• Salmon en croute

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    March 6, 2026bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Salmon en croute is one of those recipes I pull out when I want to impress–without stressing over the result. It’s delicious with a flaky pastry outside and tender delicious salmon on the inside with enough buttery flavor to shine without overpowering the fish itself. I originally saw this recipe on Master Chef Junior, and hey, if the children can do it, you can do it! It’s easy but looks so elegant and is honestly delicious. So the original recipe came from Admin on Red here, and it turned out fantastic. “En croute” essentially means “wrapped in puff pastry” in…

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  • Apple butter tart decorated with pie crust leaves and apples

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    November 3, 2023bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    This apple butter tart is an apple-cinnamon version of a pumpkin pie. The perfect complement to any dessert table this fall, apple butter tart is sweet, creamy, and delicious.

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  • chocolate drizzled strawberry apple hand pies

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    May 28, 2021bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    With a bright burst of strawberry flavor, the tangy sweet from a granny smith apple, and just a hint of cinnamon, these strawberry apple hand pies are perfect for breakfast or dessert.

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  • Easy Cheese Beef Empanadas @ bestwithchocolate.com

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    June 12, 2020bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Are you looking for an easy weeknight recipe, perfect for quarantine nights? Well here’s a great way to easily change up a ground beef taco night, or use some leftover meat from taco tuesday!

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  • Strawberry Puffs @ bestwithchocolate.com

    strawberries and cream pastries;

    March 20, 2020bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A light and airy dessert filled with homemade whipped cream and chock full of strawberries on a light puff pastry base.

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  • Cinnamon Puff Sticks @ bestwithchocolate.com

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    October 19, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    These cinnamon puff sticks are a cute and extremely simple adornment to any dessert!  For example, they make a cute addition to my previous reverse strawberry shortcake post!  Or if you’re like me you’ll just want to snack on them straight out of the oven.  They definitely have that extra bit of luxury when they’re warm and flaky and just–mmmm! I actually make these a lot whenever I have leftover puff pastry from other recipes, like salmon en croute (coming soon), and these are extremely similar to the churro cookies recipe I shared earlier.  Just without the filling, and in stick form instead of circles!…

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  • Churro Cookies @ bestwithchocolate.com

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    May 7, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Here’s recipe two from T’s and my’s Thursday night cinco de mayo dinner!  Churro Cookies.  Yes, they are just as glamorous as they sound.  I promise.  And actually, they’re amazingly simple.  There’s–count ’em–only 6 ingredients! Now I don’t make these every day just because puff pastry is rather expensive (for cookie making), but let me tell you, they are like little bites of heaven.  And while the round cookies are super cute and flaky, I absolutely do not throw away the strangely-shaped pieces!  Bake them off and get the kids (or yourself–taste testing is a must!) to om nom the…

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