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25 Of My Favorite Fall Recipes!!
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So these are kind of the best.
I realize that they are a little indulgent, but hey, isn’t that what Friday’s (Saturday and Sunday too!) are for? I think so. We’ll get back to the health food on Monday, but for now let’s just live it up a little.
In reality though, it’s been another crazy week and I really just wanted it to end on a super sweet note. I would say I achieved that AND it even ended on a sweeter note because I got my cabinets all picked out, possibly my flooring and maybe, possibly, even my counter tops. And you guys, this is such good news. I am up against deadlines (mostly with getting the cabinets and windows ordered), so finally making some big decisions on the barn is feeling good, not to mention so exciting!
I am a ball of nerves right now, but it is the good kind. Which I am loving!
Although, at the same time I am hoping I am making the right decisions. The people I am working with have me feeling pretty confident though, so I am mostly just excited.
I spent all morning on Wednesday really laying things out and then picking out my cabinets. You guys, I never knew there was so many choices in cabinetry. Whoa.
To say I was overwhelmed would be a huge understatement. BUT there were some cookies on the table – cookies always help to make me see things a little more clearly. So after two plus hours of discussing cabinets, I think I am pretty happy with my choice. My style is pretty simple, nothing extravagant, but I will be curious to hear all of your thoughts once you get to see them. Should be fun!
Anyway, with all this barn stuff + other work things, I have not really had as much time to do my whole back and forth on what recipe to make thing. Should I make this, should I make that, should I go spicy, sweet or a combo? Yeah, there has been none of that. It’s actually kind if nice because the crunch for time forces me to just make a decision right away. It’s not really my preferred method of doing things, because I really like to make sure that each and every recipe I show you guys is gonna be so good, but I have to say that I have not had one “quick to decide” recipe that has not turned great. I mean, I know it will happen (probably today now), but so far so good.
These Peanut Butter Cheesecake Doughnuts were a “quick decision” recipe. Originally I wanted to create buckeyes for my home state of Ohio, but instead I decided I felt more like doughnuts. And fried doughnuts, not baked. Do not get me wrong, I love baked doughnuts, but I think of them more as mini cakes. Super cute and super delicious, but not really real doughnuts in my mind. So I fried these babies, because that’s just what needed to be done.
I think it is clear that I have gotten over my little tiff with frying. Not sure that is a good thing or a bad thing, or maybe just a combo of both? Right now I am leaning towards more of a delicious thing. Yes, delicious for sure.
The peanut butter cheesecake filling for the middle of these guys is almost like peanut butter mousse. It’s just delish. Super easy to make and kind of something I wanted to just take a spoon to… oh wait I did that.
And then of course, since I am really feeling all the cozy foods these days (I am sorry, it’s all this cold rain, low clouds and um…SNOW we are getting), I thought the doughnuts needed a caramel topping. Chocolate caramel. Obviously.
Even though the recipe seems a little long, it’s actually pretty easy.
The only bummer part is that these really are best fresh. Kind of a pain I know, but I still think they are worth it in the end. Perfect for a Friday night or a lazy weekend afternoon. If you do end up with leftover doughnuts (I did), just store the doughnuts in an airtight container and then, when ready to eat again, fill them with the peanut butter cheesecake mixture (keep this in the fridge) and drizzle with warmed caramel. Still pretty darn good.
So what do you say? Since it’s Friday?? You definitely want to make these, right??
Trust me you do.
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I mean, come on. Look at the center. And the caramel. Yeah, you want to make these.
PS. The winner of the Easy Gourmet cookbook is Melody! Congrats, I have sent you an email.
how much salt goes in the chocolate caramel sauce?
about 1/4 teaspoon or more to your taste. Hope you love these! 🙂
Every word in this recipe title is magical.
Thank you so much1 Hope you had a great day! 🙂
Oh man, You REALLy went all out for this. I cannot wait to try these beauties out! (the flavor combination possibilities are endless!)
I wish I had a plate of these right now!
I so wish I could have shared them with you, you would have love them!
Wow! These donuts looks fantastic! Peanut butter, salted chocolate, bourbon, fried! Yummy! Maybe I can somehow squeeze them in tonight before the weekend’s over 🙂
Haha! Yes, you should! 🙂
Thanks so much, Karen!
Hi Tieghan! In which category are the doughnuts filed in? I cannot seem to find it! I thought it was desserts but it says that the desserts page link doesn’t exist!
I love your blog and beautiful photos!
Hey Jessica! Thank you so much for letting me know about the desserts page, I am trying to fix that now. I did file these under desserts. If you are looking for them, just type doughnuts into the search bar. They should pop right up. SO sorry for the trouble. Hopping to have that page fixed soon!
Haha it’s no trouble! I just wanted to let you know 🙂 thank you for taking your time to reply!
Cabinet and counter decisions give me serious angst – but these would totally help!!
Thanks Megan! Hope you are having a great weekend!
You have stole my heart with these amazing donuts!
Thanks Miss! Hope you have a fun weekend!
Obsessed with these doughnut bites. Peanut butter, cheesecake AND salted chocolate with bourbon… – sounds like a wickedly delicious combination. Pinned!
THANK YOU! Have a great weekend, Thalia!
oh wow there’s so many good tings going on with these delicious little bites!
Thank you!
Oh my god! These are so creative and look phenomenal 🙂
Thank you!
There’s no better way to end the week than with these doughnuts. Gorgeous!! You are killing it as always :).
Thank you! You are sweet, Laura! Have a great weekend!
So extravagant – as always!! You never cease to amaze me with the recipes you create! Your kitchen panning sounds like soo much fun – can’t wait to see. 😀
Thanks Alexandra!
just WOW. You are amazing. Brilliant. . love these!
THANK YOU! Have a great weekend!
These photos are amazing! Good thing I’m just about to eat dinner!
Thank you! Hope you had a great dinner!