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  • These easy cinnamon sugar almonds are crunchy, sweet, and made with simple pantry ingredients. Roasted low and slow in the oven, they’re perfect for snacking, gifting, or adding to a holiday spread. A cozy homemade treat you’ll want to make on repeat.

    Cinnamon Sugar Roasted Almonds
  • Gluten Free Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies are made with a combo of oat, almond and gluten free flour! Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

    Gluten-Free Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
  • Pumpkin Seed Brittle to add to your cheese boards or homemade goodie bags! Find the recipe at Shutterbean.com

    Pumpkin Seed Brittle
  • White Chocolate Matcha Truffles- a wonderful addition to your holiday gift giving arsenal! Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

    White Chocolate Matcha Truffles
  • Chocolate Amaretto Truffles can be whipped up in a few hours! Perfect for last minute-magic making! Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

    Chocolate Amaretto Truffles

  • Homemade Edible Gifts
  • If you're looking to make your own Homemade Holiday Gifts this year, Tracy Benjamin from Shutterbean.com shows you all of her favorite ideas.

    Homemade Holiday Gift Ideas
  • Make your own Crystallized Ginger. Recipe on Shutterbean.com!

    Homemade Candied Ginger
  • Tracy from Shutterbean shows how she makes Chocolate Lollipops! Heart shaped

    Chocolate Lollipops

  • Chocolate Earl Grey Tea Truffles

  • Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

  • Cherry Almond Bark

  • Rice Krispie Balls with Sprinkles

  • Roasted Cashew Sesame Brittle

  • Honey Candied Walnuts

  • Salted Rocky Road Fudge

  • Tropical Bark

  • Cookies & Cream Peppermint Bark

  • Crunchy Peppermint Bark

  • Bourbon Salted Caramels
  • Change up your popcorn game with Hot Cocoa Popocorn! Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com!

    Hot Cocoa Popcorn

  • Coconut + Almond Caramel Corn
  • Lemon Ginger Crispy Treats // shutterbean

    Lemon-Ginger Crispy Treats

  • Candied Citrus Peel

  • Caramel Brioche Croutons

  • White Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels

  • The Joy of Almond & Coconut Candies

  • Salted Pistachio Brittle

  • Fleur De Sel Caramels

  • MatzoToffee Brittle

  • Easy Peppermint Bark

  • Make your own Truffles!
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Hi, I'm Tracy Benjamin. I’m a food stylist and photographer living in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I find magic in the mess and beauty in the everyday.
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Brb just gonna have a big cry on the couch. What a Brb just gonna have a big cry on the couch. What a ride motherhood has been. I wouldn’t trade it for the world! ❤️💕👩🏽👦🏼
Life is better with magic. ✨⭐️ Life is better with magic. ✨⭐️
Forever making dinner. Here’s some of the things Forever making dinner. Here’s some of the things we enjoyed recently. #shutterbeandinner #dinnerideasُ
Practicing the art of noticing. Practicing the art of noticing.
Look what you can do with two cans of white beans, Look what you can do with two cans of white beans, marinara and arugula! This #budgetfriendly Creamy Greens & Beans recipe is on shutterbean this week and will soon become a #shutterbeanmealprep staple!

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