Fudge Topped Peanut Butter Cookie Tarts. A roll and cut peanut butter cookie, with fudgy ganache, peanuts and sweet toffee bits.

Pumpkin Buttermilk Biscuits. A seasonal twist on a breakfast favorite, sweetened with maple syrup and flavored with a bit of orange zest!

Endive Spears with Sweet Potato, Bacon and Chives. Topped with a little dollop of sour cream, it’s an easy, yet impressive appetizer.

Caramel Apple Pie Cheesecake Dip is an easy no bake dessert w/ fresh apple pie topping, caramel sauce and trimmed with cookie dippers!

Halloween Brownie Bark. A thin, crispy, chewy brownie is a perfect base to bake something fun with your favorite Halloween candy!

Caramel Apple Crostatas. Mini apple “tarts” made with my super easy, all butter pie dough then drizzled with warm salted caramel sauce!

One Pan Southwestern Quinoa. All the flavors you love wrapped up in a quick, super easy, hearty and healthy one pan meal!

Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal is a hearty and healthy baked oatmeal filled with traditional fall flavors. Can be made ahead and reheated!

It’s the first anniversary of The Merchant Baker blog and I’m celebrating with Spiced Applesauce Cake dripping with Buttermilk Caramel Sauce.

Brown Sugar Butter Pecan Scones. A dense, buttery, rich scone. Great sprinkled with raw sugar or dipped in a sweet butterscotch glaze.

Whole Wheat Buttermilk Banana Nut Muffins. Fluffy and full of banana flavor, buttermilk is the secret that makes them moist and tender.

Ultimate S’mores Ice Cream filled with roasted marshmallows, creamy dark chocolate ganache and tender graham cracker crust!

Pineapple Upside Down Cheesecake Cake. Buttery, caramelly pineapple upside down cake atop a New York style creamy cheesecake!

Summer Hummus. A perfect way to showcase fresh from the garden summer veggies. Serve it as a dip, or roll it up in a wrap for lunch!

Buttermilk Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls. No yeast, no wait. Tender biscuit dough with a sweet cinnamon filling, drizzled with vanilla icing.

White Zucchini Cake- moist, dense cake paired with a creamy, not too sweet vanilla frosting, tangy lemon curd and fresh blueberries.

Fresh Lemonade. Fresh squeezed lemon juice is used to make a juicy simple syrup for perfect lemonade and other drinks and sweets.