The Thompson Kitchen

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Dessert

Perfect Blueberry Muffins with Streusel Topping

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muffins cooling - close upThis recipe is an ode to my Nana.  When I was growing up we would go over to Nana and Papa’s house for dinner once a week.  It was hands down the best dinner of the week, mainly because Nana would make things my mom wouldn’t.  Want honey cinnamon rolls and homemade mac and cheese for dinner?  You got it!  And don’t forget to save room for dessert!  I know my mom was cringing the whole time, but I have some of the best memories from those meals.

One of my favorite things Nana made was blueberry muffins with streusel topping, which she passed off as fancy dinner rolls.  This lead to my rabbit hole of trying to find the perfect muffin.  I’ve made blueberry muffin after blueberry muffin… it’s amazing how many of them come out dry and dense!  But not these.  There’s a reason I’m calling these “perfect” blueberry muffins… They’re extremely similar to Nana’s muffins, but dare I say even better?

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S’mores Ice Cream Pie

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This recipe is summer in a bowl.  Rich and I were outside one night making s’mores and it occurred to me, why are we sitting over a fire on a hot summer evening?  Couldn’t I recreate the delicious combination that is a s’more in ice cream form?  And just like that the idea for this dessert was born.

It’s also the best kind of summer dessert because it uses a lot of store bought ingredients and can be made a few days ahead of time.  Perfect for those summer cookouts where you don’t want to spend the whole day in the kitchen!

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Spice Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing

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The funny thing about this cake is… Rich and I both don’t like applesauce.  I know, why even attempt to make an applesauce cake if you don’t like applesauce?  I don’t know, but I’m glad I did because we love this cake!

In the past I was always apprehensive to make an applesauce cake because I thought it would just taste like applesauce.  I mean, an applesauce cake I can take or leave, but with an applesauce cake with a ton of warm spices and cream cheese icing… Who wouldn’t like that?

Rich and I ate the whole cake in the span of 3 days.  I would say that makes the cake a keeper.  It would be great anytime of the year, but is especially perfect in the fall.  Plus, the cake keeps extremely well covered with foil and stored in the fridge, making this cake perfect for dessert and then with a cup of coffee the next morning (or afternoon).

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Muffins

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I already know what your thinking, “pumpkin, really Gretchen?”  I know, I know.  But here’s the thing, pumpkin isn’t something I decided I loved when everyone and their brother got on the pumpkin train thanks to pumpkin spice lattes.  Honestly, I don’t even like pumpkin spice lattes.

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Blueberry Cake

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This blueberry cake is what summer dreams are made of.  Light, fluffy, and full of sweet blueberries.  My mom and I used to make it when I was growing up and my most distinct memory of it is making it for my Papa for Father’s Day.  Mom and I couldn’t resist the sweet smell of the cake baking, so mom suggested we each try a piece, insisting that “Papa wouldn’t mind.”  Well, a piece lead to half the cake, so when I presented the cake to Papa it was something like, “Happy Father’s day!  Here’s half a cake.”  Let’s just say, mom was wrong, Papa did mind we ate half his cake.  Joking aside, the cake is just that good.

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