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Chocolate mint cake with a light peppermint sponge topped with whipped chocolate mint frosting. The fat-free batter uses applesauce and egg whites for an airy, tender crumb.

Hot apple muffins with chopped apples in the batter and a cinnamon-sugar apple ring baked on top of each one. A big-batch breakfast muffin best served straight from the oven.

Bohemian apple waffles with chopped fresh apples folded into a cinnamon-spiced batter and lifted by whipped egg whites. Crisp on the outside, cloud-tender inside, served with maple syrup.

Sourdough waffles or pancakes: an overnight fermented batter that bakes up crisp, light, and tangy, with graham flour for nutty depth. The best use for sourdough starter at breakfast.

Tender cake studded with juicy blueberries meets tangy cream cheese batter under a buttery lemon-sugar crumble. This coffee cake balances sweet, tart, and rich in every generous slice.

Chocolate chip pop't wheat cookies fold puffed wheat cereal and quick oats into a honey-sweetened batter loaded with chocolate chips. Light, crackly edges with a chewy oatmeal center.

Almond Brownies: deeply fudgy brownies built on melted chocolate chips with almonds for crunch. Two chocolate hits (melted in batter, folded in whole) for fudgy depth and nutty contrast.

Rich double-chocolate cake or brownies from one batter: melted unsweetened chocolate plus a fold of chocolate chips, baked thick for brownies or thin for cake. Topped with chocolate glaze.

Easy four-ingredient pancakes with milk, butter, flour, and salt. Pantry-bare breakfast batter that cooks in a dry non-stick pan with no eggs and no leavening required.

Pineapple muffins stay moist and tender thanks to crushed pineapple folded into a simple butter batter. Quick to mix in one bowl, with a tropical sweetness, ready for breakfast or snacking.

Oatmeal waffles or pancakes: hearty whole-wheat batter with quick oats, buttermilk, and a touch of molasses for warm depth. Heart-healthy breakfast made with egg substitute and canola oil.

Apple butter streusel muffins fold smooth apple butter into a wheat germ batter, topped with a cinnamon-sugar streusel for crunch. A low-fat breakfast or snack muffin in 25 minutes.

Blueberry pecan pancakes fold dried blueberries and toasted pecans into a cinnamon-spiced buttermilk batter, lightened with whole-wheat flour and whisked egg whites. Fluffy, hearty, and made for weekend breakfast.

Chocolate waffles with ice cream, crisp on the outside and tender inside thanks to buttermilk and folded egg whites. Cocoa-rich batter with optional pecans, finished with a scoop of melting vanilla.

Famous peach pound cake folds fresh chopped peaches and sour cream into a buttery, vanilla-almond pound cake batter baked in a tube pan until golden and tender-crumbed.

Very yummy pumpkin bread bakes up moist and tender with warm nutmeg and an oil-based batter. This big-batch recipe makes multiple loaves and freezes beautifully for the holidays.