Pastries

Apple empanadas are a delicious Latin American treat. These little hand pies are filled with chopped spiced apples, then air fried to cut down on the calories. Serve with caramel sauce for dipping.

Pumpkin croissants take the traditional buttery, flaky French dough and wrap it around a spiced pumpkin-cream cheese filling. Dust with powdered sugar for an autumn morning treat!

This post is sponsored in conjunction with PumpkinWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the PumpkinWeek recipes. All opinions are mine alone. This pumpkin cheesecake Danish braid only looks harder to make than it is. Inside the flaky pastry is a creamy, warmly-spiced pumpkin cheesecake filling. 

Flaky butter croissants are a classic French breakfast pastry. They take time, but need only 7 ingredients, and are sure to impress your friends and family. 

Can you really eat pie for breakfast? Yes! Cherry turnovers, a common breakfast pastry, are like little handheld pies in a flaky puff pastry crust. 

Cannoli cream puffs are filled with the traditional Italian sweetened ricotta cheese mixture and mini chocolate chips. Dust with powdered sugar just before serving. 

This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through an affiliate link, I get a small percentage of the sale. Pumpkin cream puffs are filled with creamy pumpkin custard and dunked in caramel glaze. You've never had a pumpkin dessert like this before! 

These blueberry scones are sweetened with lavender honey, whose floral sweetness is a delicious complement to the tangy berries.

This post is a sponsored post on behalf of The French Farm who has kindly donated to the #CookoutWeek prize pack. Like the classic strawberry version, peach shortcake combines a sweet biscuit with brandied brown-sugar peaches, and is topped off with a drizzle of salted caramel sauce. 

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #BrunchWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #Brunchweek recipes. All opinions are mine alone. Mocha eclairs are filled with pastry cream flavored with chocolate and coffee extract — what better pastry to serve at a brunch? 

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #BrunchWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #Brunchweek recipes. All opinions are mine alone. An apple Danish braid is a delicious fruit-filled pastry to serve at brunch. Flaky pastry covers sauteed cinnamon apples and sweetened cream cheese. 

Although this post is sponsored by Keller's Creamery, all opinions are my own. Hop into spring with strawberry-lemon eclairs, filled with fruit-flavored cream cheese filling then dipped in white chocolate ganache. 

Mardi Gras is just around the corner, which means it's time for beignets! This is a classic New Orleans recipe, deep-fried then coated in powdered sugar, and served with raspberry jam. 

Pumpkin churros are a fall twist on a sweet treat. Sweet pumpkin dough is deep fried, rolled in pumpkin-spiced sugar and dipped in decadent dulce de leche.

Pumpkin crepes are very thin dessert pancakes, folded over sweetened cream cheese filling and drizzled with dulce de leche.

Boardwalk funnel cake takes me back to childhood vacations at a New Jersey beach. This warm deep-fried treat is dusted with powdered sugar and great for sharing! 

Finger food can be dessert, too! Bite-size salted caramel cream puffs are the perfect balance of salty and sweet flavors.

Loukoumades are light, airy puffs of dough are fried, then coated in a sweet honey syrup. Greeks traditionally served these fritters as dessert, but they're equally delicious at breakfast! In celebration of the release of My Big, Fat Greek Wedding 2, today's Sunday Supper is themed Greek recipes! What a fun challenge! I don't often eat …

Honor the mothers in your life with this beautiful, decadent cherry cheesecake pastry braid drizzled with chocolate glaze.  Happy Mothers Day to all of the moms, moms-to-be, step-moms, pet moms, or anyone who acts as a motherly figure to another person. Whether you choose to spend the day surrounded by your family, or you want them …

Snack on baked churros dipped in dulce de leche this Cinco de Mayo! This pastry is traditionally fried, but this slightly healthier baked version is just as tasty.   For Mother's Day two years ago, Dave took me to a Cuban tapas restaurant, and we had a fantastic brunch. The first dish that I ordered was …