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Blueberry Crumble Bars

March 28, 2024 by Christina Leave a Comment

Stack of blueberry crumble bars on a wooden cutting board showing golden crust, dark purple blueberry filling, and buttery crumble topping dusted with powdered sugar. A vintage silver spoon rests in the foreground.

These blueberry lemon crumble bars layer jammy fresh blueberries between a buttery, sandy crumble that gets crisp on top and stays tender underneath. The lemon zest and juice cut through the sweetness just enough to keep you reaching for another piece. The same crumble mixture forms both the base and the topping, which means fewer […]

Filed Under: All recipes, Bars, Desserts Tagged With: bars, blueberry, summer dessert

Reese’s Millionaire Shortbread

March 25, 2024 by Christina Leave a Comment

Two layered dessert bars stacked on a wooden board showing a shortbread base, golden caramel layer, peanut butter filling, and milk chocolate top, with additional bars blurred in the background.

Last week I grabbed a millionaire shortbread from a bakery and halfway through the first bite I thought: this needs peanut butter. Layers of buttery shortbread, thick peanut butter caramel, and a glossy chocolate ganache topped with actual Reese’s cups. It’s basically a homemade candy bar you cut into squares. The peanut butter caramel is […]

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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Marble Cake

March 20, 2024 by Christina Leave a Comment

Sliced marble cake with cinnamon sugar swirls of dark chocolate and tan cake, topped with cinnamon glaze, displayed on a bamboo cutting board with one slice in foreground

I found a Cinnamon Toast Crunch cake mix at Walmart and immediately knew it needed a chocolate partner. This marble cake swirls fudgy brownie-like chocolate batter with that nostalgic cinnamon cereal flavour, then gets topped with a sweet cinnamon glaze. It’s half scratch, half shortcut, and fully worth the hype. The chocolate layer is made […]

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Red Velvet Loaf

March 14, 2024 by Christina Leave a Comment

Sliced red velvet loaf cake with cream cheese frosting on a white plate, showing the moist reddish-brown crumb texture. Three slices arranged in foreground with the remaining loaf visible behind.

This red velvet loaf cake is soft, cocoa-forward, and properly red, just the deep crimson you look for in red velvet. The crumb is tender without being crumbly, and the cream cheese frosting on top is tangy enough to cut through the sweetness. The loaf pan makes this easier than stacking layers for an actual […]

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Coffee Cake Cookies

February 27, 2024 by Christina Leave a Comment

Stack of three thick coffee cake cookies on a white plate showing crumbly streusel topping and cinnamon drizzle, with a bite taken from the top cookie revealing soft interior. More cookies on a cooling rack in the background.

These coffee cake cookies taste exactly like the crumbly cinnamon coffee cake you’d grab with your morning latte, except they’re way easier to eat with one hand. Soft brown sugar cookies topped with crunchy cinnamon streusel and finished with a sweet spiced icing drizzle. They’re ready in 35 minutes start to finish. The streusel topping […]

Filed Under: All recipes, Cookies, Desserts Tagged With: coffee cake, cookies

Japanese Hojicha Cake Roll

February 16, 2024 by Christina Leave a Comment

Sliced hojicha cake roll on a wooden cutting board showing golden-brown roasted tea sponge cake spiraled around creamy white filling, with a white kitchen towel in the background.

This hojicha swiss roll is soft, pillowy, and filled with lightly sweetened whipped cream. The roasted green tea gives the cake a toasty, almost caramel-like flavour that’s deeper and less grassy than matcha. The secret to a crack-free roll is rolling the cake while it’s still warm with a damp towel inside. The towel keeps […]

Filed Under: All recipes, Cake, Desserts Tagged With: hojicha, japanese

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Hi there!

Christina, recipe creator at The Flour Nook

I’m Christina, the recipe creator behind theflournook. Here, you’ll find easy, "not too sweet”, dessert recipes! My goal is to make cooking these delicious recipes fun, with simple, easy to follow steps. Join me in my blogging adventure. :)