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Looking for the perfect gift for your baking foodie? Every year ahead of the holiday season, I put together a list of my favorite baking pans, gadgets, ingredients, or cookbooks. Click below to view my previous gift guides, and look for a new one coming in November 2023!

2023 – Cookie Lover’s Gift Guide

2022 – Fun & Fancy Baking Ingredients

2021 – Pie-Baking Tools

2020 – Top 12 Cookbooks

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    December 3, 2025
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    November 3, 2025
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    October 14, 2025
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    April 29, 2025
  • Mocha Almond Magic BarsMocha Almond Magic Bars
    March 28, 2025

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northern.ginger

🍪Self-taught baker
✍️Writer
🍫Chocolate enthusiast
📍Duluth, MN
Check out my blog for recipes! 👇

✨NEW ✨ on the blog! Cranberry Crumble Bars: Your ✨NEW ✨ on the blog!

Cranberry Crumble Bars: Your new fave holiday treat!

These bars are like if a pie met a cookie bar and fell in love. They have a cardamom shortbread crust, a tangy cranberry filling, and a crunchy oat-pecan crumble topping. Trust me, you’re going to want to add these to your holiday treat table.

Grab the recipe here:
https://northernginger.com/cranberry-crumble-bars/
(Also linked in my stories) 

Happy holidays! 🎄

#holidaybakes #cranberrycrumblebars
✨NEW ✨ on the blog: Salted Date and Dark Chocolate ✨NEW ✨ on the blog: Salted Date and Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies! 🍪 

My new favorite cookie: a brown butter cookie base with soft, caramelly Medjool dates, chunks of chopped dark chocolate, and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt. If you think you don’t like dates in your cookies…yes you do. 😅 Trust me.

Recipe’s on my site at https://northernginger.com/salted-date-and-dark-chocolate-chunk-cookies/ (linked in my stories). 

Enjoy!

#dateanddarkchocolate #chocolatechipcookies #fallbaking
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻🧙‍♀️ If you need a last-minut Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻🧙‍♀️

If you need a last-minute treat for your little goblins—or a way to use up some festive m&ms—these cookies are just the ticket.

Get the recipe for my Soft and Chewy Monster Cookies 👹 linked in my stories or on my website here:

https://northernginger.com/soft-and-chewy-monster-cookies/

#monstercookies #halloweentreats #alltreatnotrick
🍎🍏NEW on the blog: Apple Crisp Cake! It’s been a 🍎🍏NEW on the blog: Apple Crisp Cake!

It’s been a while, but I’m back with a new recipe! I woke up one morning, about a month ago, with this cake in my mind, and knew I needed to make it happen. It has two layers of cinnamon brown sugar cake, spiced apple pie filling, a whipped vanilla buttercream, and crunchy oatmeal crumble topping.

If apple crisp and cake had a delicious baby, it would be this cake.

Grab the recipe linked in my stories or on my blog at northernginger.com (link in bio)

https://northernginger.com/apple-crisp-cake/

#applecrispcake #fallbakes #bakefromscratch #northerngingerblog
Too hot to bake? 🥵 I’ve got a bunch of no-bake re Too hot to bake? 🥵

I’ve got a bunch of no-bake recipes on the blog that you’re going to LOVE. From cheesecakes, bars, and cookies to truffles and marshmallows, there are plenty of ways to get your sweet treat fix without turning on the oven.

Grab all my no-bake recipes here (also linked in my stories): https://northernginger.com/tag/no-bake/

Stay cool out there! 😎☀️

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#nobakedessert #summerbaking #warmweatherdesserts #baking #bakingblog #bakingblogger #duluthmn #tasteofduluth #mnfoodie #mnbaker #madefromscratch #fortheloveoffood #foodblogfeed #foodgawker #foodyub #trivetrecipes #bakefromscratch #thebakefeed #bakersofinstagram #northerngingerblog
What I wish was in my fridge right now: Rhubarb Cu What I wish was in my fridge right now: Rhubarb Curd Tart With Rosewater Meringues. 

This lovely little treat I made a few years ago has a buttery tart crust filled with a sweet-tart rhubarb curd, then topped with homemade rosewater meringues. It’s the perfect late-spring/early-summer dessert. 

I’ll leave the recipe linked in my stories for you if you’re looking for a weekend baking project (or find it on my blog at northernginger.com).

https://northernginger.com/rhubarb-curd-tart/

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#rhubarbcurd #rhubarbtart #rosewatermeringues #springbaking #summerbaking #rhubarbpie #piesofinstagram #baking #bakingblog #bakingblogger #duluthmn #tasteofduluth #mnfoodie #mnbaker #madefromscratch #fortheloveoffood #foodblogfeed #foodgawker #foodyub #trivetrecipes #bakefromscratch #thebakefeed #bakersofinstagram #northerngingerblog
✨NEW✨ on the blog: Coconut Scones! 🥥 These scones ✨NEW✨ on the blog: Coconut Scones! 🥥

These scones ares soft, flaky, and packed with coconut. As if that’s not decadent enough, they’re also topped with a vanilla glaze and more coconut (toasted this time). Perfect for a weekend breakfast or brunch treat (and easy to make!)

Get the recipe linked in my stories, my 🥚-free bakes highlight, or head straight to my website: northernginger.com!

https://northernginger.com/coconut-scones/

Happy baking!

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#ivegotalovelybunchofcoconuts #coconutscones #breakfasttreats #brunch #springbaking #baking #bakingblog #bakingblogger #duluthmn #tasteofduluth #mnfoodie #mnbaker #madefromscratch #fortheloveoffood #foodblogfeed #foodgawker #foodyub #trivetrecipes #bakefromscratch #thebakefeed #bakersofinstagram #northerngingerblog
Spring means ✨Carrot Cake✨ and this is my favorite Spring means ✨Carrot Cake✨ and this is my favorite version: simple (no raisins or pineapple 🙅‍♀️), with a lush honey-cinnamon cream cheese frosting and a little crunch from walnuts. It’s 👩‍🍳 💋 👌 

Grab the recipe at the link in my stories, or search my website (northernginger.com).

https://northernginger.com/carrot-cake-with-honey-cinnamon-cream-cheese-frosting/

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#carrotcake #creamcheesefrosting #springbaking #easterbaking #cakesofinstagram #baking #bakingblog #bakingblogger #duluthmn #tasteofduluth #mnfoodie #mnbaker #madefromscratch #fortheloveoffood #foodblogfeed #foodgawker #foodyub #trivetrecipes #bakefromscratch #thebakefeed #bakersofinstagram #northerngingerblog
✨NEW✨ on the blog: Mocha Almond Magic Bars! A twi ✨NEW✨ on the blog: Mocha Almond Magic Bars!

A twist on 7-layer bars, these bars have an espresso shortbread base topped with coconut, dark chocolate, toasted almonds, and espresso-infused sweetened condensed milk, which turns all caramelly and gooey as they bake. They’re sweet and salty, chewy and crunchy, and you’re going to love them.

Recipe: https://northernginger.com/mocha-almond-magic-bars/ (linked in my stories), or search for it at https://northernginger.com/ (linked in my bio).

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#sevenlayerbars #magicbars #darkchocolateandalmonds #chocolate #espresso #chocolatetherapy #mochaalmondmagicbars #baking #bakingblog #bakingblogger #duluthmn #tasteofduluth #mnfoodie #mnbaker #madefromscratch #fortheloveoffood #foodblogfeed #foodgawker #foodyub #trivetrecipes #bakefromscratch #thebakefeed #bakersofinstagram #northerngingerblog
It’s that time of year! 🪺 My all-time favorite s It’s that time of year! 🪺 

My all-time favorite spring treat is Cadbury mini eggs, so of course I put them into cookies. These cookies are soft, chocolatey, and full of crushed mini eggs and a few chocolate chips. They’re so, so good. 🤤

Grab the recipe on my website or linked in my stories!

https://northernginger.com/chocolate-mini-egg-cookies/

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#minieggs #minieggcookies #chocolatechocolatechipcookies #springbaking #baking #bakingblog #bakingblogger #duluthmn #tasteofduluth #mnfoodie #mnbaker #madefromscratch #fortheloveoffood #foodblogfeed #foodgawker #foodyub #trivetrecipes #bakefromscratch #thebakefeed #bakersofinstagram #northerngingerblog
Happy Pi(e) Day! 🎉 It’s 3.14 and that means we ce Happy Pi(e) Day! 🎉

It’s 3.14 and that means we celebrate both math AND pie! 🥧 

If, like me, you didn’t prepare and need a last-minute, quick pie to make, consider this fridge clean-out galette! It’s a choose-your-own-adventure situation: pick your fruit, jam, and spice, add a few other ingredients, pile it into a single pie crust, and bake. Et voilà, you have pie!

Grab the recipe linked in my stories and my 🥚-free bakes highlight!

https://northernginger.com/any-fruit-galette/

Enjoy!

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#piday #pieday #galette #piesofinstagram #fruitpie #easyaspie #baking #bakingblog #bakingblogger #duluthmn #tasteofduluth #mnfoodie #mnbaker #madefromscratch #fortheloveoffood #foodblogfeed #foodgawker #foodyub #trivetrecipes #bakefromscratch #thebakefeed #bakersofinstagram #northerngingerblog
Looking for a decadent homemade treat for your Val Looking for a decadent homemade treat for your Valentine or Galentine (or yourself)? Try these ✨Rosewater Champagne Truffles ✨

(Also great for using up leftover 🍾 after the holiday 😉)

Get the recipe linked in my stories or my “🥚-free bakes” highlight!

https://northernginger.com/rosewater-champagne-truffles/

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#valentinesday #homemadetruffles #champagnetruffles #rosewater #truffles #winterbaking #chocolatetherapy #chocolatelovers #baking #bakingblog #bakingblogger #duluthmn #tasteofduluth #mnfoodie #mnbaker #madefromscratch #fortheloveoffood #foodblogfeed #foodgawker #foodyub #trivetrecipes #bakefromscratch #thebakefeed #bakersofinstagram #northerngingerblog
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