Bakery Style Chocolate Muffins are big, delicious, fluffy and chocolatey no-mixer treats! Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips, menus and more! Click here to sign up. I have an important question for you guys: What's the difference between a muffin and a cupcake? The answer isn't so simple. Technically, there are a number of differences. Muffins are denser while cupcakes should be light and fluffy. Cupcakes tend to be sweeter, with a higher sugar content. Muffins are often lower fat than their cake-like counterparts. And obviously, the most visible difference of all is that cupcakes tend to have frosting, and muffins generally … [Read more...]
The Best Slushy Iced Coffee Recipe
Wondering how to make the best slushy iced coffee recipe? I've got you covered with this simple and delicious recipe for the creamiest slushy iced coffee you've ever had! Do you receive the Overtime Cook email newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. Some of you may remember that I declared this summer to be a "summer of drinks" a while back. I have so many ideas I want to share with you, and not as much time as I would like, but today I'm going to answer the question that everyone has been asking me ever since I started talking about homemade drinks: Can you share a really good slushy iced coffee recipe? Well my friends, the answer … [Read more...]
Cappuccino Chip Muffins
Cappuccino Chip Muffins are a quick and easy recipe made from pantry staples! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. Muffins again? Whaaaat? Don't worry, I'll be back soon with some more dinner recipes, but I am sharing this quick post today because these Cappuccino Chip Muffins are just so delicious, so easy to make, and made with basic pantry staples that I'm quite confident you have lying around your house! Here's a little tip for you: double this recipe because these muffins are great to have in your freezer! Microwave for a quick breakfast or snack and you're all set! I want to hear from you! … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Corn Muffins
Pumpkin Corn Muffins are the perfect mash-up of two amazing fall flavors in one extraordinarily moist and tasty muffin! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. Ever since I've gotten married, I've been baking a lot of muffins. My husband enjoys taking them for either breakfast or a mid-day snack, and they're super easy, which means it's a quick task for me to keep the freezer stocked for him. I freeze muffins in individual bags, so they can easily be microwaved for a quick meal on the go. Naturally, I've been revisiting old favorites, such as these amazing blueberry muffins, peach crumb muffins, some healthy … [Read more...]
Caramel Apple Granola
Caramel Apple Granola is the easy and delicious recipe that's perfect for breakfast, snack, dessert, or anytime! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. Here's the thing about homemade granola. I can't think of a single reason not to make it! I mean, let's talk about this. Simple math says that homemade granola is > store-bought granola. It's also cheaper, fresher, and tastier. And the best part? You can customize it to make sure it's exactly to your taste! Now that's what I call a win. This caramel apple granola, if I may brag a little bit, is simply fabulous. It's got those nostalgic flavors of caramel … [Read more...]
Healthy Peanut Butter Pancakes
Healthy Peanut Butter Pancakes are the light and fluffy, easy, guilt-free and delicious way to start your morning! Do you receive the Overtime Cook newsletter? It’s full of recipes, kitchen tips and more! Click here to sign up. Have you been following this blog for a while? If you have, you obviously know about my love for breakfast food. Waffles, pancakes, coffee drinks, you name it, I've got recipes for it. I even included a breakfast chapter in my two most recent cookbooks! So I guess it's not going to be a great shock to you old-timers that I'm here again with another fantastic breakfast recipe: Healthy Peanut Butter Pancakes. I'm super excited to share this recipe with you … [Read more...]
Blueberry Corn Muffin Mug Cake
Blueberry Corn Muffin Mug Cakes are a perfect summer breakfast that takes less than 5 minutes to prep and cook! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. Click here to join the conversation. It all started in Walmart, at 2 am. Where all good stories start, right? I was shopping with my friends Shaindy and Miriam, and naturally, we found ourselves in the baking aisle. (Shocking, right?) Turns out that nowadays, they don't just make full size cake mixes, but they also make single serve cake mix, meant to be made in a mug. Obviously we bought a bunch of them. Obviously. The only flavor that was pareve was … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Crumb Muffins
These Peanut Butter Crumb Muffins are easy to make and completely addictive! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. Click here to join the conversation. These muffins were, to be perfectly honest, born of a craving. I just woke up one morning, totally in the mood for something homemade. The issue was...I was feeling lazy and totally didn't want to make anything complicated. Here's an important lesson for you guys. When you want something homemade and you're feeling lazy, you should be turning to muffins. As a general rule, muffins are super easy to make. And as an extra bonus, muffins are generally made from … [Read more...]
Orange Cranberry Muffins
Orange Cranberry Muffins are the perfect way to start of your day! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. Click here to join the conversation. I've written about it before on this blog, but I think it's time we discussed, once again, how muffins are essentially cheaters. I mean, don't get me wrong. I like to eat them. I like to bake them. But if we're all being honest with ourselves, muffins are really just another excuse to eat cake. Granted, muffins mean there's built in portion control, so I guess that's healthier. But overall, in the famous words of Jim Gaffigan, "muffins are just bald … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Spice Waffles
Pumpkin Spice Waffles are a delicious fall breakfast that's guaranteed to brighten your day! Have a question about one of my recipes? The best place to get answers is the Overtime Cook Recipes Facebook Group. As I sat down to write up this post, I suddenly had a shocking realization. I have never shared a waffle recipe with you guys here on Overtime Cook! (I do have this yummy waffle recipe, but it's a guest post by a friend!) Why, one might ask, is this so shocking? Well here's the thing. I love waffles. No jokes - I mean, what's not to love? Breakfast food is awesome, and waffles are just the best of the choices. As an added bonus, they're ridiculously easy to make (as a general … [Read more...]