12 Healthy Recipes to Make for January

Peppermint Chocolate Cookie Bark is an easy way to get your peppermint bark fix in the form of a cookie! Just bake a thin chocolate …

Get a head start on a special holiday breakfast with this easy Overnight Panettone French Toast. It’s as easy as mixing up a quick custard …

It’s time to make your plans to fill those holiday cookie trays. I’ve got plenty of ideas for you with my list of  25 Cookies …

Butter Nut Horns are more pastry than cookie, but we’ve been making them as part of our Christmas cookie trays for years. Each horn is …

Use up leftover stuffing in a new way with this Leftover Stuffing Breakfast Skillet! It’s a really delicious idea to reinvent those leftovers, and an …

Classic Herb Stuffing has the traditional flavors of the holidays (especially Thanksgiving!) that everyone loves. This recipe starts with fresh bread and includes both fresh …

Pumpkin Pie Gingerbread Cake is a perfect mash up of two delicious fall desserts. Homemade pumpkin pie filling is baked right on top of gingerbread …

Make Chocolate Cream Pie from scratch using an easy homemade chocolate custard. Pour that rich, deep chocolate filling into a pre-baked pastry crust and then …

Blind baking a pie crust shouldn’t be intimidating nor require any special equipment. Today, I’m sharing how to blind bake a pie crust with items …

Celebrate fall with this Apple Pie Bundt Cake. Pound cake batter, rich with butter and cream, is layered with an easy stove top apple pie …

Need some inspiration? Here are some recipes to make for the Fourth of July! I’ve picked some fresh salads, easy appetizers, delicious ideas for the …

This Big Batch Baked Oatmeal is great for a crowd but it’s even better as a make ahead breakfast! Oatmeal has healthy fiber, Greek yogurt …

Cherry Crumb Bars are filled with an easy, stove top cherry pie filling. A tender cookie crust serves as the base of the bar. Then, …

Today I’m sharing 16 Mother’s Day Breakfast Recipes to make for Mom or someone special to you. There are recipes for eggs, muffins, pancakes, crumb …

Irish Cream Cheesecake Brownies. Deep dark chocolate brownies are studded with chocolate chips, then topped with creamy Irish Cream cheesecake, mini chocolate chips and more …

I’m sharing 10 recipe ideas to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Read on for Irish Soda bread recipes, recipes that use stout or Irish cream, a …

These Chocolate Sugar Cookies are deliciously soft, fudgy, and full of deep, dark chocolate flavor. Roll them thicker for a softer cookie, or roll them …

These Chocolate Chip Scones are rich with butter and cream and filled with mini chocolate chips. A simple vanilla icing adds a hit of sweetness. …

Lemon Ricotta Poppyseed Chaffles offer a delicious low carb dessert or low carb breakfast option. This is a sweet chaffle recipe that takes only 6 …

Socca pizza is a quick and delicious lower carb pizza option using socca, or farinata as its crust. This chickpea flour crust comes together with …

Lime Meltaway Cookies are a buttery, tender, shortbread type of cookie that seem to melt in your mouth. They pack a citrus punch due to …

Easy lace cookie bark is a wafer thin, crispy, buttery toffee cookie that’s baked into large slabs instead of individual cookies. The batter mixes up …

Low Carb Stuffing Chaffles are filled with all the familiar flavors of a classic Thanksgiving stuffing. Both dried and fresh herbs are used for maximum …

This Pumpkin Ale Cake is moist, tender and nicely spiced. It’s a great cake for the fall and a perfect choice for Thanksgiving dessert. It’s …

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Whipped Cream Cream Cheese Frosting is a blend of cinnamon-spiced cream cheese frosting and whipped cream. It’s perfect for those who love …

Easy Cannoli Breakfast Cake. There’s no mixer required for this easy and delicious cake. It has all the cannoli flavors you love… it’s rich with …

  I’m sharing four ways to make the latest low carb bread phenomenon, chaffles. These four basic chaffle recipes are easy, great for keto diets …

Baked Apple Oatmeal combines the warm, fall spiced comfort of a baked apple and the crunch of apple crisp with the hearty, fiber rich goodness …

The Best Pumpkin Scones address the challenge of excess moisture in pumpkin puree while achieving the buttery richness that make my scone recipes the favorite …

Peanut Butter Blondie Brownies. Bake a rich chocolatey brownie on top of a chewy peanut butter blondie and find a new way to love this …

These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes make for a hearty, whole grain breakfast. They taste like banana bread, but in pancake form. Add chocolate chips …

This sweet, sticky, chewy walnut syrup is easy to make and a perfect topping for ice cream, cake, brownies, pancakes and even oatmeal!  This Walnut …

Make your own Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Topping with just three ingredients! This quick and easy dessert topping will remind you of those strawberry shortcake …

In just a few minutes, and with just a few ingredients, you can make your own Chocolate Hard Shell Ice Cream Topping.  What is chocolate …

Is anyone else revelling in the bounty of summer berries? Blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries, oh my! I just can’t get enough of them. Need …

I’ve created a new favorite pie for you! Chocolate Chip Cannoli Pie! The filling is rich and creamy with plenty of mini chocolate chips to …

  Here it is…the first pumpkin recipe post of the season! I’ve been waiting since last year to share these Fluffy Buttermilk Pumpkin Pancakes with …

I’ve taken a step away from more traditional fall apple recipes and made a wonderful Chai Spiced Pear Bundt Cake. The truth is that I …

Hard to believe, but today marks the fourth anniversary of The Merchant Baker! I’m celebrating today with a fun breakfast treat, Glazed Bacon Maple Syrup …

This post is for my fellow sweet and savory food lovers. Brown Sugar Maple Glazed Bacon checks all the boxes for those who are more …

If you’ve never made granola, let this Chocolate Chunk Pecan Granola be your maiden voyage. How do you make granola? It’s really as easy as …

Let’s throwback with a childhood inspired treat… Yep, I’ve got a Jumbo Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Tart for you today! I’ve been playing around …

Fresh Blueberry Cheesecake Pie or Fresh Blueberry Pie Cheesecake? Same words, different order. One name seems to roll off the tongue, the other seems a tiny …

One of the best pie fillings I’ve ever made was done right on my stove top. This Fresh Blueberry Pie Filling takes the prize for …

My original plan was to post these 13 No Bake Dessert Recipes back when we were smack dab in the midst of a 100 degree …

Need a quick and easy dessert? Here you go! One bowl. Five ingredients. Stir, pour and bake. That’s all you’ve gotta do for these Easy …

Do you know what time it is? It’s the perfect time to make Fresh Strawberry Muffins! I know this because organic strawberries are finally in …

Ahh…summer is finally here! Whether you’ve planted a garden, belong to a CSA, have a favorite farm stand or simply want to take advantage of …