when life gets
messy, make some magic

Peanut butter banana chocolate smoothie bowl topped with coconut, granola, chips, and bananas.

Breakfast

Cranberry No Bake Energy Bites Recipe

Snacks

Skillet pasta recipe with kale

Dinner

Mermaid shortbread bites on a tray.

Magical

Raspberry and Orange Screwdriver Drink Recipe

Drinks

strawberry granita in a dish

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Pot of Gold Rolo pretzel candies.
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Pot of Gold Rolos Pretzel Candy for St. Patrick’s Day

Shamrock whipped topper for hot chocolate in a mug.
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Green Shamrock Frozen Whipped Cream Topping for Warm Drinks


Meet Jen

Hi! I’m Jen, and I live in the Chicago suburbs with my husband and our three rescue dogs. Welcome to my blog, A Magical Mess! Here, I love sharing easy recipes for delicious desserts and quick, fun ideas for self-care and enjoying life with pets. Around here, we believe there’s a bit of magic in every mess. Join us as we find joy and create a little sparkle in the everyday!


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Cinnamon roll cake sliced on parchment paper.

Easy Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe with Cake Mix

Slice of chocolate eclair cake on a white plate next to a mint leaf.

Easy Chocolate Eclair Cake | No-Bake Layered Dessert

Plate of Boston custard pie cookies topped with chocolate.

Quick and Easy Boston Cream Pie Cookies Recipe

Purple chalice filled with fairy shortbread bites mini cookies.

Cute Fairy Shortbread Bites Recipe: 100 Fairy Cookies

A plate of marry me chicken on top of pasta with the skillet in the background.

Easy Marry Me Chicken Recipe with Creamy Keto Option

French silk pie cookies on a tray.

Easy French Silk Pie Cookies Recipe with Sugar Cookie Crust

Layers of pudding, marshmallow, whipped topping, and graham crackers.

Unforgettable S’mores Pudding Cups Recipe

Four banana split pudding cups with whipped cream, sprinkles, and cherries.

No-Bake Banana Split Pudding Cups Recipe

Bowl of yellow oreo truffles with spring colors and sprinkles.

Light and Creamy Lemon OREO Truffles

Flat lay of pieces of cookie dough bark candy.

Cookie Dough Bark

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Spring Sweets

Plate of lemon meringue pie cookies with a lemon in the background.

Lemon Meringue Pie Cookies Recipe | Tangy Cookie Cups

Lemonade pie cookies on a serving platter.

Creamy Lemonade Pie Cookies Recipe – Easy Lemon Pies

Mini donuts with colorful glaze and sprinkles.

Bright and Delicious Mini Donuts with Colorful Glaze – Little Fairy Donuts

Carrot cake whoopie pies on a table.

Fluffy Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies


Summer Cool Down

Homemade fried ice cream on a plate.
Dessert

How to Make Crispy Homemade Fried Ice Cream

Strawberry lime granita in a wine glass.
Dessert

Frosty and Fresh Strawberry Lime Granita

Watermelon lime granita in a cup with a spoon in it.
Dessert

Watermelon Lime Granita

Two lemon pops on top of each other with lemon slices and nugget ice on the table.
Dessert

Easy and Refreshing Lemon Popsicles


Leave the Oven Off

Sweet and Colorful Fruit Pizza Dessert Recipe
Dessert

Fresh Fruit Pizza Dessert with Ice Cream Cone Crust

Top of a slice of a raspberry cream icebox cake as it's being lifted out of the pan.
Dessert

Easy No-Bake Raspberry Icebox Cake Dessert Recipe

colorful unicorn snack mix spilling out of striped paper cup
Dessert

Unicorn Party Snack Mix

Layers of pudding, marshmallow, whipped topping, and graham crackers.
Dessert

Unforgettable S’mores Pudding Cups Recipe