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Pumpkin Croissant Cinnamon Rolls
Breakfast and Brunch | Cinnamon Rolls

Pumpkin Croissant Cinnamon Rolls

Pumpkin Croissant Cinnamon Rolls…buttery, flaky and layered with a delicious brown sugar pumpkin spice mixture. These cinnamon rolls are made with a warmly spiced pumpkin dough. The dough is cut into ten pieces that is layered with softened butter. The top layer gets spread with a pumpkin spice brown sugar mixture, then rolled up into…

Pumpkin Cinnamon Crunch Muffins
Fall Baking | Muffins

Pumpkin Cinnamon Crunch Muffins

Pumpkin Cinnamon Crunch Muffins…incredibly soft, fluffy and the perfect breakfast or brunch treat for a cozy fall morning. These pumpkin spice muffins are layered with a cinnamon sugar swirl through the center, then topped with more cinnamon sugar that gets swirled into the pumpkin batter on top. As the muffins bake, the cinnamon sugar topping…

Upside Down Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Breakfast and Brunch | Cinnamon Rolls | Fall Baking

Upside Down Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls

The coziest fall brunch and quite possibly my favorite brunch to make is these Upside Down Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls. They combine classic, soft, fluffy cinnamon rolls with apple pie and gooey sticky buns. The cinnamon rolls sit on top of a bed of warm, bubbling homemade caramel and crisp, sweet apples. As the rolls…


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Bacon Crackers
Appetizer | Christmas | Mother’s Day | Snacks | Super Bowl

Bacon Crackers

These Bacon Crackers are the perfect quick and easy appetizer or snack everyone will love. Buttery crackers are topped with bacon, brown sugar and a pinch of red pepper flakes to create a delicious sweet and spicy flavor combination. These Bacon Crackers only need four ingredients, and they are truly so easy to make! You…

Homemade Hot Cocoa
Christmas | Winter Baking

Homemade Hot Cocoa

There’s nothing better than sipping on a warm cup of homemade hot cocoa, while buried under a soft fleece blanket during the cold months of the year. This homemade hot cocoa is rich, creamy, and has the perfect amount of chocolate that is not too overpowering. If you’re looking for a quick, cozy treat to…

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Welcome! I’m Jolene!

Remember the smell of warm chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven? Or, how about holding a slice of gooey, cheesy pizza. The nostalgia of food is something that all of us have. Whether it is the taste of the delicious food that you remember, the person you made the food with, or the people you sat at the table with, we all have nostalgia for our favorite foods. And, nostalgia is something special. It connects me to my dad, who recently passed away. It reminds me of my mom before she was diagnosed with parkinson’s. And, now it makes memories for my own family, for my own kids to remember from their growing up years.

My name is Jolene, the creator of Simple Baking with Pep. I grew up making Christmas cookies with my mom from store-bought dough. While we didn’t make many things from scratch, the memories I made from those Christmas cookies fueled my love for baking. Now I have a family of my own and I enjoy sharing my love of baking and cooking with my own family, just like my mom did. I hope to inspire you to try something new and grow a fondness for baking and cooking. Even if you make a mistake or two, you’ll share some laughs and create memories along the way. Trust me, I’ve had my fair share of burnt cookies. Stay awhile, make a recipe or two, and make some memories that will last a lifetime, along the way.

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