Simple Sourdough Discard Pumpkin Cake
This simple sourdough discard pumpkin cake is so easy to make and so delicious. It's fluffy, moist, and full of pumpkin flavor.
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Maple Pumpkin Ice Cream with Pecans
This Maple Pumpkin Pecan ice cream is super creamy and full of delicious pumpkin spice flavor. It's made with real pumpkin puree and simple ingredients.
Blueberry Cornbread Muffins
Sweet and juicy blueberries paired with tender cornbread make these blueberry cornbread muffins the perfect combination of flavors and textures!
Strawberry Shortcake
There's no better way to celebrate summer than with strawberry shortcake. This simple yet elegant dessert showcases the amazing flavor of fresh strawberries. The whole wheat biscuit is buttery and tender while the cream is light and airy. Every element of this strawberry shortcake works together to create the best treat summer has to offer.
Watermelon Rind Pickles
Did you know you can make delicious pickles from watermelon rinds? This is a fun and easy way to use up scraps that might otherwise get thrown away! Watermelon rinds often get wasted, but they're perfectly good to eat! These pickled watermelon rinds are refreshing and crisp - perfect for salads or just by themselves!
Strawberries and Cream Castella Cake
This taiwanese castella cake is super soft and fluffy - like biting into a cloud! It's layered with fresh strawberry whipped cream for a perfect dessert that is light and delicious. Don't be scared by the sponge cake, it's actually fairly easy to make once you try it. Even better, this cake is made with basic ingredients that you might already have. Try it and you'll never look back!
Healthy One-Bowl Berry Cake
This super easy one-bowl berry cake is so delicious and simple to make. The cake comes together in less than 15 minutes and it's made with whole wheat flour. It also uses less butter and sugar than traditional cakes, but it's still fluffy and moist. The berries burst in the oven and their juices seep into the cake for an amazing summer dessert!
Healthy Berry Clafoutis
This berry clafoutis is the perfect celebration of summer and fresh berries! The custard is light and melt in your mouth without overpowering the fruit. This might be one of Julia Child's easiest and most delicious recipes ever - with a few of my own twists! Get ready to be mind blown by this amazing dessert.
Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread
This whole wheat cinnamon raisin swirl bread is so fluffy and soft, but still sturdy enough for toasting and sandwiches! It has a delicious cinnamon sugar swirl and it's studded with juicy raisins. Plus, it's so easy to make! I love the rich and complex flavor of the whole wheat, and its nutritional benefits!
Simple Homemade Yogurt
You won't believe how easy it is to make your own yogurt at home! With just two ingredients and no special equipment, you can make the creamiest yogurt ever. This is also a super fun experiment for people just getting into fermentation and the world of microbiology in food!
Maple Bacon Pecan Crunch Ice Cream
Although bacon might not seem like it should go in ice cream, let me assure you that it is actually amazing. This recipe uses the perfect amount of bacon so that you get some in every bite, but it doesn't overpower the entire ice cream. This maple ice cream also includes a delicious maple pecan brittle for added crunch and flavor. It's so creamy and refreshing!
Simple French Tuiles
These tuiles are so easy to make and super delicious. If you bake them for longer, you get a light and crispy cookie. If you bake them for slightly shorter, the edges get crisp but the middle stays nice and chewy! They are made with really basic ingredients and there are no special tools required!
Healthier Cinnamon Roll Muffins
Do you ever crave fluffy cinnamon rolls, but don’t have the time to make a yeasted dough? These cinnamon roll muffins are super fluffy and they have that classic cinnamon flavor swirled throughout. They can be made in around 30…
Small Batch Irish Soda Bread
Soda bread is NOT dry or bland. A good soda bread is moist and soft, and when you take a bite, it's like getting a warm hug. It's perfect with dinner, or slathered with butter for breakfast. This recipe uses whole wheat flour for a rich flavor and it makes a smaller soda bread than most recipes. It's perfect to finish in one night, if you don't want leftovers, or if you don't need to serve a large group.
Healthy Strawberry Coconut Oat Bars
These healthy strawberry coconut oat bars are so delicious and easy to make. They are made with wholesome ingredients like rolled oats, whole wheat flour, coconut, and fresh strawberries. These make the perfect breakfast or simple snack, and I love the bright strawberry flavor. The mix of textures from the crispy topping to the juicy strawberries and buttery base is just amazing!
Healthy 1-Ingredient Quinoa Tortillas
These quinoa tortillas are ridiculously simple and super tasty. They are made with just quinoa and water, plus optional seasonings of your choice! There's no messy dough or kneading required. They're made kind of like crepes and they're super flexible. Quinoa is a whole grain that offers protein and fiber, and it's naturally gluten free!
Healthy Blueberry Muffin Tops
Only likes the tops of muffins? Well this recipe is for you! Muffin tops are golden-brown, slightly crispy, and so delicious. Now you won't have to throw away the bottom part of the muffin and you can just enjoy the top. These are made with whole wheat flour, less butter, and less sugar.
Small Batch Soft Pretzels
Homemade soft pretzels are so much easier to make than you might realize! They taste the best when their fresh from the oven and still warm. That's why I like to make a small batch, especially if you don't have a huge crowd to feed! This recipe makes 6 medium pretzels (with the option for pretzel bites).
Healthy Blueberry Lemon Loaf
This healthy blueberry lemon loaf is super fluffy and moist, plus it's filled with fresh blueberries. It's made with ingredients like whole wheat flour and greek yogurt for a healthier twist. The lemon zest pairs perfectly with the blueberries and it's perfect for breakfast!
Healthier Banana Cinnamon Coffee Cake
There's no better way to start your day than with coffee cake! This coffee cake is full of banana flavor, which is perfect with the cinnamon streusel! It's super moist and fluffy, but best of all, it's made with less sugar and butter than traditional coffee cake.
Healthy Morning Glory Muffins
These healthy morning glory muffins are the perfect wholesome breakfast or snack. They rely mostly on natural sugar from raisins, carrots, and apples, which also keeps them super moist, even with reduced fat! Plus, they are made with whole wheat flour!
Tips and Tricks for Making Croissants at Home
These croissants were definitely the most complicated baking project I have ever done, but it was so worth it! Freshly baked croissants have the perfect contrast between their earth-shattering crust and super soft and fluffy interior. Overall, I think that croissants definitely require a lot of precision and attention to details, but it's totally doable! I would recommend that every home baker tries to make croissants at least once, you just might surprise yourself! Here are my top tips and tricks that I learned from my first time baking croissants.
Eggnog Pancakes
These eggnog pancakes are the perfect easy holiday breakfast and are great for using up extra eggnog! They are fluffy and tender and best of all, they are so simple to make! Let's face it, after all that holiday cooking, it's nice to have an easy breakfast!
Healthier Snickerdoodle Cookies
As someone who likes to reduce the sugar in recipes, cookies have always been annoying because any change in ingredients can destroy the texture. These healthier snickerdoodle cookies took me so long to create, but I'm super happy with the final product. They are made with less butter and sugar than traditional snickerdoodles, but they still have that classic, super soft and chewy texture.
Easy Bread Pudding (with an eggnog version!)
This easy bread pudding is my favorite Christmas morning breakfast, although it would be amazing any time of the year! The custard is smooth and creamy and the bread is so light and fluffy - it's perfect! I included an eggnog version too, if you want to make it even more festive!
Chocolate Drizzled Chips (aka the easiest snack ever)
You only need two ingredients for these chocolate drizzled potato chips and they're so easy to make! They have the perfect combination of sweet, salty, crunchy, and creamy!
Snickerdoodle Amaretti Cookies
The snickerdoodle amaretti cookies combine two holiday favorites into one! The cinnamon adds a festive warm flavor that pairs amazingly with the crisp outside and chewy interior of amaretti cookies. These are made with just a couple of ingredients and there's no chilling time!
Healthy Gingerbread Muffins
These gingerbread muffins have the perfect winter flavors and amazing domed tops. They are made with classic gingerbread spices and molasses for a festive treat. They're also super fluffy and moist so you would never guess that they're made with less butter and sugar.
Orange Upside Down Chocolate Sheet Cake
Imagine if orange upside down cake had a baby with classic chocolate sheet cake. It would be this orange upside down chocolate sheet cake which is moist and flavorful.
Black Tea Citrus Loaf
This black tea citrus loaf tastes sophisticated but is actually so easy to make. It has flavors of black tea and orange with hints of vanilla.
