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Homemade Zagnut Recipe

A bowl of bucatini carbonara topped with crispy bacon and black pepper on a blue napkin with a knife and fork in the foreground.

Bucatini Carbonara (with Bacon)

A stack of 3 pancakes with syrup pouring over them.

Overnight Pancakes (Yeast-Raised, Easy)

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Creamy Baked Shells and Cheese

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Overnight Malted Waffles

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Garlic Herb Rolls

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Coffee Marshmallows

Three Twinkies decorated to look like Santa Clauses on a white plate with a holly and red bow border.

Santa Twinkies (Die Hard is a Christmas Movie)

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Hot Butterscotch

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Blueberry Corn Salad with Goat Cheese Dressing

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Blueberry Corn Muffins

A square white-and-blue baking dish filled with pale yellow rice pudding dusted with cinnamon.

Creamy Rice Pudding

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Blueberry Jam with Vanilla

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French-Style Strawberry Preserves

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Delicious Strawberry Mousse

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Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream (No-Churn)

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Strawberry Coulis

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Strawberry Balsamic Preserves

Three small clear glass jars filled with pale yellow lemon pudding. Two of the jars have a slit whole strawberry on their rims.

All About Custard

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All About Ice Cream

A jar of strawberry syrup with strawberries scattered around on a butcher block surface and a container of sugar and a bottle of vanilla in the background.

Juicy Strawberry Syrup

A close shot of 2 white ramekins of vanilla pudding on a jade green tile surface with two spoons.

Silky Vanilla Pudding Recipe

A close-up of large, thick and chewy oatmeal raisin cookies on a circular rack.

Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

A sliced loaf of cinnamon raisin bread on a cutting board with a bread knife and a jar of ground cinnamon in the background.

The Best Cinnamon Raisin Bread Recipe

A stack of 5 chocolate pancakes with swirls of whipped cream and raspberries between the layers and on top. A spoon is drizzling chocolate raspberry sauce over the top of the stack.

Chocolate Pancakes (No Eggs)

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Caramel Syrup for Coffee

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Date Nut Bars with Citrus Glaze

Slices of oatmeal bread on a dark wooden surface and black wire rack with the cut loaf in the background.

Oatmeal Sandwich Bread

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Cran-Raspberry Jam

Two white ramekins and a small, glass jar of lemon mousse, each topped with a raspberry on a white striped surface with a pink background with sprinkles on it.

The Best Lemon Mousse

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A stack of beige candy bars flecked with toasted coconut on a blue plate. There are 3 wrapped, store bought Zagnut bars in the background.

Homemade Zagnut Recipe

A bowl of bucatini carbonara topped with crispy bacon and black pepper on a blue napkin with a knife and fork in the foreground.

Bucatini Carbonara (with Bacon)

A stack of 3 pancakes with syrup pouring over them.

Overnight Pancakes (Yeast-Raised, Easy)

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