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Daily Indulgence

October 01, 2010
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Satisfy your cravings with this daily recipe collection of guilty pleasure recipes including salty snacks, decadent desserts and festive cocktails.
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Autumn Maple Cutout Cookies

Credit: Photo: Howard L. Puckett; Styling: Lydia Degaris-Pursell

If you go out of your way to step on crunchy leaves, then you're going to love munching on these crunchy, leaf-shaped cookies subtly flavored with maple syrup.


Autumn Maple Cutout Cookies Recipe

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Mexican Meatballs

Credit: Photo: Sang An

Spicier than Swedish meatballs, jalapeño peppers give these Mexican-style meatballs a kick. Try them out while you're watching the game this Saturday.


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Carrot Cake Pancakes

Credit: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

Is that dessert for breakfast? Blur the lines this morning with these pleasing, carrot cakey flapjacks. Make plenty, everyone will want seconds.


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Caramel-Apple Cheesecake

Credit: Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

Eschew apple pie to enjoy fall's apple bounty. Instead, make this tart and creamy caramel-apple cheesecake.


Caramel-Apple Cheesecake Recipe

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Strawberry Angel Cake

Credit: Photo: Howard L. Puckett; Styling: Cathy Muir

Put on your pink apron and bake this pink (strawberry) angel food cake for someone you know that has beaten breast cancer. Survival has never tasted so sweet.


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Pumpkin Chai Pots de Crème

Credit: Monica Buck

The flavors of earthy pumpkin and aromatic chai mingle in this velvety pot de crème topped with a sweet and crunchy piece of pumpkin seed brittle


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Peanut Butter Pie

Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Margaret Dickey; Prop Styling: Kay Clarke

This pie is for the true peanut butter lovers out there. A rich filling set in a crumbly graham cracker crust with chocolate syrup drizzled on top is sure to win over even the chocolate lovers.


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Chocolate Thumbprints

Butter cookies dusted with sugar and filled with chocolate ganache in the center; you’re going to want to get your own fingerprints all over these!


Chocolate Thumbprints Recipe

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Chile con Queso

Credit: Photo: William Dickey; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey

Melted cheese spiced with onions, peppers, and pimentos is begging for a crunchy tortilla chip. Go ahead and make a double dip.


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Praline Pumpkin Torte

Credit: Monica Buck

Serve this pretty pumpkin cake that’s crowned with a thick praline layer and then topped with vanilla frosting for Sunday supper.


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Owl Cookies

Credit: Brown Cannon III

It would be unwise not to serve these adorable iced spice cookies. Don’t let their cuteness keep you from eating them!


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Pear Crisp with Oat Streusel Topping

Credit: Randy Mayor; Leigh Ann Ross

An alternative to pies or cobblers, try out this pear crisp. A warm concoction of pears, raisins, and cinnamon topped with a crumbly layer of streusel oats and a dollop of velvety whipped cream.


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Instant Tiramisu

Enjoy the elegance and richness of tiramisu on a Wednesday. Really, you can. This recipe only calls for six ingredients and can be ready in ten minutes.


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Hot Chocolate Soufflé

Credit: Photo: Karry Hosford

The picture alone makes mouths water and your diet fearful. How would anyone turn down a warm chocolate soufflé served with a vanilla ice cream "sauce?" It’s impossible...


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Spider Web Cake

It’s definitely a bit freaky when you can’t wait to get a bite of a spider web covered cake. That is just the case here for this dense and rich death by chocolate cake.


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Monster Eyes

Credit: William Dickey

Bits of sausage, shredded Muenster cheese, and pancake mix make these downright delicious sausage balls addictive topped with eyeballs (olives) or not.


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Oatmeal Layer Cake with Caramel-Pecan Frosting

Credit: Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Fonda Shaia

Break away from the carrot cake trend and bake this oatmeal layer cake instead. It consistently gets rave reviews for its moistness and thick creamy frosting. Yum!


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Little Monster Cupcakes

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Have fun with basic cupcakes and add tasty toppings like marshmallows, licorice, and jelly beans to create scarily cute monster cupcakes for Halloween!


Little Monster Cupcakes Recipe

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Chocolate Spiderweb Treats

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Rice crispy treats get a spooky and delicious makeover with a white chocolate spider web on top.


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Candy-Coated Caramel Apples

Obey the old adage of an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Make it more fun by adding a coat of candies to your apples. You’ll never have to see the doctor.


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Mini Ghost Cupcakes

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Cool whip lovers are going to drool over these Casper-inspired treats. Top chocolate cupcakes with a pointy cloak of chilled whip cream – spooky has never tasted so spectacular!


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Voodoo Fondue

There’s nothing sinister about this savory cheesy fondue. Find the right person to enjoy it with tonight, they just might fall under your spell.


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Bat Bites

Make a batch of these adorable bat bites for your Halloween festivities. The pepper and goat cheese balls are going to fly right off the platter!


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Chocolate Ghost Cakes

Credit: Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey, Rose Nguyen

If you’re low on time but love festive desserts, this one is for you. One box of pre-made chocolate cake + white frosting + one tube of icing = hauntingly easy treats!


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Skeleton Cupcakes

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Transform your chocolate cupcakes into toothy skeletons with vanilla frosting, marshmallows, a piece of black licorice, and a mini-cupcake hat!


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Chocolate Candy Corn Truffles

Credit: Annabelle Breakey

Cut the sweetness of candy corn by arranging the cute and colorful treats on dark chocolate truffles infused with Grand Marnier liquor.


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Harvest Moon Lollipops

Put a Halloween spin on the iconic chocolate-dipped, marshmallow filled "pie" with the addition of orange candies, icing, and of course a lollipop stick.


Harvest Moon Lollipops Recipe

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Caramel Popcorn

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The salty crunch of popcorn meets the sweet flavor of caramel in this treat that blurs the line between snack and dessert.


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Jack-o'-lantern Quesadillas

Put everyone in the Halloween mood with these easy and festive quesadillas. Serve them while you are pumpkin carving or putting the finishing touches on costumes.


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Tombstone Cookies

Credit: Leigh Beisch

These cookies are deathly good: crunchy and buttery with hints of chocolate. Serve them propped in a rich chocolate pot de crème – dark is delicious this Halloween!


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Graveyard Cake

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This yummy cake is easy to create. Purchase store-bought cookies and strategically place them as headstones. To save more time, use a cake mix. We’ll take that secret to the grave.


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1 of 31 Autumn Maple Cutout Cookies
2 of 31 Mexican Meatballs
3 of 31 Carrot Cake Pancakes
4 of 31 Caramel-Apple Cheesecake
5 of 31 Strawberry Angel Cake
6 of 31 Pumpkin Chai Pots de Crème
7 of 31 Peanut Butter Pie
8 of 31 Chocolate Thumbprints
9 of 31 Chile con Queso
10 of 31 Praline Pumpkin Torte
11 of 31 Owl Cookies
12 of 31 Pear Crisp with Oat Streusel Topping
13 of 31 Instant Tiramisu
14 of 31 Hot Chocolate Soufflé
15 of 31 Spider Web Cake
16 of 31 Monster Eyes
17 of 31 Oatmeal Layer Cake with Caramel-Pecan Frosting
18 of 31 Little Monster Cupcakes
19 of 31 Chocolate Spiderweb Treats
20 of 31 Candy-Coated Caramel Apples
21 of 31 Mini Ghost Cupcakes
22 of 31 Voodoo Fondue
23 of 31 Bat Bites
24 of 31 Chocolate Ghost Cakes
25 of 31 Skeleton Cupcakes
26 of 31 Chocolate Candy Corn Truffles
27 of 31 Harvest Moon Lollipops
28 of 31 Caramel Popcorn
29 of 31 Jack-o'-lantern Quesadillas
30 of 31 Tombstone Cookies
31 of 31 Graveyard Cake

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