With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, give this cherry chocolate fudge recipe a try! It’s decadent, sweet, and perfectly festive for all of your Valentine’s and Galentine’s day gatherings.

Cherry Chocolate Fudge Recipe

Ingredients:

Ingredients:
3 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
7 oz. marshmallow cream
1 package white chocolate chips
6 oz. chocolate chips
12 oz. maraschino cherries (chopped)
natural food coloring (if desired)

Directions:

Line a 13-in. x 9-in. pan with foil and grease the foil with 1-1/2 teaspoons butter; set aside.
In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, cream and remaining the butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 4 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in the white chips and marshmallow cream. Add the chopped cherries and red coloring (if desired) right before pouring into the prepared pan.

For chocolate topping: Melt chocolate chips in a double-boiler and spread over the the fudge. Swirl as desired with knife or toothpick. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Discard foil; cut into 1-in. squares. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. 

Yields: about 3 pounds.

It’s September, so that means it’s time for pumpkin spice everything! Call me basic but I love a good beverage with pumpkin flavor in it. It’s the official taste of autumn for me.

Today I’m sharing a fall recipe using pumpkin pie syrup from Torani. This flavored syrup is such a fun and easy way to level up any beverages, hot or cold. I can’t wait to use it for all kinds of recipes this season. It’ll even be great to just spice up a regular old cup of coffee with a quick pump of syrup.

This pecan pumpkin pie smoothie is unexpectedly delicious and refreshing.

Pecan Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 oz. Torani pumpkin pie syrup
• 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/4 cup ground pecans
• 1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions: 

• Place all ingredients in a blender and blend well.
• Optional: add crushed pecans to the top of smoothie for garnish
• Enjoy!

Want to make your own pecan pumpkin pie smoothie at home? Grab your own bottle of Torani syrup here. They make all kinds of deliciousflavors that are perfect for adding to coffee drinks. Find a store near you. And if you aren’t into smoothes or pumpkin flavor, pick up a different flavor and create your own beverage recipe!

I’ll be enjoying these pecan pumpkin pie smoothies while it’s still hot out as I anticipate autumn and its cooler temperatures. Who else is ready for fall?!

* This post is sponsored by Torani. All opinions are my own. #Toranipumpkintime

I’m excited to share about my experience with Xoby Organics today. Xoby Organics is an online marketplace that delivers organic groceries straight to your door. It’s amazing! Rather than spending hours running to multiple stores to put together a full organic shopping list, Xoby has all of the products I need in one place… and I don’t even need to leave my house to get them.

You can order from Xoby organics in just a few easy steps:

1. Add Your Products to a Box

You can create multiple boxes and label them for specific things. For instance, I created my box called “Laura’s Pantry” because all of the products were things I needed to add to my pantry for future cooking and baking. You can have a separate box titled “Baby” if you’re planning to shop for all baby food and baby products. You get the idea.

2. Choose Your Delivery Schedule

Although you can shop from Xoby for a 1-time purchase, you can also set recurring shipments. If you want the deliveries to keep coming, you get to choose your own delivery schedule. You choose the frequency. You’ll never run out of your favorite products!

3. Choose a Delivery Address

You can have the boxes shipped to your home, your work, your mom’s house, or wherever you desire! You can have different boxes delivered to different places.

4. Set Your Payment Information

You can set a unique payment option for each box. They all get stored in your account so you don’t have to enter them each time.

They make it so easy to purchase all of your favorite organic products.

For my first box, I ordered some everyday pantry needs as well as some organic baking supplies that I can use over the holidays. I’m excited to start baking with coconut flour, pure cane sugar, organic chocolate, and other goodies. I also ordered some ingredients for making white chicken chili.

White Chicken Chili

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts or tenders
• 2 tbsp. avocado oil
• 1 can organic Cannellini beans
• 1 can organic Garbanzo beans
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 medium jalapeno pepper, chopped
• 1 large poblano pepper, chopped
• 1 1/2 tbsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. ancho chili powder
• 1 32 oz. carton chicken bone broth
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1 bundle fresh cilantro

Directions:

In a large skillet, drizzle 1 tbsp. of avocado oil over medium-high heat and add chicken. Cook thoroughly. Remove chicken from skillet, cut into small pieces, and set aside.

In a large pot, add another 1 tbsp. drizzle of avocado oil and add diced onion, jalepeño, poblano, and minced garlic. Cook for about 5 minutes or until fragrant. Season the vegetables with cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Stir in the bone broth and chicken. Add parsley to taste.

Drain and rinse the beans. Add to the pot and bring to a simmer for approximately 15 minutes.

Serve chili topped with fresh parsley and a dollop of sour cream.

You can shop Xoby Organics here.