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20 Easy Desserts That Feel Like A Hug

March 13, 2020
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Cinnamon Roll Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Fill your kitchen with warming smells of sugar, cinnamon and chocolate by baking one of these dessert recipes. These recipes are comforting and the perfect treat when you’re craving something sweet and need something comforting. Recipes like Cinnamon Roll Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie are ooey, gooey and delicious.

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Cinnamon Roll Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Here we take all the warm, delicious flavors of cinnamon buns and roll them into a cake smothered with a sweet cream cheese frosting. It's best enjoyed fresh out of the oven. Source: EatingWell.com, March 2018

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Slow-Cooker Cherry Cobbler

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While you're focused on every other dish for the backyard barbecue, let the slow cooker make cherry cobbler for a crowd. With frozen fruit, this easy slow-cooker dessert can be made and enjoyed any time of year. Source: EatingWell.com, March 2019

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Pumpkin Spice Latte Cookies

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Indulge your PSL obsession with these pumpkin spice cookies. Instant espresso powder gives these soft, cakey cookies a subtle yet recognizable coffee flavor. Spread with cream cheese frosting (with more pumpkin pie spice flavors) and sprinkle with cinnamon to finish. And, go ahead, drink a pumpkin spice latte while you eat them for the full PSL experience. After all, it's only fall for so long (though we'd eat these cookies year-round). To make these cookies kid-friendly, simply omit the espresso powder. Source: EatingWell Magazine, October 2019

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Mug Brownie

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You might want to keep a copy of this recipe in the pantry beside the cocoa for those moments when you crave a chocolaty treat. Cook this fudgy brownie in a mug in the microwave and it's ready in less than a minute! Source: EatingWell.com, March 2018

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Apple Crisp with Cranberries

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Sticking to its food-waste mission, L.A. Kitchen created this dessert to work with almost any fruit you have on hand. We've done it here with pears and apples, but you can use berries or even tropical fruits instead. The addition of dried fruit adds a concentrated hit of flavor you won't get from fresh alone. Source: EatingWell Magazine, November/December 2018

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One-Bowl Irish Stout Cake

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This Irish stout cake can't get any easier: everything is mixed in one bowl, poured into the cake pan and is in the oven in 15 minutes flat. Lining the cake pan with parchment paper makes removing the cake easy and helps with cleanup. After this rich chocolate cake has cooled, enjoy it with the espresso- and Irish whiskey-laced whipped cream topping. Source: EatingWell.com, January 2020

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Mint Chocolate Chip Nice Cream

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This green-as-a-shamrock "nice cream"--made with almond milk, coconut cream and bananas--is loosely inspired by the Shamrock McFlurry. Whip up this dairy-free dessert for St. Patrick's Day or anytime you're craving a minty treat. Source: EatingWell.com, March 2020

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Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

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Put down that cookie scoop! Baking one giant cookie in a skillet saves time and produces craveable results: a cookie that's crispy on the edges and oh-so-soft on the inside. This easy dessert is sure to please your family and friends. Source: EatingWell Magazine, September 2019

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Strawberry Nutella S'mores

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Upgrade classic s'mores when you use chocolate-hazelnut spread instead of a chocolate bar in this quick recipe. We also added fresh strawberries and swapped graham crackers for thin lemon cookies in a fun, healthy twist. Source: EatingWell Magazine, July/August 2017

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Brown Butter Apple Pie

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This homemade apple pie recipe has a simple and classic flavor, with fresh apples, spices and butter that's been sizzled until it's brown and nutty. The top crust is where you have the opportunity to add a touch of pizazz. Here we suggest cutting the dough into leaf shapes for an autumnal motif, but you could cut any shape you want. Source: EatingWell Magazine, November 2019

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Fudge-Berry Cupcakes

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Espresso coffee powder and bittersweet chocolate make this dense cake an extra-rich dessert. Source: Diabetic Living Magazine

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Cinnamon-Spiced Cake

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This pecan-topped spice cake is made with fruity cantaloupe purée, sprinkled with a cinnamon-sugar mixture and served with whipped topping. It's perfect for any occasion and guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth! Source: Diabetic Living Magazine

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Warm Chocolate Pudding

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This warm pudding has a marvelous deep chocolaty flavor, but it's low in fat and super-quick to make. Don't skimp on the quality of cocoa with this one--treat yourself to the good stuff.

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Easy Pumpkin Dump Cake with Streusel Topping

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A dump cake recipe is exactly what it sounds like--you simply dump all of the ingredients into a pan and bake. There isn't a step where you stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture; instead, it goes into the baking pan in three stages and the result is a pudding-like cake with a streusel-like topping. The two parts together are delicious (and you'd be hard-pressed to find an easier fall dessert)! Source: EatingWell.com, September 2019

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Molten Cupcakes

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These look like simple chocolate cupcakes, but bite into them and you'll find a chocolatey-peanut butter surprise. They're delicious topped with fresh strawberries and powdered sugar. Source: Diabetic Living Magazine

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Cinnamon Streusel Fresh Apple Bars

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These sweet, cinnamon-flavored apple bars are the perfect accompaniment for your afternoon cup of coffee or tea. Source: Diabetic Living Magazine

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Quick & Easy Double Chocolate Brownies

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Two kinds of chocolate make these diabetic-friendly, health-minded brownies hard to resist. Enjoy them for a snack or dessert. Source: Diabetic Living Magazine

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Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake

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This decadent, moist cake features a creamy pumpkin-spiced custard atop a shortbread-like crust. The cake mix is a convenient shortcut for making the buttery crust. Serve with whipped cream. Source: EatingWell.com, July 2018

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Blueberry Pudding

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Need a sweet dessert for a group of six? Try this yummy pudding recipe and serve up individual ramekins full of fresh blueberries with a decadent brown sugar and cornmeal topping. Source: Diabetic Living Magazine

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Triple Chocolate-Hazelnut Frozen Mousse

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For a rich, nutty dessert, try this triple-chocolate frozen mousse. Source: Diabetic Living Magazine

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    1 of 20 Cinnamon Roll Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
    2 of 20 Slow-Cooker Cherry Cobbler
    3 of 20 Pumpkin Spice Latte Cookies
    4 of 20 Mug Brownie
    5 of 20 Apple Crisp with Cranberries
    6 of 20 One-Bowl Irish Stout Cake
    7 of 20 Mint Chocolate Chip Nice Cream
    8 of 20 Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
    9 of 20 Strawberry Nutella S'mores
    10 of 20 Brown Butter Apple Pie
    11 of 20 Fudge-Berry Cupcakes
    12 of 20 Cinnamon-Spiced Cake
    13 of 20 Warm Chocolate Pudding
    14 of 20 Easy Pumpkin Dump Cake with Streusel Topping
    15 of 20 Chocolate Peanut Butter Molten Cupcakes
    16 of 20 Cinnamon Streusel Fresh Apple Bars
    17 of 20 Quick & Easy Double Chocolate Brownies
    18 of 20 Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake
    19 of 20 Blueberry Pudding
    20 of 20 Triple Chocolate-Hazelnut Frozen Mousse

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