holiday Archives - ZoëBakes eat dessert first Thu, 14 May 2026 15:18:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 36689627 My Favorite Baking Equipment https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/12/06/my-favorite-baking-equipment/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/12/06/my-favorite-baking-equipment/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2020 16:36:47 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=10937 ‘Tis the baking season and time to give gifts to your loved ones who bake pie, cake, bread, cookies and so much more. I’ve had lots of questions about my favorite baking equipment and what to get the bakers in your life. You can always find the list of what […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/12/06/my-favorite-baking-equipment/feed/ 46 10937 Sticky Coconut Maple Bars https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/12/13/sticky-coconut-maple-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/12/13/sticky-coconut-maple-bars/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:48:01 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=10959 My Granny Neal made a version of these Sticky Coconut Maple Bars every Christmas. They’re really perfect for any occasion, but when I was a little kid they were a special treat reserved for Christmas morning. Enjoy!  These are inspired by my Granny’s holiday coconut bars, which I later realized […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/12/13/sticky-coconut-maple-bars/feed/ 1 10959 Pear Panna Cotta Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/10/13/pear-panna-cotta-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/10/13/pear-panna-cotta-cake/#comments Sun, 13 Oct 2019 13:06:12 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=10761 When I was growing up my paternal grandmother made a dessert she called “Swedish Cream” on Christmas day. It was rich beyond imagining (at least when I was a child) and its arrival meant the festivities were coming to a close, because we’d all slip into a Christmas Swedish Cream […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/10/13/pear-panna-cotta-cake/feed/ 19 10761 Chocolate Chestnut Bread Pudding https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/12/18/chocolate-chestnut-bread-pudding/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/12/18/chocolate-chestnut-bread-pudding/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:04:14 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=9303 How do you turn a classic bread pudding into a perfect holiday treat? Add chocolate and chestnut! This recipe uses the chocolate chestnut bread from Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day, but you can use a different type of bread for a more classic version. I think […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/12/18/chocolate-chestnut-bread-pudding/feed/ 1 9303 Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/11/22/holiday-and-celebration-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-2/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/11/22/holiday-and-celebration-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-2/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2018 12:14:36 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=9103 Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day book is out, just in time for the holidays! Thanksgiving is past and now we can dive into the  Christmas and Chanukah baking season. Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day is the book I have been waiting to create since […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/11/22/holiday-and-celebration-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-2/feed/ 2 9103 No-Bake Chocolate Pepita Crunch Bars https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/19/no-bake-chocolate-pepita-crunch-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/19/no-bake-chocolate-pepita-crunch-bars/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:35:01 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=8939 These No-bake Chocolate Pepita Crunch Bars are a candy and a brownie all in one. There is no baking, so they’re perfect in the summer or a great holiday treat to go along with all the cookies you’ll be trading at your cookie swaps. I created this recipe for the […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/19/no-bake-chocolate-pepita-crunch-bars/feed/ 3 8939 Red, White & Blue Berry Cheesecake for 4th of July https://www.zoebakes.com/2013/07/01/red-white-and-blue-berry-cheesecake-for-the-4th-of-july/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2013/07/01/red-white-and-blue-berry-cheesecake-for-the-4th-of-july/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2013 12:36:39 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=5854 I’m not sure anyone would describe me as a perfectionist? My house is neat enough, but it is clearly lived in.  I’ve always wanted to be the kind of person who irons my sheets, my table clothes or even my clothes, but so far it’s just a fantasy. The only […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2013/07/01/red-white-and-blue-berry-cheesecake-for-the-4th-of-july/feed/ 8 5854 Cranberry-Raspberry Upside Down Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/12/11/cranberry-raspberry-upside-down-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/12/11/cranberry-raspberry-upside-down-cake/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:23:28 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=5320 The color of this cranberry upside down cake with raspberry alone is enough to bring me great joy these days. It is snowing here in Minnesota, which is a blessing and a curse. Snow is a blessing, because it brings new life to the cold and allows my boys to […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/12/11/cranberry-raspberry-upside-down-cake/feed/ 42 5320 Puff Pastry Pears https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/11/13/puff-pastry-pears/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/11/13/puff-pastry-pears/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:20:04 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=5246 Everything tastes better wrapped in puff pastry. Just like bacon, it makes everything near it better, no matter if the filling is sweet or savory. It’s the thousands of little layers of dough and butter that bake up together into a gorgeously flaky package. Last week I poached a bunch […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2012/11/13/puff-pastry-pears/feed/ 11 5246 Working with Rolled Fondant (3-Part Video Series) https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/12/20/working-with-rolled-fondant-3-part-video-series/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/12/20/working-with-rolled-fondant-3-part-video-series/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:04:46 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4656 It is smooth and sophisticated, but there is a mystique about working with rolled fondant that keeps too many people from using it. Fondant reminds me of Play-Doh, you can create everything from an intricate wedding cake to a birthday cake in the shape of a Tonka truck. Your imagination […]

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