Apple Cranberry Candy Cane Sweet Roll

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
This is a yeast-risen sweet roll dough shaped into a candy cane, easy to make, filled with a delicious apple and cranberry jelly with just a hint of spice for a festive  Christmas morning breakfast.

The dough is a simple basic recipe and perfect for making sweet rolls plain for dinner, or filled with just about anything you prefer we are making a holiday-themed easy-shaped dough.

As these baked in the oven on Christmas morning the smell was intoxicating to wake up to with anticipation to just grab hot right out of the oven as a child and still as an adult.

The apple and cranberry combination in a candy cane form is so festive on the table when served during the holiday season.

This versatile dough can be filled with another fruit if you're not an apple lover, feel free to substitute another kind of filling or jam flavor of your choice.

You may remember my yeast-risen recipes like my Almond Filled Coffee Cake Recipe or my Amaretto Pannetone, two more of my delicious homemade breakfast treats.

You'll find the complete instructions if you scroll to the bottom of the post and hit print to avoid any interruptions and get right to our recipe.


holiday yeast risen dough shaped into a candy cane


Hazelnut Spread Truffle Balls

Monday, December 16, 2024
This candy is a simple almost truffle-like crunchy candy ball made with any hazelnut spread.

These are so simple: Just use any brand of hazelnut spread, crispy cereal, butter, and powdered sugar, then dip them in melted chocolate.

These no-bake truffle candies have only a few ingredients no marshmallows and are a creamy crunchy melt-in-your-mouth candy recipe.

They are creamy inside with just a little crunch of cereal and remind me very much of Ferrara Rocher's candy truffle.

These little Nutella truffle taste great without even dipping them into chocolate, so that's a warning not to each the entire mixture before dipping them they are so delicious!

The recipe is using hazelnut spread is super quick and easy and perfect for homemade candy gifts for any occasion.

One bite and you'll be hooked on these creamy crunchy confections they are so delicious.

We also make a recipe using a Peanut Butter crispy version and make a batch of those every year for peanut butter lovers.

This is one of the easiest chocolate-dipped creamy hazelnut spread candy recipes you'll ever make scroll down to our printable recipe card for the recipe at the end.


chocolate dipped hazelnut candy


Stuffed Sausage Bundles

Friday, December 13, 2024
These little Italian Sausage-Stuffed Bundles are oozing with cheese and delicious sausage that are one of the easiest appetizers and quick you'll ever make.

Our bundles can be made with refrigerated dough, pizza dough, or even phyllo frozen dough and we have a variety of filling suggestions you can choose to substitute in your filling mixture.

This dough is so versatile it can be all meat and cheese or vegetables for those who don't eat meat these can be all made vegetarian.

Even deli meats work great diced so use your favorite roast beef, or ham, to take a shortcut from cooking the sausage.

Just scroll down the recipe card for these easy printable instructions to make these delicious easy appetizers.


stuffed dough with sausage and cheese on a cookie sheet appetizers