20 Baking Recipes You Should Know

Delicious baked products enhance any meal! The recipes for bread, biscuits, muffins, cakes, cookies, brownies, and more are all included here.

Which baking recipes are all essential to know? We are available to assist you! Any meal is improved with baked products, right? There are so many sweet and savory baked items to perfect, from a fluffy buttermilk biscuit to match with a substantial soup to a gooey chocolate cookie cake to conclude the dinner with a delight! The kinds of recipes in this list are as follows:

Breads and quick breads
Biscuits and scones
Muffins
Cakes
Pies
Cookies
Brownies
Fruit Cobblers & Crisps

We’ve added a few more variants for each dish in the text underneath. To view the recipe preview, click “Make this Recipe” or click the link. Are you prepared to start baking? Also check out 33 Fun & Easy Things to Bake and Vegan Baked Goods!

And now, the best baking recipes you should know!

This applesauce munching cake is our go-to baking recipe! It smells of cinnamon, is nicely fluffy, and is moist. With Greek yogurt and olive oil, it takes on a healthier twist. Powdered sugar is used in place of calorie-dense frosting. What’s the best thing, then? Just combine all the ingredients in the baking pan; it’s that simple. You can skip the bowls of mixing!

artisan bread cooked at home
Our first recipe for baking is artisan bread made from scratch! The aroma of freshly baked bread coming from the oven is irresistible. Any meal would be excellent with crusty bread as a side. This is a simple artisan loaf that bakes in the oven to a crispy exterior and soft within.

Changes
No-knead, vegan artisan bread
Oatmeal and seed-filled multigrain artisan bread that requires no kneading
The Best Sourdough Bread (includes a printable checklist and a video lesson)

These cookies aren’t your typical oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Nope, they have a complex flavor and plenty of texture! They have a sea salt topping, are rich in dark chocolate, and are gooey and chewy. They are perfectly delicious and have the perfect amount of oats inside. The finest aspect? They have a tinge of molasses that makes them quite tempting. Try these as well: Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

The best apple pie recipe is this one, for sure. And every baker need to have a decent pie recipe in their culinary arsenal! Its flaky crust, rustic lattice, and soft, spicy filling have all been perfected to the last detail. This dish is incredible, ideal for sharing or really, anytime you’re in the mood for pie! Moreover, attempt: The Greatest Pie Ahead of Time

Indeed, those buttermilk biscuits are the finest ever. This baking dish goes well with any type of food, but especially well with stews and soups. They have the ideal balance of layers, flakiness, butteriness, saltiness, and sweetness. For a treat, drizzle with heated honey! Moreover, attempt: Top Vegan Biscuits

These are our “famous” banana bread muffins, a fan favorite! These nutritious banana bread muffins consist largely of oats and bananas and are mildly sweet! You won’t believe there isn’t any flour in them because they are so light and fluffy and flavored with maple syrup! Since they are blender muffins, making them at home is simple. Moreover, attempt: Apple-zucchini muffins or healthy blueberry muffins

Introducing your new favorite cornbread recipe. It is possible to produce cornbread using a box. However, this is your recipe if you want the greatest cornbread—the sort that’s moist and tender with the perfect amount of sweetness! This new recipe for homemade cornbread is incredibly delicious and surprisingly simple to prepare. Moreover, attempt: Tomato Sage Parmesan Cornbread or Easy Vegan Cornbread

Did you ever bake blueberry scones? You should have this baking recipe in your repertoire! Scones have a somewhat decadent air about them. “You’re special,” a scone declares. especially these flaky blueberry scones with a hint of tang from the blueberries and a crispy coating of turbinado sugar!

A decent fruit crumble recipe is a must for baking recipes! The best traditional apple crumble—or apple crisp, given how similar they are—is this one. Large enough to feed a crowd, this 9 x 13 pan elegantly highlights the mushy apple filling. Moreover, attempt: Apple Crumble for Vegans (GF)

Do you have a go-to recipe for simple homemade bread? You can use this recipe for almost anything. It works well for toast, sandwiches, and soup serving. Better still, compared to other breads you’ll create, it’s actually quite simple. All you need is a 9-inch loaf pan, and no extra equipment is required for baking. For extra nutrition and taste, it has a small amount of whole wheat flour, oats, and seeds on top. You won’t ever have to purchase bread again!

Options: Visit Easy Whole Wheat Bread or Vegan Bread.

You don’t have to dash to the bakery to satisfy your hunger for donuts. Give Baked Donuts a Try! Topped with a decadent chocolate frosting, they are delectably soft, sweet, and have a moist crumb. What could be more entertaining than adding some sprinkling of confetti? All you need is a craving for a project and a donut baking pan.

Knowing how to make quick breads is a terrific baking tip! Make a pan of delicious zucchini bread to wow your colleagues and acquaintances. Why is it superior? Its texture is ideal—moisturizing without being greasy. It also has the ideal flavor—a hint of cinnamon and the ideal amount of sweetness. To add a luxurious twist, add chocolate chips. Try also these recipes: Zucchini Muffins, Easy Zucchini Bread, and Vegan Zucchini Bread.

Are you a nut fan of your banana bread? Introducing the uber-classic banana nut bread! This one is exactly like Grandma’s—moisturizing, fragrant with cinnamon, and dotted with crisp walnuts. To enhance the flavor, lightly incorporate the toasted nuts into the batter after toasting them in a skillet to bring out their nutty overtones.

Moreover, try the Chocolate Chip Banana Bread or the Healthful Banana Bread.

In their repertoire of baking recipes, who wouldn’t want a chewy cookie cake? Compared to store-bought cookie cakes, this one is 100% more tasty. It tastes incredibly authentic, with chunks of dark chocolate and a touch of orange zest making it quite tempting. And it has the ideal chewy, soft texture. It’s ideal for festivities and a true crowd-pleaser. Additionally, attempt: Cookie Skillet with Chocolate Chip Almond Flour

Rich and incredibly fudgy, these brownies are! Eat nothing except vegan food? People on EVERY diet raving about these, so don’t worry! They are a 100% plant-based, gluten-free delight with a rich flavor. In addition to chocolate, they provide whole foods including applesauce, almond butter, and maple syrup. Our list of favorite chocolate desserts was quickly topped by these brownies! Ideally, they will also work for you.

A fruit cobbler is the next recipe in our baking series! Biscuits are used to top a cobbler rather than crumble or crisp. And this one, the amazing peach cobbler, is about to become well-known. Imagine luscious, tart peaches seasoned with cinnamon and topped with deliciously light ricotta biscuits. It really is something exceptional. Moreover, attempt: Simple Apple Cobbler or Skillet Blueberry Cobbler

Muffins covered with struesel are so delicious that they merit their own discussion! When you’re ready to make an impression, take out these muffins. The struesel is a crispy garnish consisting of a small amount of butter, oats, and glittering turbinado sugar. Rather than requiring an excessive amount of sugar to be added to the muffin mix itself, it gives each bite the perfect amount of sweetness. Try our Pumpkin Muffins with Streusel or this apple flavor. Try these vegan apple streusel muffins as well:

Because they’re simple to prepare and may use any fruit that’s in season, fruit crisps are the greatest baking recipes! With a healthy twist, this simple blueberry crisp has a crunchy coating made with almond flour and just enough sugar to give it the perfect amount of acidic sweetness. What about the taste? Whole, tart blueberries! Try our Peach Basil Crisp or Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp as well.

Hold onto your chairs, lovers of chocolate! Are you prepared for a recipe for an incredibly tasty cake? We have one for you, after all! This chocolate cake is devoid of gluten and dairy and comes out incredibly delicious. It’s a creative way to eat entire foods in dessert form, even if you don’t eat only dairy- or gluten-free (which we don’t)! Try this delicious vegan chocolate cake with ganache glaze as well—it’s very tasty.

A delightful baking recipe that everyone ought to try is popovers! A popover: what is it? Though on the inside it’s custardy and full of air, it resembles a dinner roll! The act of literally “popping over” the pan’s sides gave rise to the name. It’s pretty enough to serve as a main course and the ideal side dish for soup.

With its crustless texture, this delectable cherry cheesecake offers a healthy twist! Yes, this recipe is considerably healthier and simpler to prepare because there is no crust. Made with Greek yogurt and baked slowly to perfection, it’s incredibly creamy. It tastes delicious yet has a healthy twist!