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Tech Nerdettes Like To Bake? Yes. Yes We Do!
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items Us Tech Nerdettes also have hobbies! What are your hobbies? One of mine is baking! I’ll fill these lists full of fun items to perk your new hobby!
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Eat Chocolate while Drooling Over A Baking Gadget
Baking Sprays or Butter? Eeeny Meeeny Miny Moo…
Tech Tools For Making Desserts!
Imagine These Dipped In Chocolate… Or Stuffed In A Cake!
Pie?! YES! Not just pi, or 3.1459…
Healthy Snacks. Healthy Heart!
Eat Chocolate while Drooling Over A Baking Gadget
Chocolate. The darker the better. I want to share my favorite chocolate to bake with .. or just nosh!
Dark Chocolate. It’s the only way to make desserts. Ok FINE, milk chocolate makes the cut too. Stop by the store, have some ice cream and grab as many chocolate bars to take home to bake your favorite baked treats! More to come!
Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop
I just bought this today. This is amazing, smooth and NOT bitter. I just made some frozen yogurt with this dark chocolate shavings! I’ll let you know how the frozen yogurt turns out! I snuck in a small square to nosh on 😅. Sooo good!
Endangered Species Chocolate Bar Dark Chocolate Extreme Dark 88% Cocoa!
I just melted this tonight in a double boiler and made chocolate covered strawberries. Yep. Dipped, refrigerate and enjoy!
Chocolove Chocolate Bar Milk Chocolate - 3.2 Oz - jewelosco
Can I say I melted this white chocolate, as well, and drizzled it on my dipped chocolate covered strawberries. Yes. Yes I can. This one is easy to melt and easy to decorate with… or just eat it plain! Enjoy!
Lindt Classic Recipe White Chocolate Candy Bar - 4.4 oz.
My husband just bought this one and I had to try it. Oh. OH. Yes it’s yummy. We will be buying all the different flavors. I will add them to my list!
Endangered Species Chocolate Bar Dark Chocolate Seasalt ...
I just melted this chocolate and made chocolate covered strawberries! Next week I will use this chocolate and make chocolate covered Oreos. What do you think?
Intense Dark 72% Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar (Case of 12)
This. Going to make air fryer s’mores with giant marshmallows and then melting this dark chocolate within the cracks. Grab the graham crackers and do the dip into the melted marshmallow chocolate uwwee gooey deliciousness!
Theo Chocolate Bar Dark Chocolate 85% - 3.0 Oz
I just melted several squares tonight, over a double boiler, poured it in a ziplock sandwich bag, snipped the end, and did the squiggle lines over the hardened milk chocolate covered pretzels! Melts fast and it tastes amazing!!! Try it!
Ghirardelli Premium White Chocolate Baking Bar - 4 Oz
These melted THICK! So I melted a whole bag last night in a double boiler to dip sourdough pretzels! I didn’t thin it out with coconut oil or butter. I will link the brand of pretzels too! It was nice thick chocolate that had plenty of coverage on th...
Milk Chocolate Chips (Case of 12 Bags)
Oh! There is the Milk Chocolate with Toffee and sea salt. Also try the dark chocolate! I did try to melt the milk chocolate with toffee and sea salt to coat some pretzels. Do the unsalted pretzels! Don’t do the double salt. It’s soooo good though I c...
Divine Chocolate products at Target
I just made my chocolate covered strawberries with this semi sweet chocolate! My daughter is a fan of milk and she will try the semisweet as soon as the chocolate sets in the fridge!
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Bar (Case of 12)
Baking Sprays or Butter? Eeeny Meeeny Miny Moo…
So, old school is butter and flour to use in the baking cake pan. Maybe play with the oil spray? Buttah’ … I just wanted to say that.
Spray your cookie sheets with this! 500
Degree smoke point. It’s healthier than Pam. Bake healthy. I choose Chosen!
Target
Tech Tools For Making Desserts!
Tools and gadgets for the Tech Nerdette includes items for the kitchen! Cooking, microwaving (yes you can bake in a microwave) I have some cool items as well some dream tools I will have one day!
You can’t go wrong with using parchment paper when you have multiple cookie sheets with different kinds of cookies going into the oven! It’s a staple! Us it when you also making veggies and or roasted potatoes. Cleanup is a cinch!
Reynolds Kitchens Non-Stick Parchment Paper - 50 sq ft
I’ve had the same cookie sheets for at least 10 years and they are bent but stood the test of time! I’m ready for an upgrade! Grab the deals ahead of the holiday baking season!
Cookie Sheets! - Target
Now, I have to say this tool is low tech. We all need it! It's not my dream Kitchen-Aid. Yet. I will post my dream machine! In the mean time, this tool is needed for the quick mix!
Cuisinart Hand Mixers and Attachments | Macy's
Yes. I made ice cream. 4 ingredients. No eggs or extra sugar. Premix it. Pour it into the machine. Add your mix toppings 1/2
way through the churn. Put the mixture in the freezer. ENJOY!
Ice Cream & Yogurt Makers
Imagine These Dipped In Chocolate… Or Stuffed In A Cake!
It could be fruit, cookies, or nuts. In chocolate or in a cupcake. Endless possibilities!!
I make chocolate covered strawberries at least once a month. If you have a Sam’s Club card, get them at the peak season! Melt the chocolate and dip and eat! Or, dip and put it in the fridge to make the chocolate harden. YUM!
Strawberries, 2 lbs.
S’mores! Have you tried the trending marshmallows in the air fryer and placing large chunks of milk and dark chocolate and melting it? Use aluminum foil so it doesn’t stick to the air fryer! Scoop with graham crackers after it is fully melted! Oh so...
Jet-Puffed Jumbo Extra Large Marshmallows - 24oz
This! We made air fryer s’mores! Load marshmallows at the bottom of the airfryer (with nonstick aluminum foil) and chunks of milk or dark chocolate pieces, air fry, then have some graham crackers to scoop out the marshmallow chocolate mixture! SO GOO...
HONEY MAID Graham Crackers, Lunch Snacks, 14.4 oz
These are the pretzels I used to make milk and white chocolate covered pretzels! These had the perfect ratio of salt and thickness to hold the chocolate without breaking! I’ll be trying other brands and I’ll link them as I get them!
Utz Sourdough Specials Original Pretzels, 26 oz Barrel
I just bought the Favoite Day 6 in 1 yesterday and I have the multicolored version from the same brand. I’m liking the variety since I dip my pretzels in milk and white chocolate. I would also use some variety of colors when I dip my strawberries! I’...
Sprinkles, Candles & Decorations
I’m about to melt white chocolate to make Mendiants. What’s a Mendiant? It’s a French chocolate disk where you can add fruit, trail mix and you guessed it, mini pretzels! The presentation will be amazing! I can’t wait!
Snyder's Mini Pretzels: Variety Sizes & Flavors
Pie?! YES! Not just pi, or 3.1459…
So I have been making pies, cakes, cookies, and other treats! Let me share my items I use to make my pies and cakes and cookies and other treats! There should be a place to share recipes here…
I have a recipe I found for key lime pie! This is the brand of condense milk I will use. My mom used it and being Latina I will gravitate to this brand! Let me know if you want the recipe and I will shout out the chef who wrote it out!
La Lechera products at Target
Yes ma’am! Low fat. I added the condensed milk for the Key Lime Pi … I mean PIE. Tech Nerd-ettes know exactly what I’m talking about. I got the recipe! Let me know if you want it. So SO easy and lime-ee…
Cool Whip Lite Frozen Whipped Topping - 8oz
We can use regular limes OR key limes. When key limes come back in season I will grab 2 bags and will use all of them for my easy, no bake key lime pie!
Limes in Citrus - Walmart.com
I know. I KNOW! I make my own crust. However I wanted to make my no bake Key Lime pie quick without turning on the stove to bake! This is the brand I always get in a pinch! Hey, they do go on sale! It’s SO GOOD!
Keebler Pie Crusts & Fillings in Easy to Make(64)
I made ice cream with this brand of whipping cream! Though I added condensed milk which has dairy in it, I lessened the amount of dairy for those who can’t handle it, meaning me. My husband loved the Oreo ice cream! Let me know if you want the recipe...
Silk Dairy-Free Heavy Whipping Cream & Creamers
Healthy Snacks. Healthy Heart!
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UNICITY Feel Great System - Balance Natural Orange & Lemon (30-day ...