Here's a recipe inspired by an idea from my good friend and baking colleague Dawn Woodward of Evelyn's Crackers. You start with brownies and then top them with a swirl of sweetened tahini that gives a delightful nutty depth of flavor and richness. Be sure to use untoasted sesame oil in the batter; the dark, toasted kind would be too strong.
This Mexican Ricotta Cheesecakes with Apple and Cranberry Compote recipe contains sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon-sugar, ricotta cheese, cream cheese, dark brown sugar and more.
Hosting a cookout? Make these beer-flavored chops to serve with grilled onions and chilled coleslaw. Marinating and brushing chops with dark heavy beer, honey mustard, and garlic intensifies flavor and seals in moist juices.
This Hedgehog "Cake" recipe contains licorice, toblerone swiss milk chocolate with honey and almond nougat, baker's semi-sweet chocolate, cool whip lite whipped topping, jelly bean and more.
This NILLA-Banana Cookie Balls recipe contains philadelphia cream cheese, nilla wafers, baker's white chocolate, baker's semi-sweet chocolate, planters pecans and more.
I knew I wanted to make a breakfast bread for Breakfast Week, and for inspiration I had three very different things in mind: my grandmother's English muffin toasting bread, my favorite thin dark 100% rye made by Rudolf's Bakery, and the fruity, nutty, seediness of the "truly everything" bagels I make.